JEDDAH — Dubai Parks and Resorts, the region’s largest theme park destination, announced Monday that GCC nationals and residents will be able to take advantage of the new, winter season resident’s rate of AED165 for a day ticket to MOTIONGATE Dubai, LEGOLAND Dubai and LEGOLAND Water Park and AED95 for a day ticket to BOLLYWOOD PARKS Dubai.

The GCC rate will give friends and families the chance to experience more rides, attractions and live shows than anywhere else in the Middle East. Visitors can enjoy high speed rollercoasters like Madagascar Mad Pursuit inspired by the Madagascar movie franchise in MOTIONGATE Dubai, UAE landmarks and other LEGO models made from over 60 million LEGO bricks at LEGOLAND Dubai and cinematic thrill rides and entertainment inspired by Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters at BOLLYWOOD PARKS Dubai.

Children can be entertained at The Smurf’s Village and its very own child friendly rollercoaster in MOTIONGATE Dubai, learn to drive at LEGOLAND Dubai’s very own driving school and enjoy a fun-soaked experience on the water slides at LEGOLAND Water Park which have been designed especially for children aged 2-12.

GCC residents are invited to be amongst the first to experience the new Lionsgate zone at MOTIONGATE Dubai which will be unveiled to the public shortly and features the world’s first rides inspired by worldwide blockbuster movie ‘The Hunger Games’. Visitors will be able to take a hair-raising journey from District 12 to the Capitol on the adrenaline-filled half pipe roller coaster, the Capitol Bullet Train and enjoy a 3D flight that soars over Panem and takes guests in touching distance of the iconic landmarks of the Capitol, on the Panem Aerial Tour.

Riverland Dubai, the themed dining, retail and entertainment district at the center of Dubai Parks and Resorts will also offer a full program of free events including celebrations for public holidays such as Eid Al Adha (September 1-3). Live outdoor entertainment and alfresco dining along the scenic river will also return giving friends and families the opportunity to come together and enjoy everything the destination has to offer.

Effective Sept. 1, 2017, the rate for GCC Nationals and Residents is available online at www.dubaiparksandresorts.com or at the park gate for up to 5 tickets upon presentation of a valid National ID.

David Loiseau, Vice President of Sales & Distribution, said: “This is Dubai Parks and Resorts first full winter season and our focus is creating an offer that will bring our guests, especially from the GCC countries back time and again. This season, Hunger Games fans from across the globe will be able to experience rides inspired by the blockbuster movie franchise that have never been seen anywhere in the world before at MOTIONGATE Dubai”.

Dubai Parks and Resorts, the region’s largest integrated theme park destination, features MOTIONGATE Dubai – a unique theme park showcasing some of Hollywood’s most beloved characters from DreamWorks Animation, Columbia Pictures and Lionsgate, Bollywood Parks Dubai, a first-of-its-kind theme park that will showcase rides and attraction based on some of Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters, It will also host LEGOLAND Dubai, a unique, interactive theme park for families which will bring the well-known LEGO brick to life in a playful learning environment, in addition to the LEGOLAND Water Park, the region’s first water park catering to families with children aged 2-12. The entire destination is connected by Riverland Dubai – a uniquely themed retail and dining destination at the heart of Dubai Parks and Resorts, and guests can stay at the Lapita Hotel, a Polynesian themed family hotel part of the Marriott Autograph Collection. Expected to open in late 2019, Six Flags Dubai will be destination’s fourth theme park and the region’s first Six Flags theme park. — SG