Dubai to get Legoland Theme park
Merlin Entertainments Group, the world’s second largest operator of visitor attractions, announced plans Tuesday to build a Legoland theme park in Dubai, its first outside the US and Europe.
London-based Merlin Entertainments, which counts Legoland and Madame Tussauds among its many attractions, said it had formed a ‘strategic alliance’ with Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holdings, to create a Legoland Park in Dubai.
The entertainment park is scheduled to open at the end of 2011, and will be part of a project to be known as Dubailand.
It is expected to feature more than 40 interactive rides, shows and attractions geared towards families with children ages 2 to 12, the group said.
The project will be similar to existing Legoland Parks in Denmark, Germany, Britain and California.