MENA LEISURE UPDATE

UAE's Global Village announces opening date for Season 25 in October

Abu Dhabi's first drive-in cinema to open at Yas Marina Circuit

90% of the Middle East’s largest aquarium Al Qana, Abu Dhabi is completed

DEAL Show Organisers working on the precise dates for the 2021 season

Saudi Arabia launches $178m loan deferral plan for businesses to promote recovery post pandemic

Rent-an-FEC scheme, Safe Distancing, Masks, Temperature Checks mark actions taken by operators to safely re-open.

Abu Dhabi sees promising signs of progress in tourism

Saudi Arabia sticks by 2030 tourism targets despite pandemic

LET'S TALK SAFETY

Keeping Safe and Building Consumer Confidence The trust of customers and employees is the foundation of a business, this is currently truer than ever. Living up to this trust in a pandemic presents businesses in the Leisure industry with unprecedented challenges. Read More

WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS

Unique Hospitality, part of Safari Group in Saudi Arabia has successfully developed 15 Chuck E Cheese in Saudi Arabia with one clear mission: At Chuck E. Cheese, a family that interacts together stays together!  It aims at providing kids and families’ quality time through fast and friendly service, and lots of fun.

Rhode Island Novelty (RINCO) is a leading designer and wholesaler of amusement toys, plush, novelties, giftware, souvenir items, stationery & incentive merchandise for over 30 years. Partnering with Pinnacle Entertainment Group, RINCO now also offers consulting services to take your FEC to the next level.

WORLD LEISURE INDUSTRY UPDATE

Wisdome LA: the world’s first fully-immersive entertainment art park

Floating cinema and drive-through museum launch amid COVID-19

Drive-in comeback during COVID-19: museums, zoos and cinema by car

Sea-borne roller coaster offering guests breathtaking ocean view nearly ready

Wet'n'Wild to host 'dive-in' movie series through August

The world’s first Happiness Museum launches in Denmark

A floating outdoor cinema is coming to La Villette in Paris this summer

Climbing wall with a view - latest dare-devil pastime for Montreal, Canada, folk

MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS & MILESTONES

KCC ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN celebrates 20 years in the business

SEMNOX releases SmartFun App in N.America. To launch worldwide in 2020

IMG WORLDS OF ADVENTURE reopens with safety measures in place

QIDDIYA continues to achieve its targets in construction despite current pandemic.

FERRARI WORLD & YAS WATER WORLD UAE's Yas Island theme parks reopen with Guest Safety as top priority

SEMNOX's Parafait Venue Management System powers The Complex as it readies to open in Buford, Georgia, USA.

VOX CINEMAS opens the first ever cinema in Saudi city of Tabuk and grows its footprint across Saudi

WHITE WATER brings world’s first Orbiter water slide to OCT’s Adventure Bay in Xiangyang, China

KIDZANIA gradually reopens global attractions amid COVID-19

FRONTGRID ParadropVR reopens at Universe Science Park

ZAMPERLA: Z+ division develops coronavirus safety technology

VIVATICKET partners with digital payments leader Skrill

QIDDIYA awarding 10bn riyals of contracts for giga-project

FUN CITY is back with double the fun and double the safety

SEMNOX and UNIQUE HOSPITALITY in Saudi partner to implement the Play Pass System across Chuck-E-Cheese in Saudi.

ZAMPERLA launches wash-through Ride System to ensure post-COVID-19 Guest Safety as attractions re-open.

MENALAC WISHES ALL OPERATIONS A SAFE RE-OPENING

MENALAC wishes all operations across the MENA a safe re-opening. We are humbled by the overwhelming response to the Minimum Standards Playbook and would like to share it yet again for those who have missed out on reading it.

TIPS AND TRENDS

Reopening outdoor play in the COVID-19 era

Virtual queuing at attractions the way forward

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How to Cut Costs in Your FEC or Amusement Park

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