Indian group to set up UAE''s largest theme park in Ras Al Khaimah
24 Apr 2007
Mumbai:
Polo Amusement Park Ltd, an Indian group, is promoting
a Dh850 million theme park in Ras Al Khaimah, which
will be the largest theme park in the UAE.
The replica of the 120-acre `WOW RAK'', a multipart
entertainment venue and theme park, featuring a host
of unique attractions, including the largest man-made
waterfall in the world, currently under construction
at the Khor Qurm region in RAK, was unveiled in Dubai
on April 16.
Polo RAK Amusements LLC – a joint venture between
Polo Amusement Park Ltd, RAK Investment Authority
and RAK Properties, has promoted the theme park.
WOW RAK would include two adjacent theme parks – Ice Land Water Park and Planet Earth Theme Park with a capacity to cater to about 15,000 visitors per day, apart from a 12,000 sq. mt shopping mall and entertainment plaza and a Kabana resort. The water park would be ready for public by May 2008, while the entire theme park would be completed in 24 months.
In
addition to the theme parks, the venue would also
house `Mall of Ras Al Khaimah'', a 12,000 square metre
shopping mall and entertainment plaza which will offer
120 merchandising outlets for gifts and handicrafts
with live performances by artisans from across the
world. The venue would also have multiplex, ice skating,
gaming arcade, bowling alley, indoor golf and food
courts.
Khater Massaad, advisor to RAK Crown Prince and CEO
of RAK Investment Authority, said the theme park project
was part of RAK government''s strategy to transform
the emirate into a premier tourism destination in
the region.
"We are in the process of enhancing the hotel
infrastructure available in the emirate and is also
making efforts to provide world-class entertainment
options by undertaking projects like this mega theme
park," he added.
"WOW RAK theme park would be an epicentre for entertainment, leisure and recreation by making available many unique attractions for the first time in the region," Balwant Singh, managing director and CEO of the Polo-RAK joint venture, said.
Polo Amusement Park Limited is an India-based company with over 16 years of experience, owns and operates two of India''s premier amusement and water parks under the brand name Fun-N-Food Village in New Delhi and Nagpur.
The
company is currently developing another theme park
in Uzbekistan.
