KSA: Saudi Arabia to develop 21 entertainment hubs – Gulf Digital News

KSA: Saudi Arabia to develop 21 entertainment hubs – Gulf Digital News

Saudi Arabia is to invest more than $13 billion to develop 21 entertainment destinations across the kingdom which will include cinemas, bowling tracks, electric karting tracks and indoor surfing areas.

The Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), wholly owned by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced that the entertainment hubs will include more than 150 entertainment areas in 14 cities across the country.

Construction workers have already broken ground for the first entertainment district – slated for Al Hamra in Riyadh, the official Saudi Press Agency reported yesterday.

The Al Hamra destination – which will be located at the intersection of the Eastern Ring Road with King Abdullah Road – will cost $800 million and will stretch over 90,000 square metres and a construction area of 167,000sqm.

The entertainment destination will include an indoor viewing wheel, an indoor surfing area, bowling alleys that include 10 tracks, an indoor air-flying area, electric karting tracks, as well as cinemas, restaurants, cafes and branded retail stores with local and global brands. It is expected to cater for some six million visitors annually.

The details and locations of the remaining 13 entertainment destinations have yet to be revealed.

The announcement comes amid rapid growth within the Saudi entertainment sector, and the