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Kids enjoy activities at the KidzMondo park in the UAE.

KidzMondo to open first Riyadh park

RIYADH, July 13, 2015

KidzMondo cities group, a leading children’s indoor theme park developer, has revealed plans to open the first branch of a new 'edutainment' theme park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The theme park, due to open in the first quarter of 2017, will also serve as a launch pad for property development company Abdul Rahman Saad Al-Rashid and Sons, as it plans to implement a total of seven projects in phases over the next decade.

The projects will be looking at an investment worth of SR500 million ($133.2 million), spanning over the 10-year development period.

The KidzMondo Franchise Agreement was signed during an official ceremony held in Riyadh with directors and representatives from both companies in attendance.

During the ceremony, Kidz Holding introduced the concept of KidzMondo City, a miniature city dedicated to children aged between two and 14 years. These cities combine playtime with learning, and allow the children to learn about a great number of professions, occupations, and trades. 

The franchise agreement was signed by Suleiman Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, CEO of Abdul Rahman Saad Al-Rashid and Sons and Ali Kazma, chairman of Kidz Holding and founder of the KidzMondo concept.

Kazma said: “We have always regarded the GCC countries, especially Saudi Arabia, as a strategic market for our innovative educational and entertainment projects. We also expect to achieve great success through the signing of this agreement and entrance into the largest market of the Arab world. This step supports our plan for further deployment throughout various countries of the world – most particularly the Arab countries in the Arabian Gulf.”

The central idea of KidzMondo is to develop a small-scale city built for and ruled by children between the age groups of 2 to 14. The KidzMondo city has its own economy and even uses its own currency, the ‘Kidlar’.  

KidzMondo Saudi Arabia is expected to cooperate with more than 60 brands that will sponsor various activities in the miniature city including: a fire station, a bank, an oil refinery, a police station, a solar energy plant, a supermarket, a gas station, telecommunication, insurance, trading, and construction companies, restaurants, radio and TV stations,  newspapers, a house painting site, a hospital, a pharmacy, a driver’s training area, water plants, dairy factories, juice and chocolate factories, a glass factory, a university, an academy, and an arts and crafts workshop among others.

KidzMondo theme parks, which are present in several countries including Lebanon, Turkey, and the UAE, are gaining demand around the world as they offer the opportunity for young people to have unique experiences through the combination of entertainment and education. – TradeArabia News Service




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