Dubailand, Dubai

Dutco Balfour Beatty (DBB) has been awarded a Dhs 150 million contract to build the clubhouse and golf academy at The Tiger Woods Dubai. [more]

Real estate developers the Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group have appointed Dhabi Contracting as the main building contractor for Wadi Walk, City of Arabia, Dubailand. [more]

Six Flags, the US-based amusement park chain, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Tatweer say the Six Flags theme park planned for Dubailand is unaffected by the development. [more]

Building work on one of Dubai’s major theme parks has been suspended due to the lack of funding in the current economic climate.

Union Properties have announced that work on the Formula One (F1)… [more]

Universal Studios at Dubailand has announced that it will feature three Sesame Street-themed attractions.

The theme park has signed a deal with Sesame Workshop to build three attractions in its Surf City area… [more]

Tatweer has announced an agreement with Six Flags, the world’s largest theme park company, to develop a chain of theme parks across the Middle East. The highlight will be a 5 million square feet development… [more]

Tatweer, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding, has announced a strategic partnership with American film studio DreamWorks Animation to develop the world’s first DreamWorks-brand theme park at Dubailand.

Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation… [more]

Dubailand has opened its new headquarters to the public. The 180,000 sq ft office is situated at the Dubailand roundabout on Emirates Road and features a 3,200 sq ft model of the ambitious development… [more]

Columbian pop sensation Shakira will perform at the Dubai Autodrome on March 23 as part of her Oral Sensation Tour. Around 25,000 people are expected to attend the concert… [more]