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Couldn't they just have opening hours in the evening? Like open 5pm-midnight?
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Six Flags Qiddiya | Saudi Arabia | Theme Park
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Couldn't they just have opening hours in the evening? Like open 5pm-midnight?
It would help, but in the summer months it really doesn't make much difference. The night lows can regularly stay north of 30°C (it was never lower than 40°C for the first month or so I was in Abu Dhabi), and whilst that is much better than the mid-high 40s you get during the day (and you don't have the sun hammering you too), the humidity climbs a lot in the evening and in my experience it felt just as crippling as during the day. There's truly no respite from it outside of air conditioning.
This will be a park to visit in the winter, for sure.
Peet
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Looks like testing has finally begun on the big one:
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Geeky Pastimes
Mega Poster
Anyone know how the rest of the park is coming along other than the rides? Like Hotels/restaurants etc? I'm assuming this definitely isn't going to open in 2025 now - it still looks very much like a construction site
NemesisRider
Roller Poster
^ I wouldn't 100% count them out yet. The bulk of the rides look to be testing, there's still 6 months of 2025 to go, and a Winter launch would be best to coincide with the more agreeable outdoor weather.
With that said, if anyone is planning a trip to get on Falcon's Flight, I for one would strongly consider holding off until late 2026 at the earliest. I have a sneaking suspicion that it'll prove to be a bit of a diva during commissioning and that Intamin will have to pull out all the stops to get it running halfway near reliably.
With that said, if anyone is planning a trip to get on Falcon's Flight, I for one would strongly consider holding off until late 2026 at the earliest. I have a sneaking suspicion that it'll prove to be a bit of a diva during commissioning and that Intamin will have to pull out all the stops to get it running halfway near reliably.
FistedColossus
Hyper Poster
On the flip side, it may be better to try and ride it in the opening week in case we have another Top Thrill 2 situation.
The cred anxiety is strong with this. All that new technology getting fried all day in 50° heat
CedarPoint6
Hyper Poster
Hotels are starting to frame up-- concrete shells of 2 of them are up. But they're far behind the parks. The parks will open before the hotels are ready (and before the parking lot too since that's under the hotels). They'll operate out of a temporary lot for the first bit. The whole area is so intertwined among the hotels, parking, racetrack, and other attractions that it's going to be kind of an access mess for the first little while.
But it'll be cool regardless!
Should be interesting to see how well everything runs though thankfully it won't often be in the full heat since the park will typically operated 4pm to midnight or 1am.
Hudson_Woodlief
Roller Poster
Forgive me if this question has already been answered, but do we think we will ever get some good on-ride footage? I've heard that Saudi is VERY strict when it comes to cameras, and I imagine that they would obviously have a very strict loose article policy in the park as a whole. Even professional footage, like park-made testing footage, I wonder if we will ever get any--- I doubt any content creator like CoasterForce or TPR will ever get permission to film on-ride at this park, especially Falcon's Flight haha.
CedarPoint6
Hyper Poster
I would fully expect to see onride footage. You can find various clips of Sky Loop at BLVD World, Premier has posted their own video and in the case of SF it's likely to be filming by permission only and probably by professional services. Filming and cameras aren't really an issue. I've regularly filmed family coasters in Saudi, but a place like this will have a more developed loose article policy. But photos and videos in general are all permissible and common (provided it's not of a government facility or directly of ladies without their permission).
I fully expect SF to take both forward and reverse B-roll POVs that they'll likely have on social media.
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
IAAPA shared a nice interview taken during the Middle East Summit;
youtu.be
A few key points;
FIRST LOOK! Attractions Industry Talks: Six Flags Qiddiya City
From desert to destination, step into the edge of the world as Six Flags Qiddiya City prepares to open. IAAPA leaders got an inside look during the Middle Ea...
youtu.be
A few key points;
- There was a side convo about Colossus being the most intense GCI designed to date (thoosie bait)
- Qiddiya sent 60 students to Rosen College in Orlando, they spent their summers working at Six Flags parks across the country and all came back to join the team with Bachelor’s in hospitality
- They took a 3D model of the park and simulated it in a software modelling out the location/movements of the sun. They used it to predict where when what would be in shade, and then make adjustments from there.
- There was alot of talk about how it’s been challenging to convince the world this was a legitimate project, haha!
Snagged some of the B-roll photos, which confirms some of the trim placement on the main drop and airtime arch. Gorgeous seeing more of the ride in real-life context!IAAPA shared a nice interview taken during the Middle East Summit;
FIRST LOOK! Attractions Industry Talks: Six Flags Qiddiya City
From desert to destination, step into the edge of the world as Six Flags Qiddiya City prepares to open. IAAPA leaders got an inside look during the Middle Ea...
A few key points;
- There was a side convo about Colossus being the most intense GCI designed to date (thoosie bait)
- Qiddiya sent 60 students to Rosen College in Orlando, they spent their summers working at Six Flags parks across the country and all came back to join the team with Bachelor’s in hospitality
- They took a 3D model of the park and simulated it in a software modelling out the location/movements of the sun. They used it to predict where when what would be in shade, and then make adjustments from there.
- There was alot of talk about how it’s been challenging to convince the world this was a legitimate project, haha!
loboenlaestepa
Roller Poster
We have new content from the official media accounts!
JoshC.
Strata Poster
Just throwing out a couple more things
www.instagram.com
www.instagram.com
Wonder if they're looking at making a bigger announcement sometime in the coming weeks?
Six Flags Qiddiya City on Instagram: "جاء وقت إنك تعيش التشويق! تجربة تأخذك لعالم ثااااني من الخيال في Six Flags مدينة القدية. قريبًا The time has come to unlock the thrill! Prepare for an experience that will transport you to a new world of excit
144 likes, 0 comments - sixflagsqiddiyacity on May 28, 2025: "جاء وقت إنك تعيش التشويق! تجربة تأخذك لعالم ثااااني من الخيال في Six Flags مدينة القدية. قريبًا The time has come to unlock the thrill! Prepare for an experience that will transport you to a new world of excitement at Six Flags...
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Six Flags Qiddiya City on Instagram: "The time has come to unlock the thrill! Prepare for an experience that will transport you to a new world of excitement at Six Flags Qiddiya City #SixFlagsQiddiyaCity #QiddiyaCity #UnlockTheThrill"
129 likes, 9 comments - sixflagsqiddiyacity on May 28, 2025: "The time has come to unlock the thrill! Prepare for an experience that will transport you to a new world of excitement at Six Flags Qiddiya City #SixFlagsQiddiyaCity #QiddiyaCity #UnlockTheThrill".
www.instagram.com
Wonder if they're looking at making a bigger announcement sometime in the coming weeks?
loboenlaestepa
Roller Poster
Just throwing out a couple more things
Six Flags Qiddiya City on Instagram: "جاء وقت إنك تعيش التشويق! تجربة تأخذك لعالم ثااااني من الخيال في Six Flags مدينة القدية. قريبًا The time has come to unlock the thrill! Prepare for an experience that will transport you to a new world of excit
144 likes, 0 comments - sixflagsqiddiyacity on May 28, 2025: "جاء وقت إنك تعيش التشويق! تجربة تأخذك لعالم ثااااني من الخيال في Six Flags مدينة القدية. قريبًا The time has come to unlock the thrill! Prepare for an experience that will transport you to a new world of excitement at Six Flags...Six Flags Qiddiya City on Instagram: "The time has come to unlock the thrill! Prepare for an experience that will transport you to a new world of excitement at Six Flags Qiddiya City #SixFlagsQiddiyaCity #QiddiyaCity #UnlockTheThrill"
129 likes, 9 comments - sixflagsqiddiyacity on May 28, 2025: "The time has come to unlock the thrill! Prepare for an experience that will transport you to a new world of excitement at Six Flags Qiddiya City #SixFlagsQiddiyaCity #QiddiyaCity #UnlockTheThrill".
Wonder if they're looking at making a bigger announcement sometime in the coming weeks?
My vote is for this very-now-June, they have it as a milestone on their roadmap.
If they are not announcing opening date on June, they are for sure hitting something important (maybe finishing FF?)
CedarPoint6
Hyper Poster
Falcon's should have finished its first lap in the next few weeks, so I would think it's that.