Even more renderings of Qiddiya Water Theme Park, including a first look inside Camel Rock:
Source: https://www.dewan-architects.com/work/qiddiya
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Even more renderings of Qiddiya Water Theme Park, including a first look inside Camel Rock:
Source: https://www.dewan-architects.com/work/qiddiya
Sources: https://qiddiya.com/en/media/press-office/qiddiya-announces-sar-28-billion-construction-contract-to-build-saudi-s-first-and-region-s-largest-water-theme-park-1/ and https://twitter.com/qiddiya/status/1496520737187844107 and https://twitter.com/qiddiya/status/1496533562765500419 and https://twitter.com/qiddiya/status/1496529886567149580Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) announced the award of a SAR 2.8 billion ($750 million) contract to build Saudi Arabia’s first and the region’s largest water theme park. The contract was awarded to ALEC Saudi Arabia Engineering & Contracting and El Seif Engineering Contracting, in a joint venture between the two companies. The Qiddiya Water Theme Park will be one of the key entertainment attractions at Qiddiya, the future capital of Entertainment, Sports and Culture.
The agreement was formally signed between Qiddiya’s Managing Director Abdullah Aldawood, ALEC’s CEO Kez Taylor and El Seif’s CEO Ahmed Al-Bassam at a ceremony held at the Qiddiya Experience Center, followed by a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction.
The park will cover 252,000 square meters of land and will be home to 22 rides and attractions – including nine that will be world firsts. Visitors will also be able to enjoy nine innovatively designed zones – the Entry Gate, Camel Rock, Dub Grotto, Wave Wadi, the Den, Viper Canyon, Arabian Peak, the Herding Grounds and Surf Lagoon – inspired by the native animals that inhabit the area around Qiddiya.
At the signing ceremony, Abdullah Aldawood, Board Member and Managing Director, QIC, commented: “The Qiddiya Water Theme Park will be a year-round immersive family entertainment destination, the first of its kind and offering experiences that have never before been offered in Saudi. We are pleased to be working with industry leaders like ALEC and El Seif, who will be using the latest in guest experience technologies to create what is certain to be one of the world’s greatest water theme parks. The park will offer our guests a chance to experience that in a welcoming and fun environment for everyone.”
Visitors will embark on an unforgettable adrenaline-fueled adventure at the Water Theme Park which will also feature state-of-the-art competition water sports facilities and 17 F&B and retail outlets. The park design will incorporate advanced environmental systems to minimize the use of water through recycling and smart usage in line with QIC’s sustainability practices. This will maximize the fun for visitors whilst significantly reducing the amount of water needed to operate the park.
Some rides have been designed to use 75% less water compared to the more conventional rides found in other water parks. In addition, rainwater that falls on the site will be captured, treated and reused for irrigating the destination.
The park will also integrate technologies to reduce water pressure in certain rides which will in turn reduce water evaporation by half. In addition, every pool in the complex will be based on a ‘run-out’ concept so that at the end of an exciting slide individuals will glide safely across a shallower pool that uses less water unlike traditional deeper pools used in other water parks.
Kez Taylor, CEO of ALEC, added: “We are proud to work on this landmark project in collaboration with El Seif. ALEC’s established expertise in large-scale theme park projects, honed through the successful delivery of other iconic water parks in the GCC, combined with the local expertise of El Seif will ensure the rides and infrastructure at the Qiddiya set new standards for the region, offering adventure seekers of all ages truly one-of-a-kind experiences.”
Ahmed Al-Bassam, CEO of El Seif, commented: “El Seif is one of the Kingdom’s leading engineering and construction companies that has built some of Saudi Arabia’s and the region’s best known iconic projects such as the Kingdom Tower, Princess Noura University and Haramain High Speed Rail Rabigh Station. El Seif and ALEC have formed a strategic alliance and are committed to be the JV of choice for large complex projects in KSA. We are thrilled to be awarded, with our JV partner ALEC, the contract for the Water Theme Park. We thank Qiddiya for its confidence in our JV and look forward to delivering a world-class entertainment facility together – the first in Saudi Arabia and the largest in the region.”
We finally have another rendering of Qiddiya's waterpark!
The mountain looks huge - perhaps even larger than the mountains at Volcano Bay in Orlando and Playa Maya in Nanchang.
This is unconfirmed, but instead of big steel piers that are supporting the fiberglass of the waterslides in the conventional fashion, the mountain is constructed as a big steel cage and the fiberglass slides are actually hung off the mountain.
As for the waterpark's official name, it's unknown - the name could end up being simply "Qiddiya Water Park", another option is potentially "Qiddiya Coast" or something similar to that, and another possibility is the name including the word "Wahat" but I'm not sure, these are just potential names...
Sources: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=7183648591675257&id=669159723124209 and https://www.facebook.com/qasim.mehmood.31337/posts/987732048517581 and https://anchor.fm/uncacooljobs/episodes/Episode-22-Water-Park-Designer-e1djbvh
Source: https://qiddiya.com/en/venue/water-theme-park/At Qiddiya, we want our guests to try and experience new things – and our Water Theme Park will be no different. Home to 23 rides and attractions - out of which seven will be world firsts - the park's theme and offerings have been designed keeping in mind the Kingdom’s rich culture and heritage, and comfort of our guests. It will be the only water theme park in the world that offers a unique mix of dry and wet rides as well as state-of-the-art competition level facilities for those with a penchant for water sports.
Potential design of the hotel that will overlook Qiddiya Water Park:
Sources: https://www.facebook.com/607580046084837/posts/1695546143954883/ and https://www.omtoarchitects.com/qiddiya
Potential design of the hotel that will overlook Qiddiya Water Park:
Sources: https://www.facebook.com/607580046084837/posts/1695546143954883/ and https://www.omtoarchitects.com/qiddiya
Phillipe Gas, who lead the opening of Shanghai Disneyland, has joined the Qiddiya team.
Philippe Gas has been appointed as the new chief executive officer for the Qiddiya Investment Co. (QIC), the developer of Saudi Arabia’s future capital of entertainment, sports, and the arts.Following 30 years with The Walt Disney Co., most recently as president and managing director of Walt Disney Attractions Japan and Disneyland International, Gas will replace Qiddiya’s founding CEO Michael Reininger.
Gas was previously the CEO of Euro Disney SCA, the first tourism destination in Europe, and served in the role for seven years. He also led the launch of Shanghai Disney Resort, The Walt Disney Co.’s first theme park in mainland China and its largest international investment to date.Source: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1759011/saudi-arabia“Qiddiya is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to develop an unforgettable offering that will transform entertainment for an entire region and create cherished memories for current and future generations,” Gas said.