Dubai Parks and Resorts expansion
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The developer of a Legoland theme park near Dubai dropped by as much as 15 percent in the first day of trading after an initial public offering.

Dubai Parks & Resorts PJSC, which plans build a cluster of three theme parks between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, was down 9 percent at 0.91 dirhams at the close of trading, giving it a market value of 5.75 billion dirhams ($1.6 billion). The company raised 2.53 billion dirhams selling shares to finance the construction of the parks.

Companies without operating assets aren’t attractive to shareholders because they can’t return cash for years to come, Mohammed Ali Yasin, managing director of NBAD Securities LLC in Abu Dhabi, said today by phone. “Obviously it’s speculators who are trading,” he said.

Source:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-10/legoland-developer-plunges-on-dubai-debut-after-ipo.html

Beware of these stocks. A Middle Eastern theme park investment is not safe. It's an untested market and there will be oversupply. You may lose a lot of money. If you want to make money instead, buy undervalued and established companies such as Gazprom and the like.

Dubai Parks & Resorts said they will list on Dubai Bourse on December 10.
http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/12/dubai-parks-resorts-says-list-dubai-bourse-dec-10/#.VICbxE3u3IV

The same people who helped build Universal Studios and Disneyland are also the same people behind DPR.

Mediocre? What a funny guy you are...

Don't post comments like that or else people will laugh at you...The theme park gonna be huge and it's just phase 1.

Phase 2 gonna include 6 flags and 1 anonymous theme park, which might be Universal Studios...3 billion Dollars is not a small number to build a mediocre theme parks

Weird. Investors rushing to invest in three mediocre theme parks in the making:

Investing institutions have shown a big appetite for shares in the Dh2.5 billion initial public offering of Dubai Parks and Resorts, with bankers suggesting it was about 60 times oversubscribed at the close yesterday.

The share sale – which was fully subscribed within hours of opening this month – could generate even more investor demand, with the retail offering open until Sunday. One adviser, who did not want to be identified, said that the total final level of oversubscription could be more than 75 times.

That level of investor appetite would make Dubai Parks, being partially sold by the Dubai government-owned developer Meraas Holding, by far the most in-demand of the current batch of IPOs.

http://www.thenational.ae/business/markets/dubai-parks-ipo-already-oversubscribed-by-60-times

Ride list is confidential, so they aren't going to release them anytime soon. However, they have stated in the media that the rides of Sony will be based on Smurf, Zombie land, Green Hornet, Ghost Buster, Underworld. Dreamworks will be the obvious, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, Shrek, etc... .

Source: http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/11/video-behind-scenes-2-9bn-dubai-parks-resorts/#.VHaS6YefuCQ

What to expect in Motiongate:

Source: http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/11/pictures-dubais-mega-theme-park-project-starts-taking-shape/#.VHPPr764mCR

A map highlighting the various aspects of the Dreamworks segment within Motiongate, the Hollywood-styled theme park. With a capacity to host over 1,000 people, the completely indoor area will see the likes of the Smurfs, Shrek and Kungfu Panda.

La France holds a picture of Raj Mahal, the structure coming up behind him at the Bollywood theme park. Raj Mahal, an 800-seat theatre, will host live shows every evening and have a 150-member cast.

Anyone know the list of rides planned for Motiongate?

Dubai Parks and Resorts, a subsidiary of Meraas Holding, said it has secured Dh4.2 billion ($1.15 billion) funding to support its ambitious plan to create the Middle East’s first mega leisure and entertainment destination in Dubai, UAE.

The syndicated financing facilities have been structured by Goldman Sachs, said a statement from Dubai Parks and Resorts.

The company had recently launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial Market with a total offer size of approximately Dh2.5 billion ($684 million).

The offering, which comprises 2,528,731,083 ordinary shares, represents 40 per cent of Dubai Parks and Resorts’ post-offer issued share capital. The shares are priced at Dh1 ($0.272) per share, plus Dh0.01 per share in offer costs.

Source:
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/CONS_269856.html