Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi
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Because summer temperatures in the UAE can reach 50 Celsius/120 Fahrenheit, that's why.

Why build an indoor theme park in a country that has sunshine year round? This must be artwork for Warner Bros Greenland!

From ConstructionWeekOnline.com:



Here is the whole article:
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-34755-top-10-upcoming-theme-parks-in-the-gcc/3/

WB Abu Dhabi will be an indoor park, completely covered, massive in scale, and totally different from the WB parks in Spain, Australia and formerly Germany.

Indeed very slow progress. Yas Waterworld went up much faster:
http://www.themeparx.com/yas-waterworld-abu-dhabi/?page=10

Warner Bros Yas Island as of 9 July 2015:



Source: Google Earth and DigitalGlobe
http://www.google.com/earth/

Thanks a lot for posting this. Progress seems slow to me.

Construction Update 2 Oct 2015:







Sent in by David Arnold, http://www.dmasound.com
Thank you!

Hi anyone have the list of contractors awarded for the different rides?

"Work begins on Abu Dhabi's Warner Bros theme park"

Construction works have commenced on the Warner Bros theme park in Abu Dhabi, it was announced on Wednesday, 15 July, 2015.

The theme park, due for completion by 2018, is situated on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island.

Warner Bros Entertainment signed a deal in 2007 with Abu Dhabi developer Aldar Properties and the Abu Dhabi Media Company to bring Warner Bros-themed project to the Middle East, Arabian Business reported.

Source:
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-34469-work-begins-on-abu-dhabis-warner-bros-theme-park/