Saudi Arabia to invest €6 billion in theme parks near Paris, Macron says
Summary
Saudi Arabia will invest €6 billion to build three new theme parks near Paris, including one focused on manga, a Japanese animation style. This plan was announced during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to France, and it aims to create around 22,000 jobs in the area.Key Facts
- Saudi Arabia signed a deal to invest €6 billion ($7 billion) in three theme parks near Paris.
- One of the parks will likely be themed around manga, especially Dragon Ball Z.
- The parks will be located near Cergy-Pontoise, about 30 km northwest of Paris.
- The project is managed by Qiddiya, part of Saudi Arabia’s government investment fund.
- The parks are expected to generate about 22,000 direct jobs, more than Disneyland Paris.
- The deal was signed during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's two-day visit to France.
- The idea came after a conversation between President Macron and the Crown Prince in 2024.
- Some journalists’ groups protested the visit due to Saudi Arabia’s human rights record and the investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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