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Six Flags Qiddiya| Saudi Arabia | Theme Park
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InvertsAreMyJam
Mega Poster
Wow, maybe this park is worth risking my safety for!
mblack1994
Roller Poster
Any update on the opening date?
Not yet but they hinted that it's going to be the first quarter of 2025 and a soft opening in the end of this year
CedarPoint6
Hyper Poster
They have quite a lot to go to make Q4 soft opening this year. I would expect mid 2025 is a more likely expectation. That said, it does seem to have ramped up construction.
We should be seeing a number of updates this week on this and other Saudi projects. The Saudi Entertainment Association Expo (think like mini IAAPA) opens today. I've just arrived in the country for it, and I'll be interested to report back anything I can find.
I am hoping to tour the construction site for SFQ, but that won't be until I move here fulltime, so probably a June or July thing.
We should be seeing a number of updates this week on this and other Saudi projects. The Saudi Entertainment Association Expo (think like mini IAAPA) opens today. I've just arrived in the country for it, and I'll be interested to report back anything I can find.
I am hoping to tour the construction site for SFQ, but that won't be until I move here fulltime, so probably a June or July thing.
dixhuit
Roller Poster
They do not slow down work construction in July ? Isn’t like the hottest month of the year for that country ?
Will the park being open in summer ?
In this time of year it's illegal for construction workers to work between 12-4 pm in the sun but they would work at night instead
InvertsAreMyJam
Mega Poster
Oh you've been lucky.
It's one of these - they are, by most accounts, not very good.
Spike - Maurer Rides GmbH (München, Bavaria, Germany)
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The_bullgod
Mega Poster
That is a Spike Coaster from Maurer.
The same model like Sky Dragster at Skyline Park and Desmo Race at Mirabilandia.
TilenB
Strata Poster
I think they're fairly inoffensive, at least the one in Skyline Park was more fun than any of their remaining coasters are. But both their capacity and their reliability are absolutely horrible, so I have no idea why any somewhat major park would want to build one and why Maurer are seemingly putting that much faith in this flawed design.
It was the bit in bold I was referring to. Abysmal, really. Second only, in my mind at the moment, to SFX's performance.
InvertsAreMyJam
Mega Poster
Of course, why didn’t he think of that?
CedarPoint6
Hyper Poster
Happy I don't count powered coasters, so I don't have to worry about this Spike thing. I'll still ride it, but it's not at all a priority. I'll ride the real coasters first!