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Saudi Arabia opens its first Six Flags with world-record rides

Last updated: January 14, 2026 | 16:10

Nivetha Dayanand, Assistant Business Editor

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Dubai: Saudi Arabia has officially opened its first Six Flags theme park, unveiling a lineup of record-breaking rides that place the Kingdom firmly on the global thrill-seeker map.

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Six Flags Qiddiya City, located southwest of Riyadh, welcomed its first visitors this week, marking the launch of the country’s first Six Flags destination and the first Six Flags park built entirely outside North America. The opening also represents the first major attraction to come online at Qiddiya City, one of Saudi Arabia’s flagship leisure projects under Vision 2030.

Five world records in one park

The park opens with five rides that collectively set global benchmarks across speed, height and scale, making it one of the most extreme theme parks ever built.

At the centre of attention is Falcons Flight, now the world’s tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster. The ride reaches speeds of up to 250 km/h, climbs to 195 metres and stretches over four kilometres, completing its run in just under three minutes.

Thrill seekers will also find Sirocco Tower, the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower, plunging riders from 145 metres at close to 130 km/h. Gyrospin, the tallest pendulum ride ever built, swings riders to heights equivalent to a Boeing 747, while Spitfire delivers a high-speed, inverting top-hat experience. Iron Rattler, a mining-themed tilt coaster, adds another record to the list with its height and drop mechanics.

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What visitors can expect inside

Spanning more than 320,000 square metres, the park is divided into six themed lands and 10 zones, featuring 28 attractions alongside 35 food, beverage and retail outlets. Unlike traditional Six Flags parks, Qiddiya City introduces a more immersive, story-driven format, with environments designed specifically for Saudi Arabia and influenced by local culture.

The project was delivered by AtkinsRéalis in partnership with Qiddiya Investment Company, covering everything from master planning and architecture to ride integration and infrastructure.

“Six Flags Qiddiya City reflects the scale and ambition of Saudi Arabia’s investment in entertainment and tourism,” said Matthew Tribe, Senior Vice President at AtkinsRéalis. “Delivering a project of this complexity required close collaboration and careful coordination across creative, design and engineering disciplines.”

Tickets, timing and who it’s for

Six Flags Qiddiya City is now open to the public, with adult ticket prices starting from SAR 325 and children’s tickets from SAR 275. Children under four can enter free.

Located around 45 minutes from Riyadh, the park is expected to draw domestic visitors as well as international tourists, supporting Saudi Arabia’s push to expand leisure options at home and reduce outbound tourism spending.

Nivetha DayanandAssistant Business Editor

Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, covering aviation, financial markets and commodities. A business and financial journalist with a strong interest in multimedia storytelling, she regularly takes complex financial and economic subjects beyond the written word, producing explainer videos that make them easier for a wider audience to understand. Nivetha has interviewed senior policymakers, business leaders and global financial figures both on and off camera. Her past guests include UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, a member of the House of Saud and the founder and CEO of KBW Ventures, Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund and Indian ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and N. Chandrababu Naidu. She has also hosted and moderated panels, conferences and awards shows, bringing her newsroom experience to live conversations on business, finance and the economy. An Erasmus Mundus journalism alum, Nivetha is drawn to stories that affect people directly and to reporting that gives a platform to voices that might otherwise go unheard. She was among the first journalists to speak to Petrofac employees in the UAE about unpaid salaries, broke the news of the planned demolition of Dubai’s well-known “Toyota Building”, and helped set the record straight on widely circulated claims that a giant replica of the Moon was coming to Dubai. More recently, her exclusive interview with EDGE Group CEO Hamad Al Marar revealed how the UAE-based defence group deployed its systems along the country’s shore border and established a geofence around the UAE within 48 hours of the February 28 escalation. Prior to joining Gulf News, Nivetha worked at ITP Media, where she helped launch Finance Middle East, a new publication covering the region’s financial sector. Her role spanned reporting and editing, video production, interviews and events. Across print, digital, and video, she focuses on finding the people behind business stories and explaining why those stories matter to the audience reading or watching them.

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