{"id":69571,"date":"2026-08-25T16:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/69571\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:46:20","slug":"saudi-arabia-and-france-plan-e6bn-trio-of-theme-parks-near-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/69571\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia and France plan \u20ac6bn trio of theme parks near Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" post-id=\"73118\" fifulocal-featured=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/theme-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73119\"\/>A 1987 aerial image of the Mirapolis theme park in Val-d\u2019Oise, where the new development will be based (TGV617\/<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\nFrance and Saudi Arabia say they\u2019ll collaborate on a \u20ac6bn project to build three theme parks near Paris.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement came after a meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmmanuelMacron\/status\/2091928992466997516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">post<\/a> on X, Macron said the parks would be built in Cergy-Pontoise, a new town and agglomeration community in the Val d\u2019Oise department northwest of Paris, and would create 22,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8r6xy3ryndo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reports<\/a> that one of the parks would be inspired by the Japanese manga franchise Dragon Ball Z, and would be located on the site of the Mirapolis theme park in Val-d\u2019Oise, which closed in 1991.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou know of my interest in manga,\u201d Macron said on X, without giving more details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, plans were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalconstructionreview.com\/saudi-arabia-to-build-50ha-theme-park-based-on-dragon-ball-anime-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> to build a 50ha theme park, also based on Dragon Ball Z, near Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi state-owned investment fund Qiddiya <a href=\"https:\/\/qiddiya.com\/media-centre\/media-centre-listing\/qic-signs-mou-with-french-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said<\/a> that a Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries had been signed to begin a phase of joint work to define the project\u2019s scope, development model and contractual framework.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qiddiya said the MoU was among several agreements and memoranda signed during Mohammed bin Salman\u2019s visit to France.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalconstructionreview.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a> to receive construction news and insights from around the world straight to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 1987 aerial image of the Mirapolis theme park in Val-d\u2019Oise, where the new development will be 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