France, Saudi Arabia agree on €6 billion Dragon Ball Z theme park project near Paris
The Saudi-backed project is expected to create 22,000 jobs and become France’s biggest theme-park development since Disneyland Paris.
- On Monday, France and Saudi Arabia signed a €6 billion agreement to build three theme parks near Paris, with one site expected to feature a Dragon Ball theme.
- French President Emmanuel Macron and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discovered their 'shared passion' for manga during a discussion in December 2024, inspiring the project.
- Financed by Saudi group Qiddiya, the development near Cergy-Pontoise is expected to create 22,000 jobs, exceeding the 20,000 generated by Disneyland Paris.
- Ile-De-France head Valerie Pecresse told broadcaster TF1 the project is 'on the scale of Disneyland,' while officials cast it as evidence France attracts foreign investment.
- Construction will span several years with two park themes remaining undisclosed, as officials face criticism over Saudi Arabia's human rights record following journalist Jamal Khashoggi's 2018 killing.
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France, Saudi Arabia agree on $7 billion Dragon Ball Z theme park | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
PARIS >> France and Saudi Arabia have agreed to build a $7 billion manga-themed amusement park near Paris, the Elysee Palace said on Monday during a visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the French capital.
France gets its own Saudi-built manga-inspired theme park
A multi billion-dollar manga theme park is coming to France. Born from French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s shared love of Dragon Ball Z, the colossal project intends to match Disneyland Paris in size, jobs, and spectacle.
France is to receive one of the largest European investments in the amusement parks industry. French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have agreed on a project of €6 billion, about $7 billion, which will include three amusement parks in northern Paris, CNBC says.
Macron and Prince of Saudi Arabia Agree Theme Parks for $7 Billion in France Inspired by Dragon Ball
The president of France a manga enthusiast, said the work will generate about 22,000 jobs
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