01 August 2019

Mall of Dilmunia, a family-centric mall concept, will be home to the largest mall entertainment facility in Bahrain with the opening of Funscape World.

A newly established Bahraini entertainment company, Funscape World will consist of four different zones – Funscape Play, Funscape Adventure, Funscape Sport and Funscape Ice.

Development and fit-outs of the Funscape zones are 40 per cent complete, with the décor and cladding being focused on.

Funscape Ice extends across 1,085 sq m with an ice-skating rink that will run through all seasons of the year.

Funscape Play, covering 2,210 sq m, brings fun attractions such as Drop Tower, indoor rollercoaster, video arcades, bumper cars, carnival games, token redemption games and soft play areas for toddlers.

Funscape Adventure, which occupies 517 sq m of the entertainment facility, includes wall-climbing facilities of different skill levels reaching up to 12 m in height, rope courses (for both kids and adults), kids zipline facility and adults’ zipline (20 m in height).

Funscape Sport is an expansive space covering 1,848 sq m that is set to be a key entertainment zone with two five-a-side football spaces with Fifa approved turf for rental purposes. This zone is set to include indoor sporting facilities, changing rooms; private locker services, robot-goalkeeper challenges and NBA-styled basketball experiences.

The three-storey Mall of Dilmunia, designed by DP Architects, which designed the Dubai Mall,  will include a cylindrical aquarium as well as an open-air sky terrace to welcome visitors to enjoy views of the canal surrounding the mall. It also boasts the largest atrium in Bahrain as well as the longest stretch in the GCC of a 100-m LED screen ceiling.  

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