Saudi conglomerate Abdullah Al Othaim Leisure Company has joined hands with leading regional developer Nakheel to launch its ‘futuristic’ family entertainment destination Fabyland at the newly opened Nakheel Mall in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.
 
The state-of-the-art family entertainment centre, located at level 2 of the Nakheel Mall, covers an expansive 40,000 sq ft of space, said the company in a statement. The facility provides entertainment along with physical activities for toddlers, children, teenagers and adults, it stated.

One of the region’s leading family entertainment solutions providers, Abdullah Al Othaim Leisure Company said this is the group's eighth facility in the UAE.

Al Othaim Leisure had opened the Fabyland facility in Abu Dhabi’s Deerfields Mall in 2015, marking its first international destination outside Saudi Arabia, followed by the brand’s launch in Dubai Festival City (2016); in Dragon Mart - 2 in Dubai in the beginning of this year, and in Nakheel Mall towards the end of the year.

Commenting on the launch, Vice Chairman Fahad Al Othaim said: "This is the city’s newest entertainment centre and must-visit family destination offering a latest gaming experience with wide variety of rides and games for children of all age groups."

"With this facility, we unveiled a new level of entertainment and celebration in the city for families, friends and children to experience unlimited fun with games, rides, MyTown edutainment area, birthday party room, interactive climbing walls, trampolines, simulators games, virtual reality based games, carnival games and soft play," he added.

Al Othaim said he expected a bright future for the leisure and tourism industry in the Middle East.
"This sector has become most attractive for the local investments and the foreign investments as well. This investment is a driving force for the regional economies, which requires diversification of leisure and tourism products in this market," he added.

Some of the interesting rides at Fabyland Nakheel Mall include interactive Climbing walls, Drift Race, Cyber Fox, Wave rider, Bumper cars, F1 simulator and much more. The Trampoline includes a foam pit that’s guaranteed to tire out all the guests at Fabyland.

The soft play structure features more than 100 different activities including slides, ball-pool and ball-shooting. There are lots of games, including extensive redemption machines, video games, kiddie rides and novelty machines, said the statement from the Saudi group.

Al Othaim has a distinct portfolio of outlets and entertainment cities such as: Saffori Land, FabyLand, Snow City, Splash Water Park, Xtremeland, My Town and Xtreme Zone, it added.-TradeArabia News Service