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After a year of anxiety and ennui, are you ready for a good scream? When it opens as the flagship attraction for Saudi Arabia s forthcoming Six Flags Qiddiya in 2023, the Falcon s Flight coaster will send riders down a 525-foot (160m) vertical cliff, through an illuminated tunnel and around a series of corkscrews and inversions-all at a top speed of 250kph. The ride, currently under construction, will be the fastest, tallest, and longest freestanding coaster in the world, making Saudi Arabia a pilgrimage site not just for pious Muslims but for adrenaline junkies and thrill seekers, too. This is just one way the Middle Eastern country is pushing for tourism visibility. After opening its doors to international visitors in 2019, Saudi Arabia has been busy developing a cruise industry, courting luxury hotel brands such as Aman to build projects among its stunning natural landscapes, and revising rules such as strict dress codes that could make foreign visitors feel unwelco ....
Around the world, theme parks have been using indefinite closures as an opportunity to build new attention-grabbing attractions that might eventually boost their limping revenue. ....
Riyadh: After a year of anxiety and ennui, are you ready for a good scream? When it opens as the flagship attraction for Saudi Arabia s forthcoming Six Flags Qiddiya in 2023, the death-defying Falcon s Flight coaster will send riders down a 160-meter vertical cliff, through an illuminated tunnel, and around a series of corkscrews and inversions -all at a top speed of 250 kph. The ride, currently under construction, will be the fastest, tallest, and longest freestanding coaster in the world, making Saudi Arabia a site for thrill-seekers too. Reworking its tourism gameplan This is just one way the Middle Eastern country is pushing for tourism visibility. After opening its doors to international visitors in 2019, Saudi Arabia has been busy developing a cruise industry, courting luxury hotel brands to build projects among its stunning natural landscapes, and revising rules such as strict dress codes that could make foreign visitors feel unwelcome. In all, it hopes tha ....