In March 2008, Dubai Holdings, Inc.
and Six Flags announced a corporate marketing alliance that would allow
Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holdings, Inc., to lease the exclusive right
to the Six Flags brand name in the Dubailand Development of the United Arab Emirates.
According to Six Flags, this was to be the largest Six Flags to be
developed outside of the United States, and the first of several
products outside of the Middle East. The park was to feature thrill
rides and live entertainment featuring Tony Hawk.
Groundbreaking was set to begin in early 2009. Unlike other Six Flags theme parks (including Six Flags America), this one was not going to have a Looney Tunes theme in its park or any other Warner Bros. characters because Warner Bros. was planning on opening its own park in Dubai: Warner Bros. Movie World. Six Flags Dubailand was going to be the first park to be built and opened as a Six Flags since Six Flags Over Mid-America (now Six Flags St. Louis) opened in 1971.
Groundbreaking was set to begin in early 2009. Unlike other Six Flags theme parks (including Six Flags America), this one was not going to have a Looney Tunes theme in its park or any other Warner Bros. characters because Warner Bros. was planning on opening its own park in Dubai: Warner Bros. Movie World. Six Flags Dubailand was going to be the first park to be built and opened as a Six Flags since Six Flags Over Mid-America (now Six Flags St. Louis) opened in 1971.