Dubai Parks and Resorts, the newly-listed company on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), has announced today, Thursday, beginning operations for the vertical construction for DreamWorks’ zone within motiongate™ Dubai.

“DreamWorks’ zone has been designed as an enclosed steel-based structure built on

approximately 730,000 sq ft of land within the four million sq ft motiongate™ Dubai, scheduled for opening in Q3 2016,” the Company highlighted in its statement to the DFM, adding that work on the steel structure has begun, leveraging around 5,400 tons of steel that have been fabricated into approximately 77 main trusses.

Worth noting that Dubai Parks and Resorts had previously awarded the AED 498-million main construction contract to Laing O’ Rourke to construct, commission, test and complete the DreamWorks’ zone, including the substructure, superstructure, façade and roof, Mechanical Electrical Plumbing (MEP), ride installation and fit-out works.

Commenting on the Company’s progress, Dubai Parks and Resorts CEO Raed Al Nuaimi stated: “We are delighted to see the different entertainment projects within Dubai Parks and Resorts taking shape as planned. The smooth and seamless coordination with DreamWorks Animation has resulted in significantly accelerating the pace of the entire destination. DreamWorks’ zone will house 12 engaging attractions and new-generation rides, as well as character-themed dining and retail outlets based on popular animated feature films such as How to Train your Dragon, Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda. All under one roof, the zone would be large enough to fit the equivalent of eight football fields.”