American YouTuber MrBeast, also known as Jimmy Donaldson, has announced that he will be opening his own theme park this week.
Worth $85million (£64.5m), and with 450million subscribers on YouTube, Jimmy is the world’s richest and biggest YouTuber.
And he’s about to get even more powerful once he opens his new theme park, Beast Land, on November 13 in Saudi Arabia.
Known for controversial stunts involving eye-popping prizes, Jimmy said Beast Land will not be a ‘typical theme park’.
He shared a post on X on November 6, which reads: ‘Next week, Beast Land, our brand new theme park, opens!
‘We built custom games modelled after our videos that don’t exist ANYWHERE else and will have the world’s largest prize wall.’
At one of the games called ‘Tower Siege’, visitors must load balls into catapults, which then have to land in giant 18 metre tubes for points.
In an attraction called ‘Drop Zone’, six people stand on trap doors – a button then lights up in front of all the players, but the person who presses it last gets dropped. The last player remaining gets the most points.
American YouTuber MrBeast, also known as Jimmy Donaldson, has announced that he will be opening his own theme park this week
Named Beast Land, the new theme park will open on November 13 in Saudi Arabia
The YouTuber, known for controversial stunts involving eye-popping prizes, said Beast Land will not be a ‘typical theme park’
Another of the main game-style attractions is ‘Airmail’, where visitors head off on a zip line with a weighted bag, which they must then drop on a target below.
The 27-year-old wrote: ‘I didn’t want this to be like a typical theme park.
‘Thought of things from first principles and created games I would love to play. Tons of original games created, plus, of course, we have rollercoasters and rides.’
When asked why he chose Saudi Arabia, the YouTuber responded that it is because the majority of his audience is outside of America and that he has a big Middle Eastern fan base.
He added: ‘Wanted to give them a chance to participate.’
Tickets range in price from $6.67 (£5.06), for admission only, to $66.40 (£50.41) for Beast Mode Plus, which includes access to all rides and attractions. The booking website shared by Donaldson also features flight options to Riyadh.
One X user commented: ‘That’s crazy, you’re just dropping theme parks seemingly out of nowhere. Beast Enterprises takes no days off.’
‘Why does it look like the set of American Gladiators?’ one user jested.
In an attraction called ‘Drop Zone’, six people stand on trap doors – a button then lights up in front of all the players, but the person who presses it last gets dropped. The last player remaining gets the most points
Another of the main game-style attractions is ‘Airmail’, where visitors head off on a zip line with a weighted bag, which they must then drop on a target below
While immensely popular, especially among a younger audience, Donaldson has faced controversy.
Contestants on his Amazon game show filed a lawsuit alleging unsafe working conditions.
And some critics say his charitable videos are self-publicity dressed up as philanthropy.
It comes as the UK’s best value theme park is set to open all of its major rides over the Christmas period.
Source link
CHECK OUT: Top Travel Destinations
READ MORE: Travel News
