The Failure of 20th Century Fox World Dubai

[@Dgbcool6996]

They probably spent all the money in all the concept art

[@thejerryshow9488]

Maybe.

[@rebeccaperry6303]

I am skeptical of any park that Dubai says they're working on. That said, the Planet of the Apes themed area looked pretty cool.

[@a.j.cappuccio2859]

yea BuT wOrldS TaLlest FasTest CoaSter!! Flacon Force! I'm sure Intimain knows they are going to be building it and are up to the challenge

[@cringer8107]

@@ceogotgud3547 nooone will go there for these crappy theme parks ... even poland did it better

[@bearoverwatch9330]

@@a.j.cappuccio2859 entirely different country lmao

[@a.j.cappuccio2859]

@@bearoverwatch9330 HAHA! oops. But still...

[@Person-wz6iy]

They've lied more than Pinocchio!

[@ian8lisle572]

The fact that they didn’t build the 20th century Fox building from actual movie intros is criminal. Think about it, you watch a Disney movie and it starts with the Disney castle logo, you go to Disney world and see the Castle. Now you go see a fox movie, see the 20th century Fox logo at the start, the go to its park and see a weird spiky spire thing... YOU GUYS COULD HAVE HAD IT!!

[@Person-wz6iy]

Even Universal have their Globe!

[@milesbrooks1009]

I hate Disney buy fox

[@DannyMB24]

Yes, a very missed opportunity. That building isn't even enough!

[@Cyber_Chriis]

They wouldn’t even have needed to install speakers - the soundtrack would have played in our head on its own 😂

[@GrunkleMary]

We could have had Futurama themed attractions *cries*

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Same... Hopefully some adult Fox properties like Futurama would make it to a much different theme park outside of Disney if some people would get exclusive theme park rights from Disney to the Fox characters and franchises!

[@inkiadk]

@@carminecdinoproductions I mean Disney once did an Alien ride and with them adding an adult section to Disney+ and making a mature Cruella movie, lands and rides based off ''mature'' IPS aren't out of the question

[@Clay3613]

@@inkiadk Eisner wanted an ALIENS ride in the 90s too.

[@inkiadk]

@@Clay3613 And they got one lol

[@melissah287]

A moon theme ride with whalers!

[@fifthrider]

3:10 - Walter White just sitting in a diner waiting on sushi and other Fox licenses to arrive.

[@messagekl]

Along with Spock

[@TSSYF]

I saw that too!

[@gustavofring5674]

Wulta, put your credit card away wulta, we’re not getting sushi with other 20th century fox character’s. I am the one who eats with Blue the macaw

[@gabrielagable9365]

Every Dubai licensed theme park is just great ideas done cheaply, so it was probably for the best this was never made...however...I still wish it existed

[@Sakura_Matou]

Ferrari world is pretty good.

[@tylerkochman1007]

@@al70sani28 Ferrari World is in Abu Dhabi

[@mjl11]

@@al70sani28 ferrari world is not dubai, abu dhabi has good theme parks.

[@FireBlastStudios]

You mean to tell me we could've had a Futurama theme park attraction?

[@AmusementLabs]

I think it also has to ultimately do with location and how remote Dubai is in general, how expensive it is and you know, the who political situation to put it extremely lightly...

[@overbanked]

Just be clear Spix's macaws are "extinct in the wild" and not absolutely extinct like the dodo bird.

[@badtriceratops1867]

Still concerning, though.

[@overbanked]

@@badtriceratops1867 No doubt

[@rattyeely]

I went to look this up as soon as he said they were extinct. I'm glad they still have a chance. No chance they would have ever been able to get one of the 100-something birds left for this park tho lol

[@Person-wz6iy]

I pray that they don’t go Extinct forever!

[@joleenroth9955]

This park would’ve done better in a different location. This is an amazing idea

[@gustavofring5674]

Maybe somewhere in America

[@omer2005]

Orlando is the right place ! I wish Disney world will copy this theme park to their parks

[@reddragon8488]

I would place it in baja

[@VinylmationMaster]

The alien land looked so weird. I would have loved to see it!

[@JamesLawner]

I have never heard of this project until now. It looked like really impressive.

[@noelvaldez96]

I remember Podcast: The Ride talking about this! It’s really cool to see the actual concept art for it, so much things went wrong with this park. It would’ve been cool for it to be opened but I agree not being able to get a beer at a Sons of Anarchy land would be so sad. Lol

[@FancyAlly]

This would have been a cool park :(

[@Jason-Clark235]

It is a shame that it isn’t being made in reality as the concept art looks amazing

[@Clay3613]

That very few would be able to visit.

[@TheCoasterGays]

It's pouring here in Florida and I was just watching videos of yours to get through the day. Amazing detailed content! Love it!

[@DuckiesUnite]

RIP Blue Sky Studios

[@Person-wz6iy]

Well there’s a Petition on Change.org to help Blue Sky make more Movies they need 1500 votes and they already have 1030 so we need all the help we can get!

[@aidanlane]

@@Person-wz6iy I signed the petition to save Blue Sky Studios! Did you signed the petition as well?

[@Person-wz6iy]

@@aidanlane No not yet!

[@aidanlane]

@@Person-wz6iy Then sign it! Cause we need Walt Disney Company to reopen the studio to make more movies!

[@mingkifilm]

Looking forward to the Fox World Malaysia video as I don’t know the full story on what happened to it.

[@hazmiftw]

Issue with disney since they already bought 20th century fox

[@prettyasht5396]

Is it the one in genting highland?

[@SalocinDotTEN]

they had to pull out after being acquired by Disney group, whose "family-oriented" mentality means it does not want a theme park associated with or sat next to a gambling/casino resort. they are probably still licensed to give themed rides but it won't be owned by Fox.

[@wongteckxien9516]

@@prettyasht5396 Yes

[@wongteckxien9516]

It's called Genting Skyworlds

[@Clay3613]

This would've been amazing if properly executed, especially since it didn't rely on screens everywhere. Unfortunately being Dubai, it's very remote for most tourists and themed attractions are frequently half-assed.

[@juishydomangoes8623]

I saw that Futurama artwork ad freaked out.

[@eduardofarias5397]

Just a reminder, the blue macaw from Rio is not completely extinct, with efforts in reproduction in captivity for release later this year being taken in Brazil.

[@TimeMaster131]

When I saw that Futurama concept art I literally went “Aww”. That would’ve been so cool.

[@jamesoniris2647]

That book of life ride looked amazing!!!

[@puckchang8691]

Nice to know i'm not the only one!

[@tiffanyt4005]

Same! It’s going to be epic! I face been a huge fan of Book of Life since the game Sugar Smash was a hit! My favorite character is Manolo Sanchez because he has a really awesome singing voice and Diego Luna is my favorite actor.

[@dinomation]

I always wondered what a park with fox franchise a would look like and now I know. But now seeing it i feel that these areas would work much better as smaller lands in other parks. Still I feel it's a shame that this never came to be.

[@scrambled5948]

Damn, that futurama land could’ve been amazing

[@trippjohnson7393]

The should have built a recreation of Paddy's Pub at the park.

[@tylerkochman1007]

In a dry nation?

[@TidalVex]

As a Blue Sky Studios fan, having three lands based on their movies would have been amazing

[@Person-wz6iy]

RIP Blue Sky Studios.

[@divadarlingz]

you wouldn’t believe this

[@hazmiftw]

What can i see here the concept and rides is pretty similar tu genting skyworlds (used to be fox world genting). Night at the museum is an interactive dark ride, blue sky carousel, planet of the apes, son of anarchy also they have to re theme to something else. The ride vehicle pretty the same, motorcyle type ride. Pretty sad when they cant use fox studio as the name but they still can use some of the ip from fox studios. Cant wait to go cause waited like 6 years for that theme park to complete, since my house to the theme park only 1 hour away ✌🏻

[@nickyoung630]

I don't see Dubai taking the theme park crown from Orlando anytime soon

[@christopherthedisneydude6621]

Been looking forward to a new ReviewTyme all day!

[@EspenSGX]

I wouldn't be mad if they built a 20th Century Studios centric park as a fifth gate at Walt Disney World and a third gate at Disneyland Paris.

[@ethanpower1924]

OMG YESSS THEY NEEED TO DO THATTT

[@ojll3917]

@@ethanpower1924 if disneyworld were to add a 5th gate in the next 10-20 years that may likely be what they would. marvel park or fox themed park.

[@elijahwatson3474]

@@ojll3917 Disney doing Avengers Campus, they definitely going to try do some 20th century stuff. P

[@matthewanderson1916]

God that ALIENS area looked badass. I feel like a gritty horror dark ride based on the franchise could be among the best in the world if it were treated properly, maybe like a middle ground between Gringott's and Mummy at Universal. A few screens, a bunch of animatronics, and some rollercoaster elements. That would be absolutely killer.

[@SomethingSomewhereJustOnce]

Epic land actually seems epic! I hope Disney brings it back to one of their parks.

[@jakekuhl1]

I'm shocked a smaller studio like paramount, had better theme park success than fox lol

[@2can99]

So like overall this is a super cool idea and i'm sad it didn't go though but at the same time if you look at a lot of Dubai theme parks they have some of the lowest tear dark rides in my opinion

[@ahmed-9406]

It’s on hold so It still have a chance that it will happen but it’s unlikely

[@Person-wz6iy]

Well they are reusing a lot of these concepts for the Park in Malaysia if it ever opens!

[@bridgetmistryable]

Please do the history of the rise and fall and rise again of 20th Century Fox Maylasia (Genting Skyworlds) please🐿️🎢

[@ameer1xq466]

You can kind of seem how this didn't work because the lack of rides at the park, and have very thrilling coaster and rides

[@tonyg8949]

3:07 Is that Walter White?

[@joelfennell315]

7:00 Sons of Anarchy My favorite TV Series of All Time Samcrow Forever

[@ryanmish4961]

Take a shot every time he says “Ultimately”

[@alexdaley7616]

Haha. I noticed that, too. (Still, it's a solid video with great information.)

[@liamcollinson5695]

The Futurama concept art looked so cool I would love to visit new new new York but I guess it is never going to happen now

[@marvelescobedo6153]

That would’ve been the coolest theme park I’ve ever been to aside from a Disneyland, universal, and knott’s

[@Jason-Clark235]

The pictures look like the theme park would have been amazing. It is sad that it didn’t come to reality

[@JaceTan-90]

Nice that you mentioned FOX World Malaysia. 😁. Should come by since it’s up in the mountains and always 20 degrees during the day. Also, there is a casino, the only one in the country!

[@RedJet-bq6fq]

5:19 this Night at the Museum Attraction reminds me of Mystic manor in disneyland hk

[@rexrabbiteer]

just to clarify, the Spix Macaw is only extinct in the wild but there are ongoing efforts to save them under a conservation effort in captivity, they arent extinct but are highly endangered

[@MrFindusMedia]

5:56 this footage is actually from Movie Park Germany. They had "Ice Age Adventure" until 2016

[@-Unidentified_Comment-]

It is so terribly sad that this park would never see the light of day. Just the thought of walking through completely authentic worlds like Alien, Futrurama, Planet of the Apes, The Simpsons and *ESPECIALLY* The Book of Life. Hell, even Epic as much as I don’t necessarily like that movie I would love to rome as a tiny spec in the forest with giant animals and beautiful set pieces everywhere. From all of the promotional art that I’ve seen before this it looked truly incredible and this video makes it seem even more fantastical and better than anything Disney, Efteling, or other theme parks out there.

[@franklee538]

All of the theme parks planned for Dubai were so amazing. Crazy detailed and super epic....but judging by what they actually have there now, I’m pretty sure anything built would have been nothing like what was planned

[@benl8413]

Another fantastic video. I really love your exploration of these failed Dubai parks, so much concept art I've never seen before.

[@jackiecasenavy]

really wish this would have been built even though I wouldn't have been able to afford to go haha... cries

[@ced1106]

Going to a Dubai theme park sounds like going to a rich man's house and giving him money. Thanks for the videos!!!

[@dean._.0.0]

Dubai needs to straighten out it’s social laws before they can expect it to be a mainstream tourist destination. Can’t visit because I’m gay.

[@greedpower565]

just dont show it lol

[@saltyjo7514]

Does it say gay on your passport? If it doesn’t you can go there.

[@brandonwootten]

Do you go around to everyone you see stating you’re gay? No. You can go. I’m gay. Been to Dubai 3 times now. Stop spreading lies

[@Anonymous-if5ic]

My guy i know people in Dubai who are gay and live in Dubai so you will be just fine just don't go out saying im gay and boasting about it.

[@nixosgl3246]

i am gay, i do NOT want to visit, ecause i do not like to put myself into troubles

[@fiberop635]

Yeah I'd never go to Dubai as much as some of this was appealing.... the political views dont make me too willing to chance anything.

[@saltyjo7514]

How is Dubai political stance any worst than any other country?

[@brandonwootten]

@@saltyjo7514 if you are gay and show affection to your partner in public, you go to prison. That’s how it’s different.

[@franciscobautistaii7413]

Sorry just to say..... Imagine Asian, Black or Latino in US, does it stop going to US. From your political view. Our president can walk in the street of Dubai without tons of Security. Even he owns the country

[@Anonymous-if5ic]

Dude i'm pretty sure most countries politics are a shithole anyways.

[@danielkazutosan4431]

Greetings from Malaysia, I heard that you're going to do a video on Genting Skyworlds (Formerly Known as 20th Century Fox Malaysia) and I can't wait for it and I hope I can share some pictures that I went last year on March 2020 before the pandemic maybe you could use in your videos or maybe some old Genting Theme Park photos before it was demolished to make way for 20th Century Fox. They literally sacrifice everything for the new park even their indoor theme park got refurbished and just opened 2 years ago.

[@hellhound_haunt]

This looked incredible and it sucks that no one will be able to experience it in person.

[@adamb2216]

In theory, with Dubai placing itself as a nexus travel point between Asia and Europe, it makes sense that Dubai would want to venture into tourism attractions. The problem as i see it is, the projects over extend themselves in scale, Orlando was built over decades, not in a few years. Even Tokyo and Shanghai only have 1-2 premiere parks. Secondly, the weather limits what you can do in an outdoor park, the sweltering heat in the summer is brutal in a place like Dubai. Having an indoor park adds addition overhead costs and limits your scale. Thirdly, this is a thing I’ve seen in the Gulf for decades. They will spend an inaordinate amount of money upfront with no maintenance follow through. This will not be like Japan or Hong Kong where the parks are taken care for years and years. IMG World in Dubai has for a long time shown wear and tear, and MotionGate - with all due respect - is like a Universal Park on a budget. These are not Disney/Universal caliber parks. As far as parks go, I think Abu Dhabi has done it best with their smaller more focused efforts with Ferrari World and WB World. Both of which are smaller indoor parks. I still think WB World Abu Dhabi still is by far the best park experience in the Middle East. The thing i don’t like about Dubai, is unless you like shopping malls, there isn’t much to do if your a middle class earner. Almost all the major tourist attractions/places are really geared towards the wealthy. And I’ve said for years “there are only so many billionaires on Earth, and they have so many more options then here (Dubai)”

[@Ihartwalrusguy]

At least Disney could dust off the old Simpsons plans for Disneyland Paris. I mean As long as Universal has the theme parks to the Simpsons right now doesn’t mean they have the theme park rights worldwide.

[@tedioustotoro4885]

I would’ve loved to see a ride based on Book of Life because that’s one of my favourite movies ever

[@alimatorstudios2692]

wait so the epic land is basicly the now gone Bugs life land at DCA?

[@corycoral7072]

I was literally here for the alien ride info.. heartbroken 😔

[@Q8illusions]

Honestly, the only theme park worth visiting in the UAE is WB World Abu Dhabi, that park is absolutely world class

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Too bad it doesn’t have some movies represented as theme park rides and it doesn’t have movie in the name!

[@Q8illusions]

@@carminecdinoproductions I'm not sure what you mean, all the rides and lands are heavily influenced by the characters and world's designed by DC and WB

[@Anonymous-if5ic]

Really? I have not visited myself but i heard many of my friends in abu dhabi call the park "childish" or something like that.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Actually, there are still Spix's macaws left in the world, but as far as I can tell, they're all in captivity. 1:51 I think I know why this one never came to be.

[@rjharrington1499]

Look at the bottom of the picture at the 3:10 mark, I see Walter White enjoying the park!

[@gissneric]

Why did they think Dubai is the market for theme parks anyways?

[@danopticon]

The monarchy across all the emirates are forever trying to reform their well-earned terrible image by throwing oil money at ridiculous projects. They might instead try eliminating slave labor and torture, repealing their medieval anti-homosexuality laws, upholding women’s rights, working on their obscene wealth disparity, prosecuting the criminal members of their monarchy (search “Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan” if you want to make yourself vomit), bringing true democratic reform to their ostensibly elective constitutional government, and respecting the human rights of all the UAE’s residents, for starters. This was once the cradle of world civilization after all, during the Golden Age of Islam: lens-crafting, astronomy, eye surgery, higher maths, navigation, and in fact pluralism and tolerance as concepts (protecting Jewish people and other religious minorities at a time when Christian Rome was actively persecuting them, for instance) all trace back to this broad area ca. the 8th through 14th centuries AD. What an embarrassing medieval backwater they’ve become now instead, building theme parks as a charm offensive at the same time as they silence journalists and “disappear” human rights activists. Maybe there are some real reformers in the UAE, maybe even in Dubai particularly. I sure hope so. But they need to work faster and harder. They must use that massive sovereign wealth fund to reform their criminal courts, reduce wealth disparity, and create ironclad respect for the human rights of all their residents equally. Building poorly thought-through map-shaped islands and shiny pleasure palaces for tourists is not the path to progress and long-term stability.

[@Bluehero-ww3ql]

@@danopticon hey buddy get your facts right before talking shit about someone’s country

[@passiveincome4908]

@@Bluehero-ww3ql Anyone who has studied Dubai, knows about it archaic laws and restrictions. I'm not even American and can see the issues Dubai.

[@wes2262]

Their water bill would have been super high

[@Yukendoit]

Hey made it into another video! :D Great stuff! Never heard about this!

[@thebluetarp]

An alien Dark Ride, are you freaking kidding me? That would have been a huge hit

[@johnathanmaygarden6022]

They should adding tv shows like x files, buffy the Vampire and hell's kitchen

[@melissah287]

This would have been an awesome park if it was done properly.

[@spinoraptor7776]

Oh yea! And Universal Studios!! Haha I have pictures to prove it! Funny they had the same location

[@jonsmith6496]

Underrrated channel

[@orangepicker2430]

If universal can get the rights for a theme park on the planet of the apes ik they would kill it

[@brycevo]

Dubai really eats up and ruins any plans for grand and amazing theme parks. I especially would have loved to have seen the Universal Park

[@velociwyatt9080]

I'm thinking that the Springfield expo ride would have been a dark ride, maybe a trackless one.

[@charliesuniverse1269]

We could have had a much better simpsons land 😭😭😭

[@Jake76667]

it's really sad that this park wasn't built because they night of the museum ride would of been so good. and that alone would of been worth for me taking a trip out to the middle east (along side experiencing the local culture)

[@thedevilgoose2482]

This seems like it would’ve been one of, if not the most unique major theme parks around, I’m not at all happy it was cancelled.

[@TheFallenDonut]

This upsets me how they never made this

[@CrowmountainGames]

I love those videos! I know theres much effort into these videos

[@IMChrisThom]

From what I've seen from MotionGate it seems pretty lame. The "animatronics" are just statues they light up and don't even bother trying to lip sync.

[@OLGMC]

To pick Dubai as the location was a weird choice from the start for such a themepark :/

[@Anonymous-if5ic]

Well at the time Dubai was being very ambitious with theme parks. Many theme parks such as universal studios and six flags were set to be made but most of them never opened which really sucks as someone living in Dubai. One complaint in Dubai is the rides are not scary and six flags would have been perfect.

[@OLGMC]

@@Anonymous-if5ic It's a great place for vacation indeed. I just thought it was weird for 2 main reasons: 1) the climate and 2) it's not the most accessible for tourists on the continent for example. Dubai airport is also mainly a transfer hub for emirates (and these size parks like universal & disney really need millions of tourists a year to make a profit)

[@Anonymous-if5ic]

@@OLGMC Fair point. However i would see theme parks such Disney and universal really benefiting the areas next to middle east such as South Asia and Africa since they won't have to go super far in order to have Disneyland or universal.

[@nixosgl3246]

who ever thought building entertainment into sharia land wouldn't lead to troubles ?

[@ajzeg01]

A Galaxy’s Edge-style land based on the original Planet of the Apes would be amazing.

[@PhxSml]

An Alien ride would have been insane

[@Person-wz6iy]

This Park would've been holy to a young me!

[@r11-wxx]

There is a 20th Century Fox World in Genting Highlands, Malaysia. But they changed the name to ''Genting Skyworlds" after reaching a settlement with Disney.

[@dorseylandria6119]

DUBAI IS GOOD AT BUILDING SKYSCRAPERS BUT NOT THEME PARKS. THEY JUST CANT GET IT TOGETHER. DISNEY WILL ALWAYS BE KING

[@trisky210]

If only fox still had power rangers

[@yvricz1410]

20th century fox world in genting highlands also recently changed to SkyWorlds

[@EddieGaster]

is this the same Dubai that once tried to build their own Universal Studios theme park?

[@ethanpower1924]

Hey Luke and dominic I'm a big fan of your channel and of course a big fan of theme parks i really like all of your videos ALOT and my favorite video from you guys was universal studios europe. I would love to see it happen one day. I think it would be good in Paris because that where Disney is. But wherever in Europe they should definitely build a universal there. I would like to see more videos like this video of AMAZING theme parks that never got to be build. I really enjoy your video today and I would love to go to Australia 🇦🇺 one day. That the country i want to go to THE MOST. love you guys and keep doing the great work. Big fan from America 🇺🇸

[@ReviewTyme]

Thanks so much for the support Ethan! Hopefully one day you get to visit us here in Australia! - Luke

[@ethanpower1924]

Omg thank you I'm such a big fan of yours I would to come to Australia one day sounds so much fun 😃😃😃

[@velociwyatt9080]

I hope we get these rides in Disney theme parks in the future.

[@CorporalTailsDude]

You mean to tell me we could of had alien encounter, FINALLY WITH THE REAL ALIEN

[@omnidialer7686]

I would of killed for a Night at the museum ride now that disney owns Fox all of these rides can be a possibility and night at the museum has the biggest potential to be an amazing ride

[@grimaceispurple]

Those Epic attractions remind me of the lackluster rides from a bug’s land.

[@StickySauce101]

theme parks are destined to fail in most of the Middle East because they have such strict religious laws that are completely alien to most Western franchises - the cultural difference is just too great, even the idea of going out to a theme park is in itself alien to many in those parts: every Western franchise has multiple topics they'd have to remove (drinking, gambling, "risky" comedy, wrong clothes etc etc).

[@idunnobutyay2520]

Also, I have a feeling that regular people might find Dubai to be ridiculously expensive.

[@angusng816]

The Simpsons Movie (2007) Box Office: $1.043 billion Alien Franchise (1979-present) Total Earnings: $7.4 billion Planet of the Apes (1968-present) Total Earnings: $8.3 billion Rio Franchise (2011-present) Total Earnings: $1.6 billion Epic (2013) Box Office: $413.4 million Ice Age Franchise (2002-present) Box Office: $6.3 billion 20th Century Fox Animation (1997-present) Box Office: $12.5 billion

[@syxepop]

The problem with those kinds of parks is that they DEPEND TOO MUCH ON FOREIGN TOURISM IN A CONFLICTING AREA OF THE PLANET (and that was before COVID). So ANY entertainment project that depends on FOREIGN TOURISM is a FOOLISH INVESTMENT in this geopolitical (and geo-health) environment. You have to DEPEND MORE ON THE LOCALS to succeed.

[@G-Zen]

That sucks, it should be made :(