Adventureland

Indoor Themed Attraction Park
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Edifice and a joint venture company, FunQuest,  established by Shahram Foroughi, the founder of Edifice, and Glenn Figueroa,  third-generation in the amusement business, designed and constructed Adventureland, a Family Entertainment Center (FEC) at the Sahara Center in Sharjah, UAE. FunQuest managed the FEC’s daily operations since its opening in 2002 till 2014.

Adventureland is one of the largest indoor family entertainment centers in the UAE with over 70,000 square feet of entertainment space. In 2012, Adventureland was further expanded, giving the park an additional 2,000 square meters and with a unifying theme and new first-in-region attractions, such as a two-level indoor Go-Kart track and a high-speed Motocoaster.

CLIENT: Al Itharah Amusement Center L.L.C. 
TOTAL AREA: 6,500 square meters
VALUE: AED 36 million (original) + AED 60 million (expansion) 
COMPLETION: March 2002 (original) March 2015 (expansion) 
ASSIGNMENTS: Design, Procurement and Operation