Many expats in the Kingdom visit the Cobra Amusement Park in Dammam when they travel to the Eastern Province.
“We are responsible for making sure our kids have a good time during their childhood,” said Eric P. Asi, an engineer at a local firm.
However, a doctor in Dammam gave a word of caution.
“Visitors who want to try the rides in the park must make sure that they have no heart condition,” said Resureccion O. Ramos, who works at the Dammam Medical Dispensary.
The establishment spans an area of 130,000 square meters inside the King Fahd Park in Dammam and has a capacity for 15,000 visitors.
It has 10 games, which include the cobra ride, in addition to 18 mini-games.
Asi and his wife Jannette, a teacher, have been bringing their children to the park quite often.
They drive in a convoy along with friends, whose children also enjoy the different rides inside the park.
“They have been urging us to go to Dammam again ever since they experienced the cobra ride and wave swinger,” he said.
These expats drive for eight hours to and from the Eastern Province for its other recreational havens.
“In Alkhobar, there’s the Half Moon Bay and the Corniche. I also used to visit the Dammam Corniche when I was still assigned in Hofuf,” said Cenon Sagadal, a bank representative from RCBC Telemoney.
Dammam residents also visit Dhahran, Alkhobar and Jubail, along with tourists.
“We travel more than an hour from our compound in Jubail to go to Dammam with our kids. They are grown up now, but they also enjoy the rides,” said Chuck Obero, who has been working for the Royal Saudi Navy, also called King Abdulaziz Naval Base, for several years.
“We have a lot of fun bonding as father and son,” he said.
You need a strong heart for a cobra ride
You need a strong heart for a cobra ride
Millie Bobby Brown spotted in new advert for Yas Island in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI: British actress Millie Bobby Brown is starring in a new advert for entertainment destination Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
With a nod to “Stranger Things,” Brown is seen buckling into Formula Rossa, the world’s fastest rollercoaster alongside her husband Jake Bongiovi.
Moments before launch, she asks him about the speed, and when he replies “240 km an hour,” she makes a quick exit. The advert continues with lights flickering and Brown and other characters glitching with effects reminiscent of the hit Netflix series.
Created by the Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things” debuted in 2016 and quickly became one of Netflix’s most popular series, with its fourth season amassing more than 140.7 million views globally.
The series has garnered over 70 awards worldwide, including Emmys and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Brown was announced as a brand ambassador for Yas Island in November.
The Netflix show’s final season five is being released in stages. The first four episodes streamed on Nov. 26, and will be followed by three on Dec. 25, and the finale on New Year’s Eve.
In her first promotional clip for Yas Island, she is seen back in the Byers’ living room, made famous on the show, framed by the glow of the iconic alphabet wall that is a key element of the “Stranger Things” storyline.
In the video, she jokes about taking a holiday after five seasons of the show as the lights begin to flicker, illuminating one by one until they spell out “YAS.”
Brown is the latest celebrity to take on a role with Yas Island, following Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Hart and Jason Momoa, who were all “Chief Island Officers.”
The actors starred in a series of amusing adverts for the entertainment destination, including Reynolds appearing to skydive over Abu Dhabi.
