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Dubai appears to heart spending their oil money in big ways!
We mentioned on Friday that Madonna is rumored to be getting $25 million to do two concerts there.
And now, a new report calls attention to the billions of dollars Dubai is sinking into American-style theme park projects.
Eight major licensing deals have been struck between oil-rich investors and entertainment giants such as Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment Inc. for theme parks and other attractions.
The first big theme park is set to open in 2010 - a $2.2 billion Universal Studios park based on franchises such as King Kong and Jurassic Park. It will be part of an area dubbed Dubailand on the city's desert outskirts.
Next after that, a $1 billion Marvel Entertainment Inc. theme park will open in Abu Dhabi by 2011.
Shortly after, Dubai will have its own SeaWorld in 2012.
Disney has been notably absent from the Dubai theme park game - they claim they're still studying the market.
The entertainment companies who are 'in' on the Dubai game realize that there are cultural considerations they must take into account — their plans need to jive with the dominant Muslim culture of the Middle East region.
So, we take it, a Perezland would be out of the question????
totally out of the question bud! First
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perezland would be awesome
Perezland. Oh my, the images that has burned into my mind!
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Been to Dubai and it is AWESOME!!! Can't wait to go back again!
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Perezland. A place for overweight boring gay guys? Your information on your site is either stolen or lies. You are a vulture. Tick Tock Asshole.
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Perezland!! First!!
I hate to be racist but those dam Middle-Easterners spend their money on stoooopid stuff. Their country is poor and there is widespread poverty yet they waste money on hookers, drugs and lame ass rip-off theme parks!
meanwhile people are dying everyday from lack of money.. this really is a f*&*cked world!!! just think of the children that have no food.. no water .. NOTHING and this is how the world's money is spent!!! such a sick place!! i think i was born on the wrong planet!!
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I'd go there. Sounds like fun for all.
Um.. yeah. Have you seen the fact that they've already built 3 palm tree islands, a world island, an indoor ski resort and a 5 star resort hotel in the middle of the desert? Go to google earth, look at the islands.
Where in the hell is Dubai? And if they are a big oil country, why are we kissing their asses? I don't know what or if you pay for gas, Perez, but here in Indiana it's about $3.50 a gallon. Why would SlutMadonna and those theme park people want to be kissing Duba-whatevers ass?????????
Travelling restrictions might apply to all Dubai theme parks: no backpacks. Hahahahahahaha. Boooooooooooooom!
Re: suze –
D'bay, Isn't that somewhere near a lake or ocean ors something like it cos ah can't damn well near remember only that my momma once told me her mama went there and she had a good shrimp. Don't know how it was cooked though. It might well have been raaaaaaaaaaw.
I heard Anshauser Busch are looking at opening a non-alcohol theme park there. Shamu will be sober. Obviously.
It sounds like you're actually praising a country for "oil money" but yet when it's a Republican involved, boy, oh boy, do you jump in for the attack…truly pathetic if you ask me…
Re: poopareus –
Ummm, sweetie, the UAE is FAR from being POOR! Or any where in the gulf region for that matter. LOL.
I wanna go to PerezLand!!!!!
haha- perez, that little joke was actually funny.
getting better-
DUBAI IS AMAZING!!
It's very up-and-coming and trendy.
The city is setup so as to have cities within the city..such as..
-Dubailand (theme parks, attractions, entertainment)
-Dubai Sports City (stadiums, arenas, golf courses)
-Dubai Media City (news outlets like cnn, bbc, etc)
-Dubai Healthcare City (hospitals, med centers)
-Dubai Knowledge Village (universities and colleges including NYU in Dubai)
-Dubai Marina (largest man-made marina)
-Dubai Waterfront (beaches)
-Dubai Internet City (tech companies like hp, cisco systems, dell, microsoft)
-Dubai Studio City (movie studios, music studios, Hollywood-like)
-Dubai Festival City (entertainment, parties, festivals)
like I said AMAZING CITY!!!
Mebbe they could get Perez's huge,saggy mantitties to make an appearance.
Good, let the terrorists target this shit closer to their own home.
DUBAI IS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
IT'S A DEMOCRATIC, FREE ENTERPRISE ECOMONIC COUNTRY.
DON'T THINK TERRORISM IS A DEAL THERE.
DUBAI IS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
IT'S A DEMOCRATIC, FREE ENTERPRISE ECOMONIC COUNTRY.
DON'T THINK TERRORISM IS A DEAL THERE.
DUBAI IS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
IT'S A DEMOCRATIC, FREE ENTERPRISE ECOMONIC COUNTRY.
DON'T THINK TERRORISM IS A DEAL THERE.
DUBAI IS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
IT'S A DEMOCRATIC, FREE ENTERPRISE ECOMONIC COUNTRY.
DON'T THINK TERRORISM IS A DEAL THERE.
DUBAI IS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
IT'S A DEMOCRATIC, FREE ENTERPRISE ECOMONIC COUNTRY.
DON'T THINK TERRORISM IS A DEAL THERE.
Re: poopareus – >>>Their country is poor and there is widespread poverty yet they waste money on hookers, drugs and lame ass rip-off theme parks!>>>>Are you speaking of the USA or Dubai??
Actually it is against the law to be gay in Dubai.
perezland could never happen.
maybe you could be the first Perez!
Re: Katrina Surviver – Well said! I love Dubai. Was a huge buzz kill to return to the fat rude US. Even the sales office for Dubailand is awesome!
To the people that posted about their being people being poor and needy in Dubai you are obviously thinking of elsewhere in the Middle East. UAE is one of the richest countries in the world. The only poor people in Dubai are the workers they import from the surrounding region. The UAE has an average income for their citizens that is almost double the USA.
I have been on vacation to UAE and it is really an amazing place. They are really a model for the rest of the gulf states investing in their infrastructure and diversifying the economy. They are the Singapore of the Middle East and most global companies have their regional headquarters in Dubai. Also some of the worlds (and Hollywood's) richest celebrities and businesspeople own vacation homes in Dubai.
Is Perezland out of the question? Well, they hang fags in Iran so what do you think?
buy more gas support the arabs
i think you are getting confused with america honey
"The entertainment companies who are 'in' on the Dubai game realize that there are cultural considerations they must take into account — their plans need to jive with the dominant Muslim culture of the Middle East region."
hahahahahhaahahahahahahaahahahahahaahahh … this is not DUBAI !!! hahahahahahahahahaahah … Perezland would not be out of the question ???
it's DUBAI BABY !! it's like not MUSLIM AT ALL !! PEREZLAND WOULD BE GREAT !
UAE also spends tons of money trying to get Google, the UN, and media outlets to refer to the persian gulf as the "arabian gulf." It is actually illegal in the UAE to call the persian gulf by its real name - they just say "the gulf" or "arabian gulf." So, you see, the oil-rich think they can buy themselves a history. And, yes Perez, it is illegal to be gay in UAE. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=3932740&page=2
old news
are you guys dumb?!?!?! If America opens a six-flags its ok but dubai opens a amusement park and its a huge deal! People need entertaiment too yeah it might have poverty in certain areas but if you've ever been there its a balling place. AND WHAT DUMBASS DOESNT KNOW WHERE DUBAI IS HAHAHA
Hey Perez, get an education. Theme parks aren't un-Islamic. LOL. WTF. All the Westerners jealous of rich Muslims who struck black gold.
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What a hypocrite Madonna is. Dubai should be boycotted in opposition to the slave labour utilized in its construction.
Maybe she likes drinking camel urine. PATHETIC
Why in the world are you nice to these people…. They have oil…. and your not mad at them… but be made at all the people in TEXAS that does… Do you know what a trader is?? Why don't you go live there and show them how much they really love AMERICANS !!!!!!
Re: poopareus –
Umm actually Dubai is a very wealthy country. Palestine is a third world country YES but thats because its in a war struck country. Just because you see Iraq or Palestine on the news doesnt mean that those areTHE only middle eastern countries. Dubai, Saudi Arabia are actually very wealthy countries….get your shit straight.
Dubai euphimistically refers to the people they exploited in the construction of Dubai as "guest workers".
The fact is that they enticed them there with money that never surfaced and then refused them passage home.
Disgusting. I wouldn't spend a dime in that place on principle.
They can drink camel urine. So can Madonna. You think Castro and Cuba is bad. You all haven't seen nuthin yet.
With all that F*cking money ,they can Feed millions of there own people!!!!!
Re: deedee –
Yes the workers there who don't get paid much may be considered 'slaves' in your opinion. But consider that they get paid heaps more in Dubai then they would back home.
They aren't being forced to work in Dubai.
It makes me laugh how many people don't know where Dubai is or the people who think Dubai is a poor country. LOL.
I've been to Dubai several times and seen Dubailand and actually been on the Palm. They're both awesome.
Also the water park at the end of The Palm Jumeirah is going to be good. IMO.
Perezland? A boring monorail looping endlessly through a mountain-sized butt?
Perezland? A boring monorail looping endlessly through a mountain-sized butt?
Perezland? A boring monorail looping endlessly through a mountain-sized butt?
dubai's oil reveneuves account for less than 10% of their GDP. do a little research, fools.
Re: dees – With all that money they made the construction crews that built Dubai into "indentured slaves"
OMG I LIVE IN DUBAI YAY WE GOT MENTIONED I LIVE IN THE PALM JUMERAH…DUBAI LAND IS ONLY IN FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION
OMG OMG OMG IM AN AUSSIE IN DUBAI IT"S SOOOOOOOOO GREAT HERE
AND FYI IT"S NOT THAT STRICT HERE, I GO TO BEACH IN BIKINI WEAR WHAT I WANT AND KILL IT IN THE MONEY EARNING…..THE ONLY THING IS YOU ARE MINDFUL OF THE MUSLIM CULTURE WHICH IS LOVELY ANYWAY…..I DON'T WANT TO SEE PEEPS PRACTICALLY FUKING ON THE STREET OR DOING DRUGS AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT SHIZ HERE AND YA KNOW WHAT? WE HAVE ZERO SOCIAL PROBS…THERE IS NO THEFT, NO RAPE, IT'S SAFEST I HAVE EVER FELT SO FUCK OF TO ALL THE UNEDUCATED IDIOTS…OH PS..PEREZ YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SHIZ HERE AS BEING GAY IS ILLEGAL.
actually busch entertainment corp is building four theme parks in dubai:
seaworld
busch gardens
aquatica
and discovery cove
it is going to be on the top of the man made palm tree island on its own island in the shape of a killer whale
Re: deedee – SHUT THE FUCK UP. The so called "slaves" chose to come here. They get more than they would living in India so unless you live here and know what's up shut your fucking mouth.
The indians are treated like slaves yes, but as i said no one forces them and they get more here..besides they look at white women like they are raping them with their eyes, fuck em.
SO…..WE PAY $4 A GALLON GAS AND THEY GET A THEMEPARK….WOW
Re: elle – Shut up Mother Teresa, dol you donate all your income to a charity…..yeh right. go back to the chapel.
Re: dinodavid220 – ROFL I have a Porche GT and it costs me $17 US Dollars to fill it….FUCKING A,,,,even cheaper in Saudi
Fuck that camel jockey shithole country. Once people stop wasting their time consuming their fucking gas that shithole in the middle of the desert will become a ghost town. It was built on the gas needs of dumb people who refuse to find alternative forms of energy or at least tap into the own lands resources. Alaska is a good start. Time to go drilling for oil.
aw i would LOVE to go to perezland!!!!
Re: #1 –
PALESTINE IS NOT A COUNTRY! There has never been a Palestinian country, people, language, or culture. Palestine is a Roman word and is just another name for Israel. The land that is called Palestine is actually Israel.
What's so great about theme parks especially if their located in an Arab Muslim country? Yuck! I would never go to a country where the culture is based racism, sexism, and violence. Gays are discriminated and killed on a daily basis you just don't hear about in the press.
All the people here who hate America and love the Middle East should move over there. America is great!
Re: kelly – yeah thats right. fuck the slaves. and the moslem culture is revered throughout the world. hang gay people, blow up school buses full of children, rape your daughter at highnoon in the town square. i doubt anyone even a slave has raped YOU with their eyes. die you muzlim loving cunt. you would have been an allstar in the court of versailles when the peasants came to do the beheading.
Dubai is the new Vegas.
Re: MiddleEastsucks – Absolutefukinly right! those "palestinians" are actually jordanians and their anger would be justified if they were lobbing bombs at jordan instead of israel. fuck the middle east. they are screwing up the whole earth. everything wrong in the world today can be blamed squarely on muzlims.
"So, we take it, a Perezland would be out of the question????"
THANK FUCK for that.
Re: kelly – In response to your post #60. Thank you for confirming everything I said to be true. Fuck you too and go drink some more camel piss. Because that is what I would be serving you up every day if I was unfortunate enough to be made into an indentured slave by the oil pigs.
You people really need an education. Dubai IS and will be the mecca for the world in the new millenium. It is the most rapidly growing plac on the face of the earth. There is MORE American business there than anywhere else on earth. Only 15% of the population is Arab and the rest is FOREIGN….mainly European, Indian and Phillipino. Everyone speaks English and it is just sick with opportunity. It WILL be the HOTTEST vacation destination on earth within 5 years.
Re: poopareus –
try not to talk about things you don't understand sweetheart. you'll only embarrass yourself.
Hey. Perez big shout out from Dubaiiii!! U guys are talking shit.. my advice to u is get an atlas and look us up cuz if the closest u can get is next to a lake hahhaaa u should be ashamed of ur self!
Re: JJ – I think Perez should go and set up a theme park with Madonna.
Also, do your fucking homework….DUBAI HAS NO OIL! Abu Dahbi and Saudi Arabia does, but DUBAI does not!!! The sheik decided to build up Dubai as a vacation destination so that his people would have an economy to fall back on….a complete visionary. Lastly, the UAE countries with oil will be DRY by 2010……NO MORE OIL!
its good that perez puts news besides gossip on his website but you people act like there are no other sources of news out there. you are proof to how blissfully ignorant Americans are. seriously read a newspaper or watch a news channel that isnt pro-America, like Al Jazeera English or BBC. Opinions are not important based on judgements. The Middle East is the most amazing region of the world.. think of all the things they invented.. oh wait, that might require thought… too much to ask huh??
Perez, I have been by the future site of Dubailand and it is going to be an AMAZING place! But I agree…Perezland would be FANTASTIC!
dubai doesnt have oil you douchebag
They got all that money from the morons here pumping their SUVs with gas. Another reason to go environmental.
Re: poopareus –
The people of Dubai are very wealthy. There is nothing poor about them. They enjoy a much higher standard of living than most Americans. Fuck, you are retarded.
perezland would b awsome but dat shit looks fun
RE: All the American-Haters out there:
FIRST OF ALL I know very well DUBAI is NOT the only Arab nation.
Second- This is a frigging perezhilton GOSSIP website not a UN Debate
Third- There IS poverty there and there ARE indentured "slaves". Check your homework…the news, heck go to cnn.com
Fourth and Finally: EVERYONE KNOWS the ARAB nations are made up of the 1% of the VERY VERY filthy rich and the rest are lower middleclass and below poverty level…EVEN IN DUBAI!
When you get past the city, there are shanty towns where the workers live.
It may be the next VEGAS, or the next MECCA or Comerce or whatever, but it is still a RACIST, SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC ad ANTI- Jew state.
Also, if they catch you with any type of drugs no matter how small they throw you in jail ASAP. You have to get pardoned by the PRINCE and its an OLD SCHOOL way to save face.
RIDICULOUS PLACE!
PS- I would ride on the "Love Muscle" moter cars at Perezland! LMAO
i was just in dubai. the only thing there is a mall at the moment.
but when it gets built up it's going to be kickass
Madonna ? Kabbalah? allowed entrance?
Any visitors travelling on a passport that has anytype of visa or entrance stamp to Israel, please note that you will not be permitted to enter Dubai. The same applies obviously to all Israelian nationals.
Re: Whateva – to WHATEVER you are an uneducated IDIOT THERE IS NO GAS IN DUBAI YOU FUCTARD its all in Saudi, do you research before you give your ten second diagnosis…….DUBAI IS FUCKING RICH IN ITS OWN RIGHT that's why TRUMP TOWERS IS BEING BUILT YOU FUCKNUT your CUNTRY is shit that's why you bag our rich country out JEALOUS MUCH FUCK YOU Dubai will be the richest country in the world…it's the new central hub you fuckwit do your research
Re: poopareus – HAHAHAHHA THE NEXT VEGAS OR MECCA??? WTF??? YEH, VEGAS = MECCA hahah, i don't even know where to start in that dumb comment….MECCA IS A HOLY LAND FOR MUSLIMS AS VATICAN CITY IS FOR CATHOLICS so do you say VEGAS OR THE NEXT VATICAN CITY HAHAHAHHAHAH YOUR PARENTS REALLY DID A NUMBER ON YOU HAHHAHHAHAHHAH FUCKHEAD
FUCK AMERICA YOUR ECONOMY HAS DIED IN THE FUCKING ASS COS KARMA HAS COME TO HAUNT YOUR SADIST ASS AND NOW YOU JEALOUS BABY…BURN
Re: comment – what??? Sorry, but i live in Dubai and my flatmate is Jewish…..? where did you hear that?
Re: deedee – Hahahah and if you did i would get you deported, not before having you in prison for four years. you reject.
I LIVE IN DUBAI… DUBAI IS AMAZING!!
HEY TO PEREZ FROM DUBAI!!!
COME VISIT! YOU CAN STAY AT MY HOUSE AND ILL TAKE YOU PARTYING! SHOW YOU AROUND DUBAI!
BTW I saw you at the IVY in LA!
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What the hell some of these comments are sooooooo narrow minded. I have been living in Dubai for 5 years and its amazing. Better than your shit hole america (land of recession.)
Before you slag off this country get a friggin clue!!
We already have a Perezland; it's just called San Fransisco!!
HEY
DID ANYONE SEE THE YOUTUBE WHEN B. HUSSEIN OBAMA GIVES HILLARY THE FINGER? WHAT IS THAT?
Actually, in a lot of muslim countries the only time there is less segregation(between genders) and more freedom(even with the clothes) is only during vacation spots like theme parks and the ski slopes. Fundamentalists offer up these more "liberal" places so young people won't completely revolt.
ignorant americans, there are more gay people in dubai than america u sex life non existent cuunts, dubai is hot, its one big party, everyone is always wasted and there r loads of hot gays, do u love it! stop embarsiing your selves and do some research before you post ignorant comments, its funny how no one wants to go to texas and america in general, all the celebs want dubai betch
UAB is the new "America". They take our money and build ridiculous structures, and we take their money to entertain their lame asses. The Arab empire is ahead of us. They are taking our money with their oil and terror. They are much more committed and organized than us. Our freedom has allowed less organization, therefore, causing internal conflict within our own nation. We (not me, but increasingly more Americans) are more worried about gay rights, abortion, and welfare than national security and economics. It's hard to stay on top when you focus on protecting those who CHOSE not to protect themselves. We are allowing ourselves to slowly degrade into another Canada or Mexico. Step up! Gay rights and/or marriage is NOT a national or presidential issue. It's a PERSONAL issue. Don't let PERSONAL issues influence your decision on the future of this nation. We are all one…We are all AMERICANS!
yeah muslim culture u say?? i live in the gulf (6 hours driving to dubai) in qatar! and i have been to dubai they have enough booz and hookers to last a life time. the only banned thing there is being an outed gay… but they are moving there slowly!!!
and regarding the whole comments about dubai being rich well dubai isnt rich its the UAE that is loaded with money actualy dubai has little of not no oil at all abudhabi on the other hand(another state in the UAE) is loaded with oil and gas.. however as maney said average annual salary for an employee in dubai is 2 to 3 times as it is in the states….
yall should come visit u will love it
Can we send all your people there, ie, illegal Mexicans and all the Latinos? They should go there instead of here. We don't have money. They need to go to DUBAI to make money and stop flooding our country. Not only that, but they would FIT in there.
That goes for all the illegal Asians coming here as well from Hong Kong and China. I'd like to send them all to Dubai.
perfect place for perez!!!! Anti- gay there!!! They can cut his fucking head over there.
only if the rides include getting your hands chopped off cos your a homo! bloody disgusting that madonna and elton are performing in this backwards anti gay territory - total sell outs!