Landmark Leisure, the entertainment division of Landmark Group, is all set to expand its presence in the region with the planned opening of 7 new Fun City centres across the region in H1 of 2013. This is in addition to the recent opening of spacious Fun City centres in Safeer Mall Sohar-Oman, Safeer Mall Ajman and Safeer Mall RAK, adding 52,578 sq. feet of retail space and featuring all the leading Fun City attractions.

The new Fun City centres that are planned for opening in H1 2013 are in partnership with some of the leading realty groups in the region, including Safeer Group, Al Hamra Group and Aswaq Management.

Four of these new centres will be based in the UAE and will be located at Century Mall in Mamzar, Safeer Mall in Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi Mall & City Mall Madinat Zayed City in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. In addition to these, Bahrain and Kuwait will also have new centres at Riffa and Muharraq and Salam Mall respectively while Qatar will see the launch of a new brand at Ezdan Mall in Doha.

Landmark Leisure will unveil its new brand ‘Fun Ville’ in the first quarter of 2013. Fun Ville centres are specially designed to fit within an area of 4000-15000 sq feet. Fun Ville has been created keeping in mind the relationship with the community. Fun Ville will have all activities, games and attractions that resonate with the interests of the whole community. The preferences of younger children and the safety and hygiene standards for them will be clearly reflected in Fun Ville’s product offering.

The major attractions at Fun Ville will include the Fun ’n Learn play areas that are designed for younger children from 0 to 6 years engaging in activities such as arts & crafts, singing, dancing, colouring, and pretend play. It will also be equipped with ‘Play Zone’ to enable children to unleash their antics in a safe and fun environment. Modern soft-play areas will also be made available for the restless little ones to jump, hop, run, climb and slide. In addition, the latest, advanced video games, redemption games, and novelty games for younger children and popular Kiddie rides that enjoy a huge fan following, even at Fun City, will also be included at Fun Ville. The first Fun Ville centre in UAE is scheduled to open doors to its visitors in November this year at the newly developed Al Hamra Mall extension in RAK.

Commenting on the company’s expansion, Mr. Silvio Liedtke, Chief Operating Officer, Landmark Leisure said, “These are exciting times for us at Landmark Leisure as we are expanding rapidly. Not only will Fun City- the children’s all-time favorite- be more accessible at newer locations, but our little visitors will also be spoilt for choice with the launch of FunVille.

All our brands at Landmark Leisure have been developed keeping in mind our consumer’s need and safety. Fun City has been the strongest brand in the category and we are extremely proud to be able to create different, customized offerings that cater to our diverse consumers with different requirements”, he added.

Emirate:  Dubai

Date: Feb 13, 2013