Marvel heroes, Iron Man and Black Widow pose at the IMG Worlds of Adventure press conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Dubai will soon have a one-stop destination for families whose tastes run from Spider-Man to velociraptors to the Powerpuff Girls. Local developer Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group said Sunday that a new 1.5 million square-foot (139,355 square meter) indoor amusement park it is building on the city's desert outskirts will open on August 15. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Dubai will soon have a one-stop destination for families whose tastes run from Spider-Man to velociraptors to the Powerpuff Girls.
Local developer Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group said Sunday its new 1.5 million square-foot (139,355 square meter) indoor amusement park on the city's desert outskirts will open on August 15.
The $1 billion IMG Worlds of Adventure park includes one section centered on Marvel Comics and another branded by Cartoon Network. Another zone is dedicated to dinosaurs and features a roller coaster to whisk thrill-seekers outside and back into the air-conditioned complex.
Dubai is increasingly looking to amusement parks to cement its standing as a tourist haven. Another company is building a massive complex elsewhere in the 2020 World Expo host city that will include Legoland and Six Flags parks.
The final steps of construction work are seen at the IMG Worlds of Adventure complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Dubai will soon have a one-stop destination for families whose tastes run from Spider-Man to velociraptors to the Powerpuff Girls. Local developer Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group said Sunday that a new 1.5 million square-foot (139,355 square meter) indoor amusement park it is building on the city's desert outskirts will open on August 15. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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Cartoon Network characters pose at the IMG Worlds of Adventure press conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Dubai will soon have a one-stop destination for families whose tastes run from Spider-Man to velociraptors to the Powerpuff Girls. Local developer Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group said Sunday that a new 1.5 million square-foot (139,355 square meter) indoor amusement park it is building on the city's desert outskirts will open on August 15. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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Lennard Otto, Chief Executive Officer of IMG Worlds of Adventure at the IMG Worlds of Adventure press conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 24, 2016. Dubai will soon have a one-stop destination for families whose tastes run from Spider-Man to velociraptors to the Powerpuff Girls. Local developer Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group said Sunday that a new 1.5 million square-foot (139,355 square meter) indoor amusement park it is building on the city's desert outskirts will open on August 15. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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In this undated photo made available Sunday, April 24, 2016 by the IMG Worlds of Adventure during their today press conference, the complex is seen with city background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai will soon have a one-stop destination for families whose tastes run from Spider-Man to velociraptors to the Powerpuff Girls. Local developer Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group said Sunday that a new 1.5 million square-foot (139,355 square meter) indoor amusement park it is building on the city's desert outskirts will open on August 15. (IMG Worlds of Adventure via AP)
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