Al Ahli Group’s Theme Park in Dubai to Feature Nickelodeon Properties

NEW YORK/DUBAI, May 3: United Arab Emirates-based Al Ahli
Group (AAG) has reached a long-term agreement with Nickelodeon to feature the
kids’ brand and its hit properties in its new theme park in Dubai, which will
open in 2011.

Several Nickelodeon brands will become part of the theme
park, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Diego and Blue’s
Clues, among others. Nickelodeon joins the Hollywood studio and animated
publishing giant Marvel Entertainment in adding its properties to the new AAG
park. The family-oriented theme park will open in 2011 with a direct investment
of over $1 billion.

“We are very excited to partner with the Al Ahli Group to
bring the Nickelodeon brand and our hit properties to one of the fastest
growing travel destinations in the world,” said Sarah Kirshbaum Levy, the
executive VP of Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. “This is an
exciting milestone in Nickelodeon’s global expansion.”