The Middle East’s largest FEC operating company Al Hokair Holdings has established the group’s European headquarters in Madrid, the capital of Spain, under the management of Eduardo Agudo. The offshoot is a separate company named Amusement Yards SL, 95 per cent owned by the Saudi group. The group’s European headquarter plans to build 20 FECs in Spain and Portugal. Al Hokair started the European project in 2018, it opened one Extreme Park location in Puerto Venezia in 2019, one of the top five shopping malls in Spain at Zaragoza. And now the company is about to open its second location, to be named Neoon, at the UBBO shopping mall in Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. The Zaragoza location is principally a trampoline venue, with a ninja circuit, 360 VR attraction and a variety of skill games, including air hockeys and football tables.

The Neoon venue opens in early July and will be dominated by a tag arena interactive playground developed by iPlayCo of Canada. It consists of a number of challenges for adults and children, with the ability to score points as they complete the obstacle circuit. The location also has a 400 sq. m. children’s playground; a QubicaAMF six-lane bowling venue, two escape rooms, a VR room and a range of skill games, football tables, basketball, air hockey, kiddie rides, but no redemption as it is not legal in Portugal. (2020/07/01)