Warner is a relative newcomer to the theme park industry. This led to the theme park partnership but casting that spell involved more than just money. It fuelled Looney Tunes games and the 2009 fantasy film Shorts, starring James Spader. His mission began 11 years ago when state-owned Abu Dhabi Media launched a $1 billion fund with Warner for movie and video game development. His affinity for the caped crusader is one of the reasons that he made a beeline for Batman’s owner Warner. He gets all the gadgets.and he fights crime for the best of the community.” “During the day he is a businessman who is making billions and billions of dollars, and he uses that money to strengthen his body and his soul. With assets of $10 billion and more than 75 million square meters of development land it is an economic powerhouse so it’s perhaps no coincidence that Al Mubarak’s favorite superhero is also a titan of industry.Īs he explained to local newspaper The National, Batman is his superhero of choice because his alter ego Bruce Wayne uses his vast fortune as a force for good. In addition to being the head of Miral, which specializes in building visitor attractions, Al Mubarak is also chairman of Aldar Properties, the leading real estate developer in Abu Dhabi. They are some of the best movies I have ever watched.” “I watched the cartoons growing up, read the comics growing up, still read the comics today and still watch the movies. movies and their Intellectual Property (IP) whether it is DC, Looney Tunes or Hanna-Barbera,” he told us in an interview. The Prince Charming behind it is Al Mubarak, a graduate of Boston’s Northeastern University and a self-confessed comics and cartoon fanatic. It is throwing its weight behind theme parks and has covered the $1 billion cost of building Warner Bros. In a bid to compensate for its depleting oil reserves Abu Dhabi’s government is diversifying its revenue and banking on boosting tourism.
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