Here are two videos of Entertainment City taken in the 80s which I hadn’t seen before. The first video on top was shot in 1984 during the visit of the late Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah to the park, while the one below is from 1986 and looks like it was filmed during the National holiday.
Also since we are on the subject of Entertainment City, awhile back I read an interesting story on @abdulraoufq8’s Instagram. When Entertainment City was closed down and abandoned, people used to sneak into it and one time a group of kids snuck into the park and went to the Lightning roller coaster ride. One of the kids ended up sitting on the ride and then fastened the seatbelt and it got locked in and he couldn’t unlock it. Scared, the kids called 112 for help and the authorities ended up coming and freeing the kid from the seatbelt.
According to @abdulraoufq8, the ride was eventually sold to a neighboring country. For more interesting tidbits on Entertainment City, check out the highlights on @abdulraoufq8.
4 replies on “Entertainment City in the 80s”
it feels odd to think of entertainment city as part of kuwait’s history now.
Mark, you should post the picture of how Entertainment City was inspired by Disneyland. I will share them with you on Twitter now
Aaaaaa, Mark, thank you, thank you, thank youuuu!
Never seen the kids boat ride and the inside one with all the lights.
Btw, I’m hopelessly searching for the Hala feb-2004 videos, so if anyone knows where to find them, please send me a link)
That was the best place ever