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Thrilling ride to ring in new year in Riyadh

Summary by Semafor
As Saudis ring in the New Year, some are doing it at 250 km/h. The first Six Flags theme park outside North America opens today in Riyadh’s Qiddiya, the long-promised “city of play,” led by Falcon’s Flight — a roller coaster marketed as the world’s tallest, longest, and fastest (outstripping the 240 km/h Formula Rossa at Abu Dhabi’s Ferrari World), whose descent mirrors a falcon diving on prey. With most theme parks in the kingdom either seasona…

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Semafor broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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