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*<\/p>\n ‘Beast Land’ based on YouTuber’s endurance challenge videos MrBeast reached 100 billion views on platform this month<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Theme park launch is part of Saudi Arabia’s reinvention drive<\/p>\n By Timour Azhari and Mohammed Benmansour<\/p>\n RIYADH, – Cristiano Ronaldo. Naomi Campbell. Sofia Vergara.<\/p>\n And the latest celebrity brought to Saudi Arabia in the kingdom’s push to become a global entertainment destination: MrBeast, the most popular YouTuber on the planet.<\/p>\n The online sensation hit 100 billion views this month and is in Riyadh to launch Beast Land, a theme park modelled on his videos that put people through elaborate endurance challenges to win large cash prizes.<\/p>\n “It’s probably one of the best days of my life,” the 27-year-old, whose real name is James Donaldson, told Reuters ahead of the launch on Thursday, in one of at least nine interviews conducted as part of his Saudi PR blitz.<\/p>\n “One of the top requests I get is: I want to be in a MrBeast video… So now creating that in real life where you guys can come visit it and experience what it is like,” he said.<\/p>\n CHANGING TIMES IN ONCE ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE KINGDOM<\/p>\n Over the past decade, once ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has rapidly developed entertainment options as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 to diversify the country away from oil and transform society.<\/p>\n Young Saudis grew up with few avenues for fun, with cinemas and concerts effectively banned. Outsiders saw the kingdom as stuck in time. Both perceptions have shifted.<\/p>\n The Saudi capital is now the scene of Riyadh Season, running almost half the year with near-daily events from boxing and slap contests to house music parties and sports competitions.<\/p>\n Lit up in neon-blue, Beast Land combines theme park attractions like rollercoasters with Donaldson’s American Gladiator-style challenges, such as a game where the last player to slap a button when it lights up falls to cushioned doom.<\/p>\n Donaldson says 70% of his fans are outside the U.S. and Saudi Arabia was also a natural choice due to easily accessible studio space to film his latest season of videos.<\/p>\n “I’d say give it a try, it’s much more developed than you’d think,” he said.<\/p>\n The kingdom has been known to attract international talent with massive compensation: Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr is estimated to be worth more than $200 million.<\/p>\n MrBeast has at times stirred controversy, with Mexico in May filing suit against a firm they say worked with him after he produced a video at the nation’s ancient Maya pyramids.<\/p>\n This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hindustantimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" * World’s top YouTuber MrBeast launches Saudi theme park ‘Beast Land’ based on YouTuber’s endurance challenge videos MrBeast reached 100 billion views on platform this month * Theme park launch is part of Saudi Arabia’s reinvention drive By Timour Azhari and Mohammed Benmansour RIYADH, – Cristiano Ronaldo. 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