Suzzane Mubarak Family Park

Operational management and strategic direction of the new Suzanne Mubarak Family Park in Cairo is to be handled by the ProFun Management Group which is a California-based company that has formed a local operation, ProFun Egypt Ltd, to work with the Heliopolis Association to open and manage the new park. The park takes its name from Egypt’s First Lady and is currently in the pre-opening phase and is located in “new Cairo” where it will be surrounded by a massive new residential and business community. The Park is located 20 minutes north of Cairo International Airport. It is described as the first attraction of its kind to fully combine museum-quality educational experiences with family entertainment in a 28-hectare “theme park garden setting” As well as rides and live shows, other attractions at the Suzanne Mubarak Family Park will include Egypt’s largest open air aviary and a spacious state-of-the-art 3D Theatre, plus a variety of casual, themed and fine dining experiences. The park is due to open in mid-2010 and will be used year around. “The new park, or edutainment centre as it is currently referred to, is being overseen by Her Excellency Suzanne Mubarak and she is very active in all phases of the project activities,” reveals ProFun president and CEO, David H Schmitt. The Heliopolis Association of Egypt chose ProFun after a worldwide search for a management and operations group for this very high profile project. The group’s other current projects include the upcoming Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. Experienced attractions industry executive Mike Patrick will serve as ProFun Egypt’s executive project director and manage the park’s on-site day-to-day pre-opening tasks as well as staffing and operations requirements. Patrick’s background includes executive and operating experience with Busch Entertainment and the Orlando Science Center, as well as running his own leisure management consulting group working on projects worldwide.