Boulevard World — Attraction in Municipality of Al Shamal

This is a must visit place when you are in the capital city. A lot of effort has been put into creating this place, which makes the experience much more enjoyable. A lot of walking is involved which can be substituted by renting golf carts/electric scooters. To fully enjoy this place you must spend at least 4 hours. This is a detailed review to help you better plan your experience.

Tickets MUST be purchased online through the WeBook app. Tickets are priced evenly for children and adults. The weekend entry only ticket cost SAR 59/person while the weekday entry ticket is priced at SAR 29/person. Tickets including rides/experiences are priced differently and can be seen on the app. The tickets are scanned on your phone at the entry point so keep your phone charged and ready.

Parking is accessible from Al Imam Saud Bin Faisal street. The parking is very well staffed and there are plenty of ushers to guide you. There is no entry ticket, and a flat fee of SAR 10/vehicle is charged at exit point.

The place is designed on a circular path. From the entrance you can make a left and start at the globe and walk through Egypt pavilion onwards and complete the circle, or you can take a right and start from Indian pavilion and walk through the entire boulevard world. The paths are clearly marked.

A full circle of the exhibition will cover a distance of a little over 2 miles/3.5 KM and take almost 3 hours including time for rest and snacks, but not including any rides/exhibitions. Ideally start around 6 PM when the weather is pleasant, however the place got extremely crowded after sunset.

For those who would not like to walk, there is a facility at the entrance gate from where you can rent a Golf Cart for family, Electric Scooter for 2 adults max, as well as Strollers/push chairs for children.

Each country pavilion includes models of their famous sites, local cuisine restaurants/snack shops, and a full market place for local/traditional items. The prices are slightly higher which is normal for an exhibition like this. Each pavilion also has a local cultural exhibition including traditional music and dance performances that are free. These performances also start around 6:30 PM and continue at regular intervals.

⁠There are a lot of rides/experiences apart from the country pavilions. These include the Dolphin Show, Arcade Gaming Arena, Combat Zone, Amazon Experience, and a Theme Park. It is recommended to look at the reviews of these experiences before buying tickets.

The Cable Car ride does not offer value for money. You spend 14 minutes in the cable car, out of which 12 minutes are over a parking lot. The view is not the best either, while they do not let you exit at the Boulevard City. Not great value for money/time or an enjoyable experience.

Staff at the Boulevard world as well as at the country pavilions are very helpful and well mannered. This makes the experience much better.

Power banks are available for rent across the entire arena through automated machines. Also all vendors accept payments through...

Absolutely loved this experience! And here’s my summary of each zone:

France was nice, loved how spot on the Eiffel tower was and the cafes there were good. It’s super small though and if you go during a weekend or holiday it will be too hard to get around. UK was practically empty, there was almost nothing there besides the ferries wheel and fish and chips which I do not recommend. US was so stereotypical so I was not disappointed, if you’re a picky eater you will have familiar places there to eat. Asia was literally just Thailand… but the food was nice! India was fun! Loved the food although not so authentic and I liked the bazaar area as well as the indian shows. Egypt was my favorite, the pyramids were nice to see and the vibe there is quite nice. You feel like you’re really in a different world. Greece was basically just Mykonos but I loved the show. Italy was okay but it had Dominos pizza and that’s so criminal, it should be in the US. Enjoyed the haunted hotel though. Morocco was nice too but mostly in the lounges area. Bazaar was so annoying and sellers are so clingy they will literally never take no for an answer even when you tell them that you don’t want to buy so I literally sprinted outta there. Levantine was just a bazaar, they had a show but I couldn’t even see because of the crowd and since I’m a short queen the taller crowd blocked my view so I just recorded the show while raising my phone and that’s how I watched it lol, AND it was placed in such a small area. Plus, I don’t understand why Iranian products were selling there… the vibe was just not right tbh… China was super nice! Really big and same with Egypt you really feel like you’re in a different world so I loved it! Boba shop was not too nice though and it’s not even Chinese but ok…

Prices of entrance are cheap during the weekdays and weekends, however, black market sellers are so annoying because they will literally buy all the tickets and sell them to you for more than double the price, so if you know you’re going beforehand, check the website the week before to buy tickets. Slots are opened weekly I believe every Saturday or Sunday.

Prices of food there are okay i guess, in Asia, Greece and China they were a bit too expensive though. But I was expecting these prices from this place anyway. So if you take my approach and try little things from every zone, expect to spend 200SAR to 300SAR on just food.

Overall, it is not really authentic representation of the countries and cultures but I liked the idea and I believe it will be heading to a better directions with the next seasons. DO NOT go there on a holiday or weekends because you will most likely hate it. And expect to spend the whole day there:) I really recommend going if you would like to experience something...

Greatest fun for the family, cannot miss it. It is very important to know 3 things: even though tickets on Thursdays and Fridays are for 150SR which is 50 SR higher than weekday ticket prices, definitely it would not be as crowded, which is a great trade off. Also, the tickets for Blvrd World can give you entry to Blvrd City for which you may plan your visit, Never forget where to park. It is just an idea to go to City first, take the cable car into World, come back to explore City, as World closes at 11 pm and City closes around 2-3 am. What is more is that if you wish to enter Anime Town (almost all showrooms and activities in Japan require a ticket) then buy their tickets for about 150SR which they would then give you entry into World.

I suggest taking a picture of the parking spot number to avoiding forgetting where the car is parked.

Entry was fairly easy and staff at gates were friendly as they were going through light inspection procedures. You could start exploring either in China or France. Right versus left.

Every single area is full of amazing features from food, entertainment, live performances, and views. Not to forget the generous staff with their helpfulness and lovely attitude. MANY places may require seperate entry fee. One thing I noticed aside from the adventures is the spotless clean grounds.

There is an area dedicated to team wars. One of which looks like a prison which occasionally blows fire into air and sounds an ominous alarm. And next to it there is a Medieval area which exibits a medieval arsnal shop and strength test stations. Zaza Juice is a shold try at Morocco. The amusement park section is wonderful except for few which had maintenance during our visit.

At Area 15 there is another indoor amusement park whose entry is free and is a replica of LA's, but we were not able to enter as World closes at 11.

At Mexico you should try rise and fall ride for a crazy adventure. In USA area there is a horror lab.

Around 9 fireworks which I believe can be seen from everywhere in World. We watched them from Japan area nearby food stands and that was marvelous.

We entered World at 6pm and we could finish exploring the whole place. I do not even think we could have had we entered at opening which is at 3pm. I feel World needs 2 days (and an open budget with a lot of money) to really say I have explored the place.

My only criticism is the very high entry fees in every corner you turn, that makes the place require a dedicated budget which may not be possible for many people who wish to visit and have a great...