A Saudi-financed leisure project centered on the Dragon Ball manga and anime franchise is under discussion for Courdimanche, near Cergy in France's Val-d'Oise region. The story was first reported by Politico in late July 2026 and later confirmed by Le Parisien. According to those reports, the Élysée Palace has spent several months in talks with Qiddiya Investment Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). A memorandum of understanding was reportedly discussed when Qiddiya's CEO met French President Emmanuel Macron at the Choose France summit in June 2026, covering a potential major tourism and entertainment project in France.

The proposed site is the former home of Mirapolis, a French amusement park that opened in 1987 and shut its doors in 1991 after financial troubles and weak attendance, despite its ambitious scale and its landmark Gargantua statue. The plan under discussion goes beyond reviving the old facilities: it envisions an entirely new complex of attractions, hotels and restaurants, with investment reportedly reaching several billion euros. The site sits near the RER A terminus at Cergy-le-Haut, though a development of this scale would also raise transportation and land-use questions.

The concept draws on Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya City development near Riyadh, where Qiddiya is building an official Dragon Ball park in partnership with Toei Animation. That project is planned to span more than 500,000 square meters across seven zones inspired by locations from the manga, such as Kame House, Capsule Corporation and Beerus's planet, with more than 30 attractions including a roller coaster built around a 70-meter-tall Shenron.

There is no confirmation that a French version would match Qiddiya's scale or attraction lineup, and no financing structure, opening date or formal approval has been finalized. The talks nonetheless mark a further extension of Saudi capital into international entertainment and IP-driven leisure ventures, running in parallel with the Kingdom's own domestic buildout of large franchise-based attractions under Vision 2030.

Editor's note: This report concerns ongoing negotiations and feasibility discussions between international parties and investors. No final executive decision or official announcement has been issued by the relevant authorities as of publication.