France and Saudi Arabia agreed to invest €6 billion ($7 billion) to build a Dragon Ball Z-themed amusement park near Paris, part of a larger project featuring three theme parks near Cergy-Pontoise, about 30 kilometers northwest of the city center [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
The park will be inspired by the popular Japanese manga and anime created by Akira Toriyama [7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 6]. Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya investment group is financing the project, which officials say will create around 22,000 jobs [1, 2, 3, 5, 6].
The idea emerged from a shared enthusiasm for Dragon Ball Z between French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during Macron’s 2025 visit to Saudi Arabia [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]. Macron said, “You know my interest for mangas. You also know my determination to attract investments to France that create jobs and enable the most ambitious projects” [5].
The official signing took place on August 24, 2026, during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s two-day visit to France at the first Saudi-French strategic partnership council meeting [7, 8, 1, 9, 3, 4, 6]. The event followed the Crown Prince’s attendance with Macron at the Esports World Cup closing ceremony in Paris on August 23 [7, 8, 1, 9, 3].
Valerie Pecresse, head of the Ile-de-France region, described the project as being “on the scale of Disneyland” and awaited the official memorandum of understanding signature [7]. The regional government has been developing the plan for about 18 months [7, 8, 9].
Sources differ on the exact site of the Dragon Ball park, with some naming Courdimanche and others Cergy-Pontoise, both locations near Paris [7, 8, 1, 9, 3, 4, 6]. The trio of parks will be located northwest of Paris.
No construction timeline or opening date has yet been announced. Officials expect the build to take several years [1, 2, 3, 5, 6].
