- 2 0 1 3 . ▁Up dates ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁show ▁that ▁$ 5 5 ▁billion ▁has ▁been ▁raised ▁towards ▁the ▁works . ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁Dub ailand ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁It ▁will ▁have ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁include ▁ 4 5 ▁" m ega ▁projects " ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁sub ▁projects . ▁To ▁date , ▁there ▁are ▁currently ▁ 2 2 ▁projects ▁under ▁construction . ▁Dub ailand ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁six ▁zones ▁( world s ): ▁Att ra ctions ▁and ▁Exper ience ▁World , ▁Sports ▁and ▁Out door ▁World , ▁E co - T our ism ▁World , ▁Th emed ▁Le is ure ▁and ▁V ac ation ▁World , ▁Ret ail ▁and ▁Entertainment ▁World , ▁and ▁Dow nt own . ▁It ▁will ▁be ▁twice ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World ▁Res ort , ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁collection ▁of ▁theme ▁par ks ▁in ▁the ▁world ; ▁however , ▁no ▁theme ▁park ▁in ▁Dub ailand ▁will ▁sur pass ▁Disney ' s ▁Animal ▁Kingdom ▁( located ▁at ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World ▁Res ort ) ▁as ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁ ▁theme ▁park . ▁ ▁The ▁Sah ara ▁Kingdom ▁theme ▁park , ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁Att ra ctions ▁& ▁Exper ience ▁World , ▁will ▁cover ▁ ▁and ▁will ▁combine ▁high ▁end ▁virtual ▁and ▁physical ▁theme ▁park ▁r ides , ▁attra ctions ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁g aming ▁zone , ▁I MAX ▁the