Sometimes people rush into a market and don't realise something else is in the advanced stages of development until they are half way through. Then it is too late. Hossam Shawky is Middle East general manager of Swiss roller-coaster manufacturer Westech. Maybe the market has three or four years growth left in it, then it will be saturated. Jeddah is already saturated, and other markets will catch up.
Margins are very tight because of competition.
The Gulf's small population inevitably restricts development. The latest rides are becoming more and more expensive, and they become obsolete increasingly quickly. They need thousands of users every day to repay investment costs - turnover which is difficult to generate in small markets. It is very difficult to survive. There is no market in Bahrain.