Oryx Holdings, a Qatar-based diversified group, and Six Flags, one of the largest theme park operators in the world, have signed an agreement to develop a Six Flags branded location within Qatar Entertainment City (QEC), a mixed-use development in Lusail, Qatar, by mid-year 2012. Under the agreement, Six Flags will provide concept development and planning services to Oryx Holdings for the creation of a 50,000 square metre Six Flags branded location within QEC. Once this initial phase is finalised, Six Flags and Oryx Holdings will collaborate on the detailed design, development, construction and management of the branded location.