About Inside King Salman Park

Inside King Salman Park is an independent publication about the park that is being built on Riyadh's old airport. We are not the King Salman Park Foundation, we are not paid by it, and we do not speak for it. We are warm toward the project because it is a remarkable thing to follow, and we try to be clear about what is confirmed and what is not.

Why we exist

King Salman Park is one of the biggest urban parks ever planned, and the information around it is scattered. Figures differ from page to page, old articles circulate as if they were new, and travel sites quote opening hours that nobody has announced. We collect the facts in one place, with dates and sources, so that visitors, journalists, investors and the people building the park can find the same answer.

How we work

• Every claim has a source. Foundation pages, the Royal Commission, the Saudi Press Agency, company announcements, trade press such as MEED and ArchDaily, and reference sites. We prefer newer dates and primary sources over older and secondary ones.
• Every status has an "as of" date. As of 12 November 2026 the park is preparing a phased soft opening and no asset is open. No opening date has been announced.
• When figures differ, we show them all. For the area, the cost, the height of the Museum of World Cultures or the water capacity, we say what each source measures and when, instead of picking one quietly. We never call a source wrong when it is measuring something different.
• Promotional claims are attributed. "World's largest urban park" is how the project is billed, so we say who says it.
• We do not invent. If there is no source for an opening date, an opening hour, a price, an operator or a capacity, we say it is not confirmed.
• Maps and artist impressions are labelled. Our own graphics are marked as such, and any artist's impression is marked as an impression.

Where the research comes from

Our research is built from published material: official pages, press releases, trade and news reports, academic and professional papers, and company portfolios. Some trade articles are paywalled, and where we could only read a summary we say that we did. Each page lists its sources, and our methodology page explains how we rank them.

Corrections policy

If we get something wrong, we fix it and say so. Each correction is logged with its date in our change log. If you spot an error, or you represent the Foundation, a designer, a contractor or a partner and have an update, write to press@insidekingsalmanpark.com with the page, the correction and a source if you have one. We aim to reply within a few working days, and we will not change a figure without a source we can point to.

Independence

We accept advertising and sponsorship, and we keep it separate from editorial content: advertisers cannot buy coverage, change a figure or remove a correction. Placements are always labelled. Details are on our advertise page.

Languages

The site is written in English and Arabic. The Arabic uses the names that Saudi sources use, such as حديقة الملك سلمان, المجمع الملكي للفنون and مركز الزوار, and is written for Saudi readers rather than translated word for word.