Valo Motion, a pioneer in combining interactive technology with physical activities, is celebrating the opening of Total Ninja Interactive Dubai, an indoor entertainment venue offering high-energy challenges, physical action, and interactivity.
The venue’s centrepiece is a range of 12 mixed-reality attractions from Valo Motion. Visitors can enjoy two ValoArena, eight ValoJump, and two ValoClimb units.
Distinctive digitally driven offering
Total Ninja Interactive Dubai spans 1,400 square metres (approximately 15,000Â square feet) on the first floor of the Joud Boulevard Shopping Mall in Motor City, Green Community. The mall primarily serves local families and provides a relaxed and accessible environment to spend time together.
The venue presents a new offering to the UAE market. While the Total Ninja brand initially concentrated on traditional, analogue park formats, Dubai’s newly reimagined version of the Total Ninja concept signifies a move into digitally powered active indoor entertainment.
With activities like Wipeout, Battle Ball, and Dodge Attack, guests can bounce, climb, and test their Ninja skills, and interactive attractions powered by Valo Motion differentiate the venue.
David Harbour, venue manager at Total Ninja Interactive Dubai, says: “Partnering with Valo Motion has helped us bring a whole new layer of energy to Total Ninja Interactive.
“ValoArena, ValoJump, and ValoClimb let our guests move, play, and challenge themselves in ways they haven’t seen before. The feedback from families, teens, and even corporate groups has been fantastic.
“On top of that, working with Valo Motion’s team has been smooth from the start. They understand what it takes to run a successful entertainment venue, and they’ve built tech that just works: easy to run, fun to watch, and even better to play.”
Compact, efficient active entertainment
ValoPark has been designed to offer a compact, active entertainment solution that fits into high-footfall retail locations such as shopping centres. The solution requires minimal staffing and is suitable for spaces with low ceiling heights.
The combination of physical games with interactive mixed-reality technologies enables operators to provide an unforgettable, distinctive experience, without requiring headsets, complex setups, or technical expertise.
Total Ninja Interactive Dubai expands on this idea. As the first ValoPark-inspired project outside Finland, the venue exemplifies the versatility of this approach. It adopts the core principles behind ValoPark’s compact, high-throughput, and efficient active entertainment and applies them to a bigger indoor adventure park concept.
Dr. Raine Kajastila, CEO and founder of Valo Motion, says: “Total Ninja Interactive Dubai shows how flexible our attractions can be. The park builds on the core of what ValoPark is all about: bringing active, digital entertainment into accessible, social spaces inside shopping malls. It is a proof that operators can create engaging venues without needing spaces with high ceiling height.
“We’re excited to see families here moving, laughing, and making memories.”
To complement its attractions, Total Ninja Interactive Dubai offers a wide range of activities, from fitness challenges to school trips and team-building events. Additionally, the venue boasts four party rooms. Visitors can also enjoy exclusive Ninja merchandise, an on-site café, free Wi-Fi, and lockers.
Total Ninja Interactive Dubai is now open and a second venue is under development in South Africa, evidencing the international demand for ValoPark as an active indoor entertainment solution.
Earlier this month, Valo Motion, announced the launch of a four-part blog series, titled The Birthday Profit Formula, which aims to help operators maximise income from children’s parties while optimising their setup.
