Each construction would have a maximum height of 224 meters and a maximum circumference of 622 meters, depending on the location and planning permissions, and each sphere will reproduce the Moon as faithfully as possible, reports Zumtrip.
Canadian entrepreneur Michael R. Henderson, co-founder of Moon World Resorts, told zumtrip.com that the design was chosen because the Moon is a “recognizable symbol.”
“Seven and a half billion people know her, everybody loves her,” he says.
According to Henderson, each Moon World Resort will be “a very luxurious and contemporary, fully integrated resort with a lot of amenities,” such as a convention center, restaurants, spas, each with a lunar theme.
Renderings envision spaceship-style interiors and themed entertainment — including what Henderson predicts will be the highlight of the attraction, an experience that replicates what it’s like to walk on the moon.
“We’re going to give you the opportunity, in your lifetime, to walk on what you’ll think is the lunar surface,” Henderson says.
Moon World Resorts has been working on the project for two decades, a time frame that Henderson, who previously founded a medical services company, suggests matches the slower pace associated with space tourism in general.
The project comes with “tremendous technical challenges,” Henderson explains, but he and co-founder Sandra G. Matthews are working with independent engineers and architects to turn the concept into reality.
“Basically, we have a lot of groups from all over the world that we pull in as we need. But obviously, once the project actually starts to build, then they will be located in a certain region,” he says.
The investment in a single resort is 5 billion dollars
The long-term goal is to build four Moon resorts, one in North America, one in Europe, one in the Middle East and North Africa, and one in Asia.
The UAE, particularly Dubai, has been named by the company as the “frontrunner” to open the first Moon World resort. Henderson says this is because the UAE is “very popular with tourists” and hosts “a lot of infrastructure projects”.
However, Henderson also suggests that there are “other options emerging”, declining to share more information for now.
According to Henderson, signing up to ride the resort’s “moon surface” will cost guests $500.
He believes that the first Moon World Resort could open in 2027, after an investment of 5 billion dollars.
