Ghana’s $300 million Bright International Freezones Amusement Park, popularly known as Bright Park, is expected to be completed and officially commissioned by the end of 2028, with the ambitious development at Shai Hills designed to become one of Africa’s biggest entertainment and leisure destinations.
An update on the ongoing project indicates that construction is progressing, although the facility is not yet complete. Visitors currently have free access to the park, according to the project update.
The development is planned as a major tourism and hospitality complex, combining entertainment facilities with luxury accommodation, conference infrastructure and residential properties.
Among its proposed attractions is a five-star leisure resort hotel with 160 rooms and 20 independent presidential villas. The project will also feature a 5,000-capacity international conference and exhibition centre, alongside a 160,000-square-metre water park.
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Other components include 500 high-end golf villas, an artificial beach, waterfront restaurants and sightseeing yachts, creating a mixed-use destination aimed at leisure visitors, holidaymakers and business travellers.
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to officially commission the project when it is completed by the end of 2028.
The inclusion of hospitality and residential facilities is expected to broaden the park’s appeal beyond Ghana, attracting visitors from across West Africa and strengthening the country’s position as a destination for recreation, conferences and business tourism.
If completed as planned, Bright Park would rank among the largest amusement park developments in Africa. The project update describes it as the continent’s second-largest amusement park, behind a proposed development in Egypt’s Matrouh Governorate, which is reported to cover 5,080 acres at an estimated cost of $3.3 billion.
Bright Park represents a significant private-sector investment in Ghana’s tourism and entertainment infrastructure, with the potential to create new opportunities in hospitality, leisure services and related businesses.
However, its planned opening will depend on the timely completion of the various components of the project.
