Holidays in the United Arab Emirates are comfortable beaches, warm waters of the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean. But besides them, the country has a lot of entertainment – themed tours, parks, aquariums and water parks. Most of it is concentrated in the unofficial entertainment capital. Attractions in Dubai will help diversify your beach holiday, cheer up adults and young tourists.
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Features of parks and attractions in Dubai
Recently, the UAE has been trying to diversify the tourism sector. For this, new parks, entertainment, attractions are being built. Dubai has become the leading place where this infrastructure is most developed. Here you can go on thematic excursions, engage in active or educational recreation. You can spend a lot of time visiting such places. Therefore, before buying tickets or ordering an excursion, you need to study the features of each.
What attractions does Dubai offer:
- Theme parks. They are dedicated to a specific brand or event. Examples are Ferrari Park, Legoland.
- Places for family holidays. There are slides, carousels, interactive entertainment.
- Zoos and botanical parks. In addition to excursions, they offer contact with animals, take part in the cultivation of plants.
Tickets for these places of entertainment can be ordered in advance from the tour operator or agency. The latter work on the territory of hotels and hotel complexes. An alternative is to buy tickets online on the official website of a particular park or entertainment complex.
Theme parks and entertainment
It is recommended to plan at least 1 day for each attraction or attraction in Dubai. During this time, you can see all the options offered, have a good rest. Often, in addition to the entry price, there may be an additional fee for visiting a particular carousel or thematic place. Prices are available in advance. You need to know the opinions of tourists and visitors. Sometimes the description does not match the actual state or program.
Legoland, Legoland
Designed by LEGO Corporation and located in Dubai Park Parks and resorts. Here they prefer to relax with children aged 6-12 years. There are no extreme attractions here, as in other places in Dubai. More attention to the gameplay, the collection of Lego constructors. Some places are completely composed of these blocks. Features – interactive games, the creation of sculptures and compositions from Lego constructors.
LegoLand themed areas:
- factory. This is a mini-workshop for creating designer parts. Visitors can see how the details are made, partly take part in the process. Every 30 minutes there is a large tour of the workshop. After the end, each participant receives a souvenir with a unique pattern.
- lego city. Built entirely from lego parts, the city has buildings, pedestrian and car roads. Children like to visit the police and fire station. The disadvantage is the price. You have to pay 100 dirhams to visit.
- Imagination. This is the only place with Lego rides in Dubai. They are also created from constructor elements. Additionally, young visitors can make a unique toy or composition themselves. The located cinema in 4-D shows short entertaining films every hour.
- Miniland. Rest area after intense rides in Dubai. Located in the center of the park, from here you can quickly get to anywhere. Benches and gazebos have been installed, there is literature on working with designers.
In addition to these areas, there are other entertainment places in the Dubai theme park. They are designed for active recreation of children. Parents can be bored, which is often written in reviews. They also indicate that the prices for visiting certain places are too high.
Motiongate Dubai
This is an amusement theme park located in the urban area of Dubai Park and Resorts. It will appeal to fans of extreme rides. In Dubai, this place is open to children from the age of 6 years. You can go with younger tourists, but many entertainment areas will not let them in due to age restrictions and growth. The latter is for safety.
Things to do at Motiongate Dubai:
- There are 30 rides, but only 5 of them are extreme.
- It is recommended to visit the “roller coaster” Infinity Coaster and Mack Rides.
- There are three carousels with different programs.
- Artists and animators work at the playgrounds and entertainment areas.
- You can watch a movie in one of the 4 cinemas. But they are shown only in English with Arabic subtitles.
Young tourists will be interested in visiting areas dedicated to film studios and specific films and cartoons. There are “branches” of film studios DreamWorks, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures. Animators in costumes of cartoon characters How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Madagascar play with children, there are attractions dedicated to these tapes. In Dubai, this place is popular with tourists aged 6-14.
IMG Worlds of Adventure
To work even in summer, when the air temperature in the UAE rises sharply, this amusement park in Dubai is made under the roof. Playgrounds are located under it, there are active and relatively calm entertainments. It is suitable for children, adults. Lovers of comics and feature films like to relax here. The reason is that there are several thematic zones about leading film studios and franchises.
What you can see in IMG Worlds of Adventure, entertainment areas:
- Marvel. The popular Avengers Battle of Ultron program is entirely dedicated to the Avengers movie series. Visitors can fight superhero enemies, learn more about the Hulk character in Hulk Epsilon Base 3D. Fans of the Spider-Man movies should check out Spider-Man Doc Ock’s Revenge.
- cartoon network. Designed for the smallest visitors. The cartoon characters of this television channel are presented. There is a carousel where you can ride with the cartoon characters Powerpuff Girls, there is a monorail with Finn and Jake, Adventure Time.
- Lost Valley. The only dinosaur park in the emirate. The peculiarity is that the fastest rollercoaster in the country was built here. The Velociraptor is an extreme attraction in Dubai that children aged 8 years and over are allowed to enter. Many interactive toys, growth models of dinosaurs have been installed.
Prices for entrance tickets – from 285 dirhams. For children, the passage will be cheaper – from 255 dirhams. They can be ordered on the official website, or from the agency. You cannot bring food and drinks with you. The exception is water in simple plastic bottles. According to reviews, there are many cafes and restaurants here. Food prices are average, the cuisine is traditional Arabic and European. Lots of oriental sweets.
Ferrari Park
It is not located in Dubai, but near the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi. But the Ferrari Corporation Park is worth a visit because of its size, rides and entertainment. It is located on the artificial island of Yas Yas Island, and covers a large area. It will appeal to motorists and fans of high-speed racing. You can also visit local entertainment – downhill, slides.
Description of the Ferrari park Park in Abu Dhabi:
- Large glass tunnel. An insert works in it, you can become a participant in a virtual high-speed race.
- “Roller coaster”. There are no high rises on them, but the speed of passing trailers is very high. In some places they turn and pass very close to the ground.
- G – Force. This is a very specific attraction; it has no analogues in Dubai. The guests of the complex are put into a sealed capsule and “shot” upwards at high speed. Suitable for lovers of extreme sensations and adrenaline.
The main disadvantage of the Ferrari fleet is the high cost of tickets. You need to pay from 300 dirhams for entrance, prices for each attraction are indicated separately. But in addition to entertainment, there is a museum of cars and vehicles, a lot of interesting materials. Each child can study the race map.