A list of the DubaiLand developments with entertainment components that have been announced or are under construction so far (to be updated):
1. Legends: Has 3 theme parks.
+Legends of Arabia: Brings together fantasy and fable from days gone by. A magical interpretation of time honoured mythology is combined with themes from modern day to create a technological array of thrills and spills. From 1001 nights to Wadi falls - Legends of Arabia is a place of family fun and exhilirating experiences.
+Legends of Nature: Draws on the forces of our natural world and the wonder of our co-inhabitants of this planet to create a venue of incredible power. Families will enjoy the large biodome park featuring exciting activities and attractions such as the Aquarium, Marine Environment, and Water Park.
+Legends of the World: Inspired by people and places from this planet and beyond. It will awe and inspire through its journeys of extraordinary fact and fantastic fiction. Voyages of exploration will excite and inform with incredible reality and through rides of epic discovery.
2. Falcon City of Wonders Fun City: The project will feature a fun city inspired by the Pharaohs' era. This will be divided into three areas:
+Pharaoh's Theme Park: which will be located by the main entrance and will include the old plaza of Alexandria, the Pyramid of Giza, Cleopatra Oasis, the great Nile and the amazing virtual reality games.
+The Kings Valley: will be the centre of all the fun and games in addition to
+the 'Mirage': the land of fantasy, the shows areas, a stage for interesting light and sound shows, Sindbad and Ali Baba.
3. Aqua Dunya: The region's largest theme park. Headed by former Walt Disney vice president, and Jumeirah International. It includes:
+Aqua Dunya Waterpark: More than 36 wet and dry rides and 3 adventure islands. It has the world's largest cruise ship, the Desert Pearl, berthed at its own DubaiLand oasis. The ship will contain a climate-controlled indoor element of the theme park, and a 330-stateroom luxury hotel.
+Second theme park: To be part of the second stage of development.
4. Universal City: Hollywood-based Universal Studios are to set up a Dh8 billion Universal City Dubailand on a 22 million-square-foot plot. It will blur the line between fact and fiction and be the place where visitors can relive stories once reserved for the silver screen. Scenes from the biggest names in filmmaking history such as ‘Jurassic Park’ and the motion picture ‘King Kong’ amongst many others will be transformed into adventures with the completion of the project, which will contain four zones including Hollywood zone, Metropolis zone, and Adventure zone. Comparable in size to Universal Studios Orlando, it should open by 2010 and is projected to eventually draw up to 5 million visitors a year.
5. Western City: 7 million sqft development designed using state-of-the-art technology combined with historical elements to create a country environment for tourists by including farms, cowboy shows, and sound and light shows.
6. Al Kaheel Park: The most comprehensive equine tourist attraction ever built, will extend over almost 10 million square feet of preserved desert landscape. Destined to be like no other horse centre in the world, Al Kaheel will be the ultimate equine experience. The homeland for the Arabian horse, the park will be the place to get "up close and personal" with horses. Every evening, "Fly Without Wings", a nightly production of light, sound and action, featuring world class equine acts with over 45 performers and over 70 horses, will be held. In addition, the park will boast the world's first interactive and multimedia museum. Daily attractions such as virtual reality rides, stunt shows, horse presentations, hay rides, desert trekking to horse drawn carriage tours will be on offer.
7. Heritage Vision: Located on 380 hectares of tranquil desert in the Nad Al Sheba area. The project's objective is to create an authentic Desert Village Oasis capturing the regional flora and fauna and exhibiting the culture, handicrafts and arts of the region. The story of the regions history will be told through a world renowned theatrical sound and light show set against the backdrop of the desert.
8. Emirates Planetarium: The Planetarium multi-complex will include various attractions that would utilise modern physics and state of the art architecture to offer visitors various attractions including a 'universe dome', an advanced laser projection theatre, and a turbo ride which will give the visitors the chance to be astronauts in space ship simulators and travel in the universe with a mission to land on the moon. Included are: - Science Museum, Solar Exhibition, Future World Exhibition, Telescope - observatory Tower, and other astronomical educational facilities.
9. New Dubai Zoo: The project will include a Core or Open Zoo, which will consist of six major habitats. The zoo will also include a Wildlife Safari Park, a Bedouin Tented Camp, Night Safaris, Biodiversity Museum, Captive Breeding and Conservation Centre, Birds of Prey Show and the Veterinary Centre.
10. Al Emarat Sports World: Some of the main components of Al-Emarat Sports World will include Enclosed Multipurpose Arena for sports games, art gallery, special events and exhibitions, horse beauty show, motorbike and bicycle trails and different sport shows.
The project will also include a Shooting Complex that will host different competitions like skeet competitions and indoor shooting activities. It will also include a facility that will comprise of horse stables and a Riding School Academy as well as a world-class Drag & Motor Complex.
The project will include other sporting facilities like squash, volleyball, basketball, handball, tennis, snooker & billiards, bowling and sports museum.
11. Astrolab Resort: Brought by the designers of Dubai's Wild Wadi and Berlin's Sony Museum, this is the region's first comprehensive environment-based entertainment project that will be devoted to education themes aimed at enhancing the knowledge of visitors. The themes will highlight the Golden Age of Islam and will educate people about leading Muslim scholars and scientists who have made immeasurable contributions to mankind's development over the centuries. Astrolab Resort will provide for technologically advanced games and activities for children and adults. These will be especially adapted and developed to suit the theme of the project as well as to provide a unique experience to players. The promoters promise entertainment experiences such as Virtual Reality Time Travel that will be developed in accordance with the highest standards prevailing in the entertainment industry. The systems that will operate the games would compare with the best in any leading parks around the world.
12. Space Toon Galaxy: AED 3 billion project. Includes:
+Children's only hotel
+Ten Planets will be built, each one with recreation and education centres. The city will hold competitions, entertainment and educational activities, which it will broadcast live on the International Space Toon TV, which is watched by more than 93 million people.
13. City of Arabia: Includes two family attractions:
+Restless Planet: Using five giant glass domes, one of which is an actual temperature-controlled bio-dome, the planet Earth will be portrayed in three eras: the beginning of time, the peak of the dinosaur era, and the extinction of dinosaurs. The domes will feature state of the art, life-size dinosaurs that are electronically controlled. As well as the five domes, visitors can enjoy the experience of a 'future zone,' where they can get a broad idea of the effects of evolution and of changes in the environment.
+Mall of Arabia: The world's largest mall. A simple circular navigation system, striking design features and a superb range of leisure and entertainment facilities will put the mall on the list of must-see Dubai attractions.
14. Global Village: As a world-class tourism destination, the Global Village brings together diverse customs and cultures covering a broad spectrum of activities including music, dances, arts and handicrafts, theatre, costumes and cuisine of different countries. It is also a fair site.
15. Sunny Mountain Skidome: Will provide a real and complete winter experience that touches all senses, providing a wide range of activities for people of all ages. The project consists of a dome – a steel structure – that will include a huge revolving ski slope, going through and around an artificial mountain range – created to emphasize the 'Arctic Experience' effect. It includes a pinguinarium, winter aquaria, snow castle, ice-rink, Arctic animals statues, 4-season aquaria, snowfall, sound and light effects, cold and warm bath spa and other facilities and attractions.
16. Al Barari: Extending over 14.6 million square feet, Al Barari will truly be an oasis. It will feature 16 lush green segments boasting most types of flora from all corners. It will have themes that will cover organic and herb, Mediterranean, sculpture, tropical, European, bird and butterfly sculpture, Japanese, contemporary, Islamic, renaissance and classical music gardens. The project also includes a large outdoor amphitheatre.
17. Great Dubai Wheel: This 185-metre observation wheel, will be one of Dubailand's landmark tourist attractions, and provide a breathtaking panoramic view of Dubai and beyond.
18. Dubai Motor City: A development that includes an Autodrome, retail areas, and
+Formula One Theme Park: a visionary and permanent theme park offering unparalleled access to the world's most popular annual sporting series and feature state-of-the-art fun and entertainment facilities for all ages, all "under one roof". Simulator rides, thrilling live demonstrations, Interactive museum, retail outlets, restaurants, memorabilia stores and more are part of the edutainment experience at this theme park beyond compare.
19. Bawadi: A collection of themed hotels.
+Asia:
- Asia Asia Hotel and Resort, 5 Stars, 6,500 rooms
- Old Asia Hotel and Resort, 4 Stars, 300 rooms
+Universal:
- Fashion Hotel and Resort, 4 Stars, 800 rooms
- Fashion Hotel, 5 Stars, 500 rooms
- Historia Hotel, 4 Stars, 800 rooms
- Holly Bolly Resort and Hotel, 5 Stars, 800 rooms
- La Musica Hotel and Tower, 5 Stars, 800 rooms
- Nautica Hotel, 4 Stars, 700 rooms
- Olympia Hotel and Tower, 4 and 3 Star, 1,500 rooms
- Palaces Hotel and Resort, 5 Stars, 1,000 rooms
- Tropicana Resort and Spa, 4 Stars, 750 rooms and 50 private villas
- Pirate Cove Hotel and Resort, 3 Stars, 800 rooms
- Golf Hotel and Resort, 5 Stars, 800 rooms
+Americas:
- Latino Resort, 4 and 3 Stars, 1,000 rooms
- America Hotel and Resort, 3 Stars, 800 rooms
- Wild Wild West Hotel,3 Stars, 800 rooms
+Europe:
- Andalusia Resort and Spa, 5 Stars, 800 rooms
- Bohemia Hotel, 3 Stars, 800 rooms
- Camelot Hotel and Resort, 4 Stars (with ultraexclusive suites), 400 rooms
- Europa Hotel and Tower, 5 + 4 Stars, several hotels. one with 400 rooms, one with 1,000 rooms, superior appartments
+Africa:
- Al Magreb Resort and Spa, 4 Stars, 800 rooms
- Africa World Hotel, 5 + 4 Stars, 5 stars: 450 rooms, 4 stars: one hotel with 200 rooms and one hotel with 150 rooms
+Middle East:
- Babylon Hotel and Tower, 4 Stars, 850 rooms
- Bilad al Sham Hotel, 3 Stars, 850 rooms
- Desert Beach Resort and Hotel, 4 Stars, 500 rooms
- Persia Hotel and Resort, 4 Stars, 850 rooms
- Samarquand Resort, 4 Stars, 450 rooms
- Sand Dune Hotel and Resort, 600 rooms
- Desert Gate Hotel and Tower, 5 Stars, 800 rooms
- Land of Arabia Hotel and Resort, 4 Stars, 1,000 rooms
- Wahat al Kuttab Hotel, 4 Stars, 350 rooms
- Ottoman Palace, 5 Stars, 600 rooms
Announced projects not yet confirmed to be located within DubaiLand:
20. Marvel Theme Park: UAE-based Al Ahli Group said it will build a $1-billion theme park in Dubai in a deal with Marvel Entertainment, the American company that licenses comic characters like Spiderman. Al Ahli said the theme park, scheduled to open in 2011, will bring a new form of children-focused entertainment to the city that is spending billions of dollars on building a viable tourism industry. Marvel will make available its full range of characters, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, The X-Men, Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer. The creative team developing the Dubai theme park will be based in Hollywood, Orlando and Dubai throughout the four-year development process. New technology and unparalleled visitor experiences will be the hallmark of the theme park, creating a new standard for theme parks around the world.
21. Paramount Theme Park: Ruwaad development said that the Paramount park in the UAE would be the hub of a $2.5 billion, family-oriented development that is expected to include resorts, boutique hotels and shopping centers. Paramount would not invest money, but would help in the theme park's planning and design, the companies said. Along with "Titanic," Paramount films include "Mission Impossible," "Braveheart," "Forrest Gump," "Grease" and "The Godfather."
22. Ex Park Dubai: Nakheel has partnered with Retail Corp for this multi-million dollar 3 million square ft Extreme branded experiential theme park that will offer areas to ride and theme park fans interactive and experiential areas across sports and lifestyle activities based around the computer gaming, BMX, skateboarding, snowboarding, skydiving and surfing, plus ground breaking cutting edge rides in the world. The plan is to develop cutting edge rides and experiences based on routes a snowboarder may take down the face of a steep deep powder field, a base jumper might experience when basing off a building or a surfer may experience when catching a wave. Engineers will then replicate the motion and speed a rider experiences when developing it into a ride.
· Pro-designed skatepark street course & ramps, with pro & beginner areas
· WaveLoch 10 ft breaking competition class stationary sheet wave
· FlowRider beginners and recreational wave
· Extreme rollercoasters
· Rock-effect indoor climbing walls
· Pumping audio/visual system and live DJs
· Video games systems
· Internet access
· Extreme Stores, Café and Hotels
· Future plans will see exciting new attractions such as skydiving simulators and bungee trampolines for a complete and exhilarating extreme sports experience.