Dubailand

Template:Future building Dubailand part of Dubai Holding, is an entertainment complex under development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of Dubailand has been divided into four phases. Work is currently been carried out on phase one of the project which is expected to see completion some time between 2006 and 2007. A few of the Dubailand facilities like the Dubai Autodrome and The Global Village are already operational.

Concept

Dubailand in March 2006

Dubailand is the vision of Dubai's current ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The development is expected to be a full featured city divided into six theme worlds. The short range goal of the Dubailand is to attract 15 million tourists to Dubai by 2010. Developers expect to accomplish this goal by creating a tourism, entertainment, and leisure destination that will attract visitors not only from surrounding countries but also from Europe and Asia. On a longer term basis Dubailand is seen as a way to phase out Dubai's dependence on oil revenues by establishing a sustainable economy through higher value added services. The venture is expected to attract approximately 200,000 visitors daily and cost $20 billion.

Development

The Dubailand project was officially announced on October 23rd, 2003. Dubailand will be built on a 3 billion square foot (278 km²/107 mile²) site and will include 45 mega projects and 200 sub projects. It will be twice the size of all of the Disneyland/DisneyWorld resorts put together, currently the largest collection of amusement parks in the world. Private reaction towards the project has been positive and Dubai has exceeded the $4.9 billion private investment figure it expected on the entire project by collecting approximately $6 billion from the private sector for the first phase alone.

The first of four phases comprising the development of Dubailand will be completed in early 2008 since the developers decided to extend the park by 50% subsequently bumping up its completion date. Completion of the final phase is targeted for some time between 2015 and 2018. Dubailand is seen by its designers as a city and therefore like a city they expect it to continue to grow and develop beyond the four phase plan.

Six zones (worlds)

• Attractions & Experience World 13 km² (5.2 mile²)
  • Theme parks
  • The Global Village
  • Kids City
  • Giants World
  • Water Parks
• Retail and Entertainment World 4 km² (1.6 mile²)
  • Flea Market
  • World Trade Park
  • Auction World
  • Factory Outlets
• Themed Leisure and Vacation World 29 km² (11.2 mile²)
  • Women's World
  • Destination Dubai
  • Desert Kingdom
  • Andalusian Resort and Spa
• Eco-Tourism World 75 km² (28.9 mile²)
  • Desert Safari
  • Sand Dune Hotel
  • Desert Camps
  • Dubai Heritage Vision
• Sports and Outdoor World 19 km² (7.4 mile²)
  • Dubai Sports City
  • Emerat Sports World
  • Plantation Equestrian and Polo Club
  • Dubai Autodrome
  • Dubai Golf City
• Downtown 1.8 km² (0.7 mile²)
  • Mall of Arabia, which will be the world's largest shopping mall
  • City Walk
  • The Great Dubai Wheel, which will be the world's 2nd largest observation wheel after Shanghai Kiss.
  • Virtual Game World

Other Projects

• Al Bawadi, is one of the projects planned in DubaiLand.
• Universal Studios Dubai, a theme park

External links

• Dubai Land Homepage
• Dubai Holding Homepage
• Dubailand profile - United Arab Emirates News
• Dubailand - Development Profile
• Dubailand Sub-Projects - TEN Real Estate
• News Article - AME Info
• Details about the project

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