
Spread across these immersive lands are 29 state-of-the-art rides and attractions, featuring characters from DC Comics, Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera. There’s also Gotham City, Metropolis (pictured below), Cartoon Junction, Bedrock and Dynamite Gulch. shield, they will be able to explore six themed zones. When guests make their way through the park’s iconic Warner Bros. Step through the shield into an immersive world “He is also this huge comic book and IP fan the perfect partner.” “He’s a visionary leader,” says Peter van Roden, senior vice-president of global themed entertainment for Warner Bros. You see, Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, who also chairs the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, is super into super heroes. Yet the local press has suggested that this particular kind of park wouldn’t have arrived in the Emirate were it not for a passion of the Miral chairman. As a movie park, Yas Island’s third theme park clearly adds something fresh to the mix. It’s the largest mall in Abu Dhabi, and by definition very large indeed.Īll three theme parks are operated by Farah Experiences. Then there’s Yas Mall, which sits between Ferrari World and Warner Bros. It’s certainly one of the most ambitious and expensive. Yas Waterworld, which opened in 2013, has been named as one of the best waterparks in the world. At 240km/h, its signature Formula Rossa ride remains the planet’s fastest roller coaster. At the time it was billed as the world’s biggest indoor theme park. The spirit of Formula 1 was celebrated again a year later with the launch of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. Located on the northeast side of Abu Dhabi’s mainland, 10 minutes from its international airport, the leisure and entertainment hub first rose to prominence in 2009 with the opening of the Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. They don’t do things by halves at Yas Island. The 1.65 million square feet (153,000 square metres) facility represents an investment equivalent to US$1 billion. The UAE’s (United Arab Emirates) newest theme park opened to the public on July 25, following an inauguration two days earlier. This article was originally published on. World Abu Dhabi, the latest showstopper at Yas Island. That’s what destination developer Miral has done in Abu Dhabi. How do you top the world’s largest indoor theme park? By building an even bigger one, of course.
