Dubai Land
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Dubai Land is a 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 completetion some time between 2006 and 2007. A few of the Dubailand facilities like the Dubai Autodrome and The Global Village are already operational.
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Concept
Dubailand is the vision of Dubai Crown Prince General 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 $5 billion.
Development
The Dubailand project was officially announced on October 23rd, 2003. Dubailand will be built on a 2 billion square foot (186 km²) area and will include 45 mega projects and 200 sub projects. It will be twice the size of Walt Disney World Resort, 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 investement 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 between 2006 and 2007. Completing 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 expect it to continue to grow and develop beyond the four phase plan.
Six zones (worlds)
- Attractions & Experience World (145 million square feet)
- Theme parks
- The Global Village
- Kids City
- Giants World
- Water Parks
- Retail and Entertainment World (45 million square feet)
- Flea Market
- World Trade Park
- Auction World
- Factory Outlets
- Themed Leisure and Vacation World (311 million square feet)
- Women's World
- Destination Dubai
- Desert Kingdom
- Andalusian Resort and Spa
- Eco-Tourism World (806 million square feet)
- Desert Safari
- Sand Dune Hotel
- Desert Camps
- Dubai Heritage Vision
- Sports and Outdoor World (206 million square feet)
- Dubai Sports City
- Emerat Sports World
- Plantation Equestrian and Polo Club
- Autodrome
- Dubai Golf City
- Downtown (5.7 million square feet)
- Mall of Arabia, which will be the world's largest shopping mall
- City Walk
- The Great Dubai Wheel, which will be the world's largest observation wheel
- Virtual Game World
External links
- Dubai Land Homepage (http://www.dubailand.ae/)
- Article about Dubai Land (http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/30157.html)
- Details about this fascinating project (http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/dxbland/Downtown.htm)