New
Record Breaking Crowds Make Global Village The Place To Celebrate Eid In Dubai
Global Village,
Dubai’s leading family entertainment and cultural attraction, enjoyed record
breaking numbers of visitors during Dubai’s Eid celebrations. The
establishments 18th season has seen more visitors than previous years
during Eid celebrations. The Eid holiday, from the 10th till the 19th
of October, saw more than 500,000 people visit Dubai’s signature annual tourism
and cultural destination, especially
during the first three days of Eid on the 15th, 16th and 17th of
October. More are expected over the coming months as the leading seasonal
entertainment haven and exclusive concert venue carries on delivering unique
and interesting activities and entertainment for families.
The Fantasy
Island Funfair is proving to be amongst the most popular attractions showcased
this year. The purpose built Funfair area, designed and managed by UK founded
and based Mellors Events Group, is enjoying unprecedented success and marks the
entertainment company’s first foray into the region.
With more
than 50 rides and games designed for the entire family, no matter what the age,
Fantasy Island is providing visiting families with hours of fun and enjoyment.
Wooden decked floors adorn the funfair grounds, in a spectacular ‘Coney
Island’-esque style that is new to the region at Global Village.
“We were
extremely pleased to see so many people, of all ages, enjoying the funfair to
the extent that they did. We had been really looking forward to working with
Mellors and seeing what they could provide the crowds in the Middle East, and
they have more than exceed expectations.” Said Ahmed Hussain bin Essa,
Executive Director of Operations.
“With the
huge amounts of people we had visiting the park, we were pleased to see the
success of the newly launched Fantasy Island Fair, and the show of support the
crowds gave to the fantastic performers we brought over to Dubai, some for the
first time ever.”
When not at
the funfair, the crowds were being amazed and entertained by a plethora of
Global Village’s exclusive entertainers, brought specifically to the region for
crowds to marvel at this year’s Eid in Dubai.
From
Australian daredevil cum comedian, Ernest the Magnifico; European magic marvels
“Quick Change”; and circus performers were able to keep children entertained
throughout Eid, with their highly visual and colourful acts. In addition to the
dancing fountain and fireworks that added lots of Eid celebration spirit to the
whole atmosphere. .
With the
amount of things to see and experience at Global Village this Eid Al Adha;
crowds were ecstatic to find they had a wide choice of establishments to choose
from when it came down to experience Global Village’s diverse culinary
offerings. Not only did they have a large assortment of restaurants and
cuisines to choose from, but while visitors were taking part in the
festivities, they had plenty of choice when it came to specialty kiosks that
would serve up piping hot karak, assorted Thai fruits, or freshly baked
potatoes with all the trimmings.
With the
Thai food court being set up exclusively due to the popular demand for Thai
food at Global Village, it proved to be a massive hit with the huge crowds that
were showing up to be entertained at Global Village for Dubai’s Eid
celebrations. There was further enthusiasm for the changes they made to the
restaurants this year, especially as Global Village opted for using 25
regionally known restaurants to provide eateries for the visitors.
Once again
the crowds found a globally diverse retail experience within the 65+ countries
represented under the 30 pavilions with their new artistic designs. This year
has seen the return of crowd favourites such as Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt, and
Thailand; as well as new attractions in the form of France, Germany, UK and Italy.
Global
Village is one of Dubai’s biggest brands and tourism destinations, with a team
of over 10,000 people ensuring the delivery of a fantastic experience for
visitors over its 5 month season. It welcomes nearly five million visitors a
year and is regarded as one of the region’s most popular tourism and cultural
leisure brands.
Located on
the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed highway for ease of access, the Global Village
has parking space for 17,000 cars.
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