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UK’s adventure park picks Dubai for its fourth venue
DUBAI — Diggerland, the rapidly-expanding UK-based adventure park, announced the opening of a Diggerland in Dubai.
Diggerland has three sites in the UK and Dubai will be the fourth site. Diggerland Dubai will open on January 12, 2005 on the site of Global Village, one of the largest project events in the Middle East.
The Global Village has outgrown its previous site near the centre of Dubai and re-opens on January 12 on a purpose-built site just outside the city centre, within “Dubailand”, the ultimate leisure, entertainment and tourism destination in the region.
Hugh Edeleanu, the founder of Diggerland, expressed his pleasure at this new Diggerland, saying: “The Diggerland concept has proved to be a huge success with families of all ages. This Diggerland in Dubai will now extend the opportunity of experiencing the thrills of driving real construction equipment to a much wider audience.”
He added: “Driving the real JCBs and Dumpers (trucks) is a dream come true for most children and as far as the adults are concerned the earthmovers are BIG boy’s toys! In addition to a great fun day out, Diggerland is also very educational for the children. They can experience using hydraulics and diesel engines and also master the art of driving as well as the use of excavator controls, both of which promote hand-eye co-ordination.”
Khalid Al Shafar, the Marketing Manager for the Global Village project in Dubai, said: “We are very pleased to have Diggerland joining the Global Village, especially as we now have a much larger site and the ability to accommodate such a large attraction. There is no doubt that the presence of Diggerland will bring a significant number of additional visitors to the Global Village and we look forward to providing such a large and popular attraction to visitors.”
The Global Village this year will host over 45 pavilions and exhibitions from countries from all over the world and provide a show case to their heritage, culture, architecture, arts and crafts as well as cuisine, merchandise and their unique lifestyle. There is also a large amphitheatre for concerts, shows and folk arts of each country, as well as a large entertainment arcade and fairground and a variety of restaurants and cafes. At the Diggerland Dubai, there will be a total of 67 machines and nearly 50 staff to supervise all of the diggers and dumpers. One of the most popular rides in the UK is the “Supertrac” which is an all-terrain vehicle based on a high-speed military snow cat. Visitors to Diggerland in Dubai will be able to ride in the Supertrac over sand dunes, in what is undoubtedly one of the most exciting rides at Diggerland.
Al Shafar said that with over 100,000 visitors expected each day at the new Global Village, situated on 17.2 million square feet of land, he is confident that Diggerland will be a very popular attraction. “With Diggerland at The Global Village we will now be able to cater for an even wider variety and greater numbers of visitors and make sure that those visitors who come to the Global Village have a great day out,” he added.
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