Seventh Legoland to open in Dubai
Legoland will open in Dubai as part of a new tourism complex, the first phase of which is due to be completed by 2016.
The Dubai Parks and Resorts project will also include a Bollywood-themed park to celebrate the Indian film industry, and ‘Motiongate Dubai’, a Hollywood-themed park.
The project run by Meraas Holdings, a development company backed by Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is part of the emirate’s aim to double visitor numbers to 20 million a year by 2020.
The latest tourism complex will be in the city’s Jebel Ali area, best known as the location of the emirate’s second palm-shaped island.
The development will also include shopping and dining areas, as well as a family-friendly hotel, Lapita. The area will be close to a new five-runway airport, the Al Maktoum International Airport Project.
The Legoland in Dubai will be the first in the Middle East and the seventh in the world
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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