Ferrari World
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Ferrari World is a theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It has a total area of 25 hectares, of which 8 hectares of the world's largest indoor theme park. On offer 20 attractions around the fast driving.
History
2005 Aldar Properties PJSC announced and Ferrari plans to build a theme park. In November 2008, started the construction work and the park was opened on November 4, 2010. Ferrari World is the first major theme park next to the smaller at the headquarters in Maranello, which was built for the Ferrari brand. The design comes from the English architectural firm Benoy, the work was supervised by the engineering company Ramboll.
After only one year in operation, Ferrari World had to cancel more than 100 employees due to low utilization of the theme park. The opening times of the plant were reduced by about 30 percent, especially in the morning because too few visitors. The remaining staff must accept pay cuts and bonuses adjustments.
Attractions
Ferrari World includes a fully functional recreational race track, go-kart track and a rally course and a drag racing track, to a great historical and current Ferrari product overview with the first Ferrari dealer in the region. For this, a show and theater complex and some special driving schools come with racing taster. In the center of the building G-Force is a 62 -meter-high vertical travel of Huss Rides, passengers should be able to find it, the G-forces as they occur in a F1 racing car simulated. The other various activities around the car driving and the rapid movement of offer, among other things, the fastest 240 km / h top speed roller coaster in the world - Formula Rossa ( acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 2.9 seconds and from 0 to 240 in 4, 9 seconds ). In modeled on Ferrari vehicles the visitor should also use this roller coaster that occurring in Formula 1 driving experience, especially that of the high acceleration forces are brought home. Another rollercoaster Fiorano GT Challenge. Many of the driving opportunities contact aware of children and young people, because Ferrari assumes, especially to find their prospective buyers here. Course is available in restaurants and food establishments Italian cuisine in the foreground.
South of the Ferrari World, the first Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi was held on 1 November 2009 on the new Yas Iceland Circuit.