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World’s tallest swing ride launched at relaunched Bollywood Parks Dubai

World’s tallest swing ride launched at relaunched Bollywood Parks Dubai
February 1, 2021

Dubai Parks and Resorts has this week relaunched Bollywood Parks Dubai with nine new rides including the 140 metres tall Bollywood Skyflyer, the world's tallest swing ride.

The new ride, the same height as the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, has set a new world record for the tallest swing ride, replacing the Orlando Starflyer in the US-state of Florida.

Forced to close for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during the lockdown owner DXB Entertainments set about revamping the theme park. Reopening this week, it has given debuts to

Eight other rides, including the Wheel of Stars, a 55-metre-high observation wheel, an authentic Bollywood themed shopping experience at the Bollywood Souq Bazaar and new Indian food and beverage offerings including the debut of its Namaste India restaurant.

Bollywood Parks Dubai General Manager, Milton D'Souza told CNN “we used the time to create and build a brand-new area in the park that we call the Mela Zone, which is home to the majority of the nine new rides at Bollywood Parks Dubai.”

In 2019, the three theme parks at Dubai Parks and Resorts - which also includes Motiongate Dubai and Legoland Dubai - attracted 2.6 million visitors and D'Souza hopes the new additions will encourage more guests to visit the theme park as Dubai once again opens up to tourism.

Aiming to further enhance visits, D'Souza adds that later this year Bollywood Parks Dubai plans to open the Bombay Express - the region's first wooden rollercoaster.

Commenting on the re-opening and the launch of the new rides and attractions at Bollywood Parks Dubai, Ahmad Hussain Bin Essa, DXB Entertainments’ Chief Operating Officer, added “after extensive enhancements, the park has a whole new offering for 2021 that includes new food and beverage outlets, shopping experiences and world-record holding rides.

“The addition of the nine new and exciting rides will make the Bollywood Parks Dubai experience a day out like no other.

“Each new ride has been designed to give our guests an authentic and immersive experience which will transport them to the very heart of India, without having to leave Dubai.”

Images: The new Bollywood Skyflyer at Bollywood Parks Dubai (top and middle) and the theme park's new Wheel of Stars (below). Credit: DXB Entertainments.

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