DUBAI PARKS AND RESORTS
100 rides and attractions , with 15,860 trees and 6,100 palms on 25 million square feet of land .
The site still looks very much like a construction project – albeit one with a giant meatball ( from the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ) gracing the site – with rides starting to be installed and the buildings that will house many of the attractions going up . Priddy says : “ We started a little over three years ago , and back then this site was nothing but desert . In the last two years we have put in the underground utilities , and all primary infrastructure that goes with that , meaning sub stations , water treatment facilities and sewage plants .” With the majority of that background work complete now , the team is focussing on everything from cultivating plants in its nursery for the landscaped areas and moving the first Lego models into position to recruiting over 4,000 staff that will be needed in time for the grand opening .
Dubai Parks and Resorts is located on the Sheikh Zayed Road , the main
68 May 2016