Anyone who's been to the UAE in Summer would tell you Dubailand was doomed for failure. It's too damn hot to go outside let alone spend the day at a theme park.
That could be the reason why Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi is still operating today. A majority of the park is indoors, with the only exceptions being their big roller coasters like Formula Rossa and Flying Aces.
That would just create a slow off season in the summer, would just make it even more perfect. If they have to close it during summer who cares, there are Six Flags parks in cold climates in the US that close during winter.
We actually had plans to visit and review IMG World's of Adventure, Motiongate as well as a number of other Theme Parks in the UAE later in the year but sadly with everything going on that won't be happening now, we do hope to get out there and cover them eventually though! - Luke
ReviewTyme well I hope that we can all get back out there to the parks as soon as possible! I was supposed to be going to Disney World in November so I know how you feel! Great video as always ☺️
I remember being so excited for dubailand, and extremely disappointed when I found out it was canceled. IMG is still a fine replacement, and has some thrilling rides, but a huge complex of theme parks galore would have been amazing.
I hope the in the near future they will revive these plans. The SF dubailand project seemed really promising, the concept art and idea was 10x better than what was proposed for SF Dubai...
I'd love to get your take on Alton Towers in a video. I know others have done it before but alternative videos with different content, opinions, and inward/outward-looking thoughts and expectations are always great to watch and listen to.
Hey Mark, we do want to head over to the UK and visit and review their Theme Parks sometime, but with everything going on in the World currently sadly it might be a little while until we can leave Australia again! - Luke
I once heard a rumor of someone wanting to building Star Trek Themed Park in Dubai. There was even some concept art made for it. Obviously nothing came of it, but I'd like to hear what it could have been like.
I adore Dubai and have been there many times.I was so looking forward to this project especially the Restless Planet with the dinosaurs.I was so disappointed when it was cancelled.Could you please elaborate more on the Restless Planet which if I remember correctly you hardly mentioned.
Restless Planet is something we are considering to look at in a future video, we're just trying to find enough information on it to make sure we have our facts straight. How can we go past the closest thing we were ever going to get to "Jurassic Park!" - Luke
I wouldn't say it failed because basically nothing was built. For it to fail, or would have had to open and then close. Anyway, this video is 99% fluff, describing all these things the parks could have had, and then 1%, saying "well, the money dried up because of the financial crisis."
It’s a Fail. This is a private project and contracts were made, since owner didnt pony up on his end. The contracts got canceled. This much construction would not occurred if the contract stated a finish date for the project and money got placed down on insurance if owner doesn’t bring in the money.
In the year 2000 Six Flags Holland was opened in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. They closed in 2004 and it was sold to the Belgium based Walibi theme parks.
Loved this video, too bad Dubailand didn't get completed as planned it would've been amazing. I'd love to see a video on each of the proposed parks. I seem to recall they were going to build a dinosaur themed park called Restless Planet.
If they would built the park one by one and opened a small portion of the park while building the other parts of the park then it could’ve been built. But still, it’s way too hot unless they figure out how to cool the park without using a lot of energy.
I think they're looking back at it now and thinking "whew, glad we got out of that place before we had lost too much money there!". Apparently the parks in Dubai are bleeding money and getting less than half the projected attendance, and that was before the Covid pandemic.
Does Dubai really get a big influx of tourists like that? I also noticed the layout is pretty much very similar to the planned Universal Epic Universe.
As a lower middle class person, flying to Dubai for vacation is right up there with fantasy lol in my head I'm like "sooo are there just a bunch of rich people out there who can afford to fly to Dubai and then buy these theme park tickets? Enough of them to make such an investment by investors plausible? Am I just poor af? 😭"
A big part of it is that the United Arab Emirates has pivoted heavily towards creating a massive tourism industry in anticipation of the oil industry, on which they are heavily dependent, slowly dying. A lot of the middle eastern countries are now throwing ridiculous amounts of money at infrastructure projects that don't necessarily make financial sense on paper. It will take them a very long time to make any substantial returns on their investments but the alternative is to die along with the oil industry.
When i first look into this video, the first thing that crossed my mind was, Human oven... they would need to make it all indoor. The amount of energy needed to support such an undertaking would be immense...
This was a terrible idea as it's too hot to do anything outside in Dubai for about 5 months of the year. I've lived in Dubai for 8 years and have seen temps at night of "feels like" 60 C. That's 140 F. At night. As in no sun. But for 6 months or so the weather is perfect.
Would all that outdoor rides and walk areas be too hot for folks to really want to hangout there for long time. Indoor rides sure but the outdoor areas seem like folks would roast.
Well in Dubai folks usually do these sort of things at night. I was raised there and when we went to theme parks we’d start the day at around 5pm just before sunset and end it around 12-2am
I don't know, this sounds like it was doomed from the start. Say what you will about Disneyland or Disney World, the parks are built around a solid theme in mind of happy memories, childlike wonder, magic and exploration. What was the conception of Dubailand? One-upmanship? "Let's pack LITERALLY EVERYTHING into this, all at once!" If your only goal is to beat the competition then you're going to create a gaudy, directionless mess. Maybe I'm not giving them their due, but this sounds like a park built out of spite.
Been here 13 years , your mean the 9 months of amazing 25-35C weather and then the 3 months of 40-48 C weather. Yer right, where are you from that’s better?
It's nice to hear that whatever WAS there didn't become a complete ghost town. A school is never a bad thing, and that incredibly landscaped public garden will definitely give a lot of joy to a wide range of people in a wide range of ways. Maybe great things will rise slowly from the ashes of Dubailand, and it will be a great deal more diverse in it's offerings and interesting than a theme park could hope to be. When thing can't shoot up fast, sometimes they grow in more unique ways at slower speeds anyway. I'd love to hear about all the things that did work and are still working here.
I'm glad they didn't. The politics and social situation of Dubai should not be something any major company wants to associate itself with. I'm all here for new parks, but just don't build them in countries that violate human rights.
They ended up building 2 theme parks a few years ago -- Dubai Parks and Resorts and IMG Worlds of Adventure. They're both kind of mediocre, but huge projects.
It seems that all of you love to talk bad about the UAE Theme Parks , oh well bad news for you - Have a look at your Universal “ Epic Failure “ in Orlando is getting delayed or Cancelled. The best part of this is UAE 🇦🇪 is having the last laugh 😂 , Dubai Parks & Resorts is expanding and Sea World Abu Dhabi is under construction.
Las Vegas has nearly the same temperatures as Dubai....and I lived in Vegas for three years...and the summers were brutal..but thankfully, there was very little humidity, so while it was hot, you didn't feel like you were in a swamp...however, in Dubai, not only does the temperature average in the 90s...the constant high humidity makes it worse...the heat index can reach as high as 140°F...not the place I want to vacation to...no wonder they failed... tons of oil money can't buy everything...
in theory, theme parks are a beautiful fantasy world where nostalgia takes your mind away from reality and you live in the universe of your favorite movies and characters you grew up with but in reality they are just a very busy, expensive, hot (in dubai's case) and sub-par attempt at recreating that feel I remember as a kid going to Disneyland in Paris (having grown up in Romania, it was a dream) ... but being there it was not really anything special, everything was super expensive, inaccessible and way too long of a wait for a way too short and underwhelming ride... most definitely not worth traveling to Paris for, i even liked the city more than disneyland itself and i was just 8 or 9 years old
So I am supposed to walk around in one hundred degree heat and enjoy metal rides sitting in full sun while the citizens stay inside in air-conditioning.
I think he means a theme park they built outside of the US, as it stands the only theme parks Six Flags has built at all is Six Flags Over Texas, Over Georgia and St Louis.
I’d love to see the Dubai Parks and Resorts area to expand to new plots of land with multiple theme parks and brands and would expand to the proposed Dubailand area in an effort for Dubai Parks and Resorts to become Dubailand Parks and Resorts Dubai!
@@ruben7937 first of all the winter season in Dubai doesnt last that long. Its already very hot right and its still April. winter season in Dubai is extremely short (3-4 months at most) Global village is not open year round and cost much less to maintain. If you own a theme park with high costs to maintain and only expect a rise of customers during the short winter; you'll breakeven then lose profits very quickly.
Dubai is just like Cryptocurrency Mania. All incredibly sounding super hype for a future date. The only ones who benefit, are the ones who start the hype. The rest who follow - everyone else, will lose everything and end up bankrupt. Lived there 40 years and finally left. Now I inform other people through my videos & blogs so that others don't suffer. Good to see another video that takes you back in time to the comedy vision of an overhyped vision. Loy Machedo.
It would be amazing to watch some deep dives on ANY of these cancelled parks planned for Dubailand! Please go for it! I'd never heard about this resort before but it would be amazing to learn about the plans and dreams that could have come to fruition if a better economy and good management allowed it t happen. Can't wait to take that ride with you guys at ReviewTyme!
We went to motiongate in 2018. It's way too hot during the day for visitors, it was in the low 40s in August, the park was really good though spending most time in DreamWorks indoor complex, as it was air conditioning, shame that there was only around 150 people in the whole park
Great video as always guys! Please do cover all the projects that were failures in the project as it really would be a great watch and worthwhile endeavor!
As a year round employee of Six Flags Great Adventure from 2010-2015 I was privy to some interesting information. The Wild Safari was ramping up animal births. Trying to double their population. The reason? a smaller drive through safari park which was planned to open alongside Six Flags Dubai. Many of the animals would have come from NJ. Some of the seasoned workers would have traveled with the animals to see them delivered to their new home. Thankfully it fell through, and never happened.
Oh wow that's a great tidbit Zach, thanks for sharing I had no idea about it. I can't imagine the desert heat would have been perfect for some of the animals, especially compared to the New Jersey weather! - luke
Not a problem. I love your channel. The idea was for most animals, the majority being african, to be sent over. If I remember the only exception was the Elephants.
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The big question is not “Why did it fail?” The big question is “What ever made them think this would be successful?” And the answer to that is that they still fail to understand the essence of the secret sauce that makes Disney work. And it’s not the amount of money that Disney spends. You can’t match Disney dollar-for-dollar and expect to be as successful. Disney still has that intangible quality that no other company can spend to create. Even if they had built this project out completely, it would have failed completely inside of 10 years.
Yeah, I live out here, and when you're walking in 120 degree heat, the last place you want to be, is an amusement park. It's very hot for 75% of the year.
Building the world's largest and awesome theme park in Dubai is like building it on the moon. How many people are going to have the opportunity to travel to the desert in the middle east to enjoy it? I am fascinated by Dubai and want to visit it but the logistics are considerable. And you have to submit to injections.
Anyone who's been to the UAE in Summer would tell you Dubailand was doomed for failure. It's too damn hot to go outside let alone spend the day at a theme park.
Meanwhile Dubai Parks and Resorts: ????
That could be the reason why Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi is still operating today. A majority of the park is indoors, with the only exceptions being their big roller coasters like Formula Rossa and Flying Aces.
@@hsc894 same with Warner bros in Abu Dhabi.
@@CentralStyle1 The only outdoor park on Yas Island happens to be the waterpark, I see what you guys mean
That would just create a slow off season in the summer, would just make it even more perfect. If they have to close it during summer who cares, there are Six Flags parks in cold climates in the US that close during winter.
In Hindsight: It's actually a good thing that Dubailand failed before it even began.
I’d love to hear / watch about the motion gage park that did open with marvel & Cartoon Network themes!
We actually had plans to visit and review IMG World's of Adventure, Motiongate as well as a number of other Theme Parks in the UAE later in the year but sadly with everything going on that won't be happening now, we do hope to get out there and cover them eventually though! - Luke
ReviewTyme well I hope that we can all get back out there to the parks as soon as possible! I was supposed to be going to Disney World in November so I know how you feel! Great video as always ☺️
Motiongate is a beautiful park - the dreamworks section which is entirely indoors is probably the most beautiful themed areas I’ve ever seen
Img is amazing.. I hv been there 3 times and latest post pandemic during eid... Loved it!!
"New York: featuring the _Blues Brothers_ show."
🔥😠🔥 wrong town
I remember being so excited for dubailand, and extremely disappointed when I found out it was canceled. IMG is still a fine replacement, and has some thrilling rides, but a huge complex of theme parks galore would have been amazing.
Yeah whilst IMG looks pretty decent it can't live up to what Dubailand should have been sadly! - Luke
Yeah, but at least we have Dubai parks and resorts to give us a taste of what that moneysucking megaplex would've felt like.
DrDewott I'm honestly quite disappointed with Dubai Parks and Resorts because there aren't many thrilling rides.
img is honestly pretty disappointing ,, compared to dubai parks it feels so cheap
This is by far the most interesting channel
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Looks more like a city then a theme park!
I hope the in the near future they will revive these plans. The SF dubailand project seemed really promising, the concept art and idea was 10x better than what was proposed for SF Dubai...
Auto captions "joob eye" 😂😂
Yeah I thought he was saying jew-bai land...
what is it with all the failures in Dubai?
I'd love to get your take on Alton Towers in a video. I know others have done it before but alternative videos with different content, opinions, and inward/outward-looking thoughts and expectations are always great to watch and listen to.
Hey Mark, we do want to head over to the UK and visit and review their Theme Parks sometime, but with everything going on in the World currently sadly it might be a little while until we can leave Australia again! - Luke
@@ReviewTyme Excellent. Hopefully, you guys can make it over and experience what we have. Looking forward to the time when it happens. Cheers.
Six Flags Mexico has been open since 2000... Dubai's wouldn't have been the first six flags outside the US.
You are right!!!! Looks like this guy didn't do his homework!!!!
I once heard a rumor of someone wanting to building Star Trek Themed Park in Dubai. There was even some concept art made for it. Obviously nothing came of it, but I'd like to hear what it could have been like.
I adore Dubai and have been there many times.I was so looking forward to this project especially the Restless Planet with the dinosaurs.I was so disappointed when it was cancelled.Could you please elaborate more on the Restless Planet which if I remember correctly you hardly mentioned.
Restless Planet is something we are considering to look at in a future video, we're just trying to find enough information on it to make sure we have our facts straight. How can we go past the closest thing we were ever going to get to "Jurassic Park!" - Luke
@@ReviewTyme Thank you so much for your reply. Actually I'm still holding out hope that the Restless Planet and the dinosaurs WILL happen one day !
I felt very sad after the project was canceled. The financial crisis was the reason, I hope that the project will return to life in the future
I wouldn't say it failed because basically nothing was built. For it to fail, or would have had to open and then close. Anyway, this video is 99% fluff, describing all these things the parks could have had, and then 1%, saying "well, the money dried up because of the financial crisis."
It’s a Fail. This is a private project and contracts were made, since owner didnt pony up on his end. The contracts got canceled. This much construction would not occurred if the contract stated a finish date for the project and money got placed down on insurance if owner doesn’t bring in the money.
It’s not fluff describing what’s supposed to be in the parks. How else are we supposed to know what it was supposed to be into the first place?
the idea failed
In the year 2000 Six Flags Holland was opened in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. They closed in 2004 and it was sold to the Belgium based Walibi theme parks.
it is now open, it has motion gate Dubai, Lego land Dubai, Lego land water park and a Bollywood section
Loved this video, too bad Dubailand didn't get completed as planned it would've been amazing. I'd love to see a video on each of the proposed parks. I seem to recall they were going to build a dinosaur themed park called Restless Planet.
So few people seem to understand how finances work. None of these projects were ever financially viable and all of them were doomed to bankruptcy.
I'd love to hear Arabian Legend Theme Park
I think Dubai Land still may be doing the six flags park but only that one because of funding and people protested and brought it back.
Great Video! Take Care & Have An Awesome Week!
The laws and insurance is why it never got off the ground!
I still remember the dubai land commercial ads on dubai TV, they promised they will bring robot dinosaur
Even without Dubailand I still have Dubai on my bucket list
The biggest UAE blunder. I wonder if some heads rolled because of the white elephant.
If they would built the park one by one and opened a small portion of the park while building the other parts of the park then it could’ve been built. But still, it’s way too hot unless they figure out how to cool the park without using a lot of energy.
Definitely tell us about all the canceled parks. Especially the Six Flags park! Looked much nicer than the ones we have around here.
I remember first hearing of this project over 10 years ago... so much wasted potential.
No regular people would have gone
2021: Several theme parks have been completed.
Nobody wants to go to that desert.
First Six Flags park built out of the USA? You know there’s a Six Flags Mexico that opened on 1982 right?
I want to visit, but I can't travel unless it's considered "essential".
It would be cool if universal revived plans for Universal Studios Dubai
I think they're looking back at it now and thinking "whew, glad we got out of that place before we had lost too much money there!". Apparently the parks in Dubai are bleeding money and getting less than half the projected attendance, and that was before the Covid pandemic.
Erlend Andenæs yeah mybe at a different spot and rename it of course Universal Studios Dubai
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Why did it fail? Because:
1. Too greedy.
2. Over redulgence.
3. Too hasty.
4. Too showy.
Actually there are Six Flags parks outside the US. Six Flags Mexico in Mexico City and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor outside Mexico City
3:47 Well, there's a Six Flags outside USA opened in 2000 in Mexico City
7:31 New York featuring Blue Brother show? Uhhhhhhhhhhhh.... OK.
Yea opening up a water park where half the population can’t take off there cloths outside is a horrible idea
And still there are plenty of water parks in Dubai doing very well;)
Guys, you haven't seen "the Dream Island" in Moscow. THAT is the greatest failure ever
I’d rather take a vacation on my toilet than go to Dubai 😎
Greediness and overindulgence will always ruin some great ideas with good intentions,that is ashame!!!😣😕😞😢😭
More, we want more! 😆
Eh, we had a Six Flags over here; in The Netherlands.
Please do more!
Love this
More about IMG Worlds of Adventure would be awesome
Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know it should have been built in glass not desert heat I mean come on
With a heat index that can reach 140 F...would you want to go there????
Dubailand, more like Goodbyeland. Lol
Would love to hear/see more about the F1 theme park
The reason they canceled it, they have dubai parks instead.
No because god hate dubai
I wonder where the Public Execution Land was going to be?
Does Dubai really get a big influx of tourists like that? I also noticed the layout is pretty much very similar to the planned Universal Epic Universe.
Around 20 million tourists every year.
And that have steadily increased every year.
it is way too hot but I still love dubai as a tourist place but I wouldn't live there if my life depended on it
that being said I would love a miny version of dubailand that would be walkable
Where would they be wo oil profits, ya know???
can you talk about Img worlds of legends please ?
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Don’t worry I can fix this problem without a doubt, let me just boot up Roller Coaster Tycoon 3
if you want an hd version planet coaster.
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Tell us more about the cancelled Dubailand parks. Tell us EVERYTHING.
I am so down
ME TOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BrightSunFilms has a video about Universal Studios Dubai
Yes please!
Moreeeee! I know Fox is done, keeeep goin! Lol
As a lower middle class person, flying to Dubai for vacation is right up there with fantasy lol in my head I'm like "sooo are there just a bunch of rich people out there who can afford to fly to Dubai and then buy these theme park tickets? Enough of them to make such an investment by investors plausible? Am I just poor af? 😭"
Yes you’re poor
It would fail. (5/5/21)
A big part of it is that the United Arab Emirates has pivoted heavily towards creating a massive tourism industry in anticipation of the oil industry, on which they are heavily dependent, slowly dying.
A lot of the middle eastern countries are now throwing ridiculous amounts of money at infrastructure projects that don't necessarily make financial sense on paper. It will take them a very long time to make any substantial returns on their investments but the alternative is to die along with the oil industry.
@@654jimbob654 yeah in your dreams.
being anywhere NEAR that obscene place would be hell for me. never going to happen.
They have unlimited money, yet the workers live in horrible conditions, low pay, many in 1 room.Modern slavery. Shame on Dubai.
It's a red flag when someone wants to "steal" Orlando's anything, LOL
When i first look into this video, the first thing that crossed my mind was, Human oven... they would need to make it all indoor. The amount of energy needed to support such an undertaking would be immense...
“Dew-bye” 😂 love his pronunciation
What's is Jew Bai?
Jübai
Hahahaha
doo-bye
@Sterling Phoenix correct noone cares
This was a terrible idea as it's too hot to do anything outside in Dubai for about 5 months of the year. I've lived in Dubai for 8 years and have seen temps at night of "feels like" 60 C. That's 140 F. At night. As in no sun. But for 6 months or so the weather is perfect.
Brandon Townsend honestly ty for adding Fahrenheit. I’m murican
Seems like a living hell for half of your life
M T think so too, they arent like in europe or north america if they already put so much money then also of course for air conditioner
@@nesttea2239 no really we are night people if I go out in summer at 12 pm I take a car, but usually every one goes out at night in summer.
@@nesttea2239 you get used to it tbh
Would all that outdoor rides and walk areas be too hot for folks to really want to hangout there for long time. Indoor rides sure but the outdoor areas seem like folks would roast.
i cant even comprehend the hell of waiting for hours in line there
Super misting devices, smartly places trees and other shade making things, it's doable.
@@MrJasonshores364 No, not in the summer months in Dubai
@@MrJasonshores364 guess you haven't been in Dubai? Try the summer peak, say.. August to October. 😂😂😂
Well in Dubai folks usually do these sort of things at night. I was raised there and when we went to theme parks we’d start the day at around 5pm just before sunset and end it around 12-2am
dammit i dont like watching videos like this cause it makes me so sad that these huuuuge projects were abandoned. great quality video once again tho.
Not only that but instead of lowering freaking prices they rather just give up,it's stupid!
Don't be sad. The Gulf Countries are miserable places and the sooner they are depopulated by gross financial mismanagement, the better.
I don't know, this sounds like it was doomed from the start. Say what you will about Disneyland or Disney World, the parks are built around a solid theme in mind of happy memories, childlike wonder, magic and exploration. What was the conception of Dubailand? One-upmanship? "Let's pack LITERALLY EVERYTHING into this, all at once!" If your only goal is to beat the competition then you're going to create a gaudy, directionless mess.
Maybe I'm not giving them their due, but this sounds like a park built out of spite.
One upmanship may as well be Dubai's motto. The tallest this, the biggest that, the most expensive this, the glitziest that. Strange really.
It would've made more sense if different people built many of Dubailand's projects individually.
@@peperivas4974 They certainly hold the record for the tallest building not connected to a working sewer system.
Wander around in the Dubai sun all day? Sure, sounds like a great time.
Been here 13 years , your mean the 9 months of amazing 25-35C weather and then the 3 months of 40-48 C weather. Yer right, where are you from that’s better?
@@gazdubai Most places have better weather.
@@Chironex_Fleckeri I mean i live in a country that has those temperature and i thought it was normal until now apparently
It's nice to hear that whatever WAS there didn't become a complete ghost town. A school is never a bad thing, and that incredibly landscaped public garden will definitely give a lot of joy to a wide range of people in a wide range of ways. Maybe great things will rise slowly from the ashes of Dubailand, and it will be a great deal more diverse in it's offerings and interesting than a theme park could hope to be. When thing can't shoot up fast, sometimes they grow in more unique ways at slower speeds anyway. I'd love to hear about all the things that did work and are still working here.
This honestly hurts. I wish these could have been built. I'm always sad when I hear about cancelled Universal Studios parks
I remember vaguely going to one machine where it would mold out frankenstein and others for you.
I'm glad they didn't. The politics and social situation of Dubai should not be something any major company wants to associate itself with. I'm all here for new parks, but just don't build them in countries that violate human rights.
They ended up building 2 theme parks a few years ago -- Dubai Parks and Resorts and IMG Worlds of Adventure. They're both kind of mediocre, but huge projects.
It seems that all of you love to talk bad about the UAE Theme Parks , oh well bad news for you - Have a look at your Universal “ Epic Failure “ in Orlando is getting delayed or Cancelled. The best part of this is UAE 🇦🇪 is having the last laugh 😂 , Dubai Parks & Resorts is expanding and Sea World Abu Dhabi is under construction.
Las Vegas has nearly the same temperatures as Dubai....and I lived in Vegas for three years...and the summers were brutal..but thankfully, there was very little humidity, so while it was hot, you didn't feel like you were in a swamp...however, in Dubai, not only does the temperature average in the 90s...the constant high humidity makes it worse...the heat index can reach as high as 140°F...not the place I want to vacation to...no wonder they failed... tons of oil money can't buy everything...
Why did you mention “tons of oil money can’t buy everything?”
in theory, theme parks are a beautiful fantasy world where nostalgia takes your mind away from reality and you live in the universe of your favorite movies and characters you grew up with but in reality they are just a very busy, expensive, hot (in dubai's case) and sub-par attempt at recreating that feel
I remember as a kid going to Disneyland in Paris (having grown up in Romania, it was a dream) ... but being there it was not really anything special, everything was super expensive, inaccessible and way too long of a wait for a way too short and underwhelming ride... most definitely not worth traveling to Paris for, i even liked the city more than disneyland itself and i was just 8 or 9 years old
So I am supposed to walk around in one hundred degree heat and enjoy metal rides sitting in full sun while the citizens stay inside in air-conditioning.
Jew-bai 🤣 I couldn't stop hearing it!!
The Jew Bai Giant
That's what I heard too 😂
it's jube island in the auto-generated closed caption. Jew bai. Failure.
Why would any American or international traveler go to a place where women are oppressed and you have no rights.
You mean Like America?
First Six Flags built outside the US? I mean they’ve built coasters for the Six Flags in Mexico
I think he means a theme park they built outside of the US, as it stands the only theme parks Six Flags has built at all is Six Flags Over Texas, Over Georgia and St Louis.
Six Flags has Mexico and Canada. Maybe they meant out of North America.
This isn't the first time Bob's spoiled someone else's parade. ( I'll show myself out )
@@TheARGblue No I think they meant built because Six Flags has only built 3 parks and they're all in the US, all other parks have been aquisitions.
He meant Six Flags parks built from scratch, la Ronde, Six Flags Mexico were bought not built
I’d love to see the Dubai Parks and Resorts area to expand to new plots of land with multiple theme parks and brands and would expand to the proposed Dubailand area in an effort for Dubai Parks and Resorts to become Dubailand Parks and Resorts Dubai!
frankly, this should be a full series. You cracked open a can of worms here. lol
It would have been amazing, but damn it would have been hot.
It's simply too hot in Dubai for amusement parks.
Funny
@@ceogotgud3547 those doesn’t protect you from the humid heat of Dubai
@@millennium091 and where in this comment thread that “Dubai is a country” is explicitly/implicitly stated?
@@ninelie4274 actuallybyoubwould be amazes
D!:)
And the winter season is great.
Example Global village from october to april.
@@ruben7937 first of all the winter season in Dubai doesnt last that long. Its already very hot right and its still April. winter season in Dubai is extremely short (3-4 months at most) Global village is not open year round and cost much less to maintain.
If you own a theme park with high costs to maintain and only expect a rise of customers during the short winter; you'll breakeven then lose profits very quickly.
Dubai is just like Cryptocurrency Mania. All incredibly sounding super hype for a future date. The only ones who benefit, are the ones who start the hype. The rest who follow - everyone else, will lose everything and end up bankrupt. Lived there 40 years and finally left. Now I inform other people through my videos & blogs so that others don't suffer.
Good to see another video that takes you back in time to the comedy vision of an overhyped vision.
Loy Machedo.
The ultimate casualty of the Great Recession in the theme park world.
This could be a great video but on the ninth time of hearing "Jubai", I cannot watch any more
Why do you call it Jew-bai? It’s Dubai. ‘Doo-bai’
Came to make this comment - infuriating to listen to
I know people who say it like this guy does. They typically think they are saying it with a posh accent.
It would be amazing to watch some deep dives on ANY of these cancelled parks planned for Dubailand! Please go for it! I'd never heard about this resort before but it would be amazing to learn about the plans and dreams that could have come to fruition if a better economy and good management allowed it t happen. Can't wait to take that ride with you guys at ReviewTyme!
Bright Sun Films did a great video on the Universal park. Is definitely worth a watch
We went to motiongate in 2018. It's way too hot during the day for visitors, it was in the low 40s in August, the park was really good though spending most time in DreamWorks indoor complex, as it was air conditioning, shame that there was only around 150 people in the whole park
It really annoys me the way you say Dubai. JEWBYE 😂😂
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Great video as always guys! Please do cover all the projects that were failures in the project as it really would be a great watch and worthwhile endeavor!
As a year round employee of Six Flags Great Adventure from 2010-2015 I was privy to some interesting information. The Wild Safari was ramping up animal births. Trying to double their population. The reason? a smaller drive through safari park which was planned to open alongside Six Flags Dubai. Many of the animals would have come from NJ. Some of the seasoned workers would have traveled with the animals to see them delivered to their new home. Thankfully it fell through, and never happened.
Oh wow that's a great tidbit Zach, thanks for sharing I had no idea about it. I can't imagine the desert heat would have been perfect for some of the animals, especially compared to the New Jersey weather! - luke
Not a problem. I love your channel. The idea was for most animals, the majority being african, to be sent over. If I remember the only exception was the Elephants.
Los Ángeles base entertainment the world wants , Disneyland, Universal studios , Six Flags , Knotts Berry Farm, just come to Los Angeles California and enjoy !!! The internet a Los Angeles founded tech is going very well for Entertainment , do not forget Los Angeles restaurants and fast foods to munch for a good time
Property prices in LA are insane. So no thanks.
The problem isn't just money. The weather doesn't encourage outdoor activities as the temprature reaches 40 - 50°C 5 months a year.
The big question is not “Why did it fail?” The big question is “What ever made them think this would be successful?” And the answer to that is that they still fail to understand the essence of the secret sauce that makes Disney work. And it’s not the amount of money that Disney spends. You can’t match Disney dollar-for-dollar and expect to be as successful. Disney still has that intangible quality that no other company can spend to create. Even if they had built this project out completely, it would have failed completely inside of 10 years.
I would love to see video(s) about the various cancelled projects.
Yeah, I live out here, and when you're walking in 120 degree heat, the last place you want to be, is an amusement park. It's very hot for 75% of the year.
lol of course it failed. Any theme park built there would fail. I mean who the hell would actually want to visit Dubai??
Building the world's largest and awesome theme park in Dubai is like building it on the moon. How many people are going to have the opportunity to travel to the desert in the middle east to enjoy it? I am fascinated by Dubai and want to visit it but the logistics are considerable. And you have to submit to injections.
I’d love to see in depth videos on the parks!