Ain Dubai closes temporarily with immediate effect

Ain Dubai, the world’s largest and tallest observation wheel, located on Bluewaters Island will close down temporarily.

A statement posted on its website on Monday attributed “periodic enhancements” as the reason of the closure, and added that the attraction will be closed starting immediately and right through the month of Ramadan and will reopen on the Eid Al Fitr holiday weekend.

“Over the coming weeks and as part of our commitment to continuously develop the unrivaled guest experience, we will work closely with our customer team and key partners to introduce new and exciting offerings bound to wow visitors. We look forward to welcoming our visitors back for our planned reopening, scheduled for the Eid Al Fitr holiday weekend,” noted the statement.

Ain Dubai opened to the public on October 21, 2021, with tickets prices starting from Dhs130. At 250-metres, Ain Dubai is almost twice the height of the London Eye. There was 11,000 tonnes of steel used to construct it – twice as much as was used in the Eiffel Tower.

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It can carry a total of 1,750 guests at a time. Each leg connected to the hub of the wheel stands at 126 metres tall, with the hub and spindle alone weighing the same as the weight of four A380s combined. There are 48 cabins, all of which are air-conditioned, and is larger than two-double decker buses stacked side by side. There are three cabin types: Observation Cabins, Social Cabins and Private Cabins, with experiences starting with one rotation of approximately 38 minutes, up to two rotations of approximately 76 minutes.