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Highlights include:
- Enhanced guest centric infrastructurein line with Dubai’s vision and the highest international entertainment standards
- New iconic entrance – ‘The Gate of The World’
- 22,000 square metres of additional grass seating areas
- Expanded line-up of attractions, concerts and entertainment
- Exciting new rides
- Incomparable dining experience
- New bespoke shows
- New customer friendly ticketing system
- New pavilions include Russia and Japan and the welcomed return of Indonesia and Palestine
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 1 November 2015:Global Village, the leading family entertainment and cultural destination is returning for its 20th season from Tuesday, November 3, 2015 until April 9, 2016. Building on the success of previous seasons and in response to guests’feedback,the 20th season is set to be even bigger and better with an enhanced infrastructure and expanded line-up of attractions, concerts and entertainment.
Global Village is a unique, one-stop shop for entertainment, shopping, dining, and funfair.For seasons, it has taken its guests on a journey across the world, providingan extravaganza of sights, sounds and smells. Guests experience the hustle and bustle of the bazaars and learn about diverse cultures at Global Village, that bringsthe ambience of different countries together in one place.
This year, Global Villagehas made significant improvements to provide the best guest experience. Starting from the guest centric infrastructure enhancements and facilities to exciting new shows and artists, to the new pavilions and countries being represented. There will be new world class and exciting entertainment and cultural activities for guests of different ages and backgrounds. To add to the customer experience, newly introduced trains will operatethroughout the day,taking guests to and from the car park to the new iconic entrance‘The Gate of The World’ for free. Each train has a capacity of 60 passengers. The new ‘Gate of The World’is the largest gate in Global Village’s history featuring 40 turnstile entrances and 40 ticketing counters.
The ‘MainCultural Stage’ has been enhanced to boost the audio and visual experience for the crowd. No matter where you are standing, you will feel as if you are in the front row. In addition, the expanded grass seating areas will create a much more relaxed and comfortable environment where families and friends can bring a picnic or just enjoy the entertainment.
Commenting on the forthcoming season,Ahmad Hussain bin Essa, Chief Executive Officer at Global Village said: “We cannot wait to open our gates for the public to enjoy Global Village’s 20th season. We have worked very hard and listened to our guests’feedback to make sure that we provide them with the best entertainingexperience over 159 days.”
Bin Essa highlighted that the 20th season enhancements come in line with the five-year strategic development plan.This has been introduced by Global Village in line with Dubai’s Tourism vision for 2020 with the key objective of attracting more visitors to the Emirate with a particular focus on family tourism.
“Global Village is the ideal destination for both families and individuals from the UAE as well as from across the Middle East. There will be a number of new and exciting surprises throughout the season as well as high quality entertainment facilitiesthat will guarantee an unforgettable experience and attract our guests to return again and again.’’ added Ahmad “From entry to entertainment, shopping and dining, we have kept our guests in mind to offer a new experience for the 20th season.”
NEW RIDES AT THE FANTASY ISLAND
Global Village prides itself on bringing new, innovative and international quality events to every season. The Fantasy Island will return and once again will be operated by Mellors Entertainment, a world-class funfair operator that has operated high profile attractions in the heart of London and other venues for more than 100 years. This season, it only gets bigger and better with spectacular new rides. Newly introduced rides include: Crazy Golf (Children Ride); Cape fear Ghost Train (Family Ride) and Loop fighter (Thrill Ride).
EATING OUT
Cuisines from around the world are represented by 20 restaurants, providing guests with an unparalleled culinary experience. Guests are invited to take a culinary journey across the globe andexplore an array of delicious flavours. From street food to gourmet restaurants, there will be 100 themed food and beverage kiosks. Guests can grab a bite at one of the many stalls and restaurants or simply relax in the park.
Guests will furthermore be able to relax in multi storey restaurants while enjoying the views of the canal and the pavilions. In addition to that,every Thursday and Friday, guests can witness the fantasticfireworks display, which will alight the sky.
32 PAVILLIONS
This year, there are 32 pavilions, with more than 75 countries being represented. New pavilions participating for the first time are Russia and Japan, with the welcomed return of Indonesia and Palestine.All pavilion façades have been redesigned to provide better representation of the culture and heritage of their respective countries.
The pavilions taking part in Global Village will beAfghanistan; Africa; America; Bahrain; China; Egypt; France, Germany and UK pavilion; Tunisia; India; Indonesia; Iraq;Iran;Italy;Japan; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Lebanon; Morocco; Pakistan; Palestine; Philippines; Qatar; Russian; Spain; Malaysia and Singapore pavilion; Syria; Thailand; Turkey; UAE; and Yemen, in addition to Khalifa Foundation and Fursati pavilions.
CONCERTS
Musicians and singers from all over the world will gather at Global Village to put on spectacular shows, all included within the Global Village entry ticket. Guests will be able to watch world-class and live musical performances of Arabic, Far Eastern, Indian, Afghani, and African artists and performers throughout the season.Artists are to include: Strings, SaadLamjarrad, Fares Karam, Balqees, Mohamed Assaf, Shreya Goshal and Abdullah Ruwaishid.
TICKETS
This year, to further enhance the guest experience, Global Village has introduced new and innovative ways for guests to purchase their tickets to the park. Tickets can now be bought online or on aGlobal Village smartphone application. New 40 ticketing countershave also been introduced at the ‘The Gate of The World’. Ticket entry prices will remain AED 15 for adults and free entry for children under three.People with a disability and adults over 65 years receive free entry as well.
ENTERTAINMENT (NEW SHOWS)
Global Village will have a wide array of spectacular entertainmentofferings that will excite and astonish the guests throughout the season. From cultural shows across the globe to dancing fountains and breath-taking stunt shows, Global Village has it all.Guests will be able to relax and catch a show in the park or be wowed by a visit to the main cultural stageand new amphitheatre. There will be a wide variety of family friendly shows and entertainment withnever before seen artists interacting and entertaining the guests leaving a lasting memory. There will be aregularly changing schedule of shows and entertainment and guest are encouraged to visit globalvillage.æ to discover what’s on offer.Some of the key acts will include:
STAGE SHOWS
There will be two unique high end production shows created specifically for Global Village based on cultural aspects. These are Fiestaval and Dreams, which are supported by spectacular street actors and performers from all over the world.
Fiestaval will take the guests on an exciting journey across five of the most amazing festivals from around the world. It will chart the journey of three Dr. Seuss-style characters, each with their own individual traits and personalities. Together they will travel across five festivals around the world for families to enjoy all on one stage.
Dreams will be the kids favourite with famous characters such as Genie and Princess Jasmine. It will take them on a voyage full of adventure with the well-known One Thousand and One Arabian Nights stories.This spectacular show will display top quality effects, which will transform the stage into one of Arabian Nights magical stories.
In addition, the much-loved mascot ‘Globo’ will put on a theatrical performance. This will be the first chance for Global Village guests to take a peek into Globo’s world, where his new friends will be introduced.
One of Global village’s main aims this season is to provide a fun-filled environment for children. To keep up with this vision, the park is introducing ‘Mission Kids’, a festival fully packed with activities including face painting, balloonists, bouncy castles, the famous Shaabiat characters, the Smurfs and Circus Circus.
STREET SHOWS
One particular street show highlight will see the LED Mono-velos. Guests at Global Village will witness the unique illuminated monocycles with riders dressed in futuristic silver and white jump suits. These mono-velos will allow guests to capture very special moments on a busy Global Village evening. The street acts will include other never seen before characters that liven the guest experience touching every person in the family.
Returning to Global Village for its third season, the longstanding tradition of street theatre Covent Garden that will bring the best of street artists from around the world with bigger, better and never seen before street performers to excite the audience.
CULTURAL SHOWS
The Bollywood musicalwill be a full, colourful, over the top and very fancy Bollywood concept featuring The Khans of Bollywood and Bollywood Wedding shows.
South America cultures will be represented with an explosion of music and dance performance on a 20 minute medley of songs, from across the region making this a truly unforgettable event.
STUNT SHOWS
There will be a number of stunt shows throughout the season which include a ‘Hollywood Stunt Show’ where breath-taking car chase, bike stunts and action scenesare on show like no other. For the first time Global Village will showcase how Hollywood stunts are done! ‘The Jet Ski show’ will also see an extreme water sports show with synchronized jet skis and fly surfers guaranteed to leave guests amazed.The UFO show will be another bespoke show for Global Village with laser lights and pryo techniques. The main aerialist along with other performers will rotate, bungee and perform acrobatics for an extensive range of performances, acrobatic dances and exciting shows that promise to make it a day to remember.
Global Village’s20th season is organised in sponsorship and supported by the renowned partners ofKalyan, Emirates Islamic Bank, Pepsi, Masafi, OSN, DMI and ARN.
