Along with Dubai, Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is the Emirate’s most expensive city. It is a promising place for pursuing a variety of adventure activities, water sports, and having some family fun at its numerous adventure and theme parks due to its location on an island in the Persian Gulf off the Central West Coast.
We explore the well-known theme parks that are on the agenda of every visitor to Abu Dhabi, especially those traveling with family.
Al Ain Heritage and Culture Village
Approximately an hour and a half’s drive from the capital, Al Ain, the garden city and cultural center of Abu Dhabi, is where you’ll find the Heritage Theme Park. If you’re interested in learning more about the culture of the Emirates, you shouldn’t miss the Al Ain Heritage & Culture Village. By sending you on a trip into the past to offer you an impression of life in the UAE in the past, the location highlights the diversity and richness of Emirati culture. The town is designed to resemble the UAE of old, complete with a souk, a traditional cafe, and two theatres where you can see performances of music and spoken word, as well as art exhibits and concerts.
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi
The largest indoor theme park in the world with complete air conditioning is called Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi. All of the studio’s well-known characters are brought to life in the park. At this 1.65 million square foot theme park with 29 cutting edge rides, live entertainment, interactive family-friendly activities, a variety of dining options, and upscale retail stores, you may meet Superman, Batman, or Wonder Woman or have fun with Scooby-Doo, Bugs Bunny, and Fred Flintstone. You will be taken to a fantastical world filled with action, adventure, and excitement as you step over the Warner Bros. Shield. Investigate Bedrock, Cartoon Junction, Dynamite Gulch, Metropolis, Gotham City, and Warner Bros. Plaza. Each fantasy place has beautiful scenery and dining establishments with authentic themes. All attractions are fashioned in the style of Warner Bros. Key sets, to make you feel as if you are a part of the adventure.
Murjan Splash Park
The Murjan Splash Park is a warm place for kids in Khalifa Park, close to the Falcon Entrance, on Al Salam Street. Children up to the age of 12 can experience water rides at the theme park. The water play structure, which is essentially a shallow pool w ith four tiny water slides, a big tipping bucket, water guns, a crawl tunnel, a water umbrella, little tipping buckets, water showers, and a water wheel, is the splash park’s main draw. Kids can float on their tubes down the lazy river in the park. Children who are feeling brave might participate in water balloon battles with their buddies. The Bumper Boats come with small, battery-operated boats that kids can steer and sail around while bumping into one another.
KidZania Abu Dhabi
KidZania Abu Dhabi, an award-winning children’s education-and-entertainment concept, is located on the ground level of Yas Mall on Yas Island and is open from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. It is an interactive little city that mixes games and learning in a fresh way to make learning enjoyable. For children and teenagers between the ages of 4 and 16, KidZania Abu Dhabi offers a 55,000-square-foot scaled replica of a real city filled with more than 40 role-playing activities that teach them about jobs, money, and the real world while attempting to develop life skills that cannot be taught in a classroom.
Hili Fun City
Hili Fun City is about an hour and a half’s drive from Abu Dhabi’s garden city Al Ain, next to the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. It was the first theme park in the Arabian Gulf region when it debuted in 1985 and is now a premier family entertainment location. The park has been updated and modernized, and it now features 28 attractions for visitors of all ages. In addition to the ice rink, which requires AED 10 to enter, there is a play area, a picnic area, and an amphitheater for family shows. If not, the all-inclusive park rate is AED 30 on Mondays and Tuesdays and AED 60 per person from Wednesday through Saturday. Your entrance to the park and its 25 attractions are included in the price. Young children are admitted free of charge. Sundays are the only days the park is closed, and women only are allowed on Wednesdays.
Circuit X Hudayriyat Mar Vista
Circuit X in Abu Dhabi is a leisure and entertainment area with plenty of thrills, and it is situated on Hudayriyat Mar Vista Island. It is a well-liked family-fun adventure destination in the UAE since it houses four distinct parks that offer 24-hour entertainment. The following four parks make up Circuit X:
Splash Park: While the committed coaches keep an eye on them, your little one can have a blast on this adventure island flowing between dry and wet play areas, splash fountains, a pool, and Pirate’s Playground. A parent or legal guardian must accompany a child who is between the ages of one and three. Children 4 and older may be left unattended in the park.
Skate Park: You don’t need to be concerned about your skating abilities. A training area, street-style walls, throwing bowls, handrails, bridges, ledges, and quarter pipes are all present at the park. There are coaches available to give you one-on-one instruction. But you must put on shoes with laces and a helmet. The age requirement to participate in this park is five years old. Children who are 13 years old and older are only permitted to attend from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
BMX Park: Riders of all ability levels experience an adrenaline rush at this park. Aside from a dirt course with 15 distinct turns, hills, and ramps, it also includes one of the largest asphalt pump tracks in the entire United Arab Emirates. You can ask the on-site coaches for advice and ideas. It is also required that you wear a helmet and enclosed shoes here. Only kids over the age of 12 are allowed to access the park unsupervised, and the entry age is seven years old.
Ropes Park: Ropes Park transports you to new altitudes where you can see the magnificent Abu Dhabi skyline as well as the Persian Gulf. You may take on a three-level, 31-obstacle ropes course, 328-foot zip line, 42-foot free-fall jump, and 50-foot climbing wall at Ropes Park. Children aged 7 to 10 are advised to use the Green Circuit in the park. Children aged 11 to 14 should use the Blue Circuit, while those aged 15 and up should use the Black Circuit. To enter the park, you must wear shoes with laces.
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