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Half Day at Ferrari World is More than Enough
Abu Dhabi’s Ferrari World is the world’s largest indoor theme park. It’s located just outside of Abu Dhabi’s downtown in a man made island called Yas Island.
Yas Island is an entertainment Mecca filled with theme parks, malls, theaters, hotels, and restaurants. You could spend your entire vacation without ever having to leave the island.
We took a day trip over to Abu Dhabi when we were in Dubai last summer. It’s about a 1 hour drive. We left bright and early on a weekday morning, we wanted to beat the crowds at Ferrari World. We arrived about 9:30 a.m., Ferrari World doesn’t open until 11:00 a.m. We parked at Yas Mall, Ferrari World is connected to the mall, and spent the time wandering the shops. The boys were quite impressed with the Lego Store and The Toy Store.
They loved the huge Transformer Optimus Prime standing at the entrance to The Toy Store, a Dubai based brand that is a kid’s dream. The store is filled with displays of popular toys that kids can touch and play with. The boys would have happily stayed at The Toy Store but we had to drag them away and head for Ferrari World.
The theme park is accessed from the mall’s second floor which connects them via a walk way. You’ll know you’re headed in the right direction when you see the red Formula 1 Ferrari race car in the middle of the mall. The entrance to the park is located next to the mall’s Cascade Dining area, a multi-cuisine food court featuring Buca di Beppo, Chili’s, and more.
If you haven’t purchased tickets online, we didn’t, you can buy them from the ticket counter located on the right side after the walk way. The Ferrari Store is on the left.
Tickets start at 250 AED for a one day one park adult Bronze ticket which gives you unlimited park access for the day and a 5 AED merchandise voucher to spend at the Ferrari Store. Kids under 1.3 meters cost 205 AED, and kids under 3 are free. Silver and Gold tickets cost more but they come with 3 fast pass and 10 AED voucher (silver) or unlimited fast pass and 15 AED voucher (gold). You can upgrade Bronze and Gold tickets to one day 2 park tickets for 40 AED and 130 AED respectively. They both give unlimited access to both Ferrari World and Yas Water World on the same day; the Gold ticket comes with priority seating and souvenir towel at the water park. The combined ticket is a good deal if you have enough time to go to both parks on the same day. The ticket agents are helpful and will let you know if it’s doable to go to both parks, if the parks are busy they will recommend against it.
The first thing we did was head to the Karting Academy, a go-kart type ride, to book our ride. When you get there you will be directed to a computer where you must schedule a ride for your party, you will be given a ticket that tells you when to come back for your ride.
When you return at your designated time you must change into the racing suits and shoes they provide. Then you must sit thru driving instructions and will be given a paper helmet to wear. Before you get into your race car you will be given a helmet which you must wear during the ride.
It’s a fun ride. We took turns riding because someone had to stay with 7 year old Devon, and 2 year old Jett, they weren’t allowed on this ride. Formula Rossa, currently the world’s fastest coaster, is the park’s main attraction. This coaster goes from 0-240 km/hr in under 5 seconds. Jaime and Dion went on this coaster too while I tried to get Devon into the Junior Training Camp.
Lucky for us we purchased the 2 park ticket, the younger kids has much more fun at the water park. We were done with all the rides we wanted to go on by 2:00 p.m., and this included shopping in the Ferrari Store.
The park is rather pricey given that they don’t have very many rides. If you’re a big Ferrari fan or need to ride the world’s fastest coaster than the $68 ticket may be worth it. If you have kids under 1.3 meters the $56 ticket in my opinion isn’t worth it, there’s not much there for them to do. For toddlers under 3 it’s free, and they do have a great time running around the cool play area. Jett loved the Ferrari!
The best buy would be to purchase the 2 park ticket assuming you can go to both parks on the same day. If Ferrari World isn’t busy you really don’t need more than 3-4 hours there. Tickets for Yas Water World for one day is the same price as Ferrari World, so the 40 AED upgrade is really worth it, besides on hot days it’s perfect. You do Ferrari World, which is indoors in the morning then head over to the outdoor water park later in the afternoon when it’s not so hot.
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