Dubai loves a superlative, and another ‘biggest’ is reportedly heading our way…

If you’re a fan of theme parks, you will have heard of America’s Six Flags which is known for its giant rides and big thrills. Well, guess what? A Six Flags is coming to mega-complex Dubai Parks and Resorts near Jebel Ali and they plan on building the world’s biggest rollercoaster right here in the desert.

While Bollywood Parks Dubai, Motiongate Dubai, Legoland Dubai, Legoland Water Park, Riverland and Lapita Hotel will open on Monday October 31, the Six Flags park is slated to open in 2019.

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Six Flags “has pledged to build the world’s biggest roller-coaster ride in Dubai”.

“There will be rides that are bigger, better, faster, broader than any rides in the world,” added John Odum, who is senior vice president of international park operations at Six Flags.

If they build the tallest rollercoaster in Dubai they’ll be beating their own record, as the tallest rollercoaster in the world currently is at a Six Flags in New Jersey (pictured above).

Earlier this year Dubai Parks said Six Flags will include “at least three world record breaking rides”. It will feature six roller coasters, four aerial attractions, a 340-metre long rapids ride and three performance spaces.

Here’s what that stomach churning ride looks like…

Oh, and remember, the world’s fastest rollercoaster is currently at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. 

In other theme park news, IMG Worlds of Adventure (the globe’s largest indoor theme park) opens near Global Village on August 31, head here for a video sneak peek from inside the park.

Dubai Parks and Resorts in Jebel Ali will be a 25-million-square-foot complex when complete (which is the equivalent of around 425 American football fields).

Here’s a sample of some Six Flags coasters around the world…

Full Throttle is the tallest and fastest looping rollercoaster in the world at 48 metres and 112 km per hour…

Ooh, and then there’s the newly released Dare Devil Dive virtual reality rollercoaster that has you wearing a virtual reality headset throughout the ride…

And here are the new rollercoasters they introduced last year…

And, closer to home, here’s a sneak peek of some of what’s been announced at the Dubai Parks & Resorts so far…

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This isn’t the last of it though – Six Flags, Motiongate, Bollywood Parks and Legoland only form the first phase of Dubai Parks & Resorts.

Dubai’s mission is to attract 20 million tourists or more by 2020, and with 78 million passengers passing through Dubai airport last year, their target doesn’t seem so far out of reach.

As a whole Dubai Parks is estimated to bring in a massive 6.7 million visitors in its first 12 months of operation, generating Dhs2.4 billion in revenue. To put it shortly, it’s going to be humungous, and it’s only going to get bigger – as you can see in this video of a replica of the park complex…

You’ll also find the 500-room Lapita Hotel at Dubai Parks – so you could quite easily spend your entire vacation amongst the theme parks, and not even visit the city.

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