OK, Dubai. Your largest building gets shut down for “electrical problems”. Your 7.5 million litre shark tank sprang a leak. So what do you do to bounce back? Build the fastest roller coaster ever. This is terrifying.
Pictured above is a Ferrari F430 replica four-seater roller coaster car. As you can see, it’ll run in parallel tracks with another car, giving passengers the feeling that they’re actually in a race. The Ferrari, though, is a kitten compared to the park’s planned F1 coaster that’s rumoured to travel up to 149MPH.
It’s important to remember that when these coasters derail, it’ll be in the desert, so be sure to take a water bottle or two with you on your ride. Also, a helmet. Also, the understanding that Dubai is crumbling and wants to take you out with it. [Jalopnik]
Dave Barnes
March 18, 2010 at 12:55 PM
Please get your facts straight. As much as i love a little Dubai bashing after living there the last 11 years …the roller coaster in your article is in Abu Dhabi..y’know, the rich neighbour that bailed Dubai to the tune of a few billion dollars.
The Ferrari theme park is on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, home of the F1 Grand Prix and in April home to the UFC with two title fights… events that Abu Dhabi will surely lose money on by hosting but have so much spare cash that it just won’t matter, they only do it for the prestige…
…that said, Abu Dhabi’s 100% green city, secretly sacked 100s of employees recently so who knows what’s true in the whirlwind of lies.
Report PermalinkJono Lumley
November 24, 2011 at 5:56 PM
I wonder if you are who you say you are?
If so, time to visit the Emerald City….let’s get the band back together
Report Permalinktsm
March 18, 2010 at 3:18 PM
hahahaha Gizmodo’s all over the place. Nice one Brian Barrett! You’ve done well!
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