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( 348 4444; www.wildwadi.com ; Jumeirah Rd, next to Jumeirah Beach Hotel; admission over/under 110cm Dh220/
175; 10am-6pm Nov-Feb, to 7pm Mar-May, Sep & Oct, to 8pm Jun-Aug; Mall of the Emirates) When the
kids grow weary of the beach, you'll score big time by taking them to Wild Wadi. Over a
dozen ingeniously interconnected rides follow a vague theme about Arabian adventurer
Juha and his friend Sinbad the Sailor who get shipwrecked together. There are plenty of
gentle rides for tots, plus a big-wave pool, a white-water rapids 'river' and the 32m-high
Jumeirah Sceirah slide where you can reach speeds of 80km/h. Kids must be at least
110cm tall for some of the more wicked rides. Note that from April to October, the park is
open for women and children only on Thursday evening.
Aquaventure WATER PARK
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( 426 0000; www.atlantisthepalm.com ; Atlantis - The Palm, Palm Jumeirah; over/under 120cm Dh225/180;
10am-sunset; monorail Aquaventure) Adrenaline rushes are guaranteed at this water park at the At-
lantis hotel. The centrepiece is the 27.5m-high Ziggurat (great views!), the launch pad for
seven slides, including the most wicked of them all: Leap of Faith, a near-vertical plunge
into a shark-infested lagoon, albeit protected by a transparent tunnel. Some rides have a
minimum height of 120cm.
Ski Dubai SKIING
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( 409 4000; www.skidxb.com ; Mall of the Emirates; adult/child snow park Dh100/50, ski slope per 2hr Dh180/150,
penguin encounter per person Dh175; 10am-11pm Sun-Wed, to midnight Thu, 9am-midnight Fri, 9am-11pm Sat;
Mall of the Emirates) Skiing in the desert? Where else but in Dubai? The city's most incon-
gruous attraction, Ski Dubai, is a faux winter wonderland built right into the gargantuan
Mall of the Emirates. It comes complete with ice sculptures and live penguins, a tiny sled-
ding hill, five ski runs (the longest being 400m) and a Freestyle Zone with jumps and
rails.
The chemical-free snow, generated by snow guns at night, is surprisingly velvety. Ad-
mission includes all gear except gloves and hats, for hygiene reasons; these are available
for sale (gloves from Dh10, hats Dh30).
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