Dubai’s Modesh World offers a summer full of family fun
Dubai Summer Surprises, the city-wide summer entertainment and shopping extravaganza, is in full swing for its 25th anniversary edition, which runs until Sept. 4. As always, its immersive indoor family theme park, Modesh World, is open at Dubai World Trade Centre until Aug. 28, featuring a host of new attractions, rides and offerings — perfect for summer family fun.
Modesh World is known for its wide variety of rides, games, inflatables and a bouquet of retail, food and beverage outlets, and the new attractions this year will have little ones jumping for joy, literally. One not to miss is the Winter at Modesh experience — a wintery setting, ideal for keeping cool in summer, with a mini snow park, an inflatable obstacle course and interactive shows.
Be sure to check out iBattle, with its virtual shooting range and simulator, and unique 100 percent connectivity signal technology. The Crazy Cars racing track is back with a new and improved edition, while the new soft-play area and animal-themed fairground rides will please the little ones, with the tower sliding into a pit of 80,000 colored balls providing the ultimate adrenaline rush.
Competitions and giveaways are a key part of DSS, taking place all over the city, and Modesh World has its own prizes up for grabs this year, with tons to be won at the Dubai TV and Government Stage workshops. There are also more than 100 exciting virtual reality and arcade machines, as well as traditional fairground games, where you could win anything from a huge cuddly toy to an iPhone, iPad or Samsung tablet.
More than 30 food and drink outlets are integrated into the Modesh World experience, catering to every taste, from family favorites to local fare. Try street food, light bites and sweet treats, with highlights including the Milky Ice Cream — a favorite from the Poland Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.
At the Modesh Café, a new attraction this year, little ones can enjoy snacks, cakes and drinks themed around Modesh and his friend Dana. And as part of its Modesh Baking Academy, they can even get busy making cookies, rolling and shaping the dough, with slime workshops and other food-related crafts also part of the fun.
No doubt you will want to remember your visit to Modesh World, so be sure to pick up a souvenir, with themed merchandise, clothing and other trinkets. Grab some quirky home ornaments and kitchenware, local handicrafts, and even traditional gowns, abayas and jewelry. After all of that excitement, relax at the Legend Beauty Spa — a new kid-friendly outlet offering face-painting, henna tattoos and hair-braiding.
Visitors can count on Modesh World for live shows, with singing, dancing and colorful characters performing every day until Aug. 28. Highlights include four Modesh World specially choreographed shows — Mangrove Journeys, Modesh World Dance Party, Eat to the Beat! and Helping Friends — which allow children to interact and become part of the storyline, with an educational slant.