Dubai’s Global Village opens: First look at new pavilions, House of Fears, Big Balloon and other attractions

Dubai’s Global Village opens: First look at new pavilions, House of Fears, Big Balloon and other attractions

Visitors can enjoy global cuisine from over 50 new dining concepts along with more than 200 restaurants and cafés

Published: Tue 25 Oct 2022, 11:47 PM

With Global Village throwing open its gates on October 25, as it returned for its 27th edition, so did hundreds of visitors who thronged the entertainment destination, flocking to its attractions, both old and new.

While many visited the park to spend quality family time, others, who were waiting to treat their taste buds for a long time, came to try multiple cuisine that the park has on offer.

Among the attraction's first time visitors was Asim Raza who came along with his wife and children. “I had heard a lot about Global Village and it has crossed my expectations,” said the British expat whose children — six-year-old Ahaan and eight-year-old Amina — were equally excited.

For some global village is not just for family entertainment but a place to treat their taste buds. Three brothers from Uzbekistan, Aziz, Ali and Akbar, came along with their family, “just to try out the food" at the destination, said eldest brother Aziz.

“It was crazy inside. There is no scary house that comes close to this,” said Ahmed Eldin coming out of