Ferrari World

The world's first Ferrari-branded theme park, under a vast red, scallop-shaped roof on Yas Island. It is the biggest indoor theme park in the world by area, with around 40 rides themed around Italian motoring — the headline Formula Rossa coaster, a karting circuit, a "factory tour" with simulators of the assembly line in Maranello.

It is air-conditioned end to end, which matters in July. Allow a full day; weekends are busy enough that an early arrival pays off. The food is theme-park grade and overpriced; eat before or after at the Yas Mall opposite.

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Formula Rossa, the headline coaster, accelerates to 240 km/h in under five seconds — the fastest roller coaster in the world. Riders wear protective goggles to protect against insects and grit; the hydraulic launch is the equivalent of a Boeing 747's take-off thrust.

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