DubaiLand anyone?

Breton · Post by **Breton** » May Mon 05, 2008 5:28 pm

Actually oil contributes to less than 6% of the contries income.

Captain Schnemo · Post by **Captain Schnemo** » May Tue 06, 2008 5:57 pm

natatomic wrote:I'm glad I'm not the only one who is a bit wary of Dubai. It just seems to be where EVERYthing is going nowadays. Like, it's headed for world-domination or something. Scary stuff, man.

While you're worrying about them, they're busy building EPCOT.

Post by **horizons1** » May Tue 06, 2008 7:09 pm

I have seen lots of pics and the plans are nothing short of spectacular. But will it be magical or loud and flashy like Vegas? Time will tell.

Calypso · Post by **Calypso** » May Wed 07, 2008 7:21 am

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh thats were my $3.55 a gallon is going...........

And going, and going.

Dubai isn't just building this "theme park." The entire country is bursting with growth and is home to some of the most ambitious construction projects in the world.

GhostHost · Post by **GhostHost** » May Wed 07, 2008 9:31 am

Hmm...I wonder if they will have their own version of the "utilidoors" and if so, what will they be doing down there...?

Lumiere · Post by **Lumiere** » May Fri 09, 2008 7:17 am

figment34786 wrote:Something seems fishy about this whole Dubailand thing to me...

Nostradamus MUST have warned us about this somewhere

Calypso · Post by **Calypso** » May Fri 09, 2008 8:53 am

Anyone see the special on National Geographic about "The World" Islands in Dubai? OMG. Talk about $$$$$$$$$$$. There's a whole lot more to this story that theme parks.

DisBeamer · Post by **DisBeamer** » May Sat 10, 2008 4:58 am

The World Islands are so cool. I don't really understand what would possess someone to do such a thing, or what people are going to do with them, but that doesn't make them less awesome.

Captain Schnemo · Post by **Captain Schnemo** » May Sat 10, 2008 5:51 am

Calypso wrote:Anyone see the special on National Geographic about "The World" Islands in Dubai? OMG. Talk about $$$$$$$$$$$. There's a whole lot more to this story that theme parks.

Yeah, it's called thinking big. I know of a dead dude who used to do this all the time.

Anyway, looks like they're making good progress:

I love when humanity does this stuff for no reasonable purpose!

Kinda sucks from an environmental perspective, but at least they're trashing the joint for cool reasons.

Calypso · Post by **Calypso** » May Sat 10, 2008 9:03 am

Yeah, it's called thinking big. I know of a dead dude who used to do this all the time.

True... But, not too many people can afford to visit The World. It's meant to be exclusive, not inclusive.