Tiger Woods has unveiled the master play for The Tiger Woods Dubai. It will be the first golf course designed by him, called Al-Ruwaya, will be a 7,800 yard, par 72, 18 hole course. The complex is being built on 55 million square feet of desert.

As well as the “State of the art” golf academy The Tiger Woods Dubai will also include a luxury boutique hotel as well as 22 palaces, 75 mansions and 100 villas. The complex is due for completion in 2009.

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The built up area will comprise of a Southern Sun five star hotel and 500 hotel serviced apartments, the apartments named The Residences, will be based on Eaton Square in Belgravia, London.

The environmental impact of the project will be offset by the use of solar powered water pumps and an on site cooling plant. The cooling plant’s recycled water will also be used on the land.

The potential 800 horse community will provide an ample supplies of an alternative power source. “The horse manure will be pelleted and used as a cooking fuel for stove burners in Africa,”

Source: kippreport.com & gulfnews.com

Designer Jack Rouse is currently working on Restless Planet, which will combine theatre, drama, a variety of themed rides, shows and art with an ‘edutainment’ theme.

Dr Jack Horner is also a member of the design team, and was the real life inspiration for the book ‘Jurassic Park’, who also served as scientific consultant to Spielberg on the three movies.

Over 100 animatronic creatures, some 50 feet (15 metres) tall combined with photo real, computer generated imaging, dioramas and a litany of special effects. The exterior of the Restless Planet will be a 74 metre tall dome and massive ‘cloud’ building.

Here’s an example of what we should expect:

Source: www.gulfnews.com and www.dubairestlessplanet.com

This news comes recently after the announcement of Legoland Dubailand, which will include Lego models of regional icons including Burj Dubai, Burj Al Arab and Pyramids of Giza.
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It is expected to include resorts, shopping centres and boutique hotels and lifestyle properties in a blend of Arabian, Hollywood and Bollywood movies to create a global family entertainment.

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The complex will have four different types of sea-pools; the main Arena Pool, which is located in the stadium, also the Training, Medical and Sea Lions Pools, which are in the dolphins and sea lions private areas.

The Dubai Dolphinarium is part of the Dubai Marine World project that is due to include Dubai Oceanarium, Marine Science Institute, Dubai Gatorville and Dubai Fish Farm of the Future.

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In total Marvel Dubailand will have 17 rides and attractions, nine retail outlets and over 40 refreshment outlets.

Ground breaking for Marvel Dubailand is expected to be in the first quarter of 2009 with the theme park itself due to open on 31 December 2012.

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The Festival started in 1996 as a retail event aimed to promote trade in Dubai, but in recent years it’s turned in to an annual shopping, entertainment, and cultural extravaganza that continues to promote tourism in Dubai and draws people from around the world .

In previous years the Festival has featured over 2,300 retail outlets, selling everything from gold, perfume, haute couture, cars, electronics to handicrafts and textiles.

The majority of hotels and apartments will join in by offering attractive discounts as well as running raffles for cars among other great prises, last year 72 Lexus cars, 43 Nissan cars and 32 kilos of Gold were won.

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The Emirates and most other airlines flying out of Dubai even offer discounted airfares and much needed excess baggage allowances during the Dubai Shopping Festival!

No doubt more details will be published on their official web site.