Motiongate Dubai Review | Universal, but in the Desert

[@BobBob_165]

An S&S space shot themed to an S&S space shot is just too funny 😭😭

[@msp062505]

Stop crying

[@Ziggy4032]

@@msp062505They’re laughing

[@legomania2427]

@@msp062505you stop whining

[@Nonfiction79]

And the one at Wild Adventures no less

[@Artbyhurricanyounot]

As a hunger games fan (of the books especially) I find it very odd and very much missing the original point of the story, but also kind of fitting that there’s a theme park section based off Panem. Like making a theme park/section sounds EXACTLY like something the Capitol would do 🤣

[@bruss529]

Well a park called "MovieLand' is hardly going to be true to a book. You want to go to "BookLand'. It's pretty obvious.

[@JamieEvetts]

Woody Harrelson: The Park He was also in the Hunger Games 😂😂. 3 film tie in’s in one park!

[@CoasterStudios]

so true haha

[@DasNordlicht91]

A shame he wasn't in any Dreamworks animated films (yet) so we can't complete the Harrelson Hat-Trick.

[@kotchapakmaneechote2062]

Harrelland, coming soon to Tallahassee, Florida. (joke intended)

[@msp062505]

Stop laughing

[@matthewtaylor1785]

@@kotchapakmaneechote2062I like the Zombieland reference

[@francis8888]

Regarding River Expedition not getting wet. For many Muslims, it is important to keep one's clothes clean and dry, especially during prayer. Excessively wetting visitors could be seen as a lack of respect for these practices.

[@gcmeetv7634]

Mate the design is not there to keep you dry, it's all about the luck of the draw and weight, I went on it last week and got absolutely soaked, there's also step in full body dryers just outside

[@EricMontreal22]

You guys really do the best overall park reviews on YT, always giving equal attention to all aspects and types of attractions of the parks--thanks for all these Emirate reviews which have answered a lot of questions I've had on the parks.

[@CoasterStudios]

so glad you enjoy them!

[@DorusWildemans-u9o]

You can’t be the theme park capital of the world if All your theme parks are in the middle of a hot dessert!

[@AMagicProduction]

I don’t think any place in the world will ever take that title of “theme park capital of the world” from Central Florida… they just have too many, and are getting more in the future

[@NathanHydra]

Orlando is utterly unbeatable when it comes to the title of the theme park capital of the world.

[@Rantasalmi47]

every single one of these parks first have a really big ambitious plan, then they downgrade the plan due to costs and then either go bankrupt and abandoned... or open and get 3 guests per month and then go bankrupt.

[@LyndsieDances]

Cause it's government funded, from oil. Unlimited money

[@mattdaaamon]

$80 is not similar to orlando prices. A single park single day ticket to disney or universal now averages over $150.

[@CoasterStudios]

alright alright, fair. $80 is still expensive though! 150 is just nuts...

[@jordanwhite352]

I think it's still good. You also have to adjust it to the pricing of the local population as well as the tourists who are coming in. Comparison if you have $20 in the UAE, you're basically someone who makes seven figures in the United States by comparison.

[@mattdaaamon]

@@jordanwhite352 They were comparing in usd pices. Im usd orlando parks are way more.

[@kittyyy1-x7g]

I went to motiongate on a school trip. IT WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!

[@user-yz6kh5cy7t]

Same

[@flatspin7]

Problem is there is a huge amount of parks in the area and not enough people to go around!

[@drdewott9154]

Yeah. Plus trying to have 3 theme parks at once and have attractions spread across them, rather than 1 strong theme park is definitely not good either. Especially given the high entry prices. Like I can kinda understand having Legoland be separate, but there really is no reason to have a separate Real Madrid/Bollywood park. Especially since it has the largest coaster on property and not much else. Like that wooden coaster really should've been erected on the other side of the street in Motiongate from the get-go.

[@Goblonium]

There is more than enough people to go around, look at Yas Island or Global Village. These parks are out in the hot desert and outrageously priced.

[@RTWC269]

I went this summer and loved this place. Many world class attractions and lots of great theming. Decent collection of coasters but I agree they do need that one standout. I hear rumours that the cancelled mack hyper coaster will be going to Motiongate, and I also saw track lying outside the park when I was there, so maybe it'll get built? Overall a very good park.

[@joao.spegiorin]

From what I've seen from the UAE parks, it really looks like most of those parks don't have any kind of uniqueness or any kind of locality, in a way that most of them aren't meant for the local public nor to showcase the uniqueness of the region, it seems that most of the attractions and cities design are meant to favour US/GB tourists than the people living there - I think the main exception is Global Village. There, you provide to different audiences, is an unique park, and have different kinds of shopping and local stuff that the ones living there actually feel the need and the will to go. It's unfortunate that they planned it that way, they'll probably go down if they favor only the tourists (mainly USA and England)

[@weebcraft6829]

Whats wrong with that though? Aside from possibly staff language changes, most of the big global theme parks are anglo-centric

[@samsaek666]

Sure… their uniqueness is “we’re going to build the mostest something” (fastest, tallest, longest, most expensive) and spend infinite amount of money and tack on a random brand (Ferrari, Real Madrid park ffs). And expect it to become Orlando overnight

[@jonny-b4954]

1:00 Not surprising. No idea why y'all feel comfortable traveling to that part of the world, hahaha. Outside the touristy areas and it's literally like 300 years behind socially and culturally. Compared to the West.

[@tubularskies]

I'm so glad someone else pointed this out. The omission of why so many choose not to support these resorts and visit the UAE made the whole video feel very disingenuous to me.

[@Ghidkh]

@@tubularskiesin all fairness, this channel isn’t really about that

[@DarkSt0rm009]

Wonder if the Lionsgate area can get a Saw ride, or Hostel

[@mitchellries256]

I'm confused. The Smurfs movies were made by Sony Pictures Animation. Shouldn't that area be part of the Columbia Pictures area?

[@fadbob_]

Smurfs village is its own area. This park is made up of main street, Columbia pictures, lionsgate, dreamworks, and smurfs village It's really weird but there ya go

[@IAteFire]

I understand feeling odd that the place is deserted but MAN, I went to Disney and Universal during peak season… I would LOVE to have that level of freedom and privacy in a park

[@drdewott9154]

This was the one park I went to in the UAE. Unfortunately I had a pretty bad day there ngl. For one I didnt know that paying at the gate came at a surcharge, so I had to pay much more to get in. But I also had several ride closures when I went. Like when Taylor and Sarah went, John Wick and the Kung Fu Panda ride were both closed, but more importantly, Dragon Gliders was also just closed too with no reason. So I missed out on some pretty notable rides. Especially the 2 coasters, I've never ridden an S&S 4D Free spin in my life, nor have I ever ridden a Mack inverted powered coaster either. But what was almost more damning were the lines and operations. I happened to go on a day with over 500 school kids visiting. And they were ROWDY. They were constantly jumping the lines, vandalising the theming, and just being unpleasant to be around. It meant rides like Capitol Bullet train and Madagascar Mad Pursuit regularly got 30-40 minute wait times, Now You see me High roller got a 1 hour line at one point, and that ride was actually closed earlier in the day. It was a blessing when the kids all left at the same time in the afternoon, but even besides that, the operations were just so slow! Rides like Capitol Bullet train only ran 1 train and each dispatch took over 2 minutes! So sadly I think I got a pretty poor value day at the park. Though honestly even if things were all open, IDK if I'd call it good value. I looked around at the build quality of the sets and theming elements too and it all just felt cheap. Like it wasnt built to last. So honestly I'd probably not return. It probably would've been decent value if it had more rides like the wooden coaster over at Real Madrid world, but splitting it all up into 3 parks is like shooting themselves in the foot. You spread your demand too thin and each gate is too poor value for people to wanna pay for any of them, certainly not all 3 together. Though its location doesnt help with that either! The public transit out there is practically a joke, and to even get there on the few buses that do run, you'd need a smartcard which afaik only residents can get since they dont accept cash. If the Dubai Metro would go there i'd be a different story, but the only alternatives are then either a rental car, or a Taxi. And not only are the taxis expensive, but the highway past motiongate gets completely gridlocked EVERY DAY! So when I went I stayed in the Dubai Marina, which is fairly close. But going from Motiongate to the Marina in a taxi took over an hour because of traffic, when it took only about 15-20 minutes without traffic. That stuff needs to change tbh.

[@timr5621]

Yeah ops were awful when I went. Felt like a knock off Universal but in all the wrong ways, Dragon Gliders is great - but all the dark rides (even Shrek), felt empty, lacking detail. It was dead when we went but every ride is just so average (with the exception of Dragon Gliders) that it wasn't really worth the money imo.

[@thatonepersonuh]

Hey Coaster Studios! I live in Dubai and I am a huge theme park fanatic and I get really sad at some of the choices Dubai, or the Emirates makes on some theme-parks and other time it is actually the opposite and I love what they do. I really have a love hate relationship with all theme parks. In the region, I would say my favourite is Motion Gate. I have been 3 times and all the times I really do enjoy it as it’s feel is very different from traditional parks and I think the aspect of it being empty, although saddens my heart, also sometimes feels very cool as I get to enjoy the park to myself. I believe definitely that the park should incorporate more thrill coasters, but something I hate is that whenever I attend the parks one of the more famous rides are down, first time I went I never got to go to Madagascar and the second two times it was closed in the morning. All the times I went, the Kung-Fu panda ride was closed and the last time I attended the park, Dragon Gliders opened on the last 2hrs of the park.

[@Rayya69420]

22:36 Rcdb does shows track for a mack rides hyper coaster in dubai parks resort in the real madrid wolrd section

[@CoasterStudios]

we would love to see that get built one day

[@abhishekmathur2351]

Great Review!! A real pity that they didn't invest further in Bollywood Parks, and let it crash and burn, only to be replaced by something so niche... :(

[@planetzoodle]

I love motiongate. It's so fun

[@TheRealestHooman]

How would you rank the coasters in the park?

[@jeffreynyarko1154]

How are you able to use your camera on the rides. They don't allow me use mine on any

[@CoasterStudios]

we had special permission

[@maxhagenauer24]

Capitol Bullet Train looks like Copperhead Strike but slower and shorter.

[@kotchapakmaneechote2062]

With a backward spike of course.

[@GearSounds]

I love your park reviews. I have been binge watching them and I think making this series every few years would be great. Maybe every 3 to 5 years you visit the park again and update the review? I also think a review score would be great. If you had a category for each type of score you could even get an average?

[@CoasterStudios]

So glad you enjoy them! We have a lot of older park reviews we want to go back and update, but because there are so many of them (plus new parks we want to review) it takes quite a while to get around to them. We've updated a good handful of the reviews we made from 2015-2017, but there's still a couple we want to redo, such as Busch Gardens Williamsburg, SeaWorld San Antonio, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, etc.

[@GearSounds]

@CoasterStudios That's wonderful, I'm glad you are revisiting parks after nearly 10 years now! I agree that getting to the new parks is the most important so stay focused and have fun. Please consider my rating idea because I love your voice over so much, I just wish you gave your opinion anymore quantifiable manner.

[@maxhagenauer24]

What was the S&S Shot Tower in the Zombieland movie themed to?

[@EpicCamraMan]

This place looks dope!

[@MitchLawSoundguy]

Have visited 3 times now, Shrek is in my top 5 dark rides as its just stunning !, the dragon gliders will be a very simular ride system to the new monsters inc ride in studios

[@4XloungeForum]

I LOVED the Dreamworks area. Amazing! However, I went in May... man it was HOT.

[@s3_woody]

Yeah in the summer go to indoor parks only

[@artoftaylortorres5105]

I like The Green Hornet 😭 spent 20 seconds talking about it lmaoo. I wanted to see the Queue!

[@freddy902]

The overseas Parks like this one needs to be better at global marketing. Because when people think of international parks, we think the Disney ones not ones like this which have the potential to big competitors.

[@williamnethery482]

Youre from VA but you never heard of the smurfs? LOL. Before Volcano, the mountain at Kings Dominion used to host 3 different rides, one of which was Smurf Mountain (formally "Land of Dooze"). A Train ride that went through the top of the montain. Great review. can't wait to get out to Dubai some day.

[@CoasterStudios]

I never got to do Smurf mountain unfortunately! Would’ve loved to though.

[@williamnethery482]

@@CoasterStudios Funny story. My first wife was actually a ride operator on SM. She hated that ride. Didn't find out till years later when we met. personally I like the original "Dooze" ride better. But Volcano topped them all!

[@Becauseimme]

They should build one in Irvine at Great Park, at least they’ll get their money back in a year.

[@bruss529]

Real estate much much cheaper than even a parking lot in Irvine, go back to business school.

[@Alan-k1x]

Or maybe a 20th Century Fox Theme Park instead. But if Disney didn't buy Fox.

[@AmateurThoosie]

And now I'm wondering: If this whole area was placed closer to Dubai, how much more popular would it be?

[@traciecombs7030]

I know a lot of people probably visit Dubai but the actual travel portion of the trip is very expensive. I have a few millionaire friends that have traveled there & theme parks were definitely not on their to do list. Location may be their downfall.... super wealthy people or those visiting on business arent into theme parks.

[@FryGuy909]

s&s shottower themed to an s&s shottower. the parody writes itself

[@CorbincordelL]

I think this park can be saved just needs some tlc like updating the buildings to look better better scenery throughout the park

[@IRDeady]

Eh, I wouldn't call modern Orlando organic, but I think in a lot of ways it grew organically as a response to demand. Given the scale and size it's kind of something you would really need to be sure that crowds will go before you go that big. Just plopping it all down is super risky.

[@HARMONTY100]

This park kinda reminds me of Lost Island in Iowa! Great place, Huge Potential but the Attendance numbers just aren't there Unfortunately.

[@nicoleacosta5545]

Wow! Taylor you hit the nail on the head! I hope they follow every word you said. Good bones but they need to hammer the specifics down. Looks like fun with world class potential on the horizon if they see your blueprint.

[@thatonepersonuh]

17:53 Whenever I go in my friend group I am always the one that gets most water splashed on me. This ride has something against me 💔

[@badmoonrising7795]

Is the motion gate gate called a motion gate gate? 🤔

[@Coasteric]

Best park so far there... the video totally match with my opinions after my first visit. I wish Universal would copy the Dreamworks Complex into another park.

[@PengutheFox]

I would love A Bad Guys ride

[@iconnickt.v2079]

Maybe they should try this in Vegas

[@jakobthepoopter1049]

49.9K!!!!

[@jordanwhite352]

So there's I think like two big things that are causing countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar issues with having giant impressive theme parks because we all know they're trying to do this because they're oil wells are running out. One is simply that none of these countries have like our local culture that already exists of like going to theme parks like you think of like the UK and the United States in China and in Japan and they all sprung up theme parks around the same time Disneyland came out. So these local cultures already have a thing about like having enough disposable income to go out and ride a couple of roller coasters and stuff. And while obviously there's festivals and stuff that exists in the Middle East like that, it's not on the same level where you know a theme park would be completely viable. Another issue which has been pointing out in this video is that all these theme parks are like 8 million miles away from the population. If you look at places where there's a lot of theme parks and themed entertainment like Florida and Las Vegas, especially Las Vegas like Las Vegas is literally in the middle of the desert. But the thing is is that all of the entertainment is on the strip which runs the entirely through the middle of the city. So like even though there's obviously a big difference between the entertainment section and the poor people that live around it, it's still built into the local population. It's one of the reasons why people in Orlando constantly complained because the theme parks keep expanding and then they have to keep driving around them because they're directly built into their statues of living, which means that they're very convenient to get to for both locals and people out of town. Sadly, I think the biggest problem that the UAE needs to do first is they need to spend like 50 years changing the marketing and the political behavior of their country. When if they're trying to attract tourists even like the ultra Rich which is unsustainable like you pull any American aside from any demographic of any political line. And you ask them UA what do you think? All they imagine is old oil tycoons wearing giant turbines and white robes and giant Gucci shades like deciding to just buy a planet and then never doing anything with it. Immediately follows is that oh yeah, slavery still exist there and they shoot women in the face for sport and a lot of that stuff has changed and improved. But this is what the general global population thinks of your country. America in the UK and China are also really terrible but they also have done a lot in their PR especially China to show. Hey, we have like living human beings that walk on land and breathe air. You can literally just look up media stuff and it's just like here's some random Chinese person vlogging about shoes or here's this American trying to do a tutorial on how to cook correctly you know. Like normal everyday people and the stuff they kind of go through everything from the UAE and similar to Saudi Arabia and Qatar are all done by their upper 1% rich population for their upper 1% rich population. And then everything else that comes out of the country globally is horrific. So firstly you should really build up their image of like hey, this is just an average place to live. We're just Muslims but full of sand and that's about it. We like smoking pot and watching cartoons like the rest of you and the concern making entertainment options that will make people all over the globe be like you know what we're flying through. Let's stop by here and check this out. China used to be and still kind of. Is this giant Soviet totalitarian CEO and they've rehabilitated their image that they have an entertainment class. So if China can do it, the Middle East really has no excuse.

[@supremefan]

I would say City Walk wasn't that big of a success until after the HP stuff was added to the parks.

[@samsaek666]

“Real Madrid park” damn these guys truly are running out of random western brands to exploit

[@JXEkrayzlife]

where is the Vlog

[@CoasterStudios]

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[@timw180]

Entertainment-washing

[@jekro1]

I guess that would be and is an amazing park for locals (which are not enough) but despite the well done theming still misses a stand-out attraction to attract people from different places around the world.

[@maz367]

6:31 Simpsons Ride uses the same ride system.

[@mjmshiddentunes1144]

So uh Anyone else notice the letters on the Ghostbusters banners were in the angry birds font?

[@paw1dawg]

Thanx

[@Angie2343]

We ned a Nickelodeon themed park with Invader Zim.

[@keithkeene7185]

Crazy! Now I want to go to Dubai and walk on coasters. 😅

[@Frogz313]

It's hard to be a tourist destination when women all over the world don't feel safe going there :|

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

Sarah said she felt very safe in the Middle East

[@gatsuyatsu]

They don't feel safe because they're misinformed. It's really safe there for both men and women. I can't tell you the last time I heard a crime that happened here. Maybe once a few months occurrence.

[@s3_woody]

Can u tell me the reasons why they aren’t safe? Or ur just hating

[@kayceeleslie]

They should pick up the Shrek ride and bring it to universal

[@williamnethery482]

expansion to the new Dreamworks land.

[@H.W.V.H]

Woooo

[@Landon-bk5pi]

💀💀💀💀💀 *sheikh zeeyad*

[@KarimKhamees-gx6lf]

This whole comment section is yapping. I’ve been to Universal and Motiongate was wayyyy better. IMG, Motiongate, Ferrari all these parks should be top 10 in the world.

[@KarimKhamees-gx6lf]

Although IMG needs more rides

[@s3_woody]

@@KarimKhamees-gx6lfyeah you get bored from it quick

[@liamcollinson5695]

It's a shame it's in Dubai which wants to seem super modern but has terrible human rights violations and i also would not feel safe a a gay man( i am not the type to tell everyone my sexuality but won't lie) anyway so they could build a coaster as high as Everest but i still would not visit

[@CoasterStudios]

for what its worth, in our group of 5 who went, three of them are gay. One of them had been to the Emirates several times, at one point living there for several months. I know they were very comfortable being there.

[@wahnanarev]

tbh dubai sucks i would not want you to go there but rights there are normal trust me gay men can go there safe my lesbian friend went there once and had no problems

[@s3_woody]

Im so glad you will never come here, You’re not welcome here