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Abu Dhabi Summer Fest opens today
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Children of all ages as well as their families can enjoy a full day of fun at the Abu Dhabi Summer Festival starting in the capital today. The festival will be spread over seven themed islands. At Discovery Island, children will be introduced to the Robot Zoo, a 1,000-meter interactive exhibition that uses animatronics to show how animals work. The award-winning exhibition has toured more than 20 science centres in North America and Singapore and has been seen by more than four million visitors.
In addition, the festival will feature an inflatable cinema, an interactive exhibition called the Science of Spying, a model racetrack with camera-equipped remote-controlled cars, an inflatable play centre, various acrobatic and cultural shows, and the list goes on.
"We have designed the show in order to provide what is called edutainment, a term denoting learning through both education and entertainment," Ahmad Humaid Al Mazroui, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (Adnec).
Faisal Al Sheikh, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), said that the show would be a big attraction not only in the country, but in the entire Gulf region. "The summer in Abu Dhabi is usually the off-peak season for tourism, but we are trying to enliven it up," he said. "Our target is 150,000 visitors during the 59 days of the festival, while for the five year period till 2012 we are trying to attract three million tourists to the city, "added Al Mazroui. –Khaleej Times
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