Ferrari World - wtf?!
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Just went to Ferrari World here in Abu Dhabi. Oh my god - what were they thinking?! It cost £100 for two of us to gain entry - and the first sign of trouble was as we walked in and saw a 458 described as a 488. Really. The rest of Ferrari World consisted of some crappy rides and indoor (electric!) karts and a few simulators. There was a little nod to some Ferrari history but none of the classics we were expecting to see! Exit was, in true Banksy style, through the gift shop, lowering the marque to a clothing and nicnac brand. How could Ferrari ever be associated with such kitsch?! At least we got our money back afterr politely voicing our disappointment! Do not bother - especially if you are a true fan of the marque.
Im not even moderately a Ferrari fan, but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_488
Ferrari are w
es when it comes to this sort of thing - they were paid an obscene amount of money by Mubadala for the rights.
There are Ferrari stores in every main mall here (of which there are loads) and they are always, even at the weekends and holidays, completely empty bar a few staff and a security guy. The rest of the mall can be heaving, the Fezza shops are always empty.
es when it comes to this sort of thing - they were paid an obscene amount of money by Mubadala for the rights.There are Ferrari stores in every main mall here (of which there are loads) and they are always, even at the weekends and holidays, completely empty bar a few staff and a security guy. The rest of the mall can be heaving, the Fezza shops are always empty.
Lordbenny said:
That confused me too 
cuda said:
Just went to Ferrari World here in Abu Dhabi. Oh my god - what were they thinking?! It cost £100 for two of us to gain entry - and the first sign of trouble was as we walked in and saw a 458 described as a 488. Really. The rest of Ferrari World consisted of some crappy rides and indoor (electric!) karts and a few simulators. There was a little nod to some Ferrari history but none of the classics we were expecting to see! Exit was, in true Banksy style, through the gift shop, lowering the marque to a clothing and nicnac brand. How could Ferrari ever be associated with such kitsch?! At least we got our money back afterr politely voicing our disappointment! Do not bother - especially if you are a true fan of the marque.
Ferrari became the automotive Walt Disney.k-ink said:
Luckily we have Mercedes World locally which is free.
Merc have this sort of thing sown up. Any time of day you can phone a number and within 10 minutes they will have a Mercedes outside for you to look at. Even better is that their driver will then take you out for a spin to show you how well it can cut corners, swerve across lanes without indicating and make utterly random manoevres seem like child play. And then on top of that, they'll drop you off right outside your favourite pub and then come and take you home. I love Mercedes. Re Ferrari World, it is perfectly pitched for the people who go. It's not really aimed at car enthusiasts but brand enthusiasts.
DonkeyApple said:
Merc have this sort of thing sown up. Any time of day you can phone a number and within 10 minutes they will have a Mercedes outside for you to look at. Even better is that their driver will then take you out for a spin to show you how well it can cut corners, swerve across lanes without indicating and make utterly random manoevres seem like child play. And then on top of that, they'll drop you off right outside your favourite pub and then come and take you home. I love Mercedes.
cuda said:
Just went to Ferrari World here in Abu Dhabi. Oh my god - what were they thinking?! It cost £100 for two of us to gain entry - and the first sign of trouble was as we walked in and saw a 458 described as a 488. Really. The rest of Ferrari World consisted of some crappy rides and indoor (electric!) karts and a few simulators. There was a little nod to some Ferrari history but none of the classics we were expecting to see! Exit was, in true Banksy style, through the gift shop, lowering the marque to a clothing and nicnac brand. How could Ferrari ever be associated with such kitsch?! At least we got our money back afterr politely voicing our disappointment! Do not bother - especially if you are a true fan of the marque.
Thanks - saves me a trip then. Even with the Entertainer discount vouchers does not sound like worth it.There is also a Lamborghini shop just opened in Dubai Mall. Echo Asterix's comments - there never seems to be anyone in the F-stores here
k-ink said:
Ok very amusing They do / did make some interesting cars worth looking at - AMG, 300SL Gullwing, 6x6, race cars etc. They are not all silver taxis
AMG make awesome cars. Mercedes make commercial vehicles, limos, minicabs, minivans, vans, lorries, SAGA GTs for pensioners, military vehicles etc They do / did make some interesting cars worth looking at - AMG, 300SL Gullwing, 6x6, race cars etc. They are not all silver taxis 
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