eltoro96 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Seriously?! We better start praying for the rest of these huge amusement plans all over the UAE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTAH FREAK Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 ^ why? Just because it got sold doesn't mean it's any different/worse. It might end up being better in the long run, anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubaidave Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 meh. Its been sld by a government company to the government? O M G ! ! ! what will happen now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 meh. Its been sld by a government company to the government? O M G ! ! ! what will happen now? LOL! This is kind of what I was thinking. To me, it just sounds like a change of hands from one govt guy to another so that it looks better on the books. I'm not convinced this actually means anything. When I saw a park like that god awful ghost town place still technically in operation, I don't see Ferrari World going anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Impurity Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I think the reason everybody thinks this place is doomed is because of what happened to Geauga Lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I think the reason everybody thinks this place is doomed is because of what happened to Geauga Lake. Yes, this is exactly it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I think the reason everybody thinks this place is doomed is because of what happened to Geauga Lake. What??? How does that even compare? Geuaga Lake closed because one company wanted a monopoly on Ohio, bought their closest competitor and shut it down. How does this even come close to that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skramp Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I think the reason everybody thinks this place is doomed is because of what happened to Geauga Lake. Quick!! Everyone email Kat your donations so she can save Ferrari World!! Man, there are some dumb posts on here, but the last two pages take the cake. That press release said the park was SOLD, not CLOSED! It doesn't compare to Geagua, Hard Rock or any of that. Just a sale to another owner. Man, look at all the doomsayers come out of the woodwork!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 There goes my ignorance again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Impurity Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 ^^ I know it's not going under. (God, I'm depressed now. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samisthabomb Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 ^Don't be. We're just saying it doesn't compare to the Geauga Lake closure, mainly bacause the park isn't closed. Hopefully the government will take care of the park. This may be a stupid question, but does anyone know if the government has any intention of selling Ferrari World or are they going to operate it themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) Hopefully the government will take care of the park. This may be a stupid question, but does anyone know if the government has any intention of selling Ferrari World or are they going to operate it themselves? Based purely on my speculations, I would say they probably will want to operate it and make it a success. They are depending so much on tourism, and already own several other tourism type destinations already. I'm sure they would want it to succeed. The only way I would imagine it would close, is if it turns out to just be a complete failure with attendance. Considering the crazy amount of indoor amusement type of places that are already in that area, I can't imagine this one not surviving... but we'll see! --Robb "And remember, this is the UAE we're talking about...they have oil money!" Alvey Edited January 18, 2011 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 All they need to do is sell a few Ferrari's and all will be finnnneeee. BUT WAIT....NOT IF THE ROADS IN PENNSYLVANIA AREN'T PAVED! OH GOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillgeek Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 As Robb and others have said since the park is sold NOT closed there's still plenty of hope for this park. I think someone needs to explain the difference between closed and sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-M Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 ^ From Dictionary.com Sold: to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price Closed: to bring to an end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Without trying to be as ignorant and idiotic as many of the above posts have been, I still think this isn't necessarily great news. I mean, I'm not convinced that the park will be saved just because the government is taking it over. I guess we can at least be optimistic and believe the park is in better hands than it was with a company that couldn't even operate the park for a year without selling it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I just overall don't know what to make about what is going on in that part of the world these days. I remember when I first got interested in coasters and reading forums about 5 or 6 years ago, all this UAE stuff was announced. Around 2010-2012 they were supposed to build all these parks and it was supposed to be Orlando East or something. Well, its now that time and its certainly not what was announced. Around the same time, I was starting college, and many of my professors when talking about globalization and stuff brought up UAE and showed us all the plans for the cities, businesses, real estate, tourism, etc. A few years later one of my profs just came back from a one year furlough....he was supposed to have taught at a huge university built in Dubai that was never built. He still got paid his furlough year from the state of Maryland, so just decided to travel the world for a year. Just wanted to mention that, because everything going on in UAE, not just theme parks, seems....strange I guess, and confusing. It all seemed too good to be true when it was announced, and it looks at least now that it was. All I can say is hopefully this one park that actually was built can stay open because it looks awesome. And maybe one day the UAE real estate market will turn around and they will finish more of their big plans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Without trying to be as ignorant and idiotic as many of the above posts have been, I still think this isn't necessarily great news. I mean, I'm not convinced that the park will be saved just because the government is taking it over. I don't think you read DubaiDave's post. It was owned by the government before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 ^^You have to understand that the government of Abu Dhabi and the UAE is VERY different from our government. This isn't like when our government bailed out the mortgage or car companies. It's basically just shifting around owners to whomever has money this year to look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxegon Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Considering the crazy amount of indoor amusement type of places that are already in that area, I can't imagine this one not surviving... but we'll see! The only thought I'd have there is that just about all of the other indoor places are attached to shopping malls where they have regular footfall to keep them going. Ferrari World is standing out on its own. As I noted in my trip report it was deserted the night I was there; hopefully this was an anomaly rather than the general rule. Formula Rossa rocks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 As an F1 fan I was always shocked at they built it where they did and not Italy, but this is where the money was. They whole project out there cost more than anyone thought it would, inclding the F1 track. The park will not be allowed to fail, Ferrari would simply not allow it. I have no idea what the visitor numbers are to the area, but due to the problems all round the world they are probably not as high as they thought they would be. Maybe things will pick up but they have to make the normal person be able to afford to go and at the moment this is not happening The park is built now anyway so it will just be the running costs that are needed so I think they will be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterking2981 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 The park will not be allowed to fail, Ferrari would simply not allow it. Ferrari doesn't control the economy, so unless the global economy gets on the up and/or the park continues to have good (and increasing) attendance and make a good deal of profit, I don't think Ferrari will have much of a say in the matter. Now, obviously they could do what Disney is doing with California Adventure and spend millions more than what most parks usually would on new attractions in the hopes that it will increase attendance and make the park turn out profit, but we'll just have to wait a few years and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Damn we're mean! Thanks for the report Noxegon. Formula Rossa sounds awesome. It hasn't been open long, but I sure it'll survive all the loses once the tourist catch on. How popular is this park outside of enthusiast groups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Sorry I should have made myself clearer. Even though Ferrari have not invested in the park it is their brand that is being used, and I am sure if needed they would help out. There is a lot about this park in F1 papers and to Ferrari this park is a big deal when it come to advertising in that part of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterking2981 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 ^I didn't mean to sound mean, I was just pointing out that should the park fail, there's little that Ferrari could do about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I'm fairly certain Ferrari would be much happier to see this park succeed in the long run, but it wouldn't be a brand-destroying problem if it were ever to close (and there's no reason to think it will close any time soon). I'd guess they're far more worried about winning races and super-car-industry kudos than theme park attendance figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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