{"id":2391,"date":"2021-11-21T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2021-11-30T08:42:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T04:42:01","slug":"worlds-tallest-ferris-wheel-opens-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/2021\/11\/21\/worlds-tallest-ferris-wheel-opens-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s tallest ferris wheel opens in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/11WptnQy5jPt_4FQn46bMCm0h5-0r9Edi\/preview\" width=\"720\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Journalism student Dalal Awienat reports on Ain Dubai, the world&#8217;s tallest ferris wheel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Dalal Awienat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DUBAI, UAE-&nbsp; At 820 feet tall, Ain Dubai is now the world&#8217;s tallest observation ferris wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ain Dubai is double the size of The London Eye, which is 440 feet tall. The wheel has a capacity for 1,750 people. The 48 cabins on the wheel hold up to 40 people each. Each rotation lasts for about half an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubai resident Wafa Awienat said she is impressed by Ain Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c I think it&#8217;s a very cool place to visit with friends and family,\u201d said Awienat.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All cabins on the wheel are equipped with an air conditioning system. Glass windows allow for a 360 degree viewing experience. Food and beverages are permitted in the cabins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ferris wheel gives a view of the Dubai skyline and is operational during the day and night. Led lights illuminate the wheel during the nighttime and showcase colorful designs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ain Dubai is located on Bluewaters Island in Jumeirah. Tickets can be purchased both online and in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/mcmhub.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211121-worlds-tallest-ferris-wheel-opens-in-dubai-inline.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcmhub.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211121-worlds-tallest-ferris-wheel-opens-in-dubai-inline.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2392\" width=\"666\" height=\"535\"\/><figcaption>Journalism student Dalal Awienat reports on Ain Dubai, the world&#8217;s tallest ferris wheel.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalism student Dalal Awienat reports on Ain Dubai, the world&#8217;s tallest ferris wheel. By: Dalal Awienat DUBAI, UAE-&nbsp; At 820 feet tall, Ain Dubai is now the world&#8217;s tallest observation ferris wheel. Ain Dubai is double the size of The London Eye, which is 440 feet tall. The wheel has a capacity for 1,750 people. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4,11],"tags":[17,31,45,25],"class_list":{"0":"post-2391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-campus-news","8":"category-videos","9":"category-video-reports","10":"tag-community","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-leisure","13":"tag-sharjah-uae","14":"post_format-post-format-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}