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Saturday 21 November 2009 (UAE)
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Burj Dubai Observation Deck - At The Top
The Burj Dubai will have an observation deck on the 124th floor, with the complete experience called "At The Top", which sounds better than the more accurate "Near The Top" (the Burj Dubai has another 36 floors above the observation deck). Getting to the observation deck of the Burj Dubai will not be just a matter of pulling up outside in your Toyota Corolla and catching the elevator up. The whole experience starts at The Dubai Mall nearby, where you buy a ticket, catch a travelator to the Burj Dubai, and then take the elevator up. Along the way will be displays about Dubai and the Dubai Tower, also a photo opportunity stop near the base of the skyscraper.
- Floor 124 is the observation deck with 360 views of Dubai, and an outdoor deck where you can better experience the tower swaying in the wind.
- Travelator is 65m long. Elevator is a double deck container and travels about 10 meters per second. Journey time from ground to 124th floor takes about 1 minute.
- Total journey time about 45 minutes (or longer if you linger)
- Telescopes available to check out who's on the beach
Burj Dubai Observation Deck experience
There will be 10 parts to the observation deck trip.
- Start at The Dubai Mall where you buy tickets, and watch LED displays of the Burj Dubai.
- Reception area in Dubai Mall has a large scale model of the Burj Dubai
- Dubai Now And Then - part one of the travelator trip from the Dubai Mall to the Burj Dubai, with the story of Dubai and the Burj Dubai
- Burj Dubai Skylight viewing point part way along the travelator journey for a photo opportunity of the Burj Dubai
- From the Vision to Reality - the remainder of the travelator journey, show about the making of the Burj Dubai
- Elevator trip to 124th floor.
- Walk around, floor to ceiling glass, 360 degree views, go outside to the open-air deck
- Super duper telescopes that show Dubai at night or day, past or future, whatever the weather (well, that's what the press release said).
- Return trip to The Dubai Mall
- At The Top boutique at the end for Burj Dubai souvenir shopping.
At the time of the press release (22 September 2009) announcing the observation deck experience, The Dubai Mall website had the Burj Dubai Observation Deck experience listed as "Experience124" or "Experience 124". Not clear if the name has changed or both will be used.
Last update Tuesday 22-Sep-2009
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- Burj Dubai Tower - general information
- Activities in Dubai - stuff to do before after a Burj Dubai trip
- Dubai tourist guide - stuff to do for tourists
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