Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi
Yas Waterworld is a water park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, next to Ferrari World, Warner Bros. World and SeaWorld, about an hour's drive from Dubai. It has dozens of slides and rides, the UAE's tallest waterslide, a water coaster, a suspended coaster with water cannons and separate areas for small children. Queues are much shorter than at Aquaventure in Dubai.
I book open-dated tickets below the box-office price and, if you need it, a return transfer from Dubai. Prices for every park are in the table on the theme parks page.
The big rides
- Matamir's Drop: a plunge down what the park calls the UAE's tallest waterslide.
- Jebel Drop: the park's steepest slide. You start from a platform with a view, then comes a drop that feels like falling. From 120 cm.
- Liwa Loop: a drop slide with a loop, the first of its kind in the region according to the park. From 120 cm.
- Falcon's Falaj: a 300-metre water coaster, which the park calls the longest in the Middle East.
- Bandit Bomber: a suspended roller coaster with a water battle at Cannon Point. From 100 cm.
- Hamlool's Humps and Sebag: a bumpy speed slide and a six-lane racing slide.
With children
Most rides go by height. From the park's own list:
| Ride | Height |
|---|---|
| Al Raha River (lazy river on tubes) | no minimum |
| Bandit Bomber | from 100 cm |
| Sebag, Slither's Slides, Rush Rider, Cinesplash | from 110 cm |
| Jebel Drop, Liwa Loop, Hamlool's Humps | from 120 cm |
The youngest have Tot's Playground with a paddling pool, baby bouncers and small slides, and Yehal with its own paddling pool and three toddler slides. Older children will like Marah Fortress, with slides, tipping buckets and water cannons. Children under three enter free.
For those who don't like steep drops
Float round the Al Raha River on a tube, try the region's largest splash wave, take a surf lesson on Rush Rider with an instructor, or watch the 5D Cinesplash show with waterfalls and moving seats.
Tips
- Swimwear only: no underwear, denim or long trousers. Regular nappies are not allowed in the pools.
- Lockers are available at guest services.
- The park runs return buses from Dubai, but a transfer is easier with children.
- Ferrari World, Warner Bros. World and SeaWorld are next door. A six-day combo ticket is better value than separate tickets: 2 parks 460 AED (box office 475 AED), 3 parks 560 AED (box office 575 AED), 4 parks 660 AED (box office 675 AED).
- Yas Island combines well with an Abu Dhabi tour: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the Louvre and the Corniche.
Yas Waterworld one-day ticket
Open-dated. Children under 3 enter free.
Book with me
280 AED
child: 210 AED
At the ticket office
295 AED
child: 225 AED
Child ticket: under 1.3 m
What are the height limits at Yas Waterworld?
It depends on the ride: Jebel Drop, Liwa Loop and Hamlool's Humps from 120 cm, Sebag and Slither's Slides from 110 cm, Bandit Bomber from 100 cm. The Al Raha River has no height limit.
How much is a Yas Waterworld ticket?
With me an adult ticket is 280 AED (box office 295 AED); a child ticket is 210 AED (box office 225 AED). Children under three enter free.
How do I get to Yas Waterworld from Dubai?
The park is on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, about an hour's drive from Dubai, longer in traffic. I can arrange a return transfer; it is not included in the ticket.
Which is better, Yas Waterworld or Aquaventure?
Aquaventure is closer, in Dubai itself, but its queues are very long. Yas Waterworld is about an hour's drive away, but the queues are much shorter and three more parks are next door on a combo ticket.
