Dubai Mall vs Mall of the Emirates.Byline: Dana El Baltaji Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Dubai Mall This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures. Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins. History It opened in November 2008, so it doesn't have much of a history. If anything, the mall's size (12 million square feet) makes it the region's largest; however, the its size can only be appreciated fully when all the shops have opened. Dubai Mall was developed by Emaar Malls Group, a subsidiary of Dubai-based Emaar properties Emaar Properties (Arabic: إعمار), the Dubai-based Public Joint Stock Company and one of the world’s largest real estate companies, is listed on the Dubai Financial Market and is part of the Dow Jones Arabia Titans Index. . Score : 5 Food Court Dubai Mall has Taco Bell Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., is a Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain based in Irvine, California, United States. The restaurant has locations primarily in the United States and Canada, but also operates outlets in several other markets. . The last time anyone on Kipp had a taco from Taco Bell was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. back in 1993. So when we were
informed by mall rats that a branch of the faux-Mexican fast-food chain
opened in Dubai Mall's food court, we were on a mission. A little
over a week later, the mission was accomplished.
Anyway, back to work. Dubai Mall's food court is a mosh pit mosh pit n. An area in front of a concert stage in which audience members mosh. of savagely hungry, agitated ag·i·tate v. ag·i·tat·ed, ag·i·tat·ing, ag·i·tates v.tr. 1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force. 2. kids and their exhausted parents. The court's sheer size is indicative of shoppers' demand for variety and grease, which Dubai Mall's management was happy to meet. Like other food courts, Dubai Mall's is equipped with numerous rows of soiled tables and chairs. However, unique to this mall is the outdoor area that boasts a waterfall. Dare we say it: we actually enjoyed the outdoor setting...although it could've been the taco. Score : 9 Shopping The mall's management promised a new shopping experience, and that's exactly what they delivered. Since the mall opened, we've maxed out our credit cards at stores we've never heard of before. However, what the management failed to mention was the introduction of Book World by Kinokuniya. Our plans to join the hoards of expatriates fleeing the ailing emirate e·mir·ate n. 1. The office of an emir. 2. The nation or territory ruled by an emir. Noun 1. emirate - the domain controlled by an emir were abandoned, because with Kinokuniya in town, everything is going to be alright. The other stores are ok. Score : 10 Entertainment Dubai's malls are leisure and entertainment centers. Once you're in, you're in for the day. Dubai Mall is no exception. Sections of the mall are still under construction, and according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. its website, numerous attractions, including KidZania and Sega Republic, will be completed by mid 2009. For now, the mall offers entertainment seekers an ice rink (aptly named Dubai Ice Rink) and Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, both of which are suitably enormous and crowded. Score : 8 Final score : 31 Mall of the Emirates The Mall of the Emirates is a shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently owned by Majid Al Futtaim (MAF Holding). It is currently the largest shopping mall in the Middle East, although the Dubai Mall, which is under construction by Emaar, and Mall of Arabia will (MoE) History Opened in September 2005, the MoE changed Dubai's shopping experience. That sounds like a load of PR, but seriously, it really did happen. Before MoE, shoppers crammed into Deira City Centre's worn halls, elbowing each other for fun. The mall is 2,400,352 square feet, although it is currently expanding its gross leasable area Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. by 113,021 square feet. The expansion is scheduled for completion in 2010. Score : 7 Food court Possibly one of the loudest public spaces in Dubai, MoE's food courts are unfathomably loud, crowded and messy food courts. It's either because patrons consider the area a designated 'food fight' zone, or no one's cleaning the courts often enough. Or both. And the food choice is nothing special. Score : 3 Shopping There are no great bookstores (Borders was supposed to blow us away, but it didn't) and no new, interesting fashion stores to discover here, but it does boast all the usual suspects that shoppers recognize. And sometimes that's exactly what we want. Score : 7 Entertainment MoE boasts the region's first and biggest indoor ski slope “Snowdome” redirects here. For the water-filled toy with fake snow inside, see snow globe. Indoor ski slopes are found in several countries, proving a climate controlled environment can be maintained in which snow can be manufactured using a snow cannon, enabling , Ski Dubai Ski Dubai is claimed to be one of the largest indoor ski resorts in the world, with 22,500-square metres of indoor ski area. It is a part of the Mall of the Emirates, which is one of the largest malls in the world. . Aside from being the winter wonderland of our childhood dreams, the skiing complex is, in our opinion, the commercial world's greatest contribution to Dubai's sports scene. The fact that it's in a mall may perturb some, but this is Dubai, most things are in a mall. Score : 9 Final score : 26 Verdict : Dubai Mall wins. How can an existing mall compete with Dubai Mall's gargantuan gar·gan·tu·an adj. Of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic. See Synonyms at enormous. gargantuan Adjective huge or enormous [after Gargantua, a giant in Rabelais' size and offerings? It's simply enormous, and it offers so much. And did we mention there's a Taco Bell in the food court? 2009 Dubai Business | Kippreport. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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