DescriptionBluewaters Island is an artificial island 400 metres (1,300 ft) off the Jumeirah Beach Residence coastline, near Dubai Marina, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Bluewater Island is a popular tourist attraction destination in Dubai. The island is home to Ain Dubai. The project was approved by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and unveiled on February 13, 2013. It is built on reclaimed land by Meraas Holding, with dredging work conducted by Van Oord, the Dutch firm known for its work on Palm Jumeirah, at an estimated cost AED 6 billion (1.6 billion USD, including the Ain Dubai, formerly the Dubai Eye). Construction was originally due to start in April 2013, but actually began on May 20, 2013. It opened in November 2018. The island includes entertainment, hospitality, residential, and retail zones, and is forecast to attract more than three million visitors annually. Bluewaters Island has the Ain Dubai, a 250-metre (820 ft) tall giant Ferris wheel. It is the world's tallest Ferris wheel since October 2021, taller than the previous world's tallest Ferris wheel, 167.6 m (550 ft) High Roller, which opened in Las Vegas in March 2014 and 177.5 m (582 ft) taller than the 225.5 m (740 ft) New York Wheel planned for Staten Island. Design and construction were undertaken by Hyundai Contracting and Starneth Engineering. Construction started in May 2015. The wheel carries 1,400 passengers, in its 48 capsules, and provide views of Dubai Marina and landmarks such as Burj Al Arab, Palm Jumeirah. The first passenger capsule was installed on August 21, 2020.

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