RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates – (BUSINESS WIRE) – The eyes of the world were on Ras Al Khaimah as it captivated all the people with a spectacular New Year’s Eve gala that set two GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS titles ™. Thousands of spectators, including international tourists, witnessed the 13-minute-long fireworks that also reached billions of people through online streaming channels and global television broadcasts.
Defining Ras Al Khaimah as the “CCG’s tourist capital”, the event earned the titles GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ for “The most unmanned aerial vehicles to launch fireworks simultaneously” and the “Longest Fireworks Falls”. These bring the number of records set for fireworks organized by Ras Al Khaimah to five in three years.
The first record was for the captivating pyrotechnics with 173 PyroDronesTM simultaneously. The fireworks kicked off the New Year by creating a visual “2021” in the sky followed by an elegant spider covered in a cascade of pyrotechnic sparks that ended with the recreation of the Ras Al Khaimah monuments.
The record for the “longest fireworks waterfall,” 3,788.86 meters, surpasses the existing set in Fukuoka, Japan, which was 3,517.23 meters long. The fireworks, with a minimum length of 28 cm and a diameter of 3 cm, created a fascinating effect for the public.
Crowds crowded the main site of Al Marjan Island, developing the flagship lifestyle of Marjan, the master developer of Ras Al Khaimah, from early evening, as well as seeing terraces along Al Hamra. For the first time, Ras Al Khaimah also hosted a New Year’s Eve gala dinner led by singer, songwriter and multi-platinum fashion icon Najwa Karam, and famous singer Waleed Al Shami.
A spokesman said: “The event underscores Ras Al Khaimah’s vision of leadership in positioning the emirate as one of the world’s top options for New Year’s celebrations. In addition to establishing the two titles of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™, the celebration will have a phenomenal legacy effect as it defines Ras Al Khaimah as the main tourist, commercial and leisure destination in the region ”.
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Source: AETOSWire