{"id":15488,"date":"2018-12-12T11:49:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T07:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=15488"},"modified":"2018-12-12T11:49:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T07:49:44","slug":"discover-the-festive-magic-at-the-dubai-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/discover-the-festive-magic-at-the-dubai-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover The Festive Magic At The Dubai Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This festive season, The Dubai Mall invites guests on a magical journey through different worlds, encountering memorable characters and revelling in a host of activities that will spread festive cheer to all \u2013 available until January 12<sup>th<\/sup> 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The enchanting world of Disney\u2019s new live action\u00a0fantasy <em>The Nutcracker and the Four Realms<\/em> comes to life in the <strong>Star Atrium,<\/strong> with visitors to The Dubai Mall invited to journey into a fairy-tale, wintry wonderland.<\/p>\n<p>Guests will begin their adventure in an ornate hallway before entering a Snowflake Realm through the centre of a giant tree trunk, recreating one of the movie\u2019s iconic moments. Against a backdrop of snow-topped trees and a gentle flurry of snowflakes, guests can create memorable family moments in a majestic winter forest landscape, while kids can play with interactive games, including a unique augmented reality experience, before exiting the wintery land via an ice slide. <em>The Nutcracker and the Four Realms<\/em> activation is open to all guests who have spent a minimum of AED 150 from any Dubai Mall store, until December 28<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the immersive experience, guests entering the Star Atrium will be warmly greeted by four 8-metre tall Nutcracker figures; a larger-than-life reminder of the cherished festive tale. Hanging above the figures are equally giant festive baubles, creating a picture-perfect backdrop.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Grand Atrium<\/strong>, a first-of-its-kind <em>Star Wars<\/em> exhibit awaits guests. Arranged in formation, will be over 40 life-sized, stunning figures of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, K-2SO, death troopers and an army of stormtroopers, creating an unmissable photo moment for fans. Hand-assembled and created over the course of six months by California-based Sideshow, this is the largest and most significant display of Sideshow\u2019s <em>Star Wars<\/em> figures in the world, and can only be seen at The Dubai Mall.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Fashion Avenue Atrium<\/strong>, guests can experience another magical installation featuring <strong>giant decorated fairies,<\/strong> floating high above to create an enchanting landscape amongst giant, glittering snowflakes. Stretching as wide as 4 metres from wing to wing, these enchanting fairies transport guests to a fairy-tale world, creating another magical, \u2018Instagrammable\u2019 moment this festive season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dubai Ice Rink <\/strong>also transforms into a festive winterland with its <strong>Festive Market, <\/strong>where guests can indulge in holiday treats, explore traditional European style d\u00e9cor and also jump head first into the Snow Ball fight zone, for some friendly battles with friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedubaimall.com\/festive\">www.thedubaimall.com\/festive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What:<\/strong> Festive Celebrations at The Dubai Mall<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Now until January 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> The Dubai Mall<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> Minimum spend of AED 150 at the mall to experience the Nutcracker zone<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Other activities are free for all to enjoy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For more information, visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedubaimall.com\"><em>www.thedubaimall.com<\/em><\/a><em> or call 800 DUBAI MALL (800 38224 6255)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Connect with @TheDubaiMall on <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedubaimall\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDubaiMall\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em> &amp; <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheDubaiMall\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>STAR WARS and related properties are trademarks and\/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and\/or its affiliates.\u00a0 \u00a9 &amp; TM Lucasfilm Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15490\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/E-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15491\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/E1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"161\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This festive season, The Dubai Mall invites guests on a magical journey through different worlds, encountering memorable characters and revelling in a host of activities that will spread festive cheer to all \u2013 available until January 12th 2019. 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