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Quick Information

ADDRESS

Al Khail Rd - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

TICKETS

From $17.70

NUMBER OF ENTRANCES

2

Plan your visit

Did you know?

Maurer Rides, the German manufacturer behind several urban thrill coasters, designed The Storm Coaster.

The track runs about 670 m inside Dubai Hills Mall and loops tightly around the central storm cylinder instead of spreading across an outdoor park footprint.

The ride uses a multi-pass layout, so each train travels through some sections of track more than once to intensify the experience within limited indoor space.

Is the Storm Coaster worth visiting?

You step out of a mall corridor into flashing lights, low thunder, and a launch track that rises straight through the building like a dare. The pre-show builds tension, but the real shock is how quickly calm turns to weightlessness once the train fires upward.

The ride was built as Dubai Hills Mall’s headline thrill machine, using the building itself as part of the experience instead of hiding the track outdoors. That ambition matters: you are riding through the mall’s bones, not beside them.

What stays with most visitors is the contrast of atrium glass, elevator shafts, and indoor lighting blurring past while your body reacts like you are on a major launch coaster. That clash between everyday setting and extreme motion feels distinctly Dubai.

Skip it if: vertical launches, inversions, or airtime make you miserable, or if you are with children under 130 cm (4 ft 3 in).

What to experience on the Storm Coaster?

Sky Deck pre-show at Storm Coaster
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Sky Deck pre-show

You enter through a moody ‘Sky Deck’ staging area where screens, sound, and lighting build the idea of a freak storm over Dubai. Arrive a few minutes early; rushing this part weakens the launch payoff.

Vertical launch tower

The signature moment: a 50-meter (164-foot) vertical launch straight up the tower before the train tips into the rest of the course. It happens fast, but this is the reason most people buy the ticket.

First inversion

Right after the launch, the layout stops feeling like a gimmick and starts behaving like a serious coaster, with dive-loop style movement, quick directional changes, and very little time to reset.

Atrium weave

This is the part unique to the Storm Coaster: the train slicing around columns, past glass, and through the mall’s interior volume. Evening lighting makes these near-building moments feel even sharper.

Back-to-back rides

Because the course is short, a second or third run reveals details you will miss the first time, especially airtime pops beneath the launch tower and how tightly the track folds through the building.

How to explore the Storm Coaster

Budget 20–30 minutes for a single ride, or 45–60 minutes if you want the pre-show, photos afterward, and a second or third run. The difference is simple: the coaster itself lasts a little over 2 minutes, but check-in, queue time, and repeat rides change the pace.

Arrive a little before your timed slot so you can take in the ‘Sky Deck’ pre-show instead of being rushed through it. If you have a multi-ride ticket, use your first run to absorb the launch and layout, then ride again immediately while the sequence is still fresh in your head.

Must-see: the storm pre-show, the 50-meter (164-foot) vertical launch, and the first inversion after the climb. Optional: a second or third ride adds replay value because the layout moves quickly and reveals different sightlines past the mall atrium; allow 15–30 extra minutes.

Self-paced works well here because the experience is physical, not interpretive, and the safety briefing covers what you need. Guidance only adds real value if your ticket includes faster entry or if you want back-to-back rides with less waiting.

Brief history of the Storm Coaster

  • Early 2020s: Emaar Entertainment commissions a headline indoor coaster for Dubai Hills Mall, with Intamin engineering the ride and Holovis shaping the storm-themed pre-show.
  • February 2022: The Storm Coaster opens as one of the mall’s signature attractions, wrapping its track through the building rather than sitting outside it.
  • 2022: Guinness World Records recognizes the ride for the fastest vertical launch on a coaster, sending riders 50 meters upward at 41 km/h.
  • 2022: The 670-meter (2,198-foot) circuit draws attention for weaving past atrium spaces, elevator shafts, and structural columns inside the mall.
  • Today: The Storm Coaster remains one of Dubai’s most unusual indoor rides, with single-, double-, and triple-ride tickets designed for repeat rides.

Architecture of the Storm Coaster

Style

Indoor thrill engineering dressed as cinematic weather. From the queue onward, the ride feels more like stepping into a disaster sequence than approaching a conventional mall attraction.

Materials

Steel track, magnetic launch hardware, LED screens, and exposed mall glazing do most of the visual work, so you notice both coaster machinery and retail architecture at once.

Launch tower

The 50-meter (164-foot) vertical spike is the defining structural feat, using LSM launch technology to send the train straight upward before gravity takes over.

On-ride feel

Because the track threads around atrium space and building supports, you sense tight near-misses, sudden banking, and changing sightlines rather than broad outdoor views.

Design team

Intamin engineered the ride, while Holovis built the pre-show environment and Emaar positioned it as a centerpiece attraction inside Dubai Hills Mall.

Who built the Storm Coaster?

The Storm Coaster at Dubai Hills Mall was manufactured bythe amusement ride company Intamin. The record-breaking indoor vertical-launch coaster was developed by Emaar Entertainment, with Cundall serving as the lead design consultant, creative consultancy provided by Thinkwell, and construction handled by the main contractor ALEC.

The strangest part of the Storm Coaster is not the speed; it is the setting. Most launch coasters isolate you from ordinary life, but this one throws you past elevators, glass, and open atrium space that still belong to an active mall. That contrast changes the emotional texture of the ride. You are not disappearing into a theme-park backlot; you are blasting through a place where people are shopping, eating, and looking up. It gives the coaster a slightly surreal quality that outdoor rides rarely match.

Frequently asked questions about the Storm Coaster

Yes, if you want a sharp adrenaline hit without committing half a day to a theme park. The launch is the main event, so timed online booking matters more than lingering on-site. See Tickets to The Storm Coaster Dubai.