The Universal Studios Dubailand under development in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will become the world’s first air-conditioned theme park, according to Tom Williams, chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Parks & Resorts.  

80 to 90 percent of the guest experience will be climate-controlled, according to Universal.  Temperatures in the UAE can exceed 100 degrees all summer long.

The park is expected to open in 2010.

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