News: New Universal park will be cool, literally

Posted at 11:48 AM EDT (1548 GMT)

Oct. 29th, 2008 -- 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.

For more information visit the Orlando Sentinel.