Crowds thronged the main venue of Al Marjan Island as well as at viewing decks along Al Hamra
Ras Al Khaimah rang in the new year with two world records, with hundreds thousands of spectators watching the 13-minute long fireworks.
The emirate’s New Year’s Eve gala smashed the records for the ‘Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Launching Fireworks Simultaneously’ and the ‘Longest Fireworks Waterfall’.
Crowds thronged the main venue of Al Marjan Island as well as at viewing decks along Al Hamra.
The first record was for accomplishing a firework display with the use of 173 PyroDrones, all executing a seamlessly created firework display, simultaneously.
The fireworks ushered in the New Year by creating a visual ‘2020’ in the sky followed by a chandelier draped with a cascade of pyrotechnic sparks ending with the recreation of the monuments of Ras Al Khaimah. The display used advanced pyrotechnics and integrated wireless technology lighting up the shores of the emirate.
The second record for the ‘Longest Fireworks Waterfall’ at 3,788.86 metres trumped the existing one set in Fukuoka, Japan, which was for a length of 3,517.23 metres.
The fireworks, 28 cm long and 3 cm in diameter, were hung across the 3,788.86 metre length, creating a spellbinding fireworks display that served as the grand finale of the event.
For the first time, Ras Al Khaimah also hosted the New Year’s Eve gala dinner that was headlined by singer, songwriter, and fashion icon, Najwa Karam, and celebrity singer Waleed Al Shami.
“The event underlines the vision of Ras Al Khaimah’s leadership to position the emirate as one of the world’s first choices for New Year’s Eve celebrations,” said a spokesperson for the Ras Al Khaimah New Years’ Eve gala event.
The entire fireworks event as well as several on-ground activities were live-streamed at raknye.com and watched across the world on local, regional and international television channels.
