In a never-before-seen spectacle of fireworks and laser displays on the iconic Burj Khalifa and the performances of The Dubai Fountain, Emaar mesmerised the world with its New Year’s Eve Gala in Dubai to usher in 2019. Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos
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00:00In a never-before-seen spectacle of fireworks and laser displays on the iconic Burj Khalifa
00:08and the performances of the Dubai Fountain, Emaar mesmerised the world with its New Year's
00:13Eve Gala in Dubai to usher in 2019.
00:23The event welcomed over a million travellers in downtown Dubai.
00:26A highlight was the special tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the
00:31founding father of the UAE, whose birth centennial was observed in 2018 as the Year of Zayed.
00:52The Emaar New Year Eve 2019 Gala reached its feverish pitch as the countdown to the New
00:58Year's Eve began.
01:00In an all-out display of spellbinding pyrotechniques that deployed over 9,400 fireworks with an
01:07active weight of 1,371 kg and fired from 2,017 positions, the UAE, Dubai and Emaar wished
01:15the world a Happy New Year, with the message relayed in Arabic, English and Chinese.
01:21The illumination of the façade of Burj Khalifa also earned its two additional Guinness World
01:26Records for the largest LED-illuminated façade and the tallest LED-illuminated façade.
01:51The fireworks were stunning, I liked it, I liked the laser show, the display, it was
02:17awesome, I've never seen anything like this in New York, so it was completely amazing
02:21for me.
02:22To my fellow citizens in the US, I would say it's definitely worth a visit, do come, explore,
02:27visit Dubai, visit Abu Dhabi, fantastic, you will love it.
02:31The fireworks, they were, really I don't have words, they were spectacular, they were very,
02:38very good.
02:39One of the best experiences of my life, the best fireworks they did this time, along with
02:44the light show and Dubai as always has superseded all the cities in the world, Dubai the best
02:50place to live.
02:51We actually live here and we love this place.