The fountain
What the Dubai Fountain is made of
The makers, the lake, the jets, the lights and the music of the Dubai Fountain, as the English Wikipedia and its sources describe them.
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The Dubai Fountain is a choreographed fountain designed by the California firm WET Design and developed by Emaar Properties, standing in a 30-acre lake in Downtown Dubai. Wikipedia gives it a length of 275 metres, jets that reach up to 152.4 metres, and a soundtrack of pop, classical and Arabic music.
The makers and the owner
WET Design is based in California and was founded in 1983 as WET Enterprises by three former Walt Disney Imagineers. The firm also made the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas, completed in 1998. Emaar Properties developed the Dubai Fountain, and its name came from a contest announced on 26 October 2008. It was inaugurated on 8 May 2009 alongside the Dubai Mall opening ceremony.
The lake and the layout
The fountain stands in a 12-hectare (30-acre) artificial lake at the centre of Downtown Dubai. It is 275 metres long and laid out as five circles of different sizes and two arcs. The article says it is visible from every point on the lake promenade.
The jets, the lights and the songs
Super Shooters reach up to 73 metres and Extreme Shooters up to 152.4 metres, with up to 22,000 gallons of water in the air at any moment. There are more than 6,600 lights and 25 colour projectors. The music is mostly pop, classical and Arabic. What this ride's slot will show is not stated, so none of this is a programme.
Frequently asked questions
Who built the Dubai Fountain?
WET Design designed it and Emaar Properties developed it.
How high do the jets go?
Up to 152.4 metres (500 feet) for the Extreme Shooters, by Wikipedia's figures.
How big is the lake?
About 12 hectares, or 30 acres.
What music does it play?
Mostly pop, classical and Arabic music.
Sources
- English Wikipedia article: Dubai Fountain (read 13 November 2026)
- English Wikipedia article: WET (company) (read 13 November 2026)
- English Wikipedia article: Downtown Dubai (read 13 November 2026)
- English Wikipedia article: Burj Khalifa (read 13 November 2026)
- English Wikipedia article: Dubai Mall (read 13 November 2026)
- English Wikipedia article: Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station (read 13 November 2026)