Before You Book IMG Worlds of Adventure: Every Cost, and What's Worth It
By the BeatTheCrowd team · Prices last checked 2 November · 3 min read
IMG Worlds of Adventure is one of the largest indoor theme parks in the world, in Dubai, and its gate price is one of the easiest to beat: online tickets, reseller offers and bundles with transfers all undercut it. Then there's Fast Track, and a height rule instead of an age rule for children. Most of the options sound like something you need. You don't need all of them. In this guide we walk through what each one costs, what you really get, and how to choose the right one for your visit, whether it's a quiet weekday evening or a busy Friday afternoon.
At a glance
Gate price
AED 365, adults and children alike
Online and reseller tickets
From about AED 255-345
Under 1.05 m
Free
Fast Track tickets
About AED 50-120 more than standard entry
Parking
Free with a ticket
Hours
Noon to 10 pm, 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays
Quietest
Weekday evenings
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IMG Worlds prices by height, not age: everyone 1.05 m and over pays the same, and children under 1.05 m go free. The AED 365 gate price is the most anyone should pay. Online offers on the official site and licensed resellers are regularly much cheaper, and tickets are often valid within a period rather than tied to one date.
Option
Price (per person)
What you get
Verdict
Ticket at the gate
AED 365
Entry to all four zones
Avoid
Online or reseller ticket
From about AED 255-345
Same entry, on your phone
Best value
Ticket with transfers
Varies
Entry plus hotel transfers
Good value without a car
Fast Track ticket
About AED 50-120 more than standard
Priority access on selected major rides
Worth it on Friday and Saturday afternoons
Children under 1.05 m
Free
Entry, with ride restrictions
Great for young families
Is Fast Track worth it?
Fast Track gives priority access on selected big rides, such as Velociraptor and Avengers: Battle of Ultron, where weekend queues can reach 30-45 minutes. Our verdict: on a weekday evening, standard entry is plenty. On a Friday or Saturday afternoon, or in school holidays and the December-March high season, Fast Track saves real time.
What visitors say
Visitors love the Marvel and Lost Valley zones, the dinosaur theming and the air conditioning, and say it's a great escape from Dubai's heat. The most common complaints are the gate price and weekend queues, so the advice is to buy online and visit on a weekday.
Prices last checked: 2 November. Prices vary with the season, peak and off-peak dates and promotions, and we recheck them every month. Visitor-reported costs are marked as estimates, and US$ figures are rough conversions.
Short on time? What you'd regret missing
Velociraptor: a launch coaster through Lost Valley's dinosaur zone.
Avengers: Battle of Ultron, in the MARVEL zone.
Spider-Man Doc Ock's Revenge, an interactive dark ride.
The Haunted Hotel, a walk-through horror attraction.
Cartoon Network zone, for younger kids.
The crowd tax: why the afternoon costs more
Our crowd data shows IMG Worlds moderate from noon opening until about 1-2 pm, then busy until about 5 pm on most weekdays. Friday is busy from noon until about 7 pm, and Saturday from about 1 to 8 pm. Evenings from about 6 pm are moderate on weekdays, and the park stays open until 10 pm.
When
Crowds (our data)
What to do
Weekday, noon to 1-2 pm
Moderate
Big rides first
Weekday, 2-5 pm
Busy
Shows and smaller rides
Weekday, from about 6 pm
Moderate
The best window: standard ticket, short queues
Friday and Saturday afternoon
Busy
Fast Track, or come in the evening
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Getting there
IMG Worlds is at City of Arabia, inland from the coast, so most visitors take a taxi, drive or book a ticket with transfers.
Cost
Price (AED)
Type
How to cut it
Parking
Free with a ticket
Unavoidable
Valet parking costs extra.
Taxi
Varies
Optional
Split between a group, or book a ticket with transfers.
On the day
The park opens at noon. Closing times are when ride queues close, not the park itself.
On a weekday, consider arriving at about 5 pm: the evening is moderate and you still get five hours.
Bring a light layer: the air conditioning is strong.
Eat before or after the afternoon peak.
Coming with kids
Children under 1.05 m go free, with some ride restrictions.
Everyone 1.05 m and over pays the full price, whatever their age.
The Cartoon Network zone suits younger children.
Lost Valley's dinosaurs can scare toddlers.
What can go wrong
You pay the gate price: online is cheaper.
You arrive on a Friday afternoon: our data shows it's busy until about 7 pm.
You buy Fast Track for a weekday evening: you won't need it.
You expect a child price for a tall 8-year-old: pricing is by height.
What one adult really spends
Level
What's included
One adult
Budget
Online or reseller ticket
From about AED 255
Weekend
Online ticket with Fast Track
About AED 310-465
Gate
Ticket at the gate
AED 365
Before food and transport. Children under 1.05 m are free.
How we research: every guide is written by the BeatTheCrowd team from official sources and recent traveller reports, cross-checked against each other. Crowd figures come from our own crowd data. Prices last checked 2 November. Prices and rules change, so always confirm on the official site before you book.
Go when it’s quiet: see live crowds and the hourly forecast.
