26 March, 2019
2018 Ras Al Khaimah New Year’s Eve Fireworks by Al Marjan Island Facts at a Glance
- Clinches GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the ‘Largest aerial firework shell’
- Previous record – 464.826 kg (1,024.76 lbs)
- Weight of fireworks deployed – Over 1,089.545 kg (2,397 lbs)
- Extend of canopy – 1 km
- Height reached from the ground – About 1.1 km (3,600 ft)
- Time taken to reach apex – 15 seconds
- Height to the centre of the firework display – 650 metres (2,150 ft)
- Total diameter of the firework when launched – 1 km (3,300 ft)
- Number of comet stars inside the shell – 390
- Size of the comet stars – 100 mm
- Fireworks from 120 sites across Al Marjan Island
- Number of visitors – Hundreds of thousands (final number to be revealed in due course)
- Number of themed chapters that made up the fireworks – 7
- Number of cameras covering the event – 12
- Number of global compositions to which show was set – 14
- Design and execution: Designed by Phil Grucci, Engineered and Produced by Fireworks by Grucci