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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