What is happening with Dubai’s prestigious dancing fountain? It has been dry since April! , world News
Dubai Fountain, one of the world’s most prestigious and viewed attractions, has been out of action since April 2025. Visitors of the Dubai Mall Waterfront Prime place may have noticed its absence, but this is for a good reason. Fountain is currently undergoing a five -month long renewal, which aims to upgrade everything from its floor to its choreography system. This temporary stagnation in operation was confirmed by the developer EMAR behind the landmark, who shared a detailed rear visual video on Instagram. The peak secretly reveals heavy efforts to protect and improve the performance of the world’s largest choreographed fountain system.
What is changing below the surface
According to the video posted by EMAAR, one of the main upgrades is the installation of a brand-new floor system. The previous surface was sometimes at risk of cracking, which made both regular maintenance essential and disruptive. The new flooring addresses these challenges with more durable and visually striking design. Main upgrades include:
- A waterproofing layer placed on specially treated concrete blocks
- A primer and insulation system to help with water retention
- Underwater blue tiles
These are not only beauty upgrades, they are designed to ensure long -lasting performances and to ensure better ease of maintenance.
Fauntain’s huge scale and technology
To understand the scale of the work, it helps consider the size of the fountain lake, it spreads an equal area of 18 football areas. There is still a sophisticated network below the surface:
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Water jets - Robotic weapon
- Synchronized lighting system
These elements are carefully programmed to transfer the correct harmony with music. EMAAR’s engineering team shared that it may take several weeks to programming a single song for the fountain shows, including several types of robotic systems:
- Choreography bots to coordinate water movement
- Light bots to match visual effects with music
- Fixed water jets that spray in rhythm with beats
Renewal in action
Currently, hundreds of workers are involved in the attempt to renovate, working around and around the 1.3 meter-Gow Lake. Although relatively shallow, water is enough to give homes a powerful jet and robots that give its signature performance to the fountain. For cleaning, underwater robots have been deployed. These machines keep the lake clean and use newly installed soft floors, which allow for quick and more efficient cleaning. Along with samples taken from various points of the lake to maintain high standards, water quality check is also being conducted regularly.
Entertainment continues for visitors
Although the fountain show has been stopped, EMAR has ensured that visitors still have a unique experience. The site has been closed, but in a smart and creative way. Construction fencing is embedded with a digital display screen, which continues to play archival footage of Dubai Fountain in Action, which is beautifully in time in the Burj Khalifa Light Show. So when live performance is temporarily suspended, the spirit and spectacle of the Dubai Fountain remains on a complete performance for any person going to Prize.
