• Ras Al Khaimah and Al Marjan Island ushered in the New Year by setting the Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest aerial firework shell.’ Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
    Ras Al Khaimah and Al Marjan Island ushered in the New Year by setting the Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest aerial firework shell.’ Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
  • The New Year’s Eve extravaganza was attended by hundreds of thousands of visitors. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
    The New Year’s Eve extravaganza was attended by hundreds of thousands of visitors. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
  • Ras Al Khaimah and Al Marjan Island ushered in the New Year by setting the Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest aerial firework shell.’ Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
    Ras Al Khaimah and Al Marjan Island ushered in the New Year by setting the Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest aerial firework shell.’ Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
  • This trumps the 2014 title set by the Kounosu fireworks festival in Sitama, Japan, on October 11, 2014. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
    This trumps the 2014 title set by the Kounosu fireworks festival in Sitama, Japan, on October 11, 2014. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
  • The show was powered by 1.090 tonne (1,089.545 kg; 2,397 lbs) of fireworks. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
    The show was powered by 1.090 tonne (1,089.545 kg; 2,397 lbs) of fireworks. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
  • The inspiration for the fireworks display was the natural beauty of Ras Al Khaimah and Al Marjan Island. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
    The inspiration for the fireworks display was the natural beauty of Ras Al Khaimah and Al Marjan Island. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
  • The show was choreographed to seven chapters, and set to global music by 14 renowned composers. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
    The show was choreographed to seven chapters, and set to global music by 14 renowned composers. Courtesy Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

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RAK New Year's Eve fireworks display sets new Guinness World Record

The record-setting feat, marking the launch of the 1,500mm aerial shell, welcomed in 2018 with a massive silver and red cascade that saturated the night sky

Evelyn Lau
Evelyn Lau
Abu Dhabi

January 02, 2018

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One of the biggest New Year’s Eve displays in the UAE took place on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, with the emirate ushering in the New Year by setting the Guinness World Record for "largest aerial firework shell".

Powered by 1,089.545 kilograms of fireworks, the display lasted over 10 minutes and the sky show was witnessed by thousands of revellers.

The record-setting feat saw the launch of the 1,500mm aerial shell into the night sky.

Reaching its apex in just 15 seconds, the shell burst into a glorious flower with the effect of its silver tips changing colour to red as it opened and descended back down.

The fireworks display was inspired by natural beauty of Ras Al Khaimah and Al Marjan Island. The show was choreographed in seven chapters set to global music by 14 renowned composers.

The latest effort trumps the old record set by the Kounosu fireworks festival in Sitama, Japan, on October 11, 2014.

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