ater , ▁and ▁integrated ▁live ▁and ▁virtual ▁entertain ment ▁shows , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁ret ail ▁zone , ▁four ▁hot els ▁and ▁resident ial ▁accommod ations . ▁The ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁is ▁traditional ▁Arab ian ▁fol kl ore ▁and ▁the ▁tales ▁of ▁One ▁Th ous and ▁and ▁One ▁N ights . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁planning ▁permission ▁was ▁granted ▁for ▁the ▁Great ▁Dub ai ▁W heel , ▁a ▁ ▁giant ▁Ferr is ▁wheel ▁with ▁ 3 0 ▁passenger ▁caps ules , ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁W heel ▁Corporation . ▁It ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁over ▁A ED ▁ 2 5 0 ▁million . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Great ▁Dub ai ▁W heel ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁built . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁develop ments ▁in ▁Dub ailand ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁hold ▁and ▁virt ually ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁and ▁work force ▁were ▁fired ▁due ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 0 ▁Fin an cial ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Dream Work s ▁announced ▁plans , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁theme ▁park ▁in ▁Dub ailand . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Tat we er ▁announced ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁al liance ▁with ▁Six ▁Fl ags ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁ ▁Six ▁Fl ags ▁Dub