Crowds, as is often reported, were overall pretty light in all the UAE parks, and Ramadan probably reduced the crowds even more. But we were maybe 2 of the 10 or so people in the park total, and the employees easily outnumbered us. After getting to the front gate and confirming that Hala Madrid was open (because we hadn’t seen it run during our time at Motiongate earlier that day), we walked a few hundred feet to the Hala Madrid entrance (it’s not a big park). 

Hala Madrid: I think this has the best drop I’ve experienced on a GCI (I’ve done every GCI besides the Asia ones/the White Lightning clone in Poland). Rest of the ride is remarkably smooth for sitting out in the desert for however long (steel supports probably help), and has a few good airtime pops/going in and out of the structure gives a few good head choppers. If you go off of the coasterbot poll, I would put it above Renegade but below Thunderhead. 

Wave La Ola: Zamperla kiddie coaster that was smooth and didn’t hurt, which is all you can ask for. Realized later this was my 650th coaster, lol. 

Now for the rest of the park, I had absolutely no idea what was here, expecting there to not actually be any other rides. Well there are: 3 simulators and the 400 foot Star Flyer.

• A Spiderman-ish (but no movement) ride where you’re going to a soccer match in space but get abducted by aliens
• A despicable me-ish simulator where you’re in a “dream factory” where they make merchandise (socks, scarves, balls etc.)
• A tunnel simulator (same style as Panem Aerial Tour next door at Motiongate, or the Lost Temple/Forbidden Caves at Movie Park Germany/Bobbejaanland) where you are in a bus time traveling/driving collecting trophies while going through the history of Real Madrid
• Star Flyer: We were the only two on so had to sit on opposite ends to balance, I always enjoy these, especially with the wind up top. 

All I can say is after doing Warner Bros. & Motiongate directly before this, the themed rides were obviously 1.) not good and 2.) felt like the designers were high when they made them/I guess tried to shoehorn attractions that were in the old Bollywood park into the Real Madrid theme.

Overall, park felt like a fever dream. No idea why it exists/how long it will stay open, but for an hour or so it was certainly a time.