Engineering secrets of the world's tallest observation wheel Ain Dubai revealed in new documentary

The Bluewaters Island attraction is set to open later this year

Ain Dubai will open to the public in 2021.

Standing at a height of 250 metres, it is the world's tallest observation wheel.

The wheel houses 48 capsules, including some of VIP packages and dining experiences.

The first passenger capsule was installed on the Ain Dubai observation wheel at Bluewaters Island in 2020.

More capsules were fitted to Ain Dubai over the last few months.

A general view of Ain Dubai at Bluewaters Island.

Ain Dubai soars over Bluewaters Island.

A development years in the making, Ain Dubai was initially due to swing into action last year, to coincide with the start of Expo 2020 Dubai.

Ain Dubai forms the centerpiece of Bluewaters Island.

Ain Dubai construction at the halfway stage on July 12, 2017. Photo: Dubai Media Office

View of the Ain Dubai on a hot and hazy day.

Ain Dubai construction at the halfway stage on July 12, 2017. Photo: Dubai Media Office

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, casts his eye over Ain Dubai on March 5, 2018. Wam

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, at Ain Dubai in 2018. Wam

Visitors at Dubai's Jumeirah Beach Residence enjoy the beach with Ain Dubai in the background in 2018.

Ain Dubai and the bridge towards BlueWaters Island in 2018.

Ain Dubai towers over the surrounding buildings.

The sun sets behind Ain Dubai during construction in 2017. AP Photo

Ain Dubai, which will be the world’s tallest observation wheel when it opens later this year, has been the subject of a new documentary shown on British television.

The attraction, which will open in time for Expo 2020, was featured in an episode of the series Impossible Engineering, which aired last week on channel Yesterday.

The show explores what goes in to building large-scale projects such as Ain Dubai, and the episode follows project manager Piers Sidey who revealed the process of getting the 250-metre ferris wheel erected on Dubai’s Bluewaters Island.

Sidey talked of how the frame was delivered in eight parts via a barge, before being welded together and launched with a special ‘push-pull’ system.

Ain Dubai will stand at almost twice the height of the London Eye and will be able to carry up to 1,900 people at a time in its 48 passenger pods.

It will surpass the current world record holding ferris wheel – the High Roller in Las Vegas – by more than 80 metres.

About 9,000 tonnes of steel was used in the construction of the wheel, which is 25 per cent more than the amount of iron used to build the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

You can find a link to the full episode here.