 slide known as 'The Icon Tower'. It stands in the brand-new Qetaifan water park in Doha. The city will also boast 50 new hotels, including a Waldorf Astoria, an 'iconic' Fairmont Raffles and the Lusail Winter Wonderland. There will be a kitesurfing resort for water sports, a yacht club, and a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly desert resort at the most expensive tournament in history. This World Cup has cost an eye-watering £185bn, dwarfing the £10.7bn bill for Russia 2018, and the previous most expensive - £15bn for Brazil in 2014. Fans will be able to enjoy the ride while visiting Qatar Unveiling details of the entertainment and fan fest at The Ned in London, Berthold Trenkel, Chief Operating Officer of Qatar Tourism, said: "The water slide is the tallest in the world. "Canadians design them, and it is 85m tall, a world record. There is one in the US, one in China and now this one in Doha. "It is a hell of a ride." Promising fans an 'amazing experience', he added: "Rumours that there are no rooms are exaggerated. There are plenty of rooms but you have to have a ticket. "The stadiums are amazing. This will be the last time a World Cup is played in one country, and the last time it is played in a country the size of Qatar. The biggest distance between stadiums is 86.2km. The slide is 85m high - staggering 278ft "That is how close the stadiums are, the closest are four to five kilometres away, from each other, a short walk. Temperatures will be brilliant because it is winter - d){kind=link}
One of the star attractions on offer for ticket holders promises to be the 278ft high slide known as ‘The Icon Tower’, which stands in the brand-new Qetaifan water park in Doha
England and Wales fans will have their ups and down at the World Cup….on the world’s tallest water slide.
Tourist chiefs have unveiled a host of new attractions for the expected 1.2m visitors to Qatar.
Star attraction promises to be the 85m high (278ft 10in) slide known as ‘The Icon Tower’. It stands in the brand-new Qetaifan water park in Doha.
The city will also boast 50 new hotels, including a Waldorf Astoria, an ‘iconic’ Fairmont Raffles and the Lusail Winter Wonderland.