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Emirates 24/7
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Emirates 24/7
Global Village extends Season 29 for additional seven days, now open until the night of Sunday 18 May 2025
In response to high demand, the destination announced extending this season, reaffirming its commitment to delivering a More Wonderful World The recently announced Kids Go Free and Carnaval® offers alongside the Golden Bar Challenge will continue running till the closure date End-of-season shopping is a key experience to indulge in before closure, with mega discounted offers available across the destination Guests to continue enjoying a variety of dining and entertainment options before the destination closes its gates Fireworks displays will light up the skies above the destination to celebrate the grand finale next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Download the high-resolution images here Global Village, the region's premier multicultural family destination for entertainment, dining, shopping and attractions, announced last night the extension of Season 29 by seven more days, now running until the night of Sunday 18 May 2025. Guests are invited to enjoy their final opportunity to visit the park and indulge in end-of-season shopping, savour favourite treats from over 250 dining options, catch the latest shows on the Main Stage and Kids' Theatre, and make the most of the rides and games at Carnaval®, Exo Planet City, and Neon Galaxy – Challenge Zone. Recently announced offers will continue to be available until the season's closure. These include the 'Kids Go Free' offer, allowing children under 12 to enter the park free of charge, as well as the 'Carnaval® offer', providing a selection of unlimited rides in the Carnaval® area for just AED 50, and the 'Golden Bar Challenge', where participants have the chance to win AED 2,900 in cash by lifting a golden bar from a box — part of a total prize pool of AED 87,000. Besides these offers, Global Village calls on guests to continue the ultimate shopping journey by seizing unmissable deals, mega discounts and exclusive bargains, available for just seven more days across more than 3,500 shopping outlets. From handcrafted products and traditional cultural items to modern trends and fashion, there is something to discover for every taste. Before season ends, 250 diverse dining options are still available to explore, some of which are only available at Global Village. These include a number of savoury delicacies and sweet treats, made of mouthwatering flavours and with a unique presentation. As the premier destination is renowned for its trendy options, this is the ideal chance to not miss out on the hype! With over 200 rides and games at Carnaval®, and even more thrilling adventures waiting to be discovered at the Exo Planet City and Neon Galaxy – X Challenge Zone, adults and kids are encouraged to take their last chance to explore the plethora of attractions available at the family-favourite destination. Beautiful live performances that can only be caught at Global Village for a while longer will also be on display at the Main Stage and the Kids' Theatre, featuring eye-catching dances as well as cultural music, set to keep guests mesmerised during the final nights of the season. Additionally, fireworks displays will light up the skies above the destination to celebrate the grand finale next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Through these experiences of shopping, dining, entertainment and attractions, unforgettable memories are to be created before the destination closes its gates. Global Village will continue to operate and remain open through extended dates from 4:00PM to 1:00AM. Follow Emirates 24|7 on Google News.
Khaleej Times
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Global Village announces free entry for kids aged 12 and below until season ends
Kids aged 12 and below can now enter Global Village for free, the outdoor attraction announced. This promotion will run until the end of Season 29 on May 11. The outdoor destination made the announcement on social media platform X.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Bachelor's Litia Garr Reacts To Grant's Blindsiding Breakup: 'I Got The Rug Pulled Out From Under Me'
The Bachelor Season 29 finale featured a fair share of heartwarming moments between Grant Ellis and his final two women, but one contestant left the Dominican Republic with a broken heart: Litia Garr. 'Litia, I love you very much and I want to give you everything you deserve. But I'm not your person,' Grant told her on proposal day. 'I'm sorry to have gotten to this point, but my emotional connection is stronger with someone else.' When Grant said he hoped she didn't view him any differently, Litia replied, 'I do, come on now…It's all about you. I think I got my answers. You're different than I thought…I would have a lot of questions if I were [Juliana] from the things that you said to me. But that's for you guys to work out. That's none of my business.' 'The things that you've said to me all along the way make this decision that you've made so much more devastating for me,' Litia told Grant before saying goodbye. 'For me, the switch-up is crazy. I'm disappointed. I just want to be so clear that I'm confused, and I'm sad, and I'm mad.' After Bachelor Nation watched the devastating break-up play out on screen, franchise host Jesse Palmer welcomed Grant's ex to the stage where she unpacked her post-finale emotions and reunited with the Season 29 lead again for the first time since finale week. 'It just reminds me how shocked I was, and how I really felt like I got the rug pulled out from under me,' Litia said when asked how she felt watching the breakup back. 'Grant and I had talked a lot about that day, and everything that he had ever said about it was that it was going to be us. We were getting engaged from the first one-on-one in LA until the night before that day. I remember saying goodbye to him and saying, 'Oh my gosh, we're getting engaged tomorrow.' And he said, 'I know I can't wait. I love you. I love you. I love you.' And those were the last words that he said to me before I walked up there.' When asked about watching the journey back, Litia said that watching the show air has given her a lot of context: 'I think he made the right choice. I agree with his decision.' As for why she felt Grant was different than she thought he was, Litia said, 'On the first group date, I opened up to Grant and told him about my past experiences in dating, and told him how intentional I was being about this journey, specifically, at this point in my life. And he expressed that he was in the same position that he was looking for the same things. And we talked about timeline, the next week on the group day. So that wasn't new information.' She also said that Grant 'continued to give reassurances and promises all along the way every week, and he didn't choose to raise those serious questions until the end…it was not new information.' Litia was so sure that her and Grant were getting engaged at the end of the journey that she said she had no idea that he was conflicted on proposal day. 'Every conversation that I had with Grant, and he said it on that date, it wasn't shown. He said, 'I know it's you. I could stop the whole show right now. It's you. That's how confident I feel.' He said it to my mom on FaceTime and, those words have meaning to me,' she explained. When Grant came out to the hot seat, Litia brought up those promises and reminded him that she asked him not to make them unless he was 100% sure. 'Every week you continued to raise the stakes and you went out of bounds,' she said. 'You told me I was your #1 connection…that from the first group date you told me I was your wife…you never let up up until the last night.' She asked where and maturity and honesty he talked about all season went, and Grant took accountability for his misleading actions. 'I did love you…you taught me a lot as a man. I think it's a very difficult position that I'm in, and I just want to apologize for hurting you, hurting your feelings, and hurting the people that love you,' he said. When asked if he regretted telling Litia that he loved her, Grant said no and assured her that he did love her, but he regretted speaking early in situations when he didn't know how conflicted he would be. 'I think I spoke too soon in a lot of situations and I'll take responsibility for that, ' he explained. 'I'm excited for this to be the last time that I talk to you about this,' Litia said. 'I know I deserve someone waking up without a shadow of a doubt who chooses me and I'm excited to find it.' Curious what else went down during The Bachelor Season 29 finale and After The Final Rose special? Read Decider's detailed episode recap and follow along with the rest of our Season 29 coverage here. The Bachelor Season 29 is now streaming on Hulu.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The reason a BBC film crew is in Birmingham right now
A popular BBC television drama is currently in the Jewellery Quarter and filming their 29th season. Cast and crew were at St Paul's Church shooting what appeared to be a wedding scene. Planned scenes on the day included police vehicles and actors dressed as police with fake firearms. Read More: The 'hidden gem' Birmingham takeaway which has become a TikTok favourite The reason why a film crew is in Birmingham is because they were filming a new season of Silent Witness. The BBC crime drama, which first aired in 1996, is in the city to film its 29th season and it's expected to air early next year. Silent Witness is a show about forensic pathologists and their personal and professional challenges moving from crime scene to lab. The previous season of Silent Witness saw fan favourites Nikki Alexander and Jack Hodgson get married and ended on a cliffhanger. St. Paul's Church is not the only Birmingham location planned as crew confirmed the city will be used as a predominant filming location in Season 29. In 2023, the BBC announced future seasons of Silent Witness would be filmed in the West Midlands as a commitment to produce outside of London. Silent Witness follows Masterchef in making the move to Birmingham and today's day of filming in the Jewellery Quarter is an example of that.
USA Today
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Really bummed out:' Beverly Ortega explains sudden departure from 'The Bachelor'
'Really bummed out:' Beverly Ortega explains sudden departure from 'The Bachelor' Beverly Ortega's sudden exit from "The Bachelor" has left the audience confused and full of questions. Ortega, who was chosen for a one-on-one date with the Bachelor lead Grant Ellis during Episode 3 of the ongoing Season 29, had to cancel her date on the day of as she was "very sick." While viewers were not offered much information beyond that on the episode, Ortega, a 30-year-old insurance salesperson from Howard Beach, New York, recently appeared on the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast with Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt to give more insight behind her premature departure from the show and share what exactly went down on the day of the date. Before diving into the details, Ortega said she was 'honestly so happy' about the one-on-one date and that she and Grant felt the same about their strong connection. However, fate had other plans for her. Ortega said after it was revealed she would be going on a one-on-one date with Ellis, she took a nap and woke up from it to her stomach hurting. Was 'The Bachelorette' canceled? ABC pauses production of reality dating show 'Excruciating pain' 'I'm like, okay, maybe I should just go to the bathroom, or the food didn't sit well," Ortega said. "I start throwing up. I'm like maybe I just need to get it out. So, my stomach is continuing to hurt. I'm like in excruciating pain. I'm continuing to throw up. It's a mess. This goes on for 12 hours.' Ortega, who has also been diagnosed with anxiety, said though her panic attacks occasionally cause her to vomit, she knew something wasn't right because she wasn't feeling anxious. "I know my body. I'm listening to my body. Something is not okay. I wasn't sure if it was food poisoning," Ortega said. "My whole stomach was hurting, so it's not like one side. I didn't think it was anything serious. I was like maybe I'm just in really bad stomach pain. At this point, because I had gone so long throwing up, I was like, this is probably why my stomach's hurting even more, because I have nothing in my tummy.' However, as Ortega continued to remain in pain, production eventually decided the best course of action would be to take her to the hospital. After a dose of morphine and three hours in the emergency room, the doctor told Ortega she has appendicitis and needs emergency surgery. 'At that point, I still was not really processing," Ortega said, adding she previously already had her gallbladder removed in 2018. Her father suggested she fly back to New York for the surgery but the risk of her appendix bursting on the plane was too high, so she decided to stay put and get her operation done in California. 'What if' After the surgery, Ortega said she and her family decided it would be best for her to not return to filming and go back home to recover given the physical stress of the show. "Honestly, it took me like a month and a half to recover emotionally,' Ortega said of the experience. 'Physically, obviously, I was okay. But emotionally, I was not." Ortega said she was left with the "what if" because she felt like they "were building a connection." "He saw and felt like exactly what I was seeing and feeling," Ortega said. "I know they didn't show a lot of our moments, but we did have a lot of cute little moments." She added they even kissed but even that didn't make it to the episodes. On top of that, she didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to Grant or explain what happened. 'I was really sad — really, really bummed out…I hope he didn't think that like I left just because,' she said. However, she feels 'everything happens for a reason.' 'I was like, what are the odds that my appendix will act up the day, like days before I get a one-on-one,' Ortega said. 'I was looking forward to the one-on-one because, again, I deal with anxiety and I was obviously going to open up to Grant about that, which is a really huge part of my life. I wanted to see what his reaction was — if it was something that he was able to handle… It was really sad that we didn't get that moment.' 'Bachelor in Paradise' While her Bachelor journey may not have ended the way she had hoped it would, Ortega is not letting the experience weigh her down and says she is '1000%' open to going on "Bachelor in Paradise" for a second chance at finding love within the franchise. 'I feel like if I would have made it further, I probably wouldn't have considered Paradise, but because I didn't make it that far, yes," Ortega said. "Because I do want to get married. I'm 30 years old, I'm ready for kids and family. I've always been like a relationship type of girl. And that was like my intention going on the show." What happened on Episode 3 of Season 29 of 'The Bachelor'? Despite Ortega's untimely exit, the show went on and Ellis had a one-on-one date with Carolina in Las Vegas, while the other one-on-one date turned into a group date with Dina, 31, Litia, 31, and Sarafiena. The quad went to Vanderpump Dogs in L.A., where they helped Lisa Vanderpump take care of some of the rescue's dogs. After the group activity, Ellis chose to spend the evening with Litia. For the group date, meanwhile, Ellis invited comedian Hannah Berner and 'Shark Tank' star Daniel Lubetzky to help teach the women about finance during which the contestants even participated in a "girl math" test. The week ended with Grant surprising the ladies with a prom night which also featured Gary, Jack, Jonathan and Keith from 'The Golden Bachelorette" Who is left on Season 29 of 'The Bachelor'? The 10 women remaining on the show include: Alexe, 27: Pediatric speech therapist, New Brunswick, Canada Carolina, 28: PR relations producer, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Dina, 31: Attorney, Chicago, Illinois Juliana, 28: Client service associate, Newton, Massachusetts Litia, 31: Venture capitalist, Salt Lake City, Utah Natalie, 25: Ph.D. student Louisville, Kentucky Parisa, 29: Pediatric behavior analyst, Birmingham, Michigan Rose, 27: Registered nurse, Chicago, Illinois Sarafiena, 29: Associate media director, New York, N.Y. Zoe, 27: Tech engineer and model, New York, N.Y. 'The Bachelor' Season 29 contestants: Meet the women vying for Grant Ellis' heart Who is 'The Bachelor'? Season 29's "Bachelor" is Grant Ellis, a 31-year-old day trader from New Jersey and a former pro basketball player. A Lakers fan, Ellis enjoys "hitting strikes at the bowling alley, or belting out tunes at karaoke nights," per ABC. Ellis "captured the hearts of Bachelor Nation on Season 21 of 'The Bachelorette' with his infectious smile and unwavering positivity," ABC says about him, adding "fans saw Ellis' genuine desire to build a future centered on family" before his emotional exit. "As the Bachelor, Ellis is eager to embark on a journey filled with romance, adventure and genuine connections," according to ABC, and "hopes to find a partner who shares his values of loyalty, humor and a deep appreciation for life's simple pleasures." How to watch 'The Bachelor' Season 29 premiere Season 29 of "The Bachelor" airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and is available to stream on Hulu the next day. 'The Bachelor': Stream on Hulu | Watch on Sling Watch "The Bachelor" on Sling We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
