I went in January this year and Formula Rossa, Flying Aces and Mission Ferrari were all closed!! We had planned our time in Abu Dhabi to do the 3 parks so had no option but to go that day. Operations were slow on the other rides and some of them are VERY jaded. Driving With The Champion and Viaggio in Italia are in dire need of replacing! Just having been in Warner Bros and Sea World, as well as Ferrari Land in Spain, it feels a bit lacking. Get the 3 park ticket and just make the most of it is what I would suggest!
Also, Yas Island is a great place to stay. We just used Uber to travel between the hotel and the parks and it was always less than a fiver. You can cycle around the Yas Marina Circuit on a Wednesday night too. Check what's on in the Etihad Arena while you're there. We saw Hamilton and tickets were very reasonable.
Given the reports of ride downtime in this part of the world it really does make me concerned for Falcons Flight going up at Six Flags Qiddiya. That ridiculous amount of track, built high up on the side of a cliff, and in the desert conditions is going to be an absolute maintenance nightmare. I can see it being the modern equivalent of Ring Racer.
But it’s a real pity that Formula Rossa is down, must be really gutting to go all that way only for it to be essentially SBNO at the moment. If it does indeed need track work then that’s a bit concerning, I wonder if it might end up getting some kind of LSM overhaul as well as some point or if that wouldn’t even be feasible for it given the extreme speeds it reaches?
Given the reports of ride downtime in this part of the world it really does make me concerned for Falcons Flight going up at Six Flags Qiddiya. That ridiculous amount of track, built high up on the side of a cliff, and in the desert conditions is going to be an absolute maintenance nightmare. I can see it being the modern equivalent of Ring Racer.