Really lovely experience . The boats take you around the fountains during the show with music and full view of the burjkhalifa . Short trip but the kids loved it and a nice breeze.
Nice but overhyped with a very large crowd to deal with. The show is only 5min, and is monochromatic. It repeats every hour starting 18:00. You have to line up at least 30min in advance, and deal with a large crown and another 30min delay when trying to get out. If you have seen the fountain show in Bellagio/Las Vegas, you will be very disappointed with this fountain show. Best to see it from restaurant or hotel room to avoid the crowds.
For a low cost (around 70AED) you can experience the breathtaking fountains up close and in a more personal setting than the congested standing areas around the lake. The lake ride is popular but not so much that there is a lengthy queue - we had to wait for one full cycle (around 30mins) but in that time we watched the fountains from the queue area so it did not feel too long but children around us were becoming restless so be weary if visiting as a family with young children. Once we boarded the abra we travelled around the lake which gave us nice views of the surrounding buildings before taking in the fountain show from a static position (if you are on one of the last abras to board you watch the fountains first before exploring the lake. The boarding and disembarking procedures are a bit slow and could be streamlined but this doesn’t really affect the experience which is one of great value for money. Expect to be seated with others - the abras usually seat eight people and are not private but they do always keep you in your group if you will all fit in one abra.
Get there early can be very very busy show only lasts about 5 minutes so you need to decide whether it's worth the aggravation Good but maybe not worth you're times unless you're already visiting Dubai Mall
The ride on the abra was well worth the money. It was interesting to be able to see all of the buildings lit up after dark before the show, and you had a great view of the fountain show from the boat. The fountain show itself was shorter than expected, but it was still worthwhile experience.