Dubai opened the year 2014 in a stunning and remarkable act when they dazzled the area with astonishing fireworks display. A report made by Gulf News said that Dubai sets a Guinness World Record for the largest fireworks display in a six-minute show which uses over 500,000 fireworks. In just 60 seconds, the New Year’s event in Dubai thrashed the previous 2012 record of 77,282 fireworks.

Guiness World Records were quick on its feet when they confirmed that Dubai successfully broke the world record for the biggest ever pyrotechnic display on New Year's Eve where more than half a million fireworks were exhibited.

According to Guiness website, "Ten months in planning, over 500,000 fireworks were used during the display which lasted around six minutes, with Guinness World Records adjudicators on hand to confirm that a new record had been set."

It also added that the display spanned 94 kilometers (58.4 miles) of the Dubai coast, which features an archipelago of man-made islands and Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.

The in depth details of the event were taken into account by yahoo news when they stated that enough fireworks were launched in the first minute of the display to break the previous record, set by Kuwait in 2012 with an hour-long show of 77,282 fireworks.

The main displays took place at Burj Khalifa and the luxurious Atlantis hotel located in Palm Jumeirah, one of three palm-shaped islands.

If you missed the live footage of the record breaking New Year’s Eve show in Dubai, just play the video below.