Generous man invites taxi driver into theme park after learning he couldn’t afford it

A man has given a taxi driver his first experience on a rollercoaster after learning that he couldn’t afford to enter the Ferrari World theme park in Abu Dhabi.

Liam Murphy from Cork, Ireland had booked taxi driver Shakiha for his visit to the theme park and realised he regularly sat outside the park for hours waiting for his clients to return.

“Got a taxi from Dubai to Abu Dhabi today. Indian taxi driver living here 14 yrs yet was never in Ferrari World. He was going to wait in the car for 4 hrs,” Mr Murphy wrote on Facebook.

“Today I made his dreams come true for the laugh.”

Mr Murphy said Shakiha told him “I do not feel well sir” and “I will pray God for you sir” after taking a ride on the one of the fastest rollercoasters in the world.

Shakiha could not afford the entry ticket into the theme park, which is about A$94, because he sends as much money as he can home to his family in India.

“I’m over here for a week with EMC carrying out MVT (Manufacturing Validation Testing) to set up a new distributor for a new product called Vspex Blue. So I’m travelling by myself,” Mr Murphy told BreakingNews.ie.

“Every time he (Shakiha) drops passengers off he stays in the car for the day. I decided to bring him along for the laugh. He was great entertainment!

“I bought him some pizza on the way home. He was delighted with the day out.”