Watch: Man in Aladdin costume rides through Dubai on 'magic carpet'

In an entertaining new video, a man has left residents confused and amused as he rode through Dubai on a 'magic carpet.'

In an apparent Halloween stunt, a video from a user named RhyzOrDie on YouTube shows him skimming the waves and riding through parts of Bur Dubai and the Old Souq in full Aladdin regalia.

"I drank so much seawater making this," the creator says in the YouTube description for the video.

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According to his Instagram caption, the idea was in the making for nearly eight months.

"If you can vision it, you can make it happen," he says.

• Dubai