Disney shocked the theme park community this past spring when the company announced that they were teaming with the Miral Group to bring their first Middle East-based theme park to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
The new park will be located on Yas Island, with Disney and Miral having a similar agreement to the one that Disney has long had with the Oriental Land Company in Japan. Meaning that the new resort will be developed and built by Miral, with Disney and its Imagineers leading creative design and operational oversight. While that has been a recipe for success for Tokyo Disneyland, things may be a bit trickier in the UAE.



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