food IS a theme park
In case you forgot, Disney is building a theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. While Disney hasn’t shared many details, the Chief Executive Officer of Miral, the company working with Disney to build the park, has shared an update.
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According to Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi’s LinkedIn post, the two companies recently met to discuss next steps.
The Walt Disney Company is bringing a seventh theme park to life in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The park will operate in collaboration with Miral, “Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences.”
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Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be fully developed and built by Miral, with Disney Imagineers leading creative design and operational oversight. Disney’s decision has been met with sharp criticism and logistical questions about how the theme park will operate on Yas Island, but that hasn’t stopped CEO Bob Iger from sharing photos from his most recent visit to the site of the future theme park.
The Walt Disney Company is helping to bring a seventh theme park to life in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The park will operate in collaboration with Miral, “Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences.”
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While the new theme park, currently referred to as Disneyland Abu Dhabi, will be fully developed and built by Miral, Disney Imagineers will lead creative design and operational oversight. Disney has a similar partnership with Oriental Land Co., which owns and operates Tokyo Disney Resort. Since the first announcement, Disney’s decision has been met with sharp criticism and logistical questions about how the theme park will operate on Yas Island. Now, new details confirm what Miral has planned for the landmark theme park. [Read more…]
Disney just recently dropped some HUGE announcements with its recent second-quarter 2025 earnings call.
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We learned a lot about how the company was doing financially, as well as how well its streaming services were doing, as well as how the theme parks were doing. However, Disney dropped a MAJOR news bomb, as well, when it announced it was building an entirely new theme park in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The company revealed some of the plans it has for that new theme park, so we’re going to dive into everything we know so far.
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