Disney and Miral, Abu Dhabi’s main creator of immersive locations and experiences, are teaming as much as create a landmark Disney theme park resort in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The waterfront resort shall be positioned on Yas Island, “a world-class vacation spot for leisure and leisure, connecting vacationers from the Center East and Africa, India, Asia, Europe, and past,” Disney mentioned. “This seventh Disney theme park resort will mix Disney’s iconic tales, characters and sights with Abu Dhabi’s vibrant tradition, gorgeous shorelines, and breathtaking structure.”
The brand new resort shall be totally developed and constructed by Miral. Disney and its Imagineers will lead inventive design and operational oversight to supply a world-class expertise. Miral, which has developed a lot of household leisure locations on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi in collaboration with American and European manufacturers, will function the resort.
“It is a thrilling second for our firm as we announce plans to construct an thrilling Disney theme park resort in Abu Dhabi, whose tradition is wealthy with an appreciation of the humanities and creativity,” mentioned CEO Bob Iger. “As our seventh theme park vacation spot, it would rise from this land in spectacular trend, mixing modern structure with leading edge expertise to supply company deeply immersive leisure experiences in distinctive and trendy methods. Disneyland Abu Dhabi shall be authentically Disney and distinctly Emirati – an oasis of extraordinary Disney leisure at this crossroads of the world that may deliver to life our timeless characters and tales in lots of new methods and can change into a supply of pleasure and inspiration for the folks of this huge area to get pleasure from for generations to come back.”
The information hits amid an enormous Disney funding push at its core parks and experiences companies, which helped drive a powerful March quarter outcomes reported earlier as we speak.
“Abu Dhabi is a spot the place heritage meets innovation, the place we protect our previous whereas designing the long run,” mentioned Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of Miral. “The collaboration between Abu Dhabi and Disney demonstrates the exceptional outcomes of mixing visionary management and artistic excellence. What we’re creating with Disney in Abu Dhabi is a complete new world of creativeness — an expertise that may encourage generations throughout the area and the world, creating magical moments and reminiscences that households will treasure without end. By way of the event of distinctive sights and experiences, Abu Dhabi continues to be a vacation spot of alternative for the world.”
The companions famous that UAE is positioned inside a four-hour flight of one-third of the world’s inhabitants, making it a major gateway for tourism. It’s residence to the biggest international airline hub on the earth, with 120 million passengers touring by Abu Dhabi and Dubai annually.
“This groundbreaking resort vacation spot represents a brand new frontier in theme park growth,” mentioned Josh D’Amaro, Chairman, Disney Experiences. “Our resort in Abu Dhabi would be the most superior and interactive vacation spot in our portfolio. The placement of our park is extremely distinctive – anchored by a good looking waterfront – which is able to enable us to inform our tales in utterly new methods. This venture will attain company in a complete new a part of the world, welcoming extra households to expertise Disney than ever earlier than. In the end, it will likely be a celebration of what’s attainable when creativity and progress come collectively.”
“Bringing a Disney theme park resort to Yas Island marks a historic milestone in our journey to additional advance the island’s place as a worldwide vacation spot for distinctive leisure and leisure,” mentioned Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, Group CEO, Miral. “Collectively, we’re creating a spot of boundless innovation, the place the imaginative and prescient of our management continues to encourage the world.” The event of distinctive experiences will help sustained financial development in Abu Dhabi and past.
Upon completion, the brand new theme park resort will supply signature Disney leisure, themed lodging, distinctive eating and retail experiences, and storytelling in a method that celebrates each the heritage of Disney and the futuristic and cultural essence of Abu Dhabi.
