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Disney to open its first Middle East theme park in Abu Dhabi

The iconic wonderland sitting on the UAE capital's Yas Island will be built by Miral Group, with creative design and operations led by Disney

Abu Dhabi Media Office

Disney CEO Bob Iger with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed at the announcement of Disneyland Abu Dhabi in May. Also present were Disney Experiences' Josh D’Amaro, Miral's Mohamed Al Zaabi, and Department of Culture and Tourism's Mohamed Al Mubarak

Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island has been selected as the home for Disney’s seventh theme park – the first in the Middle East – in a major coup for the UAE capital.

The park will be built by...