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Disney CEO Iger stakes out beach site for Disneyland Abu Dhabi

Disney’s seventh theme park, which was announced last May, is expected to open by 2032. It will be built and operated by Abu Dhabi developer Miral

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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

Bob Iger has confirmed the site for Disneyland Abu Dhabi in an Instagram post picturing the Disney CEO wandering along the shoreline of Yas Island.

“Walking the site of what will one day be Disneyland Abu Dhabi! Lots of work...