A brand new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi : NPR

[ad_1] <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2886x1924+495+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2F30%2Fd5faf1c741afb849f21bb6c4f525%2Fdisney-experiences-abu-dhabi-rendering1.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2886x1924+495+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2F30%2Fd5faf1c741afb849f21bb6c4f525%2Fdisney-experiences-abu-dhabi-rendering1.jpg" class="img" alt="The Walt Disney Company announced on Wednesday that the seventh Disney theme park will be in Abu Dhabi. This rendering shows the plans. " fetchpriority="high"/> The Walt Disney Firm introduced on Wednesday that the seventh Disney theme park shall be in Abu Dhabi. This rendering reveals the plans. Disney disguise caption

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Disney A spiraling citadel that appears prefer it's made from crystal is featured on the middle of renderings of a brand new Disney theme park deliberate for Abu Dhabi, the place the brand new vacation spot will be a part of a large leisure advanced that already holds a number of different theme parks, together with Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, which opened in 2018. Idea artwork additionally reveals quite a few waterfront points of interest.

Growth on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island started lower than 20 years in the past, however it's grown to turn out to be a world theme park vacation spot, with a few of the most technologically subtle points of interest on this planet. Present parks embrace points of interest equivalent to a 3D movie show, the quickest curler coaster on this planet and the coaster with the best non-inverted loop. SeaWorld Abu Dhabi additionally holds a Guinness World Report because the planet's largest indoor marine theme park.

The Walt Disney Firm plans to accomplice with an organization based mostly within the United Arab Emirates known as Miral, which developed all the different theme parks on Yas Island.

"This seventh Disney theme park resort will mix Disney's iconic tales, characters and points of interest with Abu Dhabi's vibrant tradition, gorgeous shorelines, and breathtaking structure," Disney mentioned in an announcement.

Miral advertises itself as "being progressive" on its dwelling web page and touts its social duty technique. The worldwide group Human Rights Watch lists quite a few deeply repressive practices within the United Arab Emirates that embrace imprisoning lecturers, activists and arresting LGBTQ+ folks.

"We did examine the area very fastidiously, and we all know we had many alternatives," Iger mentioned throughout an earnings name on Wednesday. "Clearly, constructing a theme park in a location is a large endorsement of the situation."

A Disney spokesperson didn't instantly reply to a request for additional remark.

The Walt Disney Firm has been criticized, together with by its personal staff, for not taking stronger stances in opposition to anti-LGBTQ+ insurance policies in Florida, the house of the large Walt Disney World Resort and the company headquarters of quite a few its ventures, together with Disney Cruises. All are a part of the corporate's "experiences" sector, that features theme parks and cruises. "Experiences" make up a serious a part of Disney's enterprise, accounting for 60 % of annual revenue even throughout the present period of financial uncertainty, in line with an earnings name on Wednesday.