- The Walt Disney Company's new theme park resort will be in Abu Dhabi.
- Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be the company's seventh theme park.
- The company shared renderings of the theme park.
Disneyland is officially coming to Abu Dhabi.
The Walt Disney Company announced its seventh theme park on Wednesday. It will be built on Yas Island, which already hosts several theme parks and entertainment experiences, including Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi and SeaWorld Abu Dhabi.
Disney, which is licensing operations to Miral, an immersive experiences company, shared renderings of Disneyland Abu Dhabi with Business Insider.
"As our seventh theme park destination, it will rise from this land in spectacular fashion, blending contemporary architecture with cutting-edge technology to offer guests deeply immersive entertainment experiences in unique and modern ways," Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a company blog.
"Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be authentically Disney and distinctly Emirati — an oasis of extraordinary Disney entertainment at this crossroads of the world that will bring to life our timeless characters and stories in many new ways and will become a source of joy and inspiration for the people of this vast region to enjoy for generations to come."
Miral, based in Abu Dhabi, will build and develop the theme park resort. Disney Imagineers will spearhead creative design and operational oversight.
"What we are creating with Disney in Abu Dhabi is a whole new world of imagination — an experience that will inspire generations across the region and the world, creating magical moments and memories that families will treasure forever," His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman at Miral, said in the Disney blog post.
Disney announced its new destination ahead of its second-quarter earnings call. The company surpassed analysts' estimates, reporting 23.6 billion in revenue.
Paul Verna, EMARKETER's vice president of content, said Disney's stronger-than-expected results would come as a relief to investors.
"Although CEO Bob Iger acknowledged macroeconomic uncertainty for the remainder of its fiscal year, the company raised its EPS outlook, brushing off fears of a recession and threats of heavy tariffs on films produced outside the US," Verna said.
