BagOfGroceries
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A truly shocking annoucement. I don’t think anyone expected a new Disneyland for a few decades.
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News Disney and Miral Announce New Seventh Theme Park Planned for Abu Dhabi
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Ayla
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Abu Dhabi caters to the incredibly wealthy international tourist.
Sir_Cliff
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It came up with the World Cup being held in Qatar a few years ago and I suspect it will come up here, both from those who are sincere and those who are mischief making.
LittleBuford
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It also caters to tourists of more regular means. Not everything there is for the luxury crowd.
britain
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I actually made a post about this a few months ago. We really are due for one. They tend to be built every dozen years.
Justin Walker
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Disney has been in bed with China for a long time- this is no different. Their job as a company is to make money- and this project presents very little risk and a high reward. Seems like a no brainer to me. Add it to my castle checklist that I need to complete.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…not a good look.
Ayla
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Disney has shared additional media from the announcement:
Does Iger smell in this picture? That's quite the gap between Iger and D'Amaro.
hopemax
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I fear (for what it says about how business leaders are reacting to current inputs) there is something bigger here than “just business.” But we’re not going to be allowed to discuss the reasons here. UAE is cozying up with [redacted] via “investments” in [redacted’s] other ventures. Disney is on a list of woke companies that makes them a potential target of [redacted]. Economically, the world is…who knows. Companies are looking for deals to avoid the pain coming and to survive. Iger envisions himself a deal maker, he went higher in the food chain and “made a deal that will hopefully keep the Empire out of Disney’s business forever.” We’ll see if Disney got itself a powerful friend or will be experiencing Lando regrets.
I expect this is only the first US based corporation looking for non-US based projects, in countries where they predict the US will be allied, to focus on for the foreseeable future. Global realignments.
I expect this is only the first US based corporation looking for non-US based projects, in countries where they predict the US will be allied, to focus on for the foreseeable future. Global realignments.
I think they told the artist it would have rides and attractions that fit within the local religion. The artist realize nothing would really fit so he just pained colors and hoped nobody would notice. There are so many things that can offend the locals I'm not sure what they could use from a Disney park and not run afoul of the local authorities.
Maybe it will be like some of the places in that part of the world that are designed for foreigner and off limits to locals.
britain
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Regarding heat, I suspect WDI sees this as their design challenge: To do everything they can to have a lot of indoor places that REALLY don’t feel like indoor places (unlike the typical UAE theme-park-in-an-obvious-box design). They should have lots of transition areas that lower the temperature without requiring you to walk through automated doors.
Think Rise of the Resistance or Flight of Passage queues, but for entire lands.
Think Rise of the Resistance or Flight of Passage queues, but for entire lands.
Then they better hope for a different WDI that what they currently have.
Ayla
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They do.
el_super
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. Feels like some people here have never even been on 'it's a small world.'
I don't really have much need or desire to travel there, and there is a good chance I won't ever visit, and that's OK. Not every Disney park or experience has to be for me (just as I might be done traveling to Florida too).
Disney has though, at least in my opinion, been a positive influence on the world and it's hard to imagine a Disney park that doesn't include some references to the films and stories that have been made by Disney in the last 100 years. That catalogue represents a LONG HISTORY of promoting togetherness, and belonging and inclusion.
Every culture has to start the journey somewhere. Every culture deserves to have fun and joy. Maybe even Florida.
I don't really have much need or desire to travel there, and there is a good chance I won't ever visit, and that's OK. Not every Disney park or experience has to be for me (just as I might be done traveling to Florida too).
Disney has though, at least in my opinion, been a positive influence on the world and it's hard to imagine a Disney park that doesn't include some references to the films and stories that have been made by Disney in the last 100 years. That catalogue represents a LONG HISTORY of promoting togetherness, and belonging and inclusion.
Every culture has to start the journey somewhere. Every culture deserves to have fun and joy. Maybe even Florida.
They used to think they had endless amount of money... but as the oil reserves showed that they weren't endless they finally decided to try and find other sources of revenue. Tourism seems to be the favored idea for a lot of these middle eastern countries, though I am wondering... I've experienced Florida in the summer and thought I would die... that's nothing compared to the Abu Dhabi.