Hello, fellow Imagineers! I'm happy to finally go public on this project, it has been in development for around 8-10 months, originally it was going to be a 4 park resort, however with time it evolved into something more, something more centered, something I'm quite proud of, and I couldn't have gotten this far without the help of @spacemt354 as he has been giving me his opinion since the very beginning! I'm developing this project in three phases: Brainstorm, where I'll discuss the ideas I have so far, read your feedback, in order to improve it; then I'll post the first version of Disneyland Dubai, the realistic approach, which will be crafted to become something Disney could create, something relatively small but highly immersive; and finally, the Dream Version, a mega park based on some of the concepts of realistic approach, but transformed into something I want to develop, something bigger, and extremely fun!
Without further due, I introduce you to Disneyland Dubai, a brand new Disney Park that is set to be the most immersive, and become the model for new resorts across the globe! The whole concept was inspired by Tokyo DisneySea's upcoming expansion, as it helped me nail down the park, I intended to develop a Theme Park based on highly immersive lands, however a lot of highly immersive lands simply didn't work, one IP/Non-IP inspired land is way too expensive, and you would have to build a lot to create a fully functional one; therefore this park lands will be highly immersive, and have a cohesive theme that united three areas, both aesthetically and narratively, each of the areas will be dedicated to an IP/Non-IP attraction, similar to TDS's expansion, each will have 3 major attractions, and a minor one, as well as walkthrough experiences, dining venues, and shopping options!
On the long run, my project will have three entries:
Disneyland Dubai: A new model of Castle Park, designed around highly immersive IPs, with 3 areas each. The realistic approach, which we will be analyzing firstly, will be around 60ha, and it will have 8 lands, each being around 7ha, as the TDS's expansion is 10ha including a hotel, so I narrowed it down to that. The 8 lands will be divided in 4 sections: Adventure, Hub, Sci-Fi, & Fantasy.
DisneyCenter: A new type of Second Gate, this will not only serve as Dubai's Disney Springs, but also as a complementary experience to the Castle Park, as it will have highly themed Shopping Districts, that include small scale attractions, such as Flat Rides, Escape Rooms, and Interactive Experiences. Guests will be able to enter this park for free, however, in order to access the attractions, they'll have to pay for one of the different plans, that go from just one attraction to all the themed experiences, it will work similarly to how Disneyland used to work many years ago (the Ticket Category you pay for).
Universal Studios Dubai: Comcast & Disney are in a constant battle to see who's the best, therefore, once Universal learnt that Disney was building a theme park in Dubai, they decided to move forward with the plans they had on hold, and create one of their most unique and themed offerings as of yet!
As a final note, I'll be taking full creative liberties, and ignore any licensing problems that might exists with some IPs, although in the realistic version, it might be minimal, if at all, however in the Dream Version, I'll be using IPs (specially in Universal), that might already be present at another Theme Park in Dubai! Any thoughts so far? I would like to hear general thoughts, before moving forward and talking about the first land within the realistic approach, Walt Avenue.
