The Walt Disney Company has announced plans to open its seventh global theme park and its first in the Middle East. The new theme park and resort will be built on Yas Island, a well-known entertainment hub in Abu Dhabi.

A few weeks after the announcement of the future opening of a Universal theme park in the UK, The Walt Disney Company confirmed its plans to open a Disneyland resort on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The new park will mark the company’s seventh destination globally,