# Disney has announced plans to open its first theme park in the Middle East. The resort, which will be in the United Arab Emirates on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, is a collaboration between Disney and local leisure and entertainment company Miral. Disney already has six theme parks spanning North America, Europe and Asia. Disney chief executive Robert Iger described the plans for the new park as a “thrilling” moment for the company and said Disneyland Abu Dhabi would be “authentically Disney and distinctly Emirati”.
Disney to open theme park in the Middle East