Overview
- Disney’s CEO shared photos walking a coastal plot on Yas Island, offering the first public visual indication of the park’s likely location near the island’s northern edge.
- Landmarks in the images, including a jetty and a reversed YAS sign along the E12 highway, align with areas commonly identified as Yas North, though an exact plot has not been officially confirmed.
- Iger and Disney Experiences chief Josh D’Amaro held recent meetings in Abu Dhabi with the crown prince and Miral leadership to discuss development of the resort.
- Miral will finance, construct, and operate the destination, while Walt Disney Imagineering provides creative design and operational oversight in a model similar to Tokyo Disney Resort.
- No groundbreaking date has been announced; internal estimates suggest one to two years of design followed by four to six years of construction, placing opening in the early 2030s for Disney’s first Middle East resort.