Overview
- Miral CEO Mohamed Al Zaabi said after a London meeting this week with Disney Parks International head Tasia Filippatos that the Yas Island project is advancing.
- It was the first publicly confirmed in-person meeting between the partners since the Middle East war began.
- Under the plan, Miral funds design, construction, and operations while Disney licenses its characters and Imagineering leads creative design with operational oversight.
- Iran’s missile and drone attacks have reached sites in the UAE, with reports of strikes near Zayed International Airport close to the planned park, and regional travel has plunged.
- The resort remains officially planned as Disney’s first theme park in the UAE on Yas Island, though the conflict could still disrupt the project’s timing.