The proposed Disney Abu Dhabi theme park project is facing fresh questions after former Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Director Jim Shull publicly referred to a "development pause" while discussing an entirely different Disney's ongoing Middle East project. The...
The Walt Disney Company has just sent signals that it may be developing a "second Walt Disney World" for its previously announced Middle East theme park in Abu Dhabi. It's a gigantic risk few fully understand. Walt Disney World Resort is not just another Disney asset....
The announcement that British Airways is canceling flights to Abu Dhabi is sending shockwaves through the Middle East tourism industry, raising serious questions about how ongoing instability could impact the region’s booming theme park and entertainment sector. The...
The U.S. State Department has issued a sweeping advisory urging Americans to immediately depart more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries — a move that could raise serious questions for major U.S. corporate projects in the region, including the upcoming Disney Abu...
Disney CEO Bob Iger took to Instagram on Sunday to share a pair of photos that he clearly hopes will be for the history books. Both images show Iger from a distance, first on a beach and then at sunset against a backdrop of sand and power lines, as he strolls through the future site of Disneyland Abu Dhabi.
The Walt Disney’s Imagineering YouTube channel has just released it’s latest episode of “We Call It Imagineering,” looking at the Walt Disney Castles around the world. What is already catching fans attention, though, is their sneak peak of the upcoming park in Abu Dhabi. Lead Imagineer for global projects, Zach Riddley, teased a little about the upcoming park and castle centerpiece.