The project, which marks the seventh Disney theme park globally and the first in the Middle East, will be constructed along the beachfront to provide entertainment and recreation for tourists from around the world. Disney and its Imagineers team will lead the creative design and oversee park operations.

Walt Disney announced plans on Wednesday to open a Disney theme park in United Arab Emirates' capital Abu Dhabi in collaboration with regional developer Miral Group, representing its first major new theme park in nearly a decade and its first in the Middle East.

The Walt Disney Company and Miral, a leading developer in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday announced plans to build a new Disney theme park and resort on