Caroline Reid

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Caroline Reid

1 day agoDisney is set to create a theme park in the United Arab Emirates in the coming years, picking Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island as the site for the planned project. Disney CEO Bob Iger told analysts and investors that Disneyland Abu Dhabi, the entertainment giant’s seventh park, will be "authentically Disney …

1 month ago | forbes.com | Caroline Reid

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is famous for breaking records. It is home to the world’s biggest mall, the world's tallest tower and the world's biggest water park. So when media giant Disney announced last week that its first theme park in the Middle East will be in the UAE it was inevitable that more records would soon be broken. Few could have imagined how quickly it would work its magic.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Caroline Reid

President Donald Trump has praised Disney’s plans for its upcoming theme park in Abu Dhabi which he says were personally presented to him in the Oval Office by the media giant's chief executive Bob Iger. Talking earlier today in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Trump named a number of American companies which are deepening their ties to the region and said “Disney – I see their new theme park is going to be incredible.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Caroline Reid

The designer behind the largest redevelopment of a Disney theme park in the company's history is one of the key figures behind the look of its groundbreaking upcoming outpost in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Few entertainment destinations are as recognizable as Disney's castle parks. Named after their centerpiece castle, they are surrounded by clearly-defined lands themed to different eras and regions of the world.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Caroline Reid

Last week Disney announced that its first theme park in the Middle East is coming to Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Since then, fans haven’t just been guessing about the rides which will be in the new park but also how it will handle the heat in the region. That question has now been answered. Disney’s announcement confirmed the news that this author broke the previous week following a tip off from outside the UAE.