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Disney Makes It Official: The Middle East Is the New Theme-Park Hot Spot

Entertainment company joins SeaWorld, Legoland and Six Flags with its planned park in Abu Dhabi.

TOPSHOT – A view of MINILAND as part LEGOLAND theme park in Dubai, on March 7, 2021. – Over 60 million LEGO bricks are in MINILAND, where LEGOLAND Dubai has recreated scenes and famous landmarks from the UAE and Middle East region, including Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix

Step aside, Orlando. The Middle East is looking to cement itself as the new global theme-park hot spot.

Disney is the latest and biggest entertainment company to plant a flag in the region, as it said its seventh global theme park will be located in Abu Dhabi. The company behind »Frozen« and »Star Wars« is joining competitors including SeaWorld, Legoland and Six Flags in having a presence in the Middle East.