Disney Plans New Abu Dhabi Park Featuring Frozen Castle Amid UAE LGBTQ Laws and Cheaper Prices Than Orlando

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Updated May 9, 2025, 08:51 PM

Disney has announced plans to open its seventh global theme park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, marking its first expansion into the Middle East. The new park, the first Disney theme park in the region since Shanghai Disneyland opened nine years ago, will feature unique attractions including a world-first Frozen castle. Despite Disney's reputation as an LGBTQ-friendly company, the decision has drawn attention due to the UAE's laws criminalizing homosexuality, where same-sex relations are punishable by death. The move has sparked debate given Disney's previous stances on LGBTQ issues in the United States, including opposition to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill. MarketWatch reports that visiting the Abu Dhabi park may be less expensive than a trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The announcement comes amid broader geopolitical scrutiny of the UAE, which has been reported to have provided arms to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces. The new park is expected to open soon and represents a strategic expansion of Disney's global entertainment empire.

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Futura

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Soon a new Disney park at the gateway to the desert! https://t.co/W70pk05W2v

Kenneth Roth

@KenRoth

As the New York Times wins the Pulitzer Prize for revealing that the United Arab Emirates was arming the genocidal Rapid Support Forces in Sudan https://t.co/2vrdq99EPM Disney reveals plans to open a theme park in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi https://t.co/iOukigMOYB