{"id":584452,"date":"2026-08-14T11:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/584452\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:52:12","slug":"disneyland-abu-dhabi-could-offer-fireworks-new-art-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/584452\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland Abu Dhabi could offer fireworks, new art suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New concept art shared by Aldar Properties suggests <a href=\"https:\/\/blooloop.com\/disney-world-abu-dhabi-name\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disneyland Abu Dhabi<\/a> won\u2019t be entirely indoors, with the resort potentially set to feature fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>Owned by the Abu Dhabi government, Aldar is a real estate development, investment and management company responsible for developing Yas Island&#8217;s public facilities.<\/p>\n<p>It shared the concept art in an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/movieconomics\/status\/2088047310492377177\/photo\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">advert<\/a> for its upcoming Yas Point residences, which are being built next to the new Disney resort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"3fb98\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"bc91e80587e69f1e9e18f2079590d803\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/futuristic-structure-called-disneyland-abu-dhabi-with-a-blue-glowing-arch-and-tall-spire-against-a-d.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Futuristic structure called Disneyland Abu Dhabi with a blue, glowing arch and tall spire against a dark sky\"\/> Disneyland Abu Dhabi on Yas Island will be developed, built and operated by MiralDisney<\/p>\n<p>First reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/carolinereid\/2026\/08\/13\/revealed-the-worlds-closest-residential-complex-to-a-disney-theme-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes<\/a>, the concept art shows fireworks nearby, providing the first official indication that the destination will not be entirely indoors.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Aldar advert does not confirm that the fireworks are part of the new Disney park, Forbes reports that none of the other <a href=\"https:\/\/blooloop.com\/theme-park\/in-depth\/most-visited-theme-parks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">theme parks<\/a> on Yas Island currently offer fireworks displays.<\/p>\n<p>Announced last May, Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be developed, built and operated by Miral, which already oversees three major parks on Yas Island.<\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. World, SeaWorld and Ferrari World are all indoor attractions due to Abu Dhabi&#8217;s hot desert climate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"f15bd\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"9754d086262c9278c9e0eeb9c0cb9881\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 2000 1499'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vibrant-abstract-landscape-with-futuristic-cityscape-and-colorful-architecture-by-the-water-at-disne.jpeg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1499\" alt=\"Vibrant, abstract landscape with futuristic cityscape and colorful architecture by the water at Disneyland Abu Dhabi\"\/> The Walt Disney Company has confirmed its plans for a theme park in Abu Dhabi remain &#8220;unchanged&#8221;Disney<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Miral&#8217;s group CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/blooloop.com\/theme-park\/influencer\/mohamed-abdalla-al-zaabi-miral\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi<\/a> said Disneyland Abu Dhabi &#8220;would never work&#8221; as an <a href=\"https:\/\/blooloop.com\/theme-park\/news\/disneyland-abu-dhabi-indoor-outdoor-theme-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">outdoor theme park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know from our experience that an outdoor theme park would never work,&#8221; he told the Middle East&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeastmagazine.com\/flipbook\/2025\/06\/english\/#p=27\" rel=\"nofollow noopener nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">local edition<\/a> of Forbes.<\/p>\n<p>Disneyland Abu Dhabi &#8220;will be a hybrid, it will be indoor and outdoor&#8221;, Al Zaabi told Forbes Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this stage, it is too early to decide, but I reckon a good percentage of it will be indoor,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Disney confirmed its plans for a theme park in Abu Dhabi <a href=\"https:\/\/blooloop.com\/disney-abu-dhabi-park-unchanged\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remain &#8220;unchanged&#8221;<\/a> in a letter to shareholders released alongside its quarterly earnings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New concept art shared by Aldar Properties suggests Disneyland Abu Dhabi won\u2019t be entirely indoors, with the resort&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4550,146,85,46,47,264287,10438,264284,264285,264286,10440,10441,1078],"class_list":["post-584452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-disney","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-middle-east","tag-theme-park-construction","tag-theme-park-design","tag-theme-park-investment","tag-theme-park-management","tag-theme-park-rides","tag-theme-park-technology","tag-themed-entertainment","tag-uae"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}