The Strange Story of Disneyland Dubai | ReviewTyme

In 2014 concept art leaked for what appeared to be an Arabian flavoured Disney park, featuring cars land, a star wars land and an elaborate 5-star hotel within the castle.
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[@nonsensology]

As nice as the art looks, I don't like how tightly packed together everything is. It breaks character with the immersive theming and sightlines (Cars Land directly next to the castle? Really?). It also looks way too small, maybe even smaller than Hong Kong's.

[@bluemilk4909]

It definitely looks smaller than Hong Kong’s

[@tylerkochman1007]

And Hong Kong’s small scale was a massive mistaken

[@alexrojas6630]

I agree!

[@alejandropalacios1879]

The castle should have been Aladdin castle just saying

[@jackbergman4724]

Yesss!

[@ColumineMiette]

Right?! What a missed opportunity. I would pay big money to stay in that palace.

[@melovetorun]

Alejandro Palacios Agreed

[@luisguevara-flores4935]

If I remember correctly, I could have SWORN that there was once an Aladdin Castle display for Disney Dubai in One Man's Dream at Disney Hollywood Studios.

[@Written_in_the_Starss]

Alladin is more hindu and the original source material of alladin is chinese.

[@benl8413]

Beautiful concept but it was for the best that it was never built in the end... The Dubai bubble burst very quickly as evident by the poor attendance and standard of the parks there now. Would have been embarassing for Disney and Universal to be operating ghost town parks over there.

[@ReviewTyme]

As a Theme Park fan the whole Dubailand project looked spectacular, it's such a shame it fell and failed so quickly! - Luke

[@danopticon]

There’s also the question of the entire UAE’s appalling record on human rights. An area where journalists are silenced and political activists are “disappeared,” where victims of sexual assaults are themselves charged with crimes in order to intimidate them into silence, where all major projects are built by workers who’ve had their passports confiscated and who are now trapped in de facto slave labor, is going to find drawing tourist dollars difficult. Maybe some of Dubai’s massive sovereign wealth fund would be better spent enacting democratic and human rights reforms across all the emirates.

[@vacationbonerschool]

@@danopticon Disneyland China literally exists as we speak. Let's not pretend that huge MNCs like Disney care about anything other than profit

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@vacationbonerschool Two of them.

[@itsjohnny628]

​​@@danopticonTalk about the US crimes before taking about others. You people did soo many terrible things to humanity that you couldn't even count them by finger. Read your dark history Americans (Stupid hypocrites)

[@dougmartin7129]

This is something I’ve never heard about. I really need to crawl out from under my rock a bit more often. Thanks

[@kotarokato8665]

Me neither. Back then like ten years ago when there was no single avengers ride in Disney, I have heard Disney planned to open Marvel Land exclusively in Dubai.

[@ReviewTyme]

There was a Marvel Theme Park planned for Dubai around the same time as this was leaked, there's concept art out there for it and it definitely looks interesting! - Luke

[@TheR3alBoazB]

U missed nothing special; its Disney 🙄 get a life

[@ColumineMiette]

They need to make a Cave of Wonders roller coaster where you're escaping on the carpet.

[@m_ianO]

Purple Melody (ColumineMiette) is that racist?

[@EDDIELANE]

I love that! and the entrance is the big Lion and you have to climb into his mouth.

[@srayj]

Okay so hear me out because this is a long concept. To enter the queue you walk through the tiger’s mouth and as you do, you hear a voice saying, “touch nothing but the lamp”. Once inside, the queue walls look like a cave but they’re covered with jewels and you see piles of glittering gold and statues and things like that everywhere. At one point in the queue, you see Aladdin and Abu, but only in shadow form as projections on a wall, as if they are walking with you and you can see their shadow because of the torch light. You then see the shadow of the magic carpet rise up and fly behind them. When you get to the loading dock, it’s the biggest space yet. You hear Aladdin encourage you to hop on the carpet. This would be coaster cars painted with the carpet design on the sides. You board your vehicle, then pull forward and hear Aladdin say, “let’s go!” You launch off. You are still in a cave setting, but Aladdin is projected along side you to look like you all are flying. He says, through speakers by your head, “let’s find that lamp and get out of here!” You speed around the cave doing tight turns and loops and all sorts of tricks. You hear Aladdin say, “there it is!” As the lamp on the tall pile of rocks comes into focus. You slow down and in the next scene, an animatronic Aladdin is seen about to grab the lamp when the lighting changes and everything starts to rumble. We see a light illuminate an animatronic Abu holding the red jewel. We hear the angry tiger voice say his line from the movie, I can’t quite remember it at the moment, but using the 2 1/2 D tech from Runaway Railway, projections make it look like everything is starting to melt and turn to lava. We hear Aladdin yell to “hurry out of here” and once again, we launch off, but backwards! We race through the cave again with lava all around us. We slow down when we get to an animatronic Abu about to be swallowed by lava. He is slightly lower than our view point. The train is situated on a drop track so it actually drops, then we hear Aladdin say, “we got him! Let’s move!” And we launch one more time. We race to the finish and as we pull into a separate unloading station from the loading station, we hear Aladdin say. “Now what are we going to do? I guess we’re stuck in here. Wait, what’s this writing on the lamp?” As you walk out through a cave like tunnel, there’s one final twist, the Genie. We see his shadow emerge from the lamp then as you exit the tunnel into a shop because, well, it’s Disney, they either just have a set of blue hands and a speaker playing his voice or a semi-animatronic that is really just a static figure made to look like it’s pulling open the exit, but his head is an animatronic and it says different phrases about providing a way out. I’d love to see something like this come to fruition. It would be an indoor coaster with some traditional dark ride elements and while I’m typically not a huge fan of screens or projection mapping for rides, I think it would fit well with this concept. I borrowed a bit from Hagrid’s coaster, but being completely indoors definitely makes it different.

[@ColumineMiette]

@@srayj omg dude! Yes!! That is fantastic!

[@srayj]

@@ColumineMiette glad you like it!

[@MatecaCorp]

The most important thing to note is that the “concept art” was nothing more than a basic presentation tool made by a developer to pitch their hope for a theme park to Disney. It had little to no input from anyone at the Walt Disney Company and was created by an entirely separate firm and had no official license behind it.

[@SirBlackReeds]

And it would have undergone numerous revisions before getting built.

[@GOODdeels]

That's what a concept art is.

[@danielmullins9953]

Am I the only one that thinks the design of this park was just messy? like you'd be able to see fantasyland from starwars land and a death star ride from the entrance of the Pixar area. Also zero room for expansion by blocking off areas with a hotel.

[@Clay3613]

@Hyperskreem 82 Oh god, you're rude and stupid.

[@danielmullins9953]

@Hyperskreem 82 not really, just think 90% of the parks in Dubai look boring or poorly planned out, this would have been another park to add to that list. The whole idea of a Disney park is that you step into one area and can't see another, making you feel more immersed in the area but this completely ignores that.

[@ReviewTyme]

It looks like they focused more on getting the popular IPs in the park, than making sure they fit well within the park. It's a shame we don't have a ton of information on what would have been contained within the show buildings so they may have been more immersive than the outdoor sections . - Luke

[@KingRCT3]

That's another concept. Like a patchwork, a fireworks of theme. It reminds me of Phantasialand in a way.

[@j.j.q1379]

i agree, it was nice than when they got to the hotel i was turned off.. what a horrible thing. so glad it got shelved. its like they dont know what they want.

[@gissneric]

Disney should focus more on improving their US parks before building another international ones. They are doing it now but a new park would be preferable.

[@adrienmata5693]

gissneric I wish they would stop expanding Florida and work on Disneyland . Florida has tons of room but Disney doesn’t so lets expand for fix things up and replace to make more room

[@gissneric]

@@adrienmata5693 Disneyland in Cali has no room. It's surrounded by residents.

[@shayne-1880]

Yeah, but the US alone already have 2 parks, while Africa has no parks, Europe has only 1, Southern Asia has none, the Middle East has none, Central Asia has none, South America has none, and Central America has none.

[@aidenk7047]

@tinylilmatt Disney is and has always been an American owned and operated company.

[@mstartomo4208]

@@aidenk7047 Except Tokyo Disneyland. It is owned and operated by the Oriental Land Corp.(Japanese Company)

[@Cooltomorrowkid]

Glad this was evidently never pitched to/rejected by Disney. There’s no coherent storytelling structure in any of the theming here, just a haphazard mishmash of “Disney” elements that just comes off as sloppy.

[@adrienmata5693]

imo Disney saw this idea / pitch and was interested but. I think they wanted more or had a list of demands / rules and I don’t think the other party could meet or wanted to deal . imo it could have made the theme parks in that region take off or boom and stay gendered but who knows

[@bronxbearbud272]

With temperatures easily reaching triple digits even in the coolest time of the year, folks would be so blinded by sweat that I don't think they would even notice a lack of consistency theming, if anything they'd be looking for shady spot to sit down

[@aidenk7047]

The first thing I thought when I saw that concept art was, “what happed to sight lines”?!

[@Braedendykstra]

I agree but I think arabians would rather have a sloppy Disney park then not.

[@largol33t1]

And there was even a version of Galaxy's Edge in this concept. The irony of that doesn't escape me...

[@Carnivorousplantyum]

I had heard a rumor of this but I couldn't find any info on it. Awesome!

[@disneygeek7726]

Voiceover: Authentically Disney and distinctively Arabian Me: Smashed the like button

[@ericw4377]

Well, they have a Cheesecake Factory there, so there's that.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Authentically Disney and distinctly Arabian. I didn’t know this idea was even proposed. Would’ve been interesting if Disney agreed to do this. A castle hotel? Sounds like it’s the Cinderella Castle Suite to the next level

[@dustmagnetee]

Wouldn't it be nice to stay in a Disney Castle by the Sea? Perhaps in Disney World. I would think waiting guests would be "out the door" on that one.

[@Coolsomeone234]

I think I'm your FBI agent

[@selinawong627]

Thank you for this amazing video! That leaked concept art of Disneyland Dubai has always made me curious and this vid answered all my queries. Nice work!

[@philrabe910]

Pack your winter clothes, kids, We're going to Disney Dubai! It's gonna be chilly in the low forties... "Uhm DAD? The temperature is in celsius...

[@MagicalBread]

This seems way more realistic than Six Flag Dubai’s falcon roller coaster that breaks the laws of physics!! 😂

[@Karasaph]

I have been to Dubai. The parks are not scaled for capacity because the parks are not that busy, but the quality of the entertainment and attractions is top notch

[@modder15]

I've always wondered why there's never been a Disneyland proposed for South America.

[@Codraroll]

I guess the upper middle class isn't big and wealthy enough to provide the kind of profits Disney is looking for. That, plus a sprinkle of political instability and the fact that Florida is close enough to draw a significant number of visitors from South America as it is.

[@Braedendykstra]

yes been waiting for a video on dubai disney for a long time

[@averyeml]

I’m surprised I never heard of that design company, when you listed their projects you were basically checking off my list of favorite parks things, including MIB Alien Attack.

[@techwb]

I'm still thinking Australia is the next resort destination. The low population density is the biggest problem to overcome, but it could lead to a lot of new tourism to Australia for the park and is far enough away from any other park to build it's own audience without harming any other.

[@KaroTaro]

I think if Disney were to build another theme park it wouldn't be in Australia. Most people that would go to Australia for Disneyland already have a disneyland of there own. I think the only place Disney could build another resort would be India in the future if India continues to improve.

[@CoasterKey]

You deserve more subs...

[@jonsmith6496]

Awesome as usual!

[@fifthrider]

4:50 - Reaching highs of 105-f in the summer. .....so, same as here in San Diego during the summer, but without the wet blanket of humidity we have? Sounds pleasant.

[@fifthrider]

@Hyperskreem 82 Dubai's dry heat must be a freakin' winter vacation spot next to that.

[@JamesLawner]

Dubai can get very humid too. When I was there in Aug 2018, it was extremely humid.

[@ReviewTyme]

The 105 in summer in the average temperature across the entire summer not the highest temperature (Which last year was 115). Using the same metric as the 105 Average Temp for Dubai puts San Diego at a summer average of 75 farenheit. I guess that's what happens when you build a city in the middle of a desert! - Luke

[@fifthrider]

@@ReviewTyme San Diego is considered a desert climate, believe it or not. I'll admit, we've topped out at 112-f, but the humidity... We've had veterans come back from deployment and tell us Kandahar was nicer, only because of how dry it was. I'm not sure where that 75-f average keeps getting measured at, perhaps Lindberh field, a coastal airport with a breeze often regarded as the focal point of all temperature measurements, and a terribly unfair place to evaluate our city. :-( Still, I get your point. Dubai is hot. I just can't get over how many people I meet who come here and say it's worse.

[@user-fq7ct3xk5u]

I like to experience that in Dubai, but when I went to some of its theme parks( IMG and motion gate ) seems like I was the only visitor. Btw Ferrari world in abu dhabi attracts more visitors than in Dubai.

[@martilix4470]

I agree, both img and motiongate looked like ghost towns when I went to them, even though it was right in the middle of the tourist season.

[@Joypyf]

Never heard of this project! Thanks for sharing👍🏼

[@TheRyanLamont]

So great to get further insights and visuals of this proposed park! I love the castle/hotel concept, the fresh take on Main Street/Mickey Avenue and distinct visual changes of this park's fantasyland. There was definitely a lot of potential here

[@corbinkills]

This was news to me. Would love to see more parks. Love when they bring things back to the states from these new parks.

[@brycevo]

Honestly, this park looks so unique and quite beautiful. This very much would have made sense a few years ago. I wish it would happen so the world could have one more Disney Park

[@thisishersong]

“ It’s against the law to live together, or to share the same hotel room, with someone of the opposite sex to whom you aren’t married or closely related.” This law as well as lgtbq being potentially jailed or deported probably made it too difficult for the Disney brand and too big of a financial risk.

[@howtubeable]

Yes. My thoughts exactly. Would the local government ignore these situations as long as the guests stayed on Disney-themed property? Also, would Disney executives pressure Dubai to have "Gay Days"?

[@tahamauly8443]

not really

[@user-ds3fj3qe6z]

.....all you have to do is go on youtube and see couples hollidaying in dubai to see that your claims are false..

[@tahamauly8443]

@@user-ds3fj3qe6z um ive been living here for 18 years and everythings fine all i see is westerners in the comments section spreading hate towards this country while you people have lots of problems you can fix for yourselves🤷‍♂️

[@davidfeltheim2501]

I'm glad Disney and Universal did not join the Dubailand creation, the whole development looked overblown and the cheap existing parks show. Maybe if Dubai can actually cement themselves as a viable location instead of selling sand dunes and expecting a huge return then maybe larger theme parks can come.

[@foot_clips]

Not real

[@foot_clips]

The fact is that as a Dubai resident the country focused on the development of renewable sources and sustainablity, and many more important stuff

[@foot_clips]

Besides, the theme parks aren't so small considering the amount.

[@kotarokato8665]

If people in Arabic world want their Disneyland coming to Dubai, they should rely on Oriental Land Company in Japan. Regarding parks’ management skill, they are better than Disney Resort.

[@ZulhelmiSamsuri]

They wanted to Disneyland Singapore in the 80s but it fell thru due to land constraints ..

[@MelsvanWees]

Beautiful little documentary!

[@severussnape835]

thanks this was awesome!

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Dubai had HIGH hopes. The bubble burst very quickly from nearly a dozen parks to just a handful. I'm even surprised after the bubble had burst that THIS one made it to internet. Interesting concept (and would be on my bucket list) of overseas themed parks. Yes! Artwork is ALWAYS amazing on these project, however $$$$ & public interest is what keeps them going. It IS a fickle business my friend. Great video!

[@lastblueride5]

Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi do get a decent amount of visitors, so does Atlantis and Wild Wadi. Unfortunately, the summer here is really really rough and all outdoor attractions experience a decline in tourists during this season.

[@TheCoasterGays]

Your content is the absolute best!!!!!!!!!!

[@jackjerram3550]

I really want a Disneyland Dubai. A park in an area that's growing in tourism and the chance to bring a Disney park to the middle east shouldn't be looked down upon.

[@Zaabi]

I agree

[@AdventuresWithParker]

Honestly, the park seems quite underwhelming to me. It reminds me a lot of Hong Kong Disneyland. Unless there were significant expansion pads and plans for future development, I doubt I’d make any tremendous effort to visit. Even one more original E-ticket attraction would’ve been nice. But still, the design is very creative and any Disney Park is better than none, so I’m sure it would’ve been a welcome addition for locals. It would be an interesting take, that’s for sure.

[@Emike-nc9ew]

gotta say the castle looks dope.

[@dazblue5515]

Really surprised a Disney park hasn't already been built in the UAE, but with recent Saudi investment in Disney, can't see it happening now... but a Dubai Disneyland could rival Tokyo, with the amount of money that could be lavished upon it.

[@largol33t1]

There's no guarantee it would rake in big money. Remember their biggest rival Universal was a total failure and all that got off the ground was the entry arch.

[@hiridavidfeign]

Excellent review of this proposed project. I love the theming, but it's clear that this would have been a park only for the wealthy, sort of a backyard Disneyland. It would also have been a disaster for Disney's PR due to the human rights issues in Dubai. I'm glad Dubai is a big dud.

[@nondescript2892]

but China is ok....?🤔

[@jannalam6861]

China shouldnt have a Disney either than.

[@DaBoweh]

Looks cramped, as others have said, but my concern wouldn't even be for the sight lines or narrative theming, but future growth. With a park so tightly packed and every space covered, they left no room for future expansion projects, if the park had been built and gone well. the interiors could be repurposed and rethemed easily enough, but they left little space for new attractions. Disney parks need more land area than what was shown here.

[@jediconnor9349]

Me and my family were thinking they could possibly do one in Australia. It would be cool if the castle was Snow White themed with a Snow White ride inside part of the castle or at least a restaurant. I think I would love a ride based on the new Disney movie, Raya and the Last Dragon and maybe have one at Animal Kingdom in Orlando, since they built a sand sculpture? at Animal Kingdom a few months ago. Those are the only ideas I have for a Disneyland in Australia.

[@bluemilk4909]

It looks beautiful! I would have loved to visit if it was real + it looks wayyyyy to tiny for a Disney park though :/

[@BenjClothing]

Dubai has Hot climates unlike other cities around the world.... I wonder how they theme park would manage with such weather conditions!

[@karlperriment7763]

I wish we had in London

[@ianolexsak4054]

Ill take Dubai's heat with relative lower humidity then the scorching heat and moisture of Orlando. When I went to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and the parks that were open, the outside heat was tolerable, just felt like being in a oven... compared to when I use to live and work at WDW and you couldn't go a day without a major case of swamp ass.

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@brandontownsend6955]

When were you in Dubai? I've lived here for 8 years and the humidity in the fall is 100%, all day every day. The temp then can get to a 'feels like' of 150. At night. At NIGHT!! We have 6 months of summer and 6 months of hell here.

[@jannalam6861]

Even at Disneyland California. We went during the month of April and were dripping in sweat. I couldnt imagine going in Summer.

[@scooby-tm8yk]

That entire region is essentially uninhabitable due to the heat today. People often call it the Devil's as-hole and they couldn't be more correct. You will regret going there.

[@Zaabi]

So all the natives don’t exist.... I’m sorry that this isn’t Sweden

[@NatashaE98]

They should do jasmines castle

[@peterdarmanian3571]

I like the idea of the Radiator Springs Racers being a full ride instead of a land and a ride. It might be a cool idea for the future, maybe for them to add it to Disneyland Paris, or I have heard rumors about a Radiator Springs racers coming to Hollywood Studios.

[@eduardof7322]

Was the distribution of the attractions simply to close, tight and on a very small space, or was the Castle Hotel simple massive? Because it looks completely huge compared with the rest of the park, like, if the hotel was the main attraction and the rest was just complementing it. In other words, the entire park looks just like the hotel´s backyard.

[@just_in_key]

the hand drawn tho 👌🏻

[@user-gi6bo5jh2e]

3:51 it looks like the witch's castle in Howl's Moving Castle

[@jgatzby4263]

The positioning of the Castle of Dreams hotel in this concept art seems very similar to what Universal has under construction now at it’s Epic Universe park.

[@AroofDxb]

We need this so Bad

[@chrislee6466]

Whatever happened to The Disney project for Seoul, S. Korea?

[@ThemeParkNut]

It’s a really interesting park. I’d be stunned if Disney built or licensed a magic kingdom style park that broke the hub and spoke model. I do love the idea of an Arabian castle. But I wish they’d gone harder at making it Arabian rather than part European part Arabian. I hoped when HK opened they were going to give us a new style castle, which I guess they kind of are now. But both it’s new one and Shanghai are so generic. It’d be amazing to get a full Sultans castle somewhere someday. Or a Norwegian style. Anyway! Great video. Reminds me a lot of the Gold Coast “Disney” resort from a few years ago, which Disney seemingly had no idea about. People want to attract Disney, but they fail to realise that the way to attract Disney is long term financial guarantees.

[@ReviewTyme]

It almost seems like more of Magic Kingdom style park crossed with a "second gate". Yeah it's a shame the castle would have just had elements of Arabian design rather than being a full on Arabian Castle, something like the Sultan's Palace from Aladdin! - Luke

[@ThemeParkNut]

ReviewTyme Absolutely right in the second gate vibes. It’s a bit DCA 1.0. And the Star Wars land is laughable knowing what we know now, but as a SW overlay Tomorrowland it’s not that far fetched. Great video guys 👍

[@aviduser1961]

You will never see a Disney park in the Middle East.

[@tedioustotoro4885]

I thought Disney Dubai was a recent idea where Iger was discussing it. It was around the time SeaWorld Abu Dhabi was announced

[@kingposeidon4535]

Honestly, this park looks quite boring with little to do. Disney under Iger and now Chapek has been so uninspired because they really don't understand the parks. I'm glad that this never came to fruition. I think Dubai is a great example for why the power of IP isn't nearly as strong as Disney thinks it is.

[@1992disney]

You said it. They only care about profit now and nothing else. Quality, timelessness, authenticity, and consistency mean nothing to them anymore. That's exactly why there has been less original attractions and themed-lands and more IP-based ones since within the past decade. Prior to Chapek being hired as Disney Park Chairman, Tom Staggs did at least do a better job at running the parks than Chapek had. Unfortunately, Iger fired Staggs for "constantly failing to meet Iger's standards". That's why he replaced Staggs with Chapek. He wanted someone who's just like him and that's why he made Chapek the new CEO. And as soon as Iger finally retires from Disney for good at the end of next year, Chapek is gonna pick up right where Iger left off and continue to run Walt's beloved company to the ground. Disney may never become great again as long horrible and greedy people like Chapek are in positions of power and that's really sad. Thankfully though, former Disney World Ambassador, Josh D'Amaro has recently been named as the new Chairman of Disney Parks. Let's hope that when all the parks reopen, he'll do a much, much better job at running the entire Disney Parks division than Chapek did and maybe undo all the damage that Chapek had done to the parks, especially California Adventure and Epcot. He at least cares about the fans and takes guest service seriously unlike Chapek. Chapek needs to be fired sooner than later, if you ask me.

[@shinryanrey855]

Worst if happen in dubai the temperature in dubai is hell 🔥🔥

[@jodibbmoli9319]

Sounds so funny how he says DUBAI 😂😂💋😂

[@katherinealvarez9216]

2:14 hold it, the pirate dinosaur Lon Jon Saurus, where’s he from? He looks fun.

[@sideeswipe]

I really did think this was leaked now and that Disney was gonna build a new theme park even during Corona

[@jackcarlisle1259]

well they are still doing construction in various parks

[@SirBlackReeds]

Even if this project hadn't been cancelled, there's no way that it would have been what was originally envisioned as Dubai theme parks are notorious for being budget theme parks.

[@laurieeveritt291]

Alladin castle and themeing would have been perfect for this

[@andyknapp]

Dubai and its theme parks are incredibly interesting. I don't know how I got to researching, but when I did, I found that Dubai has around 8 theme parks, and if you look up any video of them on youtube, they are completely empty! it's insane. I read on some blogs that people think something suspicious is going on, but I think the people of Dubai just don't want to go to theme parks...

[@ReviewTyme]

Dubai in regards to Theme Parks seems to have taken the "If we build it, they will come" mantra but then when they did build some of them no-one came. It's a strange situation for sure, we wanna get over there sometime and check it all out for ourselves! - Luke

[@jannalam6861]

I feel like there's just so much do in Dubai. If it were only 1 or 2 them parks they'd probably be packed.

[@atomicvacation8819]

Take legoland for example. If you see it from google map you'll understand why its a ghost town

[@nomnom3451]

Would they let the Princesses wear their movie costumes then throw them in jail for being evil?

[@homem3749]

What tool was that guy using at 1:50?

[@astraviil3043]

Dear parents! Let the kids choose their favourite Disney Parks souvenirs!!! When the kids are very good, then they deserve more souvenirs. Every good behaviour kid should have 1-2 bags of Disney Parks souvenirs: plush toys, toys, mini figures, bubble blower, Mickey ears, t-shirts, jacket, drinking bottle, and some pins or magnets and etc. Please buy only those Disney Parks souvenirs, what the kids very want!!!! I know many Disney souvenirs are very expensive, but when the kids are very good all the times, then sometimes they deserve these things!!! Please be kind parents and make Your kids very happy with these Disney Parks souvenirs, what the kids have chosen and don’t say NO all the times, when the kids very deserves those Disney Parks souvenirs for good behaviour!!!

[@Spiderific]

Not the Disney thing, but I'm still really curious about the Six Flags that fell through. That one coaster seemed to defy gravity, which is weird considering it's a coaster. Any idea who was supposed to make that crazy thing?

[@OfficialRuben187]

The concept art looks pretty nice if you ask me. but i wonder if it will ever work in Dubai because of the climate. What do you guys think Disney will build another park? I honestly dont know..

[@JasonGreenslopes]

Do you think South America would ever get a Disneyland?

[@fortnitefanwwe347music4]

I love it 🥰

[@jauipop]

I would actually stay at that hotel. Haha

[@e.l.norton]

With the hole Disney is in right now, saving what they have is surely the prime consideration.

[@terraJosh]

Yea I just hope they keep improving the US parks, especially Disney World. It needs another park!

[@jannalam6861]

The hotels need a revamp. So old

[@alxisl]

If Disney made a small resort/park in Dominican Republic, it would EXPLODE in popularity! Its the caribbean’s most visited destination and MILLIONS of people would love to visit because if the close proximity to the beach!

[@queenmedesa]

They want no beaches near it, that's why they didn't build Euro Disney in Spain

[@jannalam6861]

@@queenmedesa And yet they built on the crocodile infested swamp waters of Florida.

[@melovetorun]

The UAE does not have the sufficient population to support such a park. Sure they get tourists but other Dubai attractions already provide enough competition.

[@Jerry-fq6cs]

This is literally the HOTTEST Disneyland

[@velociwyatt9080]

For some time I thought Abu Dhabi and Dubai were the same thing

[@PitsTasteGood]

Building a theme park in Dubai is like building a theme park on Mars. Florida is already pushing it when it comes to overall heat and humidity, but whoever pushed for these concept designs must really dislike flying first class to Florida, or he really likes his life on Mars.

[@akcsamiru]

Thank god disney didnt go to dubai, all of dubai theme parks are abandoned. It would be sad to see disney empty and abandoned... dont get me wrong the park looks awesome

[@mattk.3645]

This is so poorly designed.

[@panchitooo]

I agree. Especially putting a hotel inside a park was an impulsive move. It didnt follow the traditional layout of a traditional disney park. And the park is too small for guests to move around making it boring. Personally, this might be the only disney park i wouldn't enjoy

[@nadfiali3400]

Why do u say it’s poorly designed? Please explain I’m curious.

[@Theboy-ow3ip]

@@nadfiali3400 you could see others lands’ rides from another land

[@nadifputra787]

IMO, there are some consideration why Disneyland will never built on Dubai: 1. Sharia Law (which there are some restriction especially for Westerners. E.g, during the Ramadan season, food stalls are restricting their operation time) 2. The population (UAE is "only" 9 million population, which i doubt it could be a success) 3. Tourist market (Most of the people traveling with Emirates & Etihad Airways (the 2 main carriers of UAE) are dominantly transit or stopover in UAE since tourist places in UAE are not very interesting)

[@Zaabi]

What

[@dahdanieldudehq7970]

Man I really wanna work for reviewtyme but I’m not old enough! :(

[@csgloria]

the guy keeps saying ’due-bye’

[@aimnhsa1107]

I'm an emirati and I hope we never have a disneyland park here. Why? Personally, having it away in another country makes it a journey and leaves me yearning for it. However, if it was here in my country it would be nice, but not a great experience as outside. Kinda lowers its value for me.

[@cemg.1938]

I do wonder when or even just if Disney is ever going to build another overseas resort and where that would most likely be

[@jacobs1264]

They are focusing on improving current parks, if they were to build a new one my guess is Australia or another European resort

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

Somewhere that is rich, populous, and easily accessible from just about everywhere...

[@danielmurciarius3634]

Maybe the future seventh Disney resort would be better in south africa

[@LoyolaTyrese]

What about Australia

[@muhdikhmal99]

I can only imagine how hot the weather in Dubai would be and make Disneyland's experience soaking wet with sweat. No AC build in Dubai is the biggest mistake

[@jannalam6861]

We were sweating in April at California Disneyland too. But they had fans with a mist everywhere.

[@brandontownsend6955]

I live in Dubai. It's not the heat, but the humidity that makes it so miserable here. 100% humidity and 115F are normal, even at night during the summer. The saying is that there are two seasons here, summer and hell.

[@jannalam6861]

How is early May weather. Thats when we are coming, but Im worried now lol

[@brandontownsend6955]

@@jannalam6861 Hi. Early May will be ok, with temps running from 23-37 C (78-100 F). The humidity is the worst part, but that doesn't kick in until August time frame. Hope you enjoy your time here.

[@brejnhardt]

"All over the world" except Denmark

[@kalaoahaole]

Next one NOT UAE? Who else has the money? All Dubai needs is its tourism to boost. We'll see this within the next 40 years FOR SURE.

[@doxterstockman188]

Updates ?

[@katherinealvarez9216]

How come Dubai’s plans for theme parks failed? What happened?

[@nev7751]

it maybe in bangkok since tourisim is growing