If Disney built a new WDW in the Middle East what would you want included if money was not an issue?

[Buzz Rules]

The point of the WDW in the Middle East would be to have a Disney experience tailored to that part of the world.

https://aladdin.fandom.com/wiki/Seven_Deserts

 

[SirDuff]

What would YOU want included?

 

[DCLMP]

You never know what the future holds.

You're asking people in the US about a place that 99.9% of Americans will never visit. To start with the logistics and cost of visiting is prohibitive. Not to mention that visiting the middle east isn't a normal family vacation for US citizens. Majority of Americans can't even afford a trip to WDW.
I'm not saying it couldn't make money in that region, but that's not what you asked. Maybe you should rephrase your question.

 

[Sheryl2059]

Not WDW but check out 'Disney: The Castle'. Only temporary, and certainly very constrained in what was there (following islamic conservative values), but an interesting indicator about whether such a MK park would work there. Then again, the repressive regime would go %100 against the Disney message about inclusion. Keep in mind the various protests when world sport organizations decided to hold events there. And those were one-shots, so to speak, as opposed to a park that would last for a very very long time.

 

[Planogirl]

I guess that I wouldn't really expect a Middle East park to be much different than other parks except of course no drinking and it would likely avoid anything remotely controversial. I could see something in Abu Dhabi.

Aladdin makes sense but make sure its all very straight laced.

 

[LuvOrlando]

If money wasn't a concern then maybe a giant indoor air conditioned park so I could be dressed properly but not have heat stroke, being properly covered while being able to handle the heat of the region would be my biggest worry, I wouldn't want to offend but I wouldn't want to faint either. I want to go to Bethlehem so much but am not so sure my body could handle the temperature :/

 

[Sheryl2059]

If that was the case, and money wasnt a concern, make it all a total VR experience indistinguishable from the real thing. Including the massive crowds. And bus trips. The afternoon rain. And so on. Oh and the same sticker shock.

Well... maybe in 30 years. I jest of course but one day I can imagine a Disney version of Total Recall. The Arnie version with Sharon Stone preferred. Then again, since it would have to be kid friendly, maybe not.

 

[GAN]

An Oil Rig freefall….

 

[Allison]

If I went to the Middle East it wouldn't be to go to a Disney park.

 

[neverlandsky]

Dubai could pull it off.

 

[Buzz Rules]

This youtube video is cool.

 

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[kimmar067]

Where in the middle east?

Abu Dhabi.

 

[kimmar067]

....my thought was that it'd be so cost-prohibitive that only people with a LOT of expendable cash would go, and I'm thinking that they would not be the "typical" Disney-goer.

 

[wvjules]

Buzz, do you have a crystal ball?

 

[Minnie1222]

....my thought was that it'd be so cost-prohibitive that only people with a LOT of expendable cash would go, and I'm thinking that they would not be the "typical" Disney-goer.

Not the typical North Americans. The target market is Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

 

[jimmymc]

....my thought was that it'd be so cost-prohibitive that only people with a LOT of expendable cash would go, and I'm thinking that they would not be the "typical" Disney-goer.

My guess is the local government and real estate developers are heavily subsidizing the park to attract tourists. I guess it will cost about the same as a WDW trip.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Buzz, do you have a crystal ball?

 

[EACarlson]

As a shareholder, I think it will make a ton of money and I'm happy for that. As someone that could face prison time and six figure fines for being who I am, I wish they would have chosen somewhere else if they really felt the need for a new park. I feel the same way about the China parks.