Walt Disney announced plans on Wednesday to open a Disney theme park in United Arab Emirates' capital Abu Dhabi in collaboration with regional developer Miral Group, representing its first major new theme park in nearly a decade and its first in the Middle East.

Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro told USA TODAY the new theme park will be “like no other park that we've built before.”

The Walt Disney Company has announced plans to open its seventh global theme park and its first in the Middle East. The new theme park and resort will be built on Yas Island, a well-known entertainment hub in Abu Dhabi.