Overview

• The fifth We Call It Imagineering episode surveys Disney castles worldwide, from Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle to Shanghai’s Enchanted Storybook Castle.
• The episode confirms a first-ever castle concept for the Disney Adventure cruise ship, drawing on nature themes with subtle nods to Moana, Rapunzel, Anna and Elsa.
• Imagineers say the planned Yas Island castle may incorporate water as a core design element, reflecting Abu Dhabi’s waterfront setting.
• Disney’s Abu Dhabi resort remains in the design phase with Miral as owner-operator and is planned as an indoor theme park, with no construction start disclosed.
• Current guidance points to an early-2030s opening window for the Abu Dhabi project, with creative development continuing.