New Disney destination coming to Abu Dhabi | GMA

Get ready for a "whole new world!" A seventh Disney destination is coming to Abu Dhabi. Rebecca Jarvis sat down with Bob Iger to talk about "the most technologically advanced theme park that we've ever built."

The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger made the major announcement on "Good Morning America."

"I am excited for the UAE and Abu Dhabi. Bringing a Disneyland to a land in the world is, I think, a big deal and it makes a big statement and it's just a great moment," Iger said.

A new chapter of Disney storytelling will rewrite a land known for its architecture, culture, coastlines and desert. Excitement is already brewing in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

"We've decided that we want to build a very modern Disneyland," Iger continued. "It will obviously incorporate a lot of our intellectual property and some of the typical stories that we tell in our theme parks."

Disney's new theme park will be located on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island, about 8,400 miles away from Anaheim, California – the site of the first Disneyland that opened in 1955.

"You start thinking about what is possible, actually envisioning a castle rising up in this case from the sand and also being on the water," Iger said.

"We haven't decided everything that will go into it but we do know it will be anchored by a castle," Iger continued. "And again – the modernization that is Abu Dhabi – the castle will be the first real modern castle that we built."

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