SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

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SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

Location	Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	24°29′8.405″N 54°37′6.726″E / 24.48566806°N 54.61853500°E / 24.48566806; 54.61853500Coordinates: 24°29′8.405″N 54°37′6.726″E / 24.48566806°N 54.61853500°E / 24.48566806; 54.61853500
Owner	Miral Asset Management
Operated by	SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Farah Experiences LLC
Opens	2022; 1 year's time (2022)
Area	166 acres (67 ha)
Website	Official website
Status	Under construction

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is an upcoming marine life theme park and animal research, rescue & rehabilitation center that is slated to open in 2022 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It will be the first SeaWorld park outside of the United States and the first park without killer whales.^[1] The Abu Dhabi-based company Miral will be the owner and operator of the project under a license from SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.

History[]

On December 13, 2016, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment announced a new partnership with Miral to bring SeaWorld Abu Dhabi to Yas Island.^{[citation needed]} The park will be situated to the northeast of Ferrari World.^[2] SeaWorld is licensing the brand to Miral, who will fully fund the project.^[3]

Press announcement

On October 5, 2020, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment officially stated that SeaWorld Abu Dhabi will have finished construction in 2022.^{[citation needed]}

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