Disney and United Arab Emirates developer Miral say they’re planning Disney’s most tech-forward theme park and resort experience near Abu Dhabi.

The as-yet-unnamed waterfront destination will be on Yas Island, about 20 miles from the city of Abu Dhabi. It could open as early as the early 2030s and will be Disney’s first new theme park since it opened Shanghai Disney Resort in 2016.

«As our seventh theme park destination, it will rise from this land in spectacular fashion, blending contemporary architecture with cutting-edge technology to offer guests deeply immersive entertainment experiences in unique and modern ways,» said Disney’s CEO Bob Iger,

Disney and Miral posted a video with concept art and clips of Disney properties including Moana, Frozen and Tron. It touted Yas Island’s waterfront location as an opportunity to create interactive experience unique to this park. A spokesperson for Disney told CNN it’s been discussing this project for a decade and it’s interested in incorporating technologies such as Unreal Engine to fuse characters and stories into its attractions. 

«This groundbreaking resort destination represents a new frontier in theme park development,» said Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Experiences in a statement. «Our resort in Abu Dhabi will be the most advanced and interactive destination in our portfolio. 

The company is celebrating its 70th birthday this month and through the rest of the year with events across its existing parks. 

When LG left the smartphone industry in 2021, the company laid out a three-year plan to continue supporting customers with new updates for eligible phone models. While that support has continued for a little longer than the pledged time, LG is finally shutting down its smartphone update servers on June 30.

At the end of June, LG smartphones will no longer be able to install any new Android OS updates. This means you’ll be limited to the last version you downloaded before the servers were shut down. 

Even if you’re downloading before the servers are discontinued, you can only upgrade to Android 12 or Android 13 and download any missing security patches, depending on your device.

LG is also shutting down the LG Bridge PC app. This software allows you to manage your phone’s contacts, images and videos on a desktop. More importantly, the app interfaces with LG smartphones to create data backups and install software updates. The LG Bridge software will also be sunsetted on June 30.

LG kept its phone update servers ‘past the typical use date’

Avi Greengart, a mobile analyst and president of Techsponential, says LG kept the lights on for a fairly long time in an environment in which consumers typically upgrade their devices every two or three years. Even so, he told CNET that today’s phones are being used longer than before — and they’re getting more support as well.

«Companies like Samsung are promising to update both the OS and security for up to eight years, which means that (those phones) will get new features long into the future,» Greengart said.

LG’s decision to end support for its smartphones will affect a «vanishingly small number of users,» according to Greengart. He advises that users upgrade their phones when they stop receiving security updates.

While many modern phones have outpaced the technology in older LG models, Greengart said that some customers hold onto their devices because of unique LG design traits like the rear fingerprint reader placement and dual-screen cover displays.

Greengart suggests that these customers look for alternatives that offer «secure face ID or fingerprint readers on the side power button» and «large fold phones from Samsung and Google in the US, along with Oppo and Honor in markets where those are sold.»

A representative for LG didn’t respond to a request for comment.