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Lighthouse Point, Bahamas, or simply Lighthouse Point, is a private peninsula in
The Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the a ...
which serves as an exclusive
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for the
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ships. It is located in the south-eastern region of Bannerman Town,
Eleuthera Eleuthera () refers both to a single island in the archipelagic state of The Commonwealth of the Bahamas and to its associated group of smaller islands. Eleuthera forms a part of the Great Bahama Bank. The island of Eleuthera incorporates the ...
. In March 2019,
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purchased the peninsula from the Bahamian government, giving the company control over the area.


History


Eleuthera


Lighthouse Point

After
Castaway Cay Disney's Castaway Cay, or simply Castaway Cay (), is a private island in the Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located near Great Abaco Island and was formerly known as Gorda Cay. In 1997, The Walt ...
,
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purchased another Bahamian destination in early March 2019, the Lighthouse Point property on the island of
Eleuthera Eleuthera () refers both to a single island in the archipelagic state of The Commonwealth of the Bahamas and to its associated group of smaller islands. Eleuthera forms a part of the Great Bahama Bank. The island of Eleuthera incorporates the ...
, from the Bahamas Government. The cruise line was looking for another Bahamas location since the announcement of the third ship expansion in 2016. Disney spent between $250 million and $400 million on developing the 700-acre property, incorporating Bahamian themes, and donated 190 acres, including the southernmost tip, to the government for a national park. Disney also hired and offered training for Bahamians for construction, vending, and other employee positions. There were also increases in calls on Bahamian ports, Nassau and Freeport, of 30 to 40 percent over 2018 calls. Imagineer
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, whose previous projects being the development of
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and Aulani, was assigned to oversee the ports' development, before his retirement on January 4, 2021. Construction workers were hired in March 2022, before work finally began at Lighthouse Point the following month, for an expected completion in early 2024.


See also

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List of islands of the Bahamas The following is an alphabetical list of the islands and cays of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. A * Abaco Island * Abner Cay * Abraham's Bay *Acklins Island * Adderley Cay * Alcorine Cay * Alder Cay * Allan Cays * Allans Cay * Ambergris Ca ...
*
Castaway Cay Disney's Castaway Cay, or simply Castaway Cay (), is a private island in the Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located near Great Abaco Island and was formerly known as Gorda Cay. In 1997, The Walt ...
, Disney's first private island


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External links


Disney's Lighthouse Point
{{Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Resorts in the Bahamas Private islands of the Bahamas Disney Cruise Line Abaco Islands