New Disney Park in Bahrain in Middle east

[goofntink]

Just heard today Prince of Bahrain is in talks with Disney to build a new 8 billion dollar park in the country of Bahrain.Will be called Disney Bahrain.This gentleman ownes part of Euro Disney just so everyone knows.

 

[phichi17]

:ROFLOL: :hammer: ...nuff said.

 

[goofntink]

This is NOT a joke!
The gentlemans name is Prince Alwaleed bin Talel.He indirectly owns 10% of Euro Disney, and a company named Rotana Audio Visual Company that distributes Walt Disney products across the Middle East and North Africa.

Here is the proof!


Http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/06/news/international/bc.disney.bahrain.reut/index.htm.

 

[phichi17]

And your source is...

 

[napnet]

Not gonna happen... there are other threads about this.. do a search

Walt Disney Co. denied on Tuesday that it is in talks to build a theme park in Bahrain, following a newspaper report saying Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was negotiating to build an $8 billion Disney park in the heart of the world's biggest oil exporting region.

http://today.reuters.com/news/artic..._01_L06732322_RTRUKOC_0_US-DISNEY-BAHRAIN.xml

 

[metscool]

Where is Bahrain?

 

[smk]

Good this is NOT true. Can you imagine? Who would go? Not one woman that I know. I would never go where I have to wear a burka and defer to a man just because I am a woman. Plus, what would the princesses wear? :shrug:

 

[phichi17]

Not gonna happen... there are other threads about this.. do a search

Walt Disney Co. denied on Tuesday that it is in talks to build a theme park in Bahrain, following a newspaper report saying Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was negotiating to build an $8 billion Disney park in the heart of the world's biggest oil exporting region.

http://today.reuters.com/news/artic..._01_L06732322_RTRUKOC_0_US-DISNEY-BAHRAIN.xml

Hopefully that will end this discussion, pointless as it is. But probably not. It will be argued endlessly....

 

[phichi17]

Where is Bahrain?

In the Middle East.

 

[goofntink]

Source was someone we deal with in BVC who we work with on property.

 

[metscool]

In the Middle East.

I knew that but where in the Middle East?

 

[joshwill]

Hopefully that will end this discussion, pointless as it is. But probably not. It will be argued endlessly....

god forbid we should discuss something in a discussion forum.

 

[phichi17]

god forbid we should discuss something in a discussion forum.

Not what I meant, but I believe it's a dead issue as Disney has denied it, why beat a dead horse.:animwink:

 

[phichi17]

I knew that but where in the Middle East?

Sorry about that....about 20 miles off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

 

[phichi17]

Source was someone we deal with in BVC who we work with on property.

BVC? Sorry I don't know that one.

 

[darthjohnny]

He indirectly owns 10% of Euro Disney
http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/06/news/international/bc.disney.bahrain.reut/index.htm.

I saw this in the article too.

Can someone tell me how he "indirectly" owns 10% of Disneyland Paris? :shrug:

 

[phichi17]

I am guessing through holding companies and things of that nature.

 

[metscool]

Sorry about that....about 20 miles off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

OOOOOO. Ok. I never seen it or heard of the place.

 

[Chase24]

BVC? Sorry I don't know that one.

Bahrain Vacation Club :wave:

Sorry, Could not resist....

 

[phichi17]

Bahrain Vacation Club :wave:

Sorry, Could not resist....

Now that is funny.:ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: