We live in northern Arkansas, and have been hearing rumors of Disney inquiring about land in our area. Anyone else heard any rumors like this? I don't want to get my hopes up, but HOW EXCITING!!!
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Arkansas resort?
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ClemsonTigger
Naturally Grumpy
imstressed04 said:
Don't get your hopes up...just ask your neighbors in Texas.
wdwishes2005
New Member
I will save you time and trouble. This is one of those topics that flares up once every three or four months the dies down after resons are given why it wont happen, just like the monorail expansion, florida 5th gate, villianland(s), indiana jones at WDW ect.
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=36734&highlight=midwest+disney
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=36734&highlight=midwest+disney
Ghostbuster626
Member
hahahahahahhaahhahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahha..oh man Disney's Arkansas resort thats a good one.
SorcererMickey
Member
I'm up in the Panhandle of florida (Panama City area)... There's been rumors around here for years that Disney was going to buy a bunch of land.. I'd say don't even worry about it untill Disney says they've bought it! heheh
CommunicoreBabe
Member
Dogpatch?
No, wait, let me guess, they're going to buy the old defunct Dogpatch USA in Harrison Arkansas right? This one?
http://users.aristotle.net/~russjohn/attractions/dogpatch.html
I live in Fort Smith, and while I wish this were true, I think Arkansas is a little too close to Branson, Mo and Silver Dollar City. Silver Dollar City even recently added a new mini-park called Celebration City which has Celebration Street, which looks a whole lot like at mini Main Street USA. It even has an Emporium, and night show that is an attempt at Fantasmic, but again in miniature. To give Disney props, its a mediocre copy of such as special place. I wish they would have worked on their own concepts more, because going there a year after going to WDW, it was not very impressive.
No, wait, let me guess, they're going to buy the old defunct Dogpatch USA in Harrison Arkansas right? This one?
http://users.aristotle.net/~russjohn/attractions/dogpatch.html
I live in Fort Smith, and while I wish this were true, I think Arkansas is a little too close to Branson, Mo and Silver Dollar City. Silver Dollar City even recently added a new mini-park called Celebration City which has Celebration Street, which looks a whole lot like at mini Main Street USA. It even has an Emporium, and night show that is an attempt at Fantasmic, but again in miniature. To give Disney props, its a mediocre copy of such as special place. I wish they would have worked on their own concepts more, because going there a year after going to WDW, it was not very impressive.
mkepcotmgmak
Well-Known Member
i live in texas, and i've heard these same rumors for 10 years... as a matter of fact, someone told me they are FOR SURE that disney is building a water park in texas... already bought the land and everything.... i said "don't hold your breath"
SorcererMickey said:
I grew up in the PC area and live in Tallahassee now. I think there is a good posibility of some kind of Park coming with the closure of Miracle Strip and the coming of the new internation airport. I think Dolly Parton is still interested in a park there. Would kinda fit the redneck riviera.
MKCP 1985
Well-Known Member
heh, the traffic around that Panama City miracle strip was the worst! Don't know how locals could endure it.
Don't discount the idea of Disney going to Arkansas. The way Wal Mart is taking over the world. . . it could buy the Disney Co. and put a Magic Kingdom in every city with lower prices! <--Wal Mart spy. <--another one undercover!
Don't discount the idea of Disney going to Arkansas. The way Wal Mart is taking over the world. . . it could buy the Disney Co. and put a Magic Kingdom in every city with lower prices!
<--Wal Mart spy. <--another one undercover!Ghostbuster626 said:
Um, yeah, thanks.
nyfrenchy said:
Actually, the rumor is log cabin condos.
CommunicoreBabe said:
Even if Disney did purchase land, it does not mean it will be develped. Disney purchases land away from the WDW land so that it can develope the WDW land. Disney agreed to a stipulation that a certain amount of its land would be kept undeveloped in order to obtain the rights to govern itself, i.e. RCID. Disney has purchased land away from the WDW complex area to allow them to continue to expand in the WDW complex. Although, most tour leaders that we have asked state that the land is only 1/3 developed. WDW could double its size and still be within the agreement.
I believe you would see another park and two or three more resorts on the WDW property, and possibly a DL Brazil before you saw another park somewhere else in the continental US.
I believe you would see another park and two or three more resorts on the WDW property, and possibly a DL Brazil before you saw another park somewhere else in the continental US.
KaliSplash
Well-Known Member
Seems to me the only thing we're likely to see anywhere else in good ole USA is Disney Vacation Club properties, like Hilton Head Island and Vero Beach.
wdwishes2005
New Member
I thought you meant a WDW theme park. A DVC resort or something does not sound nearly as far-fetched.
Disney was supposed to start running tours to places like Yosemite and Hawaii, no? If so, maybe this is what this land would be for, for cabins for tours to Arkansas? Otherwise, there's been rumors of Disney buying land in Texas for much longer than 10 years. I remember when Sea World opened in San Diego and the local news station even mentioned that Disney was looking to buy land for a park in San Antonio.