If you could choose the location of the next park, where would you put it?

[networkpro]

I used Purchasing Power Parity for the per capita number, but I'm sure you're right about the disposable income. I would wonder if that wasn't also seen as a problem in China outside of the actual cities of Hong Kong and Shanghai.



Brazil has been stable for over 30 years now. Tiananmen Square occurred more recently than major political unrest in Brazil. From a quick search, they seem to be experiencing economic issues now, but they remain the 8th largest economy in the world.

I still say a single Disneyland style park makes sense in the near future.

China is an outlier, they are totalitarian with capitalist trappings where income for foreign companies can currently be repatriated. Its also a numbers game with its vast population of over 1.4 billion people. 14 Percent of that population is "upper class" of 196 million with plenty of disposable income.


Brazil's national treasury bonds are rated as junk. Its pension system is untenable , on par with how Greece was before it defaulted. Oh the majority of the population is wonderful, but their politics and economy are dreadful.

 

[No Name]

Zimbabwe ? The new President President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pleading for the farmers to come back so they can feed themselves without importing food. Robert Mugabe really did that country in and it will take a generation at least to get back to being the bread basket of the region.

DC has been tried before, but once the real estate speculators and NIMBYs got wind of it viability declined to zero rapidly. I was living in Arlington, VA at the time this went down and it wasnt pretty. Disney's America was a poor concept at best less than five miles from the Bull Run battlefield, it was suppose to be another implementation of "Edutainment" but this time with a historical focus.

I think the DC park would've done well. Among all the static museums and monuments and memorials a vibrant theme park with the same goal would surely hold appeal.

I've got nothing for Zimbabwe. If you were to put one in Africa where would you choose?

 

[drwadadli]

I think the DC park would've done well. Among all the static museums and monuments and memorials a vibrant theme park with the same goal would surely hold appeal.

I've got nothing for Zimbabwe. If you were to put one in Africa where would you choose?

The DC park they tried wasn't actually in DC. It was in Manassas, Virginia right next door to the Manassas National Battlefield and which is about 35 - 40 mile southwest of DC. Not really close to those "static" museums, monuments and memorials that you mentioned.

 

[No Name]

The DC park they tried wasn't actually in DC. It was in Manassas, Virginia right next door to the Manassas National Battlefield and which is about 35 - 40 mile southwest of DC. Not really close to those "static" museums, monuments and memorials that you mentioned.

Yes of course I'm aware it wasn't going to be built inside of DC. Lots of things aren't located in the city they go by. Their target market would be DC tourists though.

 

[drwadadli]

Yes of course I'm aware it wasn't going to be built inside of DC. Lots of things aren't located in the city they go by. Their target market would be DC tourists though.

I agree with you there. However, I am not sure how well the park would have done. It got cancelled before even breaking ground due to the fear of ruining the nearby battlefields, no different than people are currently ruining monuments form our nations past. Disney released soo much flack about the battlefields and preserving history that they pulled out. That was the first time Disney tried to build something around the DC corridor. The second time happened about 7 - 10 years ago when they wanted to build a resort and entertainment area in the very popular National Harbour in Maryland but again they had second thoughts and pulled out.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Sorry guys, you can't have it in the northeast. I live near Toronto, our best park, Canada's Wonderland, is open from May to early October with the Halloween stuff going to the end of the month.

There is an option make it a theme park in the North East all year round despite it being very Expense. I am referring to creating an indoor theme park.

Warner Bros. is creating an indoor theme park called Warner Bros. Wold Abu Dhabi. What I read is the indoor park is going to be 38 acres with it costing around 1 billion dollars.

I know Walt had plans to do an indoor theme park in Saint Louis in the 1960s. For an Indoor Disney theme park though, I think a non castle theme park is the best way to go with a focus on exclusive attractions.

 

[Walt Disney1955]

There is an option make it a theme park in the North East all year round despite it being very Expense. I am referring to creating an indoor theme park.

Warner Bros. is creating an indoor theme park called Warner Bros. Wold Abu Dhabi. What I read is the indoor park is going to be 38 acres with it costing around 1 billion dollars.

I know Walt had plans to do an indoor theme park in Saint Louis in the 1960s. For an Indoor Disney theme park though, I think a non castle theme park is the best way to go with a focus on exclusive attractions.

St. Louis is an improvement over the northeast though. A little less snow each year, and even the Six Flags park there stays open until December, although crowds are thinner and it isn't every day.

 

[Astro_Digital]

What is not understood, is from the North it takes a few days to drive to Florida, even longer to California kind of forces people to fly. Washington Area would of been great for anybody that does not want to spend a few thousand (family of four) just to get to the theme park. The only reason if failed is because of protests from the 1% club. Of course winter is an issue but they build theme parks in places that it can get cold before.
Build it in Canada, cheaper dollar, lots of easy transportation etc,,,, only issue is people need a passport.

 

[World_Showcase_Lover007]

Disney Board Members: “Let’s put a park on Castaway Key, so that people have to purchase a cruise to get there.”

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I would put it on the right hand side of the road between Epcot and Magic Kingdom. Lots of land there, good location close to several resorts, and already on the monorail line.

That is REALLY a long shot...I see little way that wdw ever gets another park...for a variety of reasons.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I would open a really racist but educational theme park right outside of Washington, DC

Ok...im trying not to laugh...but

 

[NelleBelle]

Build it in Canada, cheaper dollar, lots of easy transportation etc,,,, only issue is people need a passport.

You’re going to require one soon anyway to fly (or some form of federally-approved ID)

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Hey my friend

Did a bit of delving this morning and I think I've two things slightly confused.

Euro Disney being in England was definitely an 'idea' at one point and I read that in a book about Eisner many years ago. I seem to remember Paris won for a number of reasons but primarily because of the tax breaks they were willing to offer Disney along with infrastructure assistance.

The Battersea Power Station area for it I think I've confused with the idea of turning Battersea Power Station into a theme park (though none Disney). You may be interested in this article where the plans are explained in detail about turning it into a theme park resembling Epcot (their description, not mine) from a while back.

That's where I've confused the two things

If I remember correctly...Eisner forced France. Most of the others wanted Spain, Italy, someplace Mediterranean.

There was no "good spot" in the end. Disney's labor models and doctrine/lack of cultural flexibility would have made it hard.

 

[ryguy]

To answer your question probably the most logical place is out by Western way. That being said I would rather them expand all the parks they have now. Animal Kingdom and MK could use more people eaters. And actually build rides with greater capacity. Pandora is a joke.

 

[rob0519]

I would put it in Brazil. Maybe it would keep some of the tour groups at home.

 

[drizgirl]

I would put it in Brazil. Maybe it would keep some of the tour groups at home.

That's why I don't think they would put it there. They don't want to cannibalize that much attendance from another park.

 

[cheezbat]

I'm being selfish, but if I'm opening another Disney park, it's going in Florida in WDW. Give me park number five! (But let's be original with our themes and rides.)

 

[RScottyL]

Texas. Decent weather year round (which is why it cant be north) large cities, good population and easy to get to. The sad part is disneyland is in earthquake territory and someday the big one will hit. And withen the next 100 years (theory of climate change) wdw will be under water. The united states will eventually need another park. As sad as it is

I live in Texas myself (Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex) and if Disney wanted to add a third park here in the USA, I agree this would be a good choice as well. It will be centrally located, lots of land available at pretty cheap prices, and the weather is not bad at all during the year.

You couldn't really go any further north because of the weather being too cold up there.

DFW is too full right now, so I guess an ideal area would be between DFW and San Antonio, possibly around Waco area.

I don't think a third park will ever happen here in the US, but if it did, Texas would be the best place!

 

[RScottyL]

Yes of course I'm aware it wasn't going to be built inside of DC. Lots of things aren't located in the city they go by. Their target market would be DC tourists though.

I have seen a couple of people in here post about DC. Unfortunately, there is hardly any room there to build a large park like WDW, but most importantly, DC would be too expensive. You would not want the land to cost as much as the park would.

As I mentioned in my post, you would want to to build it in the south, so it could be enjoyed year round as much as possible. It gets too cold in DC area and they get a lot of snow/ice.

 

[larryz]

DFW is too full right now, so I guess an ideal area would be between DFW and San Antonio, possibly around Waco area.

I think even that would be too far north. Fiesta Texas, even in San Antonio, closes down for winter months.

Perhaps in the triangle formed by Harlingen, Corpus and Laredo would be a better choice for climate, and cheap labor, too. There's nothing down there but ranches and oilfields.