So....Any guesses?

Raineman

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Canada also cannot operate a park year round. Walt didn't place Walt Disney World in the midwest due to the harsh winters.
Always makes me wonder, based on the requirement of a warmer climate, why they put a Disney park in Paris. Paris is warm in spring and summer, but fall and winter are not warm, and it does snow occasionally in Paris. If they were going to put a Disney park in Europe, why not in Spain or Portugal, where it is warm basically all year round.
 

larryz

I'm Just A Tourist!
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Visa???
US Nationals don't need visas to enter Canada.

Maybe you mean US permanent residents? Maybe you mean Americans like Guatamalan or Haitian nationals who are living in Northeast and Midwest ? What Americans are you talking about?
A Disney Visa could be used to expedite border passage by those who are just going to the Disney park. I know, currently, there's no requirement for a visa, but the way things are going... by the time Disney builds a park in Canada, there will be.
 

Damon7777

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Always makes me wonder, based on the requirement of a warmer climate, why they put a Disney park in Paris.

You wonder about the weather for a Paris park but I have always questioned setting up in Paris for something entirely different: USA culture.

There is a long standing stereotype among French and their overt rejection of US culture. Many French feel that US people don't cook right, make love right, sip coffee properly, nor dress well. French want nothing to do with the English language also. As far as the world is concerned there is nothing more "American" than Elvis, Harley Davidson, baseball and of course Disney.
In short unlike Brazilians, Japanese and Canadians, the French collectively lack a Disney appetite likely due to its heavy American symbolism.
 
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Damon7777

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In the 90's Disney was banking on the fact that Paris(((Bangkok is #1 now))) was the most toured city in the world, visitors had the disposable income to support it and Paris was fairly Central and accessable to the heavily populated Western and Central Europe.

Disney didn't factor the culture angle very well.

Interestingly France does have a severe fascination with Western USA heritage: "cowboys and Indians", Las Vegas, gold rush, gunslingers, Boot Hill, covered wagons ect.
 

GVentola

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But China is by far, far, Far the biggest human rights violator on Earth; yes, noticeably worse than North Korea, Iran and Saudi. The atrocities going on in China are extremely prevalent.

Disney has already partnered with the worst offender so I don't see Saudi's reputation(as horrific as it is) as a barrier.

I'd love to see Shanghai's and Hong Kong's Disney, but besides not being able to afford it, I'm afraid of being imprisoned for my Christian beliefs if I go there. And if I did go there and tried to hide the fact that I am a Christian, I'm afraid of the guilt trips I'd put myself through.
 

GVentola

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How about a Disney resort (with perhaps multiple theme parks) in Australia? They could call it Disney Down Under. They should have a Disney on each continent except Antartica.

Also, I think having a park on a privately owned Caribbean island would make a better port of call than just a beach for the Disney cruise line.
 

Walt Disney1955

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This is true. Canada’s Wonderland which only operates 4 months full time then two months just on weekends brings in attendance numbers of approx 3.7millon visitors. Slap the Disney name on the park and open more than just 4 months full time, you’d easily get numbers that greatly surpass Paris’ attendance of 8.4 million!

I live an hour away from Canada's Wonderland. It is a very, very popular park up here. Don't ever try going at Halloween though for the Haunts, the crowds are literally unbearable.

But that being said, it is just too cold up near Toronto. Wonderland is a Canadian Staple, not unlike Niagara Falls, but the weather will kill you. It is simply not feasible to have a park open for 5 months. Heck, if anything Niagara Falls would make more sense. There is a lot of space in that area for a Disney Park although much of it is historic stuff from the War of 1812 and such and wouldn't want to be touched. But Niagara Falls is in an escarpment and despite being west of Buffalo and an hour and a half away from Toronto it gets less snow because it is less elevated. Still, it is no place for a Disney park. I was there in April this year, it is still very chilly.
 

Walt Disney1955

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Ehh Tennessee is too close to Florida. Depending on where in Tennessee, less than a 12 hour drive. If not Texas, I would think the Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa area would be better suited.

I was thinking either near Nashville or even better around Pigeon Forge. Can you imagine the things to do when you combine a Disney park with Pigeon Forge? Incredible. I'll bet Dollywood has its numbers skyrocket!

That being said, it is still 10 hours or so away from Orlando. I don't think they should put on there myself, I think they can do more in Orlando personally. But Tennessee wouldn't get too bad of a winter. Dollywood opens in March and closes in December if I remember correctly. That's better than up in Canada, much better.
 

crxbrett

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Always makes me wonder, based on the requirement of a warmer climate, why they put a Disney park in Paris. Paris is warm in spring and summer, but fall and winter are not warm, and it does snow occasionally in Paris. If they were going to put a Disney park in Europe, why not in Spain or Portugal, where it is warm basically all year round.

Spain was actually the location for 2 of the final 4 spots Disney had chosen before deciding on Paris.

But over the years there has been a lot of debate around whether Paris was the right choice to build the resort and Roy Disney, did feel that France was an incorrect choice.

"We should have built Euro Disney in Spain. The site that the Imagineers had chosen there had far better weather. More to the point, this area already had a strong tourism-based economy in place, a pool of people going-on-holiday that we could have pulled our Guests from. Plus a great rail system, but the French offered Eisner far better financial terms. They were willing to give the Company all sorts of financial incentives and tax breaks if we built this project in France rather than in Spain." - Roy E. Disney
Other areas that Disney contemplated building EuroDisneyland in were the UK, Italy and Greece.
 

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