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There are a couple of things to note here...

1) HKDL is now 15 years old and pre-dates any good relationship between the Chinese government and Disney. Hong Kong was the only option at that time for getting anywhere near the Chinese market and I believe that if it were to be built today Hong Kong would not be considered.

2) The main reason is economic. Shanghai for example has close to 27million residents to compare with London's 9m and New York's 8.5m people. China is going through its own economic revolution where wages are rising along with standards of living, the middle class in China is growing ,and will continue to do so for a good time to come. That money is getting spent on leisure activities and the brands see an opportunity for growth in a growing market.

3) Government policy is changing. China was always closed to "western" brands and insulated against the rest of the world. As the Government policies change they become more accessible and open to trade, tourists and foreign investment. They don't necessarily need overseas tourists to have a population to visit the park but it helps that Disney, Universal etc can bring in workers from their home countries to oversee projects.

I hope that helps, there is a lot more complexity that that but that should give you an idea of what is happening in the background.

Originally Posted by Themeparkmad

Does anyone know why big companies like Universal and Disney are moving into the Chinese market recently (HKDL, SHDL and now USB)?

Source: https://www.facebook.com/LEGOLANDNewYork/posts/1287072221685959

Paultons Park, UK has a new land called tornado Springs and they released this trailer for it's opening on March 19th 2021.

National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed) will build and operate a new dedicated plant at the SeaWorld Abu Dhabi site by 2022.

Once completed, “the development will benefit from a reliable, technologically advanced and sustainable source of cooling interconnected to the Yas Island centralised cooling scheme”, said Tabreed.

Under the terms of a deal agreed with developer Miral, Tabreed will connect the new SeaWorld Abu Dhabi development to its existing Yas Island district cooling scheme while the new plant is under construction. This will deliver a cooling capacity of 7,500 refrigeration tons with a total concession capacity of 15,000 refrigeration tons (RT).

Gurjit Singh, chief portfolio officer at Miral added: “We are pleased to be expanding our partnership with Tabreed, a state-of-the-art cooling infrastructure on Yas Island, delivering crucial cooling services to many of our award-winning theme parks. SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is set to be Yas Island’s next mega attraction, and with this agreement, we ensure the continuous delivery of trusted, reliable and energy-efficient services to our growing portfolio of developments. This is yet another step towards our vision of positioning Yas Island as a top global destination for leisure and entertainment.

Source: https://meconstructionnews.com/45497/tabreed-to-build-and-operate-a-new-district-cooling-plant-at-seaworld-ad-after-sealing-miral-deal

Wider view of the Walt Disney Studios Park expansion area next to Toy Story Playland. Upon completion, gardens and the main avenue will lead to the lake

Cars Route 66 progress...





Avengers Campus Construction...



Source: https://twitter.com/DLPReport/status/1347949793147019268 & https://twitter.com/DLPReport/status/1347954746284527622

I love this concept art showing how a second park would fit into the existing expansion pad.

Here's a satpic overlay before & after. Two hotel plots remain

Source: https://twitter.com/BuildoutIdeal/status/1343356194312826881

I love how every time this park gets talked about there is always reference to Disney Parks - this is highly irresponsible. It fails to acknowledge the losses Disneyland Paris Resort has made in its years of operation and how much it is subsidised by the international parks and Disney's other income streams. If the London Resort makes losses like Disney and its partners have done on Disneyland Paris it will be completely financially unsustainable.

Yes, Disneyland Paris generates a lot of money for the local economy, that's a great ambition for the London Resort to have but if it isn't making money to fund itself it will very quickly go bankrupt and there is no big brand backing like Disney has to foot the bill when it does.

I am glad they finally have planning in, I really hope this comes off but, for the love of God, please stop comparing to a park that has absolutely zero in common with the project.

Source: https://wdwnt.com/2020/12/photos-france-pavilion-expansion-and-remys-ratatouille-adventure-construction-progresses-at-epcot/

Desert Falls Water and Adventure Park, one of the largest theme parks in the Middle East, is to be opened for a special preview from December 30 by Salwa Beach Resort, owned by Katara Hospitality and managed by Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

You can find out more about the park here... https://www.salwabeachresort.qa/desert-falls-water-adventure-park/

Source: https://www.gulf-times.com/story/681162/Qatar-s-largest-theme-park-to-open-for-special-pre

Permits for individual buildings at Epic Universe have continued to be posted over the last several months. Plan review comments for Donkey Kong's show building (B1315) were recently added to its permit from last month. (Fees have not been paid though, except for temporary work.)

Source: https://twitter.com/AliciaStella/status/1341102027401785351

Originally Posted by Guest

Article I found on investments into the resort

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1776686/business-economy

This article backs what I have been saying all along and matches up with the response I got during the consultations about investment. They are looking for Middle Eastern and Indian backing to buy up timeshare hotel rooms and investment properties. This is what drove the theme park bubble in Dubai for a long time and how many of those got built? Many have the apartments and hotels but no park after years, many have never even delivered the items that were sold.

“Generally speaking, those whom we’ve spoken to have been of Middle Eastern origin,” said James Hayward, investment director at London-based investment brokerage Farrbury Capital Partners.

“We market globally... We still have healthy investment in the UK, although I would also say those who invest from the UK have been predominantly of Middle Eastern descent. It is very, very popular in this neck of the woods. So that’s predominantly where we are seeing investment coming from,” he added.

This project is not about the theme park at all, it never has been - it's a regeneration project and an investment project ran by investment people. Look at the make up of the project team right now - how many of those people have theme park experience? How many have investment or property experience? You can put out all the concept art you like (or not in this case) but unless you have people who have delivered parks before it will fail to be realised.

I would love to see this park built but it's so pie in the sky I just don't see it happening.

It's a dead park. It will never be built.

Originally Posted by Themeparkjoe

Any update on this park?

Also going up in Huai'an in China is a new Fantawild park who have just installed a new Vekoma Junior coaster. A new launched Vekoma Top Gun is due to go up soon.

Source: https://twitter.com/VHCoasters/status/1331688729581408257

A couple of rides going in at the new Yanji Dinosaur Kingdom Park in China. One is a standard loopscrew but the coaster on the left is the 2nd Golden Horse Dive Machine coaster.

Source: https://twitter.com/VHCoasters/status/1333564560171741185

Aerial view of construction in EPCOT for the World Celebration Village. The former Innoventions buildings are mostly gutted. A temporary main EPCOT gift shop is operating in the far right section, entrance can be seen. Guest Relations open also, in area near Spaceship Earth.

Source: https://twitter.com/bioreconstruct/status/1335295849056903172

Thank you for the translation - it's interesting to understand what the local people think of it given that it has obviously been controversial.

Originally Posted by Guest

Translation:

"Legoland, the children's theme park being built on Lake Uiam of Chuncheon, Gangwon-do has postponed their opening by a year due to COVID-19.

The Government of Gangwon-do held a conference yesterday morning (18th), announced the safety inspectors were temporarily unable to enter the country and the inauguration of the park was pushed from the anticipated July 2021 to early 2022.

It was confirmed as a requirement for an exclusive inspection team to reside at the construction site of Legoland, a theme park based off of the children's toy Lego, by nine months before the opening.

The Legoland theme park which is to be hosted by Jung-do, Lake Uiam's inner island of Gangwon-do is said to have its first phase cost around 300 Bil. KRW won (276.8 Mil. USD dollars), and with the exception of the hotel is said to have 50% of the theme park and the infrastructure's construction complete."

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For your information, the comments on this video seems to be heavily panning the construction of this park in general. They seem to be complaining that the park trespasses many prehistoric artifacts and that a massive excavation should be in its place instead.

Disneyland Paris President Natacha Rafalski tours the lobby construction site of the upcoming Disney’s Hotel New York - The Art of Marvel

Source: https://twitter.com/DLPReport/status/1328382690932961280

Along with the new waterpark, Liseberg in Sweden are also opening a new onsite hotel - The Grand Curiosa Hotel - which should open in 2023. Construction of the hotel got properly underway in the summer and is progressing very well by the looks of these photos from today.



Source: https://twitter.com/veilstrup/status/1334896961317646337/

I am loving these promo videos that Orlando Universal Resort keep putting out. This ride looks incredible.

Wow, is the resort open now? It looks completely finished but those piles of dirt where the park should be aren't very progressed are they?

Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden has begun construction on their 200m Euro expansion project including the Oceana Water Park.







Source: https://twitter.com/ThemeParkWW/status/1326816838290960385