CHINGER1970 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Hi Been here a few days and asking about entertaiment for familie's, a couple of people have indicated that Disney are building a theme park Northwest of Hua Hin. When I ask the question I get blank look's or shoulder's shrugged. Is this Fact or Fiction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 This rumour has been circulating for around 6 months now apperently the land has already been secured to build the park however the same rumour has also been doing the rounds on samui [that the park will be built there] so who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netfan Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Hopefully it's only a rumor - it would be the nail in the coffin for what was once a very nice place to live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimjim Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 On the Samui forum I saw that they are most definitely building a water park, due to be finished in November. Or maybe it was November 2008? But I have no idea if that's Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumnien Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Two Coffee World outlets closed for lack of customers this year. Hua Hin cannot support a storefront business like an Auntie Annie's Pretzel shop yet. I don't think its quite ready for a Disney park. There is a rumor we will get a supermarket like Tops or Villa in the coming years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHINGER1970 Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 Is a water park feasable here in Hua Hin, need thing's to do during the day and early evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 There is plenty of beachfront, not only all the way to Kao Takiab, but far beyond. This is low season, but there are entertainment venues, a bowling alley and cinema in the new shopping mall, trips you can take, etc. Speaking of Disney and water parks, those humongously large theme parks require gazillions of tonnes of fresh water every day, hundreds of really efficient and reliable workers (hopefully bilingual), and a certainty about the corporate investment to...to scare away lots of Western investors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 I also think Disney park is not feasible in Hua Hin. It's too far from BKK, tickets at 1000B won't have many takers from the surrounding areas. The Disney Park in Paris, that sees more visitors than both Eifel tower and the Louvre combined, is struggling and may close down. Even if given on a plate, how long would a HH's Disneyland survive? Also, hundreds if not thousands of bilingual people needed to support it, accommodation and infrastructure for them and for the guests....naah, never in Hua Hin. Possibly never in entire Thailand, IMO. The place just got it's first glimpse into the hypermarket world 2 years ago - with opening of mini Lotus/Tesco. Water park - Pattaya has one, BKK has even better one, that could be possible in HH. Then I would re-instate HH as my premier vacation place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinthee Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 I wouldn't give this rumor any chance. Disney has had a VERY rough go in Hong Kong getting the Disney concepts to work with the Chinese. There would be much better choices than Thailand for Disney if they decided to go it again in Asia. And, the new casinos in Singapore are going to be lavish entertainment venues similar to Vegas. The one on Sentosa will be a Disney-like affair I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDogger Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 This rumour has been circulating for around 6 months now Try 4 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Regardless of feasibility, it would be nice to have a much more family oriented destination for Thailand. I would think though that an area like Khao Lak which already gets a lot of family holiday traffic might be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 The costs of designing/developing/building a Disney extravaganza are so enormous the entrance fees must be huge. A family can't go to EuroDisney for a day much under $200. Disney Paris is a white elephant money-loser even though it is linked to Paris by a very sophisticated highway and transit system, something a long way from ever being built in Thailand. Jack Lang, the French Minister of Culture at the time, called it "a cultural Chernobyl" and it seems many agree. I certainly concur but my 11 year old daughter insisted so I took my punishment! To succeed it would have to depend on the Bangkok market and Thai income levels are not remotely near western European incomes. Ultimately its the local market that determines if it will be in profit or simply a money pit like EuroDisney has been since it opened. Roll on the rumours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 The costs of designing/developing/building a Disney extravaganza are so enormous the entrance fees must be huge.A family can't go to EuroDisney for a day much under $200. Disney Paris is a white elephant money-loser even though it is linked to Paris by a very sophisticated highway and transit system, something a long way from ever being built in Thailand. Jack Lang, the French Minister of Culture at the time, called it "a cultural Chernobyl" and it seems many agree. I certainly concur but my 11 year old daughter insisted so I took my punishment! To succeed it would have to depend on the Bangkok market and Thai income levels are not remotely near western European incomes. Ultimately its the local market that determines if it will be in profit or simply a money pit like EuroDisney has been since it opened. Roll on the rumours. Big undertaking....especially when land is expensive, they had to make it themselves. With 1.3 billion people behind the hills, there would always be enough tickets sold. This is HKG Disneyland evolution and opening day: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHINGER1970 Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 Hello Would be nice, been to Euro Disney. Would be a huge attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Not so recently the Bangkok Post had an article on a company, i believe the name is TCC Ltd., planning to develop a theme park just north of Cha Am.....this land development company is part of the Beer Chang/Imperial Hotel group. They have cash, expertise and a very large tract of land north of Cha Am which currently houses the older looking Eurasia Hotel. A good deal of this land looks to be tidal flats and mangrove and one has to wonder where all those delicious mangrove crab will scurry off to when their home is filled in.....as it is now it's a great place to ride my bicycle in the early am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 (edited) I've heard it said that anywhere south of Bangkok is Disneyland .............. Edited July 8, 2007 by Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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