I think we are used about the "funny" ideas from TAT or Thailand in general. I agree , there are many things to improve if you want to attract more tourists. The infrastrcutures are here you only need to do a VERY BIG clean up .... remove all hookers bars , oh sorry bars with hostess...have a better city planing , some nice roads , nice pavements without all those street vendors, remove all jetskis , corrupt police , corrupt mafia taxi ... Ad maybe one or 2 casinos to attract people with money ....and let Mickey mouse in the drawer...

Thailand does not need any more things to ATTRACT tourist. What they need to start thinking about is ways to stop pushing them away or to at least keep them here while they have some.

They can't even get the tourists they have now through the airport how do they expect to get more through?

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You! you damage my loller coaster,see big scratch! You pay me 70,000 baht now!

well done!

Thailand does not need any more things to ATTRACT tourist. What they need to start thinking about is ways to stop pushing them away or to at least keep them here while they have some.

Yep, annual floods and political strife is a far larger deterrent then any park will be an attraction..

It should be good for Thailand if they do it right and keep the park safe.

Hey, what about just financing improvements at the existing Dream World? Oops, that would involve much less money...

And, yeah, I thought Disney Corp usually made their own location decisions.

How about attracting more tourists by not scamming the ones who already come here?

And a bit more professional marketing but TiT and as for you too much logic being be applied, so you're ...

Edited March 20, 201214 yr by WarpSpeed

It should be good for Thailand if they do it right and keep the park safe.

Well that's that project idea nixed then.. Like asking a Leopard to change it's spots..

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Its far too hot pretty much everywhere in Thailand for outdoor there parks.

Maybe Chiang Mai could work but still pretty hot there too.

Singapore is often cloud covered, different climate altogether so they can work there oddly enough.

Can not!!! Mickey on Thai land would be a national security threat

Cuckoo, Cuckoo Cuckoo, Cuckoo etc.......

jb1

Its far too hot pretty much everywhere in Thailand for outdoor there parks.

Maybe Chiang Mai could work but still pretty hot there too.

Singapore is often cloud covered, different climate altogether so they can work there oddly enough.

Rubbish, its hotter in the location of the original Disney World in central Florida then it is here with the higher humidity bringing the heat index well up over 100degrees all summer, they handle the heat well with shaded areas and mister fans throughout and also have A/C running in the outdoor queue areas. Humid heat is the worst kind and it is not as humid here as it is there..Besides there's always ice cream and slushies ..

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Ohhh my lord.... can you imagine this.. no doubt like the express way to Don Muang this would never complete and instead of derelict towers and falling bridges we will have giant unfinished statues of Mickey and Minnie and goofy, some with one ear only attached etc etc

If you want to see Mickey mouse in action heck just visit government HQ when Chalerm is on a roll.

Second thoughts I take it all back... brilliant.. absolutely brilliant.. combine Disneyworld / Formula 1 and soccer world cup into one giant theme park.. you could have the track going through a giant Mickey Mouse... players dressed in disney livery complete with mouseketeer ears, .. what great scope for naming the track.... first hairpin bend has to be Mickeys corner, then Pluto straight.. Elmer Fudd chicane and scrutineers section could be "Chalerm"s inquisition"

Track side gambling dens and go go bars..

Have the Phuket and Pattaya jet ski crowd handle the cars.. excuse me Mr Alonso there is a scratch on the Ferrari you pay me 20,000B.

Pre-race entertainment could be the annual somtam cart race.....where the somtam carts have to navigate successfully around the track through 1000 scantily clad Issan girls all hungry for a spot of som tam.

Thaksin could do a flyover before the race and game just to give everyone a thrill.

Local BIB could make a killing by enforcing the speed limit on pit lane.... it would be full hats at the end of the day for all.

100B entry for Thai, 1000 B for Farang....

yes Thailand.. you've done it again.....

Here is an idea. Stop killing the tourist you already have and others may feel it is safe to visit here. Couples get beat to death by hotel chef and security they put their trust in so what the H*** makes you think Micky Mouse won't bludgeon entire families to death or be poisoned by Cinderella?

Hey, why don't you talk to the Disney Corp first.

Yep and they already have one and it's only partly successful, it's called Dream world and it's Disney junior with an entire miniature Disney theme including their monorail and train rides and Disney products in the stores Disney has no desire to go any larger so quite funny that they would suggest the "Government" build a "Disney" theme park..

^Actually Dream World is a cooperation with Disney and they already have Hong Kong Disney and a much larger park being constructed in Shanghai so why would Disney ever consider building anything else here, it's just more Thailand thinking it's the center of the 3rd world....

BTW I think they mean to say Disney 'style' theme park but it didn't translate well, at least I sincerely hope that's what they meant..

Dream world

Never heard of it. Where is it located?

Hey, why don't you talk to the Disney Corp first.

Yep and they already have one and it's only partly successful, it's called Dream world and it's Disney junior with an entire miniature Disney theme including their monorail and train rides and Disney products in the stores Disney has no desire to go any larger so quite funny that they would suggest the "Government" build a "Disney" theme park..

^Actually Dream World is a cooperation with Disney and they already have Hong Kong Disney and a much larger park being constructed in Shanghai so why would Disney ever consider building anything else here, it's just more Thailand thinking it's the center of the 3rd world....

BTW I think they mean to say Disney 'style' theme park but it didn't translate well, at least I sincerely hope that's what they meant..

Dream world

Never heard of it. Where is it located?

Hmmm can't say I remember exactly the name of the roads, it's been a few years and we took a taxi but go north on VipHavadi and it's just north of Bangkok proper taking the exit after Future Park towards Nakhon Nayok direction but continuing west and not east, it's about 3 or 4 k's from there on the right hand side so you need to drive past and U-turn back.. Actually it says it's located on Nakon Nayok Rd..

Here's a link..

http://www.dreamworld-th.com/english/

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Theme parks are an interesting but expensive proposal. For examples like Disney, Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Six Flags Parks, the draw is "what makes this theme park different?" Once people go to one, they want to see something different, but still on a fairly large scale.. The draw for each park is different. Disney has the rat. Busch Gardens has miniature European villages, each with themed rides and authentic cuisine and even imported candies and artisans from the respective countries, and Six Flags parks have more roller coasters than the rest.

I worked with Orlando resorts, Disney and Sea World in the US, and hope they try something unique here. A good tourist draw could generate a lot of revenue, and if not in Bangkok, Pattaya or Phuket could really help the rural economies and help decentralize the country a bit.

The agenda is to resolve various problems that are affecting the tourism sector.

What problems?

I could have sworn TAT keeps shouting that the tourisim sector in Thailand is booming and the numbers of tourists keep going up and up and....

Off topic a bit but there was an amusing story about the employees at Disney Corp HQ in their internal emails referring to their place of work as 'Mousewitz'. When Disney's management found out they issued a warning that anyone using the term in future would be fired instantly. Sortly afterwards emails started replacing it with 'Duckau'.

Hilarious!

I am amazed, that most of the people working their had a blxxdy clue as to what it was referring to.

Its far too hot pretty much everywhere in Thailand for outdoor there parks.

Maybe Chiang Mai could work but still pretty hot there too.

Singapore is often cloud covered, different climate altogether so they can work there oddly enough.

Rubbish, its hotter in the location of the original Disney World in central Florida then it is here with the higher humidity bringing the heat index well up over 100degrees all summer, they handle the heat well with shaded areas and mister fans throughout and also have A/C running in the outdoor queue areas. Humid heat is the worst kind and it is not as humid here as it is there..Besides there's always ice cream and slushies ..

After living in Orlando for 7 years, I think Bangkok is more humid than Orlando. They are both in the "it's so hot I want to scream" index, but I agree planning can overcome climate. I checked relative humidity for both locations, and it's a lot of contradictory information but leaning toward very similar numbers (1-3% difference), and both cities being around 74-76% average.

How about attracting more tourists by not scamming the ones who already come here?

Too logical and does not fit with Thai pirate culture.

Its far too hot pretty much everywhere in Thailand for outdoor there parks.

Maybe Chiang Mai could work but still pretty hot there too.

Singapore is often cloud covered, different climate altogether so they can work there oddly enough.

Rubbish, its hotter in the location of the original Disney World in central Florida then it is here with the higher humidity bringing the heat index well up over 100degrees all summer, they handle the heat well with shaded areas and mister fans throughout and also have A/C running in the outdoor queue areas. Humid heat is the worst kind and it is not as humid here as it is there..Besides there's always ice cream and slushies ..

After living in Orlando for 7 years, I think Bangkok is more humid than Orlando. They are both in the "it's so hot I want to scream" index, but I agree planning can overcome climate. I checked relative humidity for both locations, and it's a lot of contradictory information but leaning toward very similar numbers (1-3% difference), and both cities being around 74-76% average.

I disagree, as a Florida native of more then 40 years it is way hotter feeling there with the humidity mostly close to 100% in the summer and that is about 20% higher then it is here by the humidity index.. JFYI I'm currently planning my return to Florida and looking forward to it and Orlando is my location of choice, can't wait to swim in Wakiva, Silver or Rainbow springs in the summer with my boys, a nice cool, crystal clean, refreshing spring.

JFYI My career for most of that time there was outdoors so I have a pretty good sense of what the temp difference is I couldn't even think of not using the A/C where here in Bangkok at least I only use it at night to sleep and fans most of the day elsewhere..

JFYI Averages don't apply either as the dry winter months in Florida are significantly lower humidity then here too with the cold fronts they get so not really applicable as an accurate measure, need to take only the hottest months for example the summer months which work out to much more humidity in Florida..

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Hey, why don't you talk to the Disney Corp first.

Very good suggestion, I may be wrong, but doubt very much if the Disney corp. wants a park here and pretty much guarantee they won't allow Thailand calling it Disneyland. Dizzyland maybe. :-)

How about attracting more tourists by not scamming the ones who already come here?

Too logical and does not fit with Thai pirate culture.

"pirate culture" nice phrase....

Hey, why don't you talk to the Disney Corp first.

Very good suggestion, I may be wrong, but doubt very much if the Disney corp. wants a park here and pretty much guarantee they won't allow Thailand calling it Disneyland. Dizzyland maybe. :-)

As posted previously, they already have a minor Disney park here..

We do not want more tourists - the airport cannot cope with the numbers now so why try and cram more in !!

Yep exactly !

Hey, why don't you talk to the Disney Corp first.

That's exactly what I was thinking, but I'm sure they are thinking "disney like" park.

I'm sure any attempt will make Butlins look as good as Disney world florida

Come on guys, how would they be able cream off the money.

Hey, why don't you talk to the Disney Corp first.

That's exactly what I was thinking, but I'm sure they are thinking "disney like" park.

I'm sure any attempt will make Butlins look as good as Disney world florida

They've already started building one in Pattaya, it's a Cartoon Network theme park.

Don't these politicians konw what's going on in their country?

Hey, why don't you talk to the Disney Corp first.

Exactly my thoughts when I read the article. Maybe Disney would tell TAT to ram it.

i hope they put the disneyland in chiang mai, so they have the free SMOKE effects for at least a couple of months on their attractions