Disney to open theme park in Thailand?

[webfact]

Disney to open theme park in Thailand?

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Tourism Permanent Secretary said that Disney is in talks with the government to build a theme park in Thailand.

 

Pongpanu Svetarundra, permanent secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Sports, revealed to reporters that Disney is looking to build a “DisneySea,” a nautical theme park in Thailand.

 

Pongpanu said a study needs to be done to determine where the theme park should be located, according to Khaosod.

 

Full story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/disney-open-theme-park-thailand/

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-04-28

[PatOngo]

Well cut off my legs and call me shorty! I thought it opened two and a half years ago!

[Usernames]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pongpanu Svetarundra, permanent secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Sports, revealed to reporters that Disney is looking to build a “DisneySea,” a nautical theme park in Thailand.

Now, we know why they got the submarines.

[BigBadGeordie]

F1, Tour de France and now Disney.

So good to live in the centre of the universe.

[petermik]

Disney World and Thailand same same already

[khwaibah]

Disney does not need to open a new theme park in Thailand with all the jokers on Thaivisa.

[Misterwhisper]

As far as I can judge it, Thailand IS a theme part. A bizarre one, too.

[dcnx]

Yeh, foreigners can pay 5x more to visit a Disney theme park now.

[tso310]

1 minute ago, dcnx said:

Yeh, foreigners can pay 5x more to visit a Disney theme park now.

Don't be stupid it will only be 4x.

[JAG]

I'm not sure that anything Disney could come up with could compete with reality here!

[ddavidovsky]

Interesting to speculate where this might be. Japan's is on Tokyo Bay, close to Tokyo, where there is a lot of reclaimed land, and is near other resort areas, and with rail access. Hong Kong's is also on reclaimed land.

 

I imagine Disney is asking Thailand whether there is any square-mile reclamation project they can use, as they won't want any bad press about obliterating villages. They'll also want it as close to Bangkok as possible, but there's nothing but mud and mangroves there. I'll be surprised if this gets going, if only because there's no suitable spot for it..

 

 

 

[The Dark Lord]

It is just the question of what theme would be appropriate here

 

i am sure my fellow  TVF warriors, wits and whiners can come up with some witty suggestions

[Sphere]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“DisneySea,” a nautical theme park in Thailand

Because a DisneyXXX theme would take business away from local entrepreneurs..... 

 

[realenglish1]

14 minutes ago, tso310 said:

Don't be stupid it will only be 4x.

No No I talked with the PMs soothsayer and he advised me that Disney is going to give a discount to foreigners and Thais will be required 

to pay double 

 

That would be poetic justice ( In my dreams) lol

[Jessi]

17 minutes ago, The Dark Lord said:

It is just the question of what theme would be appropriate here

 

i am sure my fellow  TVF warriors, wits and whiners can come up with some witty suggestions

We are trying!!!!!!!!!!

[tomwct]

This will never happen! Thai's cannot compete with a Disney Product in Thailand. Just think Disney Sea would put Sea World in

Rayong out of business. That is a No No in Thailand because they cannot compete with Disney. What about Funland in Bangkok

competing against Disneyland. They can't, so no Disneyland! Sorry Thailand is a closed market! 

[55Jay]

48 minutes ago, Sphere said:

Because a DisneyXXX theme would take business away from local entrepreneurs..... 

 

LOL, but....wouldn't be long before a spin off Disney theme fantasy bar would appear in Patts  serving up bare arsed spankings from dominatrix Snow White.  If you go around and enter via the back door, you can a good thrashing from the Mickey & Minnie team.

 

 

[sharecropper]

1 hour ago, petermik said:

Disney World and Thailand same same already

 

Except one is more Mickey Mouse than the other.

[canuckamuck]

New feature:

Copyright pirates of the Andaman sea

[Chang_paarp]

I wonder if Disney knows about this. Last time it was floated they denied any knowledge.

[pentap]

Good intentions. But will it really work?

I'm hoping it will work out because kids plus adults alike, love theme parks etc but sadly my confidence is not there on this venture.

Time will tell, should it go ahead?


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[DrTuner]

Since it's a foreign theme park, I think it would be only fair to charge Thais 10x farang price.

[bangrak]

I heard some years ago about an attempt to establish a Disney theme park, on Koh Chang(?) when I remember well, but the project did not come to fruition because it would have been too close to a certain residence...

[bangrak]

Would there be a link with those 99 years lease stories...?

[tomwct]

53 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Since it's a foreign theme park, I think it would be only fair to charge Thais 10x farang price.

Since Disney is an American Product, Americans would pay about 600 THB per day! A Thai citizen would pay about 6000 THB per day!

 

That's only fair in the Land of Smiles!

[Golden Triangle]

Make it Disney Beavers and I'll be there everyday, oh how I miss that place 

[jollyhangmon]

La-la-land gets Disney World ... that's, uh, nice ... 

[Bluespunk]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Pongpanu said a study needs to be done to determine where the theme park should be located,

I'm guessing that study will come up with another country. 

[fforest1]

1 minute ago, Bluespunk said:

I'm guessing that study will come up with another country. 

Maybe Dubai

[tonray]

I can't wait for the "Sukhumwit Farang Ghetto" ride.