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Can Dubailand attract Disney?
As Legoland yesterday became the latest theme park to sign up in Dubailand, talk began again of the vast scale of the project.
The world's biggest collection of cartoon character and thrill ride theme parks will be built in the desert in Dubai . On completion Dubailand will be twice the size of Disney World in Florida, currently the world's biggest theme park.
At present a total of 26 projects will make up the $60billion project, with separate theme parks also planned for Marvel Super Heroes, DreamWorks and Universal Studios. Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder will have their own parks. Jurassic and Formula 1 theme parks are also planned, as is a wheel bigger than the London Eye and a life-size replica of the Eiffel Tower.
Work has already started on Dubailand, with an Ernie Els-designed golf course and three polo fields completed. A new cricket stadium opens in August and from December 2010 a theme park will be opening every six months.
One name conspicuously absent from Dubailand is Disney itself. However Dubailand’s marketing director confirms that Disney is not excluded and they are in talks with everyone, it all depends on whether Disney wants to become part of the venture.
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