AW gee, oh boy, it sure did sound swell. But sorry folks, Disneyland ain’t heading here anytime soon.
Victoria has long been touted as Disney’s preferred location for an Australian theme park.
That was whipped into a fairyfloss frenzy after the American-based Walt Disney Company announced it was looking at a $60-billion plan to “accelerate and expand investment” in its parks and experiences division.
But while we don’t want to kill off Bambi or Mickey Mouse, we can say that Disney will not be heading to Avalon.
Shucks!
Mickey Mouse ears hat. Disney.
The locality northeast of Geelong has always been considered prime space for an entertainment theme park.
Avalon Airport chair David Fox told Page 13 the airport had started conversations with the global entertainment giant about hosting a theme park in the area as early as 2015.
But in the end it did not meet the bottom line, with the Linfox boss now focusing on creating job precincts in the retail, eCommerce, industrial and aviation space.
But no Disneyland.
“No,” Fox laughed. “Sure we had discussions which started seven or eight years ago but no.
“What’s that joke about Mickey and Goofy? Anyway I’m not going there.”
We best not either.
So with Avalon officially off the Space Mountain rollercoaster it’s time for other regions to step up.
Last year, then Lord Mayor Sally Capp called on the company to bring one of its parks Down Under, citing Fishermans Bend as a possible location.
Disney Dandenong has a nice ring? Or Disney Frankston anybody?
Extract from the Herald Sun
