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Could Louisiana Support A Huge Amusement Park Similar to Disney World?
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:12 pm
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:12 pm
If a group of investors get together and decide to build an amusement park that isn't related to any type of brand (like Disney world was/is), but has the "wow" factor, do you think it would do well? If you consider everyone who goes to Disney world as your target audience, those people are not taking a trip to both places in a year. So it would have to be creative in creating a bigger target audience. But would it be difficult to get quality workers? Is there anything else that would cause it to be successful or not successful?
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Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:13 pm to OweO
Hell no
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:13 pm to OweO
We could call it "Jazzland"!
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:13 pm to OweO
Not likely.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:14 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
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We could call it "Jazzland"!
I am talking about a place much more innovative than Jazzland
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:14 pm to LSUBoo
Yep.
If Disney put one here and made it legit, it would work
If Disney put one here and made it legit, it would work
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:14 pm to OweO
Disney originally wanted to put Disney World in Covington.
True Rumor
True Rumor
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:15 pm to OweO
Nah. Too many alligators.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:15 pm to OweO
Legend has it Walt wanted to build Disney World in Louisiana area and started buying up land and people caught on and prices skyrocked, so he diverted to orlando area, and had different holding companies start buying up property so know one would realize what he was doing....
Not sure if true, but what i heard
Not sure if true, but what i heard
This post was edited on 6/23/16 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:17 pm to rondo
quote:
Disney originally wanted to put Disney World in Covington.
And he would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those darn kids.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:17 pm to rondo
According to this article Disney actually wanted to build in New Orleans.
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The daughter of Walt Disney passed away. Diane Disney was quite the influence on her father. So much in fact, that he credits her with inspiring him to build Disneyland in California, and eventually Disney World in Orlando. Funny thing is, Walt wanted Disney World to be in metro New Orleans, on the North Shore.
The Disney Corporation was already lining up parcels of property on New Orleans’ North Shore for their second park. The then little town of Orlando, Florida offered Disney everything while Louisiana’s politicians demanded everything. After a while, Walt Disney realized Orlando would always “give” to him and his company, while New Orleans and its seedy leaders would always be asking for something. Florida offered Disney major incentives while Louisiana had its hand out. The savvy Disney went to Florida and the rest is history.
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Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:18 pm to OweO
Only if they have a Frozen ride.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:18 pm to OweO
This guy from Houma certainly thinks so:
Bon Temps Resort
Dude has been taking money in exchange for "shares" in the park for years now and promising ground breaking soon but in reality has nothing. It's nuts.
Bonus FB page
Bon Temps Resort
Dude has been taking money in exchange for "shares" in the park for years now and promising ground breaking soon but in reality has nothing. It's nuts.
Bonus FB page
This post was edited on 6/23/16 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:18 pm to tigeraddict
quote:True
Walt wanted to build Disney World in Livingston Parish area
quote:false
started buying up land
quote:false
people caught on and prices skyrocked
quote:Because he wouldn't go along with corrupt politicians.
so he diverted to orlando area
quote:true. Though many guessed correctly and the price went way up.
had different holding companies start buying up property so know one would realize what he was doing....
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:18 pm to rondo
quote:
Disney originally wanted to put Disney World in Covington.
I don't know about "wanted" - but they looked at several places in "middle" America because Walt wanted it more centrally located. The population concentration was still largely bicoastal and the infrastructure just wasn't here yet, but they looked at several places along what is now the I-12 corridor and Mobile, Alabama, they looked in Central Louisiana, Missouri, Kansas - a number of places.
Heck, just in Florida, they looked at Miami-Dade, Ocala and other possible locations.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:19 pm to rondo
quote:
Disney originally wanted to put Disney World in Covington.
Even Walt had enough foresight to see that the NS >>>> NOLA.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:19 pm to OweO
quote:
in New Orleans
quote:Oh?
on the North Shore
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:19 pm to OweO
No. Louisiana would be better suited in building a Schlitterbahn.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:20 pm to OweO
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Could Louisiana Support A Huge Amusement Park Similar to Disney World?
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:20 pm to Grandioso
What about an Astroworld?
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