Disney in Texas

[CanadianGuy]

I'm still waiting for any confirmation that Disney has bought anything..

In Texas.. or any other state in the contiguous US.

I haven't seen a peep about it. Anywhere.

 

[ExpatDisneyLover]

Ohhhh I hope it is true!!! I'll have to try hard not to get my hopes up!

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Ohhhh I hope it is true!!! I'll have to try hard not to get my hopes up!

Yes... I think it's true... that Disney didn't buy any land in Texas for a new theme park.

 

[Trinity524]

It would be awesome for the economy around here..

 

[Ryansdad0727]

With the purchase of Marvel it would be possible for Disney to build a theme park centered around the Marvel characters with some disney areas within the park. Disney really needs to work hard to cater to the teenage boys. There is not much out there for that age group. This kind of theme park in Texas would be perfect.

 

[pktbMouse]

Tell me it aint so...my house is already a hotel for all my family in the UK...can you image what my house would be like if they built a disney park an hour from me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TxBlueEyes]

Well, Disney Cruise Line IS coming to Texas. Kind of makes sense that a park would be created nearby. Bastrop is about 3hours away from Galveston where DCL will be departing from, but Bastrop is located in " the safe zone" from hurricanes. Anything in the Houston/New Caney area, is in the "hit zone". If I was Disney and looking to build in Texas, Bastrop would be my choice. It is centrally located between all the large cities in Texas - Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, and it's in the backyard of the Capitol - Austin. Perfect location!

 

[mommy2allgirls]

Well, Disney Cruise Line IS coming to Texas. Kind of makes sense that a park would be created nearby. Bastrop is about 3hours away from Galveston where DCL will be departing from, but Bastrop is located in " the safe zone" from hurricanes. Anything in the Houston/New Caney area, is in the "hit zone". If I was Disney and looking to build in Texas, Bastrop would be my choice. It is centrally located between all the large cities in Texas - Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, and it's in the backyard of the Capitol - Austin. Perfect location!

I would love for this to happen but I honestly don't think Disney will ever build in Texas

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Well, Disney Cruise Line IS coming to Texas. Kind of makes sense that a park would be created nearby. Bastrop is about 3hours away from Galveston where DCL will be departing from, but Bastrop is located in " the safe zone" from hurricanes.

Yes, DCL will do a limited number of cruises from Galveston. Disney has also scheduled or sailed cruises from other ports, such as Seattle, Vancouver, New York, and Barcelona.

The "news" about Bastrop, Texas is from early 2010. If Disney really bought a huge tract of land with the intention of spending billions of dollars on a major theme park and resort development, it would be disclosed by now. Disney is a publicly held corporation, and there are laws about disclosure.

Yesterland had an article about whether Disney is putting a theme park in Texas: http://www.yesterland.com/texasdisney.html

 

[lockedoutlogic]

In a word....

"no"


next "hot topic", please?

 

[nytimez]

In a word....

"no"


next "hot topic", please?

You're missing the big picture here. In a few years, China will buy Texas. Then, Disney will build a theme park in Dhou Llas.

It will be unaffordable for most Americans. But those who work for the Chinese will be paid in Disney Yuan.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

You're missing the big picture here. In a few years, China will buy Texas. Then, Disney will build a theme park in Dhou Llas.

It will be unaffordable for most Americans. But those who work for the Chinese will be paid in Disney Yuan.

Just what are you trying to say?

It's like you're saying there's somekind of a global economic conspiracy or something...

i mean come on - it's not as though they used a "gain" of 117,000 jobs last week (greater than 400,000 is considered growth....at least 90-150K have to be added to keep up with population increase) as an excuse to get back the stock losses of the day before (last thursday and friday)...

and it's not like they used a "stellar" unemployment statistic of "only" 390,000 filers yesterday to recoup the horrific (and deserving) losses of wednesday. (realizing that the unemployment figure only counts those collecting...as there are about 5 million that have run out over the last 3 years and have been on a decent into poverty)


I resent your implication that the entire financial system is crap...or that the chinese now hold our economic stones in the palm of their hands...(trillions in treasury bills in beijing - with the ability to crash the dollar if they were flooded onto the market at anytime aside).

How dare you...this is AMERICA! we make the rules and have all the money!!!

we just don't make anything of value...minor details. The Gip said so!

(ok...fine...let's hear it...)

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Well, Disney Cruise Line IS coming to Texas. Kind of makes sense that a park would be created nearby. Bastrop is about 3hours away from Galveston where DCL will be departing from, but Bastrop is located in " the safe zone" from hurricanes. Anything in the Houston/New Caney area, is in the "hit zone". If I was Disney and looking to build in Texas, Bastrop would be my choice. It is centrally located between all the large cities in Texas - Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, and it's in the backyard of the Capitol - Austin. Perfect location!

I gotta ask...

what on earth makes you think there is any "sense" in disney building a new amusement park in Texas...or anywhere else in the US?

That 3 hour plane ride in either direction just too much for you, huh?

 

[TxBlueEyes]

Well, I know many people believe that all Texans have oil wells in our backyards, but it just isn't true. Disney has become very expensive for a family of 4, and adding an additional $1200 or so for "a 3 hour plane ride" makes trips to create family memories, quite impossible. Just saying it would be nice to have something closer to home.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Well, I know many people believe that all Texans have oil wells in our backyards, but it just isn't true. Disney has become very expensive for a family of 4, and adding an additional $1200 or so for "a 3 hour plane ride" makes trips to create family memories, quite impossible. Just saying it would be nice to have something closer to home.

You're right...I'm just spoiled because - being from the Northeast - we get unlimited free flights to Orlando included in our state income tax.

 

[Disneyman_10]

I live in Dallas and have family in bastrop.

Having a Disney something in Texas could be great. It could have a ranch-y feel to it, and there's a lot disney tie ins that could be ther, i.e. Woody. Thoughts?

 

[Oglet]

The problem is that there is a park on each side of the country. Why would Disney put something in the middle and compete with either of their two cash cows?

In my family there are 4 people, we flew out to Disneyland in Jan, 1 Week car rental, 1 Week offsite in a hotel and round trip airfares for $1500.

With the exception of the future Shanghai and Tokyo Disney, parks are traditionally quite a distance apart and it works well. I just don't see another park appearing anywhere in the US ever outside of their current areas.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

I live in Dallas and have family in bastrop.

Having a Disney something in Texas could be great. It could have a ranch-y feel to it, and there's a lot disney tie ins that could be ther, i.e. Woody. Thoughts?

If the "Disney something" is a regional hotel and/or DVC timeshare, then, yes, it might happen some day. If Aulani is a big success and National Harbor moves forward and is a big success, then more such projects could happen.

If the "Disney something" is a new destination resort with theme parks, resort hotels, golf courses, shopping, and other features to make sure that it won't disappoint guests accustomed to Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort -- and a price tag of somewhere around $5 billion (in current U.S. Dollars) to build -- then people will still be posting rumors about it 50 years from now.

None of the Texas Disney rumors of recents decades have turned out to have any validity, even the ones that identified specific tracts of land that Disney had supposedly purchased.

 

[k5jm]

If you want your taste of Disney in Texas, you can go to the WDI designed Space Center Houston. The employees even point with two fingers.

http://disneyfunfactoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/04/space-center-houston-by-imagineers.html

And you can also ride the Peoplemover (Inter Terminal train) at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport!

http://web.archive.org/web/20070324210732/http://www.fly2houston.com/0/178336/0/1906D1934/

 

[Michael623]

There is no more truth to this rumor now as there was in 2007 when this thread started.