It's about time this happened:
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/British-Disneyland-open-2021-costing-2-billion/story-29158203-detail/story.html
but its not a DISNEY project, its a Paramount project, so it will be more like Universal Studios than Disney Land, thats if the project goes ahead. Its still at planning stages.
Quote from: bad-pink-tink on April 24, 2016, 03:05:18 PM
but its not a DISNEY project, its a Paramount project, so it will be more like Universal Studios than Disney Land, thats if the project goes ahead. Its still at planning stages.
Damn, I just read the article after the headline after posting it and it's about the already-known Paramount one rather than Disney.
I love how they haven't even applied for planning yet and give it such a misleading title >:( so basically a new theme park then!
No Disney! Just paramount, but I wonder what it will be like, it will be good for tourism to that area though so although I'm not exactly jumping for joy like I would an actual Disneyland, it still could be a good thing. Mind you, for me, nothing even comes close to anything Disney produce in my opinion!!! I don't think they will ever build a Disney in the UK, it's far too close to Paris!
I swear they focus everything down South! It would be quicker for me to fly to Paris than drive to Kent or get a train there - crazy.
To be honest I don't think I'd like the idea of a UK Disneyland. Maybe it's just me but when I went last year the rudest people in the park seemed to be the British ones haha. Nah France just has that flare.
Also argh misleading article titles are the worst!
Quote from: Samanthad on April 24, 2016, 04:46:08 PM
I don't think they will ever build a Disney in the UK, it's far too close to Paris!
It's weird that they opted for Paris rather than London. London would have been a much better location for Disneyland IMO.
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on April 24, 2016, 08:49:21 PM
Quote from: Samanthad on April 24, 2016, 04:46:08 PM
I don't think they will ever build a Disney in the UK, it's far too close to Paris!
It's weird that they opted for Paris rather than London. London would have been a much better location for Disneyland IMO.
You must be kidding with land prices :o
They chose Paris because they could literally set up a new town somewhere.
They couldn't find anywhere in the UK with enough land expansion to do that.
You have to remember Marne / Chessy was nothing until Disney came along.
also that Paris is Much more accessible than England for other European countries. I really don't get why the whole article had pictures of disneyland. it could work but the opeNing hours would have to be much more like disneyland Paris than all other UK theme parks which even in tge height of dinner shut around 7pm
The theme parks close to me shut by 5pm in the summer!
Even Paris is only 2nd choice in my opinion.
I think the location near Barcelona where now Port Aventura is would have been a much better location, the weather is much more like in Florida or California. I really would like to know why they decided against it.
Paris is the most visited capital in Europe. Also, in '92 (opening of DLP) the Eurotunnel wasn't completely build or open yet. So London wasn't the most accessible part of this continent ;)
My friend said they're building a Disneyland in the UK until I looked it up and found out it was going to be a paramount park :/ I don't know why people call it Disneyland UK for as I find it a bit deceiving imo.
Quote from: mickey1980 on May 04, 2016, 07:22:57 AM
Paris is the most visited capital in Europe. Also, in '92 (opening of DLP) the Eurotunnel wasn't completely build or open yet. So London wasn't the most accessible part of this continent ;)
According to the telegraph that London is the world's most popular capital again. So a Disneyland would work in the UK if they had the room for it. All the times I've been to DLRP I've never been to Paris.
They missed a trick not building Disneyland in Spain or at least the South of France.
Warmer weather, more welcoming people and did I mention the warmer weather ;)
They considered Spain but there was a problem with the soil and the fact that building it in Spain would mean the northern countries in Europe would find it too far to travel to made them opt for France in the end.
http://www.londonparamount.info/
(http://www.londonparamount.info/media/1036/entrygate.jpeg?width=543px&height=326px)
http://www.londonparamount.info/the-project/rides-and-attractions/
I'm not too fussed about this paramount park thing. I can't actually think of any Paramount pictures of the top of my head. I'd definitely rather pay the extra and head to DLP.
I wonder if this new park will affect DLP's tourist numbers, particularly in the first few years? It could go either way...DLP empties out for a bit with everyone wanting to try this new UK park especially with it's proximity to London or it encourages more people to go to DLP as then they can easily get to London from Paris using the Eurostar to attend the paramount park as well, though that does seem a long-winded way to do things :p With two parks with a railway line between them though, I can imagine some people from further away might take the opportunity to visit both Paris AND London.
I'm not bothered about Paramount, think I'm being cynical because knowing other parks in uk the prices & entry will probably be extortionate. My heart lies in DLP :)
This project does seem to be taking ages to get off the blocks. I'm starting to think that a Easter '21 opening date is slowly moving away from them.
BTW, should we have the thread title changed to 'Paramount London' ?
Quote from: Rocketeer on August 16, 2016, 06:09:25 PMBTW, should we have the thread title changed to 'Paramount London' ?
Agree!
Quote from: stormflm595 on August 09, 2016, 02:35:08 PMI'm not too fussed about this paramount park thing. I can't actually think of any Paramount pictures of the top of my head. I'd definitely rather pay the extra and head to DLP.
I could'nt come up with any movies either so I searched for it and found a couple of lists. This is one of them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Paramount_Pictures_films.
Some goodies that Paramount own the movie rights to (I think. Correct me if I'm wrong):
Star Trek, Terminator, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob, Indiana Jones, Titanic, Mission: Impossible, Crocodile Dundee, Tomb Raider, Scooby Doo, Doctor Who, Top Gear, Sherlock.
It also seems that they have the rights to use DreamWorks productions. Which includes movies such as: Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon etc. I don't know if they are allowed to use them in the park though.
Paramount London will never start construction. Most of the people in charge of the project have left.
A little update..
QuoteThe £3.5 billion Paramount theme park being built near Essex is still on course to open in 2022, the attraction's bosses have insisted.
London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), the group behind the theme park, has recently brought in a group of senior recruits in the hope that they will drive forward the plans for what's being called 'the UK's Disneyland'.
They are confident the plans will be approved when what's known as a development consent order (DCO) is submitted to the government in November.
Read more at http://www.essexlive.news/british-disneyland-project-worth-3-5bn-planned-near-essex-could-open-in-2022/story-30191946-detail/whatson/story.html#7zlz840Ks2llY3JO.99
The article also speculates that entry will cost £57.
EDIT: Can a mod please change the thread title to Paramount Park London. Thanks.
I have no idea why this suddenly became a big story again today. I live in Kent and this has been talked about for years but AFAIK they still haven't actually applied for the planning permission yet.
I'd love to see it built but it's a long way off starting still.
I belive the story has been picked up by the papers as (according to the article) the new investors have said that they're on track. Pending planning approval in November, with construction to start in '19.
There's a separate thread for it, but its relavent here.
Paramount Park Murcia is no more as it has been judged to be illegal by the High Court of Murcia.
That surely will boost the chances of Paramount Park London - and possibly would give them more funds as they have now not been spent on the Spanish project?
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The Paramount theme parks curse strikes again! : London Paramount Theme park is in turmoil as Paramount Pictures splits with developers:
From Digital Spy: What was going to be called the London Paramount Entertainment Resort now looks like it's not going to be called that after all, as developers building the theme park have split with Paramount Pictures.
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The Paramount theme parks curse strikes again! : London Paramount Theme park is in turmoil as Paramount Pictures splits with developers:
From Digital Spy: What was going to be called the London Paramount Entertainment Resort now looks like it's not going to be called that after all, as developers building the theme park have split with Paramount Pictures.
I wonder if it will become Universal Studios London instead?
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on August 05, 2017, 10:27:35 AM
Quote from: Rocketeer on June 22, 2017, 08:35:56 PM
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The Paramount theme parks curse strikes again! : London Paramount Theme park is in turmoil as Paramount Pictures splits with developers:
From Digital Spy: What was going to be called the London Paramount Entertainment Resort now looks like it's not going to be called that after all, as developers building the theme park have split with Paramount Pictures.
I wonder if it will become Universal Studios London instead?
I find this so amusing as the media are still branding it as 'UK Disneyland' yet it never had anything todo with Disney, and now doesn't have anything todo with Paramount Pictures either!! haha
Should really now re-brand the headlines as "Another Altown Towers to open in Kent"
Quote from: Jbop123 on August 05, 2017, 06:09:23 PM
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on August 05, 2017, 10:27:35 AM
Quote from: Rocketeer on June 22, 2017, 08:35:56 PM
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The Paramount theme parks curse strikes again! : London Paramount Theme park is in turmoil as Paramount Pictures splits with developers:
From Digital Spy: What was going to be called the London Paramount Entertainment Resort now looks like it's not going to be called that after all, as developers building the theme park have split with Paramount Pictures.
I wonder if it will become Universal Studios London instead?
I find this so amusing as the media are still branding it as 'UK Disneyland' yet it never had anything todo with Disney, and now doesn't have anything todo with Paramount Pictures either!! haha
Should really now re-brand the headlines as "Another Altown Towers to open in Kent"
I just had a terrifying thought. What if it becomes another Flamingo Land? :o
Quote from: Jbop123 on August 05, 2017, 06:09:23 PM
I find this so amusing as the media are still branding it as 'UK Disneyland' yet it never had anything todo with Disney, and now doesn't have anything todo with Paramount Pictures either!! haha
Should really now re-brand the headlines as "Another Altown Towers to open in Kent"
I agree. Its frustrating - especially when people read the headline and take it litrally. I did see a comment along the lines of "
if that opens up, it'll be curtains for the one in Florida" ::)
Quote from: MickeyAteMyCap on August 05, 2017, 10:27:35 AM
I wonder if it will become Universal Studios London instead?
Now there's an idea!
They sold their stake in Port Adventura, however that was 13 years ago... times have changed.
There are two resorts in the States (Fla, Calif.) and four in Asia (Osaka, Singapore, Beijing and Hwaseong SK) and an indoor version in Moscow - so Western Europe does seem to be left out.
I just wonder if they couldn't make a go of it in Spain, have they just gone off the idea of a European park?