Disney buys land for Resort Hotel in Maryland

Started by Anthony, May 19, 2009, 10:57:21 AM

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Disney Buys Land for Future Resort Hotel at National Harbor



Walt Disney Co. has bought a 15-acre parcel at Prince George's County's sprawling National Harbor development, a shot in the arm for a project that opened with big ambitions a year ago, only to run headfirst into one of the sharpest economic declines in decades.

Disney plans to build a 500-room hotel resort on the parcel, providing another anchor for a 300-acre venture that seeks to rival the District as a conference and convention destination. National Harbor already includes six hotels; more than a dozen restaurants; and a giant conference center run by Gaylord Entertainment, owner of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... id=topnews

Mousekingdom Blog: http://blog.mousekingdom.com/2009/05/19 ... al-harbor/

Wikipedia National Harbor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Harbor

National Harbor official site: http://www.nationalharbor.com/consumer/home.htm

There's some photos of Jay Rasulo smirking around the site if you download the .zip from the "Learn More" link on the homepage above. Looks like a nice development, if a little empty and not very Disney right now.
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