Wanda Group , owned by China 's richest man , Wang Wei , is in talks with the Australian government over the development of a major theme park on the Gold Coast , presently home to Dreamworld , Seaworld and Warner Bros , with sources claiming it is for an Australian Disneyland . " Wanda in Australia has already acquired the biggest cinema company in the country and theme parks are one of the things Wanda wants to invest in , in the future " , says Wanda Group General Manager , Xie Wei . It is known that the Walt Disney Company is keen on the idea of a theme park in Australia , and had proposed the building of a resort in Sydney in 2007 , however , at the time , hefty costs and other considerations caused the project to falter .
Wanda Group, owned by China's richest man, Wang Jianlin, is in talks with the Australian government over the development of a major theme park on the Gold Coast, presently home to Dreamworld, Seaworld and Warner Bros, with sources suggesting it is for an Australian Disneyland. "Wanda in Australia has already acquired the biggest cinema company in the country and theme parks are one of the things Wanda wants to invest in, in the future", says Wanda Group General Manager, Xie Hong. It is known that the Walt Disney Company is keen on the idea of a theme park in Australia, and had proposed the building of a resort in Sydney in 2007, however, at the time, hefty costs and other considerations caused the idea to falter.