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. The Chinese company has been looking at sites around Brisbane since last year but was unable to secure any due to concerns about its impact on local planning laws. Could Disneyland be coming to the Gold Coast? 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.
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. The Chinese company has been looking at sites around Brisbane since last year but was unable to secure any due to concerns about its impact on local planning laws. 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.