EuroDisney in Paris is one popular Disneyland destination outside USA. Will Australia have one? EuroDisney in Paris is one popular Disneyland destination outside USA. Will Australia have one? Photo by Eric C. Maliwat

Could Docklands be a good place for a theme park? Featured

Western Australia
07 April 2016

by Olivia Lambert  (news.com.au)

COULD Melbourne soon be the happiest place on earth?

Melburnians are dreaming about the possibility of building a Disney Land it turns out it could actually work.

The suggestion first emerged on 3AW earlier this week, with columnist Rita Panahi saying Melbourne was underperforming in the theme park department.

While of course Melbourne has Luna Park, it seems that is just not as exhilarating as it used to be.

Melbourne is being dominated by other cities in Australia, the outskirts of the Gold Coast and even Sydney are dotted with amusement parks.

A theme park would give Melbourne a chance to compete, and Docklands was flagged as the perfect place for a Disneyland.

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