American Heartland Theme Park

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American Heartland
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LocationAmerican Heartland, Vinita, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates 36°37′44″N95°03′43″W / 36.629°N 95.062°W / 36.629; -95.062
StatusPostponed
Opened2028
OwnerMansion Entertainment Group
Operated byMansion Entertainment Group
Theme Americana
Area125-acre (51 ha)

The American Heartland Theme Park is a planned theme park in Vinita, Oklahoma. The park is part of a 1,000-acre development with the park being 125 acres and costing around $2 billion US. The park is scheduled to open in 2028. [1] As of July 1, 2025 no construction was underway at the site and no major work had been completed. The websites for the theme park and the parent company were both shuttered. Lawsuits against the parent company were filed prior the apparent abandonment of the project. [2]

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Construction

By September 2024, construction had halted due to financial issues, with the project's budget increased from $2 billion to $2.5 billion. [3] [4]

Areas and attractions

Created by former Disney Imagineers, American Heartland would consist of six themed lands, which would be Liberty Village, Great Plains, Bayou Bay, Big Timber Falls, Stony Point Harbor, and Electropolis. [5] [6] [7] The resort would also include a 300-room hotel, a water park, a dinner theatre, an amphitheater, a swimming pool, a clubhouse, and an RV park. [7] The RV park, Three Ponies RV and Campground, would consist of 750 RV spaces and 300 cabins, and was to open in 2023. [1] The park was originally set to open in the fall of 2026. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Manchen, Stef (October 24, 2024). "'Haven't even started': Years-long delay leaving some uncertain of park's future". KJRH . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Suit alleges fraud on Oklahoma's $2.5B Disney-sized theme park | Construction Dive". www.constructiondive.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ Dekker, Michael (October 26, 2024). "2.5 billion Vinita theme park to be delayed years, but developers say they are still all in". Tulsa World . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ Burman, Theo (November 14, 2024). "What's Going On With Oklahoma's Answer To Disney?". Newsweek . Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Chute, Nate (July 26, 2023). "Pizza Hut, Disney and Oklahoma: What we know about who is building American Heartland Theme Park". The Oklahoman . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ Singh, Simrin (July 20, 2023). "New $2 billion Oklahoma theme park announced, and it's not part of the Magic Kingdom". CBS News . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 Hunter, Marnie (July 20, 2023). "$2 billion Disneyland-sized 'Americana-themed' park and resort planned along Route 66". CNN . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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