Disneyland in Australia

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Proposals to open a Disneyland amusement park in Australia have existed since the late 1990s. [1] [2] However, the Walt Disney Company has never opened a Disneyland park in the Southern Hemisphere.

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The majority of recent proposals have been in Melbourne and Adelaide.

History

Early proposals

The first reports of a proposal to build a Disneyland park in Australia were in the 1990s, when a park was proposed on the Gold Coast. The Walt Disney Company reportedly liked the idea, but a last minute intervention saw the plan abandoned in favour of a park in China. Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005. [3] [2]

In 2007, the Walt Disney Company itself proposed building a Disneyland Resort in Sydney, with the proposed name "Disney Wharf at Sydney Harbour". [2] [4] [5] [6] However, the company abandoned the plan due to hefty costs. [2]

Recent proposals

In recent years, proposals for a Disneyland park in Australia have resurfaced, with the majority of proposals being in either Melbourne or Adelaide.

In June 2024, David Limbrick, a Libertarian MP for the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative Council, proposed three potential locations for a Disneyland park in Melbourne. He suggested the southeastern suburbs of Cranbourne, Dandenong and Frankston as potential locations. [7] Frankston Mayor Nathan Conroy supported the proposal. [8]

Proposed locations

SuburbCityStateOriginal proponent(s)Reference(s)
Avalon Geelong Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria Lindsay Fox [8]
Cranbourne Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria David Limbrick [7] [8]
Dandenong Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria David Limbrick [7] [8]
Elizabeth Adelaide Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia Amanda Blair [9]
Fishermans Bend, Port Melbourne Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria Sally Capp [8]
Frankston Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria David Limbrick [7] [8]
McLaren Vale Adelaide Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia Warren Randall [10] [11]
Yatala Gold Coast Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland Tom Tate [12]

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