As per subject, Thailand wants to build the first Disneyland in South East Asia. Can or Not?
I wonder who will want to queue for hours in that kind of hot weather, for most of the year. I doubt it'll come to fruition.
By Hoang Phong February 3, 2026 | 05:13 pm PT
Visitors are seen outside Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 28, 2020. Photo by Reuters
Thailand is weighing a proposal to develop a Disneyland theme park in its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) as part of efforts to stimulate tourism amid a decline in foreign arrivals.
If approved, the development would make Thailand home to Asia's fifth Disneyland and the first such park in Southeast Asia, Bangkok Post reported.
The initiative aligns with the government's broader strategy to upgrade tourism facilities and enhance regional and international connectivity.
On Feb. 3, Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, who oversees the Eastern Economic Corridor, said Thailand is positioning itself as a "key option" to host the first Disneyland in Southeast Asia, Nation Thailand reported.
This shows the "Disneyland Thailand" concept has moved beyond marketing talk and is being elevated to the level of economic diplomacy, he added.
The concept envisions a major "Entertainment & Lifestyle Hub" that would integrate a theme park with a concert hall and an international-standard stadium seating more than 80,000 spectators, enabling Thailand to host large-scale global events year-round.
Ratchakitprakarn said the project could generate more than 100,000 jobs, attract roughly 10 million additional visitors annually, produce over 150 billion baht (US$4.76 billion) in revenue, and potentially raise Thailand's GDP growth by about one percentage point each year.
Thailand saw a 7.2% decline in foreign visitors to 32.9 million in 2025, the first annual decline outside the Covid period in a decade, Bloomberg reported.
Disneyland, the globally renowned theme park brand owned by The Walt Disney Company, already has several locations worldwide, including four in Asia: Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea in Japan, Hong Kong Disneyland in Hong Kong, and Shanghai Disneyland in China.
Source: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/travel...ia-s-first-disneyland-theme-park-5013418.html
I wonder who will want to queue for hours in that kind of hot weather, for most of the year. I doubt it'll come to fruition.
Thailand plans to build Southeast Asia's first Disneyland theme park
By Hoang Phong February 3, 2026 | 05:13 pm PT
Visitors are seen outside Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 28, 2020. Photo by Reuters
Thailand is weighing a proposal to develop a Disneyland theme park in its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) as part of efforts to stimulate tourism amid a decline in foreign arrivals.
If approved, the development would make Thailand home to Asia's fifth Disneyland and the first such park in Southeast Asia, Bangkok Post reported.
The initiative aligns with the government's broader strategy to upgrade tourism facilities and enhance regional and international connectivity.
On Feb. 3, Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, who oversees the Eastern Economic Corridor, said Thailand is positioning itself as a "key option" to host the first Disneyland in Southeast Asia, Nation Thailand reported.
This shows the "Disneyland Thailand" concept has moved beyond marketing talk and is being elevated to the level of economic diplomacy, he added.
The concept envisions a major "Entertainment & Lifestyle Hub" that would integrate a theme park with a concert hall and an international-standard stadium seating more than 80,000 spectators, enabling Thailand to host large-scale global events year-round.
Ratchakitprakarn said the project could generate more than 100,000 jobs, attract roughly 10 million additional visitors annually, produce over 150 billion baht (US$4.76 billion) in revenue, and potentially raise Thailand's GDP growth by about one percentage point each year.
Thailand saw a 7.2% decline in foreign visitors to 32.9 million in 2025, the first annual decline outside the Covid period in a decade, Bloomberg reported.
Disneyland, the globally renowned theme park brand owned by The Walt Disney Company, already has several locations worldwide, including four in Asia: Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea in Japan, Hong Kong Disneyland in Hong Kong, and Shanghai Disneyland in China.
Source: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/travel...ia-s-first-disneyland-theme-park-5013418.html
