A well-known vintner recently unveiled his bold idea to relocate Disneyland to South Australia.
Seppeltsfield and Penny’s Hill vineyard owner Warren Randall is urging a group of corporate executives and government officials to investigate the possibility of building the seventh Disneyland in the world in his state.
He requests funding for the project and claims it might lead to a significant increase in employment and additional investments.
According to Mr. Randall, the planned project would be “statement-making” and make “a lot of sense” for Adelaide.
Additionally, he is providing a portion of his substantial landholdings as the attraction’s location.
“I believe that in the tourist industry, we are all starting to become weary of Adelaide being the stopover city on flights connecting Sydney and Perth. Mr. Randall told The Advertiser that it was high time for our state to make a statement or a few comments.
McLaren Vale would be my choice since it is broad, open, flat, close to the ocean, and close to the mountains.
Mr. Randall said that a large portion of his property was devoted to grapes when asked whether he would make part of his Randall Wine Group’s land available for a Disneyland.
But I would most certainly love to make land available for the site as a starting point. Definitely. You find a way,’ he replied. “Either you sell the property to a consortium, lease it, or donate it.
“First, you locate the proper spot in the proper locale. I believe that the fact that we are so near to the city, the beach, and the hills, especially with the two-way Southern Expressway, makes a significant impact.
The Californian theme park Anaheim offers excellent resources and a well-developed infrastructure for traffic, transportation, parking, and other issues.
But the model is already in place. The land is ours. All we need to bring everything together is the will, the desire, and the energy.
To be successful, he said, a hypothetical SA Disneyland required a “body and strength of commitment from the local area.”
He said that “a lot of political work” is required to evaluate the employment and financial benefits the theme park, branded “the happiest place on earth,” will provide.
When asked whether further investigation was necessary, Mr. Randall said, “Certainly.” Absolutely. Why wouldn’t they want to employ people in the tourist industry and encourage families from other countries to stay?
“It would have a significant ripple effect for our state and start to grow us again, instead of decline,” the speaker said.
The state administration has not received “any proposal of this sort,” according to a spokeswoman for Premier Peter Malinauskas, who also noted that Mr. Randall is a daring businessman who has significantly benefited the state.