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WDW: Disney Plans to Add New Venue to Wide World of Sports Complex (02-01-2016 02:02 PM)
Disney Plans to Add New Venue to Wide World of Sports Complex
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Walt Disney World has filed plans with the South Florida Water Management District to build a new venue at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with a 180,000 square foot footprint. The project will be on 10 acres on property that currently includes wetlands. Disney has filed for permission to develop on more wetland areas.
Interesting, especially the development on wetland areas. I didn't realise Disney had wetland areas left. I guess it's a reminder of just how much land they still have to develop.
There's a LOT more land left for WDW to expand into, Cheryl. I had no idea how much until your comment got me wondering.
Here's what I found--
"Disney World in Florida is the size of a large town. Its 40 square miles make it the equivalent of San Francisco. That breaks down to more than 25,000 acres, 25 percent of which is permanently set aside as wilderness preserve land. Less than 35 percent of Disney World's land has been developed so far. The adjacent town of Celebration, Florida, was built on land formerly owned by Disney." http://traveltips.usatoday.com/disne...rida-2108.html
Less than 35 percent is currently in use??? That's almost impossible to envision. I do recall reading elsewhere once that there is enough undeveloped land owned by Disney to build about EIGHT more theme parks.
That's so mindboggling I can't begin to imagine Disney World being that much larger!
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When we were there in December a cm at one man's dream was talking with us about the wetlands, he stated that walt had wetlands that are not to be developed and preserved for the animals. Therefore the cm said if they were to make any parks bigger they would have to purchase more wetlands first. We were happy walt thought about the animals and saving them. Otherwise all the land they own would probably be built up now.
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