{"id":3358,"date":"2023-07-22T16:47:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T16:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2023-07-22T16:47:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T16:47:29","slug":"disneys-biggest-nightmare-red-state-building-2-billion-theme-park-that-rivals-magic-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/22\/disneys-biggest-nightmare-red-state-building-2-billion-theme-park-that-rivals-magic-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney\u2019s Biggest Nightmare: Red State Building $2 Billion Theme Park That Rivals Magic Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59e29d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59e29d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99c5234\" data-id=\"99c5234\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b402b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"e3b402b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>The House of Mouse is getting some competition.<\/p>\n<p>It was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanheartlandthemepark.com\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>Wednesday that over $2 billion will be spent to open American Heartland Theme Park and Resort in northeast Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed 125-acre park is comparable to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-getting-desperate-travel-expert-drops-major-clue-house-mouse-headed-toward-cliff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disney World\u2019s<\/a>Magic Kingdom, located in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe park will feature an Americana-themed environment with a variety of entertaining rides, live shows, family attractions, waterways as well as restaurant-quality food and beverage offerings,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s set to be comprised of six distinct areas \u2014 Great Plains, Bayou Bay, Big Timber Falls, Stony Point Harbor, Liberty Village and Electropolis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1329 cwvlazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-40.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-40.png 477w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-40-276x300.png 276w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-40-300x326.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"519\" data-src=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-40.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-40.png 477w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-40-276x300.png 276w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-40-300x326.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The park is aiming for an opening date of fall 2026 and will be built in multiple stages. Stage one includes an RV park\u00a0planned to open in spring 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, there are plans for a 300-room hotel and an indoor water park with no set dates currently announced.<\/p>\n<p>American Heartland CEO Larry Wilhite said he believes<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/entire-oklahoma-team-glorifies-god-live-espn-historic-national-championship-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a>will be the perfect spot for a theme park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the crossroads of the heartland, Oklahoma is an attractive location for a family entertainment destination,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe state\u2019s business-friendly approach and innovative partnership efforts have helped make this possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to bringing unforgettable generational experiences to Oklahoma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2 Billion Dollar Theme Park - American Heartland - Opening In 2026!\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nELI5qxequU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>GOP Oklahoma State Sen. Micheal Bergstrom shared a similar sentiment: \u201cThere\u2019s no better place to represent the heart of America than northeast Oklahoma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The park\u2019s design team is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanheartlandthemepark.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">made up<\/a>of over 20 former Disney Parks builders and Walt Disney Imagineers and together share \u201cover 500 years of Disney and Entertainment experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>American Heartland Founder and Chief Creative Officer Gene Bicknell made it clear the park is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americans-send-bud-light-brutal-message-july-4-sales-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pro-U.S.A.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is so much to celebrate about our country: its landscapes, its cultures and most importantly, its people,\u201d Bicknell said. \u201cNo matter where you\u2019re from, you\u2019ll feel right at home at American Heartland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAmerican Heartland will be a place families can come together to create lasting memories, experience joy, laughter, imagination and wonder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared originally on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a998c77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a998c77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bb4ad3\" data-id=\"5bb4ad3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b834d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b834d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>This article appeared originally on :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trendingpoliticsnews.com\/\">https:\/\/trendingpoliticsnews.com<\/a>\/ or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theamericantribune.com\/\">https:\/\/theamericantribune.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Mouse is getting some competition. It wasannouncedWednesday that over $2 billion will be spent to open American Heartland Theme Park and Resort in northeast Oklahoma. The proposed 125-acre park is comparable toDisney World\u2019sMagic Kingdom, located in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim, California. \u201cThe park will feature an Americana-themed environment with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3358","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-daily-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3360,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358\/revisions\/3360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}