Actually what makes me look back at the article is the news of Japan Rail (JR) making inroads into Singapore.
I guess whichever the ultimate consortium makeup, has to come up with the "magic" to sweeten the bid for the job.
I guess whichever the ultimate consortium makeup, has to come up with the "magic" to sweeten the bid for the job.
Thanks for sharing this article. Reading through it, it seems like many of the points are still valid today.
In fact, with the HSR (to KL and plan to Bangkok in future) and the upgrade of Senai airport, especially with AirAsia being a dominant low-cost carrier in the region, the situation is more favorable for Oriental Land now than 6-7 years back.
Together with the Ferry Service from Puteri Harbour to Indonesia, and the success of Gentiing's Universal Studios and Legoland. The critical mass market tourists from SEA countries could be met. The 2 existing theme park could compliment Disneyland nicely.
It's not an unlikely situation now. Hope the Election results could be favorable enough to entice them to make Nusajaya Disneyland a reality.