TheMousiah

Happy Anniversary, Australia's Wonderland! May our efforts lead to its successor before the 35th anniversary!

December 5 marks what would have been the 114th birthday of Walt Disney. He passed almost half a century ago and relatively young, yet his legacy lives on stronger than ever. For the millions of people entertained and inspired by this man and by the close to a century span of The Walt Disney Company, thank you!

Thank you to the group, both the supporters and the skeptics. I only stumbled upon this group because I accidentally ended up seeing a bunch of negative comments that I knew were based on everything except the actual facts about the project itself and wanted to investigate. Ended up wanting to know more about the fan community on this group, though seem to have to run in circles just proving who I am- and, noticed that those who were skeptics long before I ever read these threads seem committed to remaining so for the time being. Also found some who want to give us the opportunity to prove the worth of the plans on their own merits, for which I am grateful. I don;t have any contempt for anyone. That does not mean I should just let people bad mouth things loudly without ever calling them out for it. Not intended to offend at all, just to set the record straight. Would love to share the details of what is really happening and look forward to being free to do so soon! Just asking for some patience- it really will be worth the wait. As for asking someone who says they are "involved" to satisfy their own curiosity by confirming through established channels- that is specific to the person who said they were "involved" beyond this fan community- simply because if they truly are, they can do so with a click of a mouse. Sounds reasonable? After all, this project has people in multiple time zones conferring all the time so it is hardly an issue for someone who claims to be involved to follow-up and confirm for themselves, I really am that easy for them to reach despite the time zones. The plan's feasibility makes more business sense for their 2020's target date thanks to the numbers estimated to be either in Australia or visiting by that time. This is part of why what was not feasible in the '70's and '80's is possible for the decades to come. The need for the correct site to hold this massive development is very real- it has to be large enough and it has to fit the infrastructure needs and possibilities in Western Sydney for the 2020's and beyond. This takes time, but again is worth the patience of being conducted with due diligence. I am thankful for an opportunity to get to know you- including the skeptics. I remain certain that as time advances and events progress, you will find plenty to like about what we are trying to accomplish in Australia. That said, between the time changes and my many responsibilities both with this project and elsewhere in the industry, I may not be available to take part here too often- that's not due to lack of interest in what you think or would like, it's just practicality. I will try to check in when I can. I came here to investigate some comments and now hope to try to stay around to get to know the people here and to see what I might learn from what the fan community would like to enjoy. Hope we all enjoy the ride!

With all due respect, I have no idea who you are Alex- having no one working on the project whatsoever from your area and having never had anyone named Alex mentioned to me by Ammar or anyone else. So no idea what "involvement" in the project past and present you could be referring to- besides, everyone really involved knows precisely who I am and how to find me. In any event, nope- no inaccuracies in anything I've posted and I really do have reason to know! Nice to "meet" nonetheless, though I find this forum a rather strange place and doubt I'll visit too often. I'm already available enough elsewhere, and those truly "in the know" should have no difficulty getting in touch.

Thanks for the welcome! I hate the crappy art and the website- and have made that clear to Ammar from day one! The real concept art will be made public and it is clearly of another level. When the project went from an idea to a reality, the playing field changed. There are way too many variables at play right now and, once we are free to legally do so, there will be much more to share with the media and the public. Hopefully soon! When Ammar first set out to "bring back Wonderland," he was not trying for anything as ambitious as what the Western Sydney Theme Park precinct has become. We'll still honor Wonderland's brief history and there will be plenty of nods to the past- but, overall, this is a new project. The principals involved in the actual development of the two parks and the destination resort are all industry professionals with a great deal of experience globally. Many of the details of the attractions and the parks remain proprietary by definition- and we can't say too much more until the land deal we really want is closed and ours. So back to work for me and the team- though we are eager to share our work as it becomes possible for us to do so. The website will undergo a complete overhaul once its new and accurate content is cleared as legal to share. I'm used to having to deal with NDA's for these projects and yes, it is frustrating to not be able to share our work with everyone as fast as we would like to. But the payoff in the long-term is worth the wait.

If you bothered to actually read my post it would be obvious that we have multiple land options to pick from- and of way larger acreage than what Village had to deal with, and with way larger infrastructure issues to go with them. We had to await the funding before we could close on our land options, and still have to await approval processes. Thus, multiple versions of the master plan to match each land option. This isn't a water park, nor a regional theme park- this a complete themed destination resort with multiple parks- it is much like designing and building a city in many respects. I am sixteen hours behind most of you- still based in Florida- and despite insomnia allowing me some time to kill, I am unlikely to keep replying to every thing here. Just had stumbled upon this thread and felt a need to set somethings right. By the way, there are multiple investors and there are multiple feasibility studies- including one for each possible land site and allowing for different scenarios. We simply don't share such things with non-stake holders, frankly- so for those who wish to just be negative, enjoy yourselves. The professionals at work on the real project will still be working on it regardless what you decide to assert.

Hardly a "random newbie"- I am the GM of the actual project and have been an active professional in the themed entertainment industry for over 27 years. Only joined and posted because I accidentally stumbled upon this thread and the negative comments based on misinformation ticked me off enough for me to feel a need to reply. Sorry that the actual nature of master planning a massive and expensive theme park destination resort involves non- disclosure agreements and a need to not blab every detail to the general public- so there are obvious limits to what can be shared. Main point is that this project is very, very real and there are already a number of themed entertainment professionals from various disciplines working on it. If you are truly park fans and not just into being naysayers then have some patience- it will be rewarded. By the way, if you do spend any time at all in the real industry newsgroups then you already know exactly who I am and just how very genuine this project is.

This project is very real and I am the professional guy moving his life to the Sydney area to bring it to fruition. It includes two theme parks, two on-site themed resorts, all-weather water park facilities and a shopping and entertainment complex and is being master planned as a multi-day resort with immersive themed entertainment areas. This is way beyond the original Wonderland and, while we certainly will have elements of the original theme park in our "DNA," this is no mere regional theme park and definitely NOT an attempt to resurrect a venue that never made a profit in its history. The existing website pre-dates everyone involved in the current project and is awaiting certain major announcements before it is replaced by one that really reflects the Western Sydney Theme Park resort precinct as it will truly be. We are currently working with multiple master plans while working on our land acquisition and other prerequisites. Much of what is happening behind the scenes can't be shared with the public at this early point, but we will be making more announcements once we can do so.