Paramount Park Murcia: new theme park in Spain

There were some rumours 6 months ago about a new theme park in Spain based in Paramount Pictures and placed in Murcia. This region is in the Mediterranean coast, about 100 km from Terra Mítica Benidorm. The project responsibles say this park will compete directly with Disneyland Paris, not against Terra Mítica, either against Port Aventura, which actually is the best theme park in Spain and the only one that has obtained benefits and a huge attendance.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES TO BUILD BIGGEST THEME PARK IN SPAIN IN MURCIA

 

Paramount Pictures have chosen the region of Murcia for the construction of the biggest theme park in Spain, which aims to compete directly with Disneyland in Paris.

 

The project will have the added value of some cinematographic studios which will be the centre of all Paramount’s productions in Europe, according to the Murcian Councillor for Culture, Pedro Alberto Cruz.

 

Cruz has just got back from a trip to Dubai with a letter from the executive president of Paramount, Michael Bartok, who wants to start the ball rolling just as soon as it has been proven to be economically viable.

 

Cruz has said that the region of Murcia will become the “Leisure Centre of Spain, with a 2.5km² complex with 15,000 beds in hotels, creating 20,000 jobs, and attracting 3 million tourists to Spain. The amount of money to be invested will be decided next month, and private investors will be offered the possibility of putting their capital into the project.

 

The project is estimated to be completed within 2 years. It comes like a breath of fresh air for Spanish property agents, Spanish real estate companies, and other local businesses in the present financial climate.

Source: http://www.theleader.info/article/22202/paramount-pictures-to-build-biggest-theme-park-in-spain-in-murcia/

I'm wondering, how do they want to compete with Disney being placed in this region that have any remarkable percentage of foreign tourist arrivals? How do they want to compete with Disney if they only hope to reach 3 million visits per year while Disneyland receives four times more? How do they dare to compare Paramount with Disney?

I think they are a little arrogant and seems they're going to make the same mistake when Terra Mítica accepted to be part of Paramount Parks in 2001. Paramount only puts its name, but not its money. This was the biggest curse of Terra Mítica, even before politic stories. At this time, I think politics of Murcia are trying to win votes for next year regional elections and they're playing with citizens hope because they promise 20,000 job creation, while Port Aventura, which isn't only a theme park but a big resort, works about 3,000 people.

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