MELAKA: A Disneyland theme park and Disney City will be built on 80.9ha of land in Jasin, here, by the year 2027.
It is set to be the biggest such theme park in Southeast Asia.
State Heritage and Culture Committee chairman Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis proudly announced that the development of the theme park will be the first in Asean, coming after the ones in China, Europe and Japan.
The construction is estimated to cost about RM2 billion, according to Melaka Hari Ini.
"After more than 20 years, we will have our very own new theme park and even though it might not be so large I feel that it will be more than enough to live up to the Disneyland name which is an achievement and feat in itself to be brought to our shores.
"The theme park will improve and further add to our goal to achieve the target of 20 million tourists in a span of just three years and return to the original landmark of 18.7 million tourists that we manage to attract back in 2019.
"Disneyland has been in the planning, and we are looking into the possibility of it being in the district of Jasin. We cannot reveal the exact location just yet, but the size of the project, the theme park is expected to be between 150 and 200 acres (6.7 to 80.9ha)," he disclosed.
Jailani was speaking to reporters after witnessing the signing of memoranda of understanding for the development of a 22km-long "Maglev" transportation system (involving trains operating on an electromagnetic system) which will connect Melaka's tourist hotspots, as well as the development of the theme park.
He said the investment value for the Maglev line was estimated at US$200 million (about RM900 million).
The MoUs involved several companies, namely Taming Sari Bhd, the banking institutions of Exim Credit Dubai Zurich Capital Bank and Sparco Bank UK, and the Korea Camping Caravanning Federation A Divisional Corporation (KCCF).
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