Matt N
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It has been announced that a BBC theme park is to be built. Just to clear something up, I'm not talking about Paramount London or London Entertainment Resort or whatever they're calling it. I'm talking about a completely different project. "But where in Britain is it being built?" I hear you ask. Well, it's actually being built on the Island of Hainan in China. The park will contain themed areas based on BBC programmes such as Top Gear and Planet Earth, and I think it might be one of those deals where the BBC has lent the theme park rights of the channel's programmes to some rich Chinese investors. What do you guys think about this new park? I personally think it's a bizarre idea, and it just shows how appealing China is to build a theme park in when the British Broadcasting Corporation of all people are building there instead of in the UK. Are the BBC immensely popular in China or something? On a side note, why is China (or Asia in general) so appealing to build a theme park in? Is it the booming economy? Or is land cheaper in Asia? Or is it some other reason that I don't know about? It must be pretty appealing whatever the reason, because in the 2016 TEA Attendance report, they reckon that by 2020, theme park attendance in Asia will be higher than theme park attendance in the USA.
P.S. Sorry for the long post.
P.S. Sorry for the long post.