I have to wonder, are the people behind the project actually deluded or are they continuing for a laugh. I can't see them continuing solely to save face as they've had so many times they could have ended it.
"...what entertainment resort operators in every corner of the globe assure us is the best site in Europe for such a project..."
According to an article in The Times, Michael Eisner once said that his only regret is that he never built a theme park near Ebbsfleet. Apparently, Disney industrial engineers used a computer to work out where the best location for a new theme park would be, and it's Ebbsfleet.
Shame the Eurostar isn't stopping there yet. Could stick the plans on one and ship them to the French.Ebbsfleet. Where theme park dreams go to die.