As Meeusen tells it, haphazard development around the park left Disneyland isolated in the middle of an urban area.

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Even Walt Disney travelled to Europe in the 1950s, searching for inspiration for what would become the world-famous Disneyland, his first theme park project in California.

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They deny that the area will become one giant theme park, a sort of Disneyland in Africa.

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Firstly there's the lad or lass whose idea it was to turn a swashbuckling Disneyland theme park ride into a film.

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There was a measure of agreement from archrival Singapore, where Renton de Alwis, head of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore, said Hong Kong Disneyland would be another attraction in the region for locals looking for theme-park experiences.

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Behind a high fence a robot glides on a monorail around 20 solar panel arrays attached to steel poles, like WALL-E on a Disneyland ride. (See video below.) The robot, made by Menlo Park, Calif.

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You've heard of Disneyland, Legoland and Alton towers but now a new theme park has opened which the owners say is perfect for beating the credit crunch.

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