new fun park

[lincolnboy]

Two new park to come to grand prairie and ft. Worth .

The city of Grand Prairie wants to build an indoor ski resort with a run as tall as Arlington’s AT&T Stadium. The $400 million project would be the largest in the United States, with seven slopes, a snowboard course with an Olympic half-pipe, and the first Hard Rock Hotel in Texas

The DreamVision Co., which recently moved its headquarters to Fort Worth, plans to develop a massive, 5,000-acre theme park in Fort Worth, which is designed to include golf courses, water parks, theaters, concert venues, retail and hotels.

[Unicorn Jeff]

I think it's time to move farther out of the metroplox

[71chevellejohn]

Hasn't the ski park been in the works for a while?

[Ruffdaddy]

Hasn't the ski park been in the works for a while?

Comes up like every damn year....

[mk5.0]

Comes up like every damn year....

for the last 10 years too..

[motoman]

The Jacobson Group had the original idea back in 06/07 and couldn't find investors for their Dallas based ski resort idea they had. They approached my last company multiple times about investment which resulted in a "No".

http://bearfireresort.com/index2.php?content=press

[Sean88gt]

Heard Disney bought land and is planning Disneyland Texas...

[jdgregory84]

Heard Disney bought land and is planning Disneyland Texas...

A company called dreamvision(I think) did. Should be announcing their plans on the 9th.

[95DRGT]

Where in GP would this be?

[lincolnboy]

Probly across from Lone Star park.

[46Tbird]

Has anyone else noticed all the Hawaiian Falls waterparks that sprang up overnight?

[Chili]

A company called dreamvision(I think) did. Should be announcing their plans on the 9th.

http://www.thedreamvisioncompany.com/press/

Ft. Worth, TX (February 9, 2015) -- The DreamVision Company, a Fort Worth-based privately owned entertainment and media enterprise, today announced plans for two multi-billion dollar theme parks and the addition of executive Dave Goodman as president of DreamVision Theme Parks and Resorts. DreamVision CEO Rick Silanskas says the parks are being developed in partnership with Bryan Robinson, CEO, Provident Global Capital, LLC.

“We are very excited about our partnership with DreamVision and their team of proven industry leaders. Even more compelling is how DreamVision aligns with Provident Global Capital’s core values and our mission of investing in companies that have a positive impact on society,” said Robinson.

Located in Fort Worth’s Metroplex region and slated to open in 2020, DreamVision Mountain/DreamScape, Texas will transport guests through multiple themed lands and attractions. Rising up in the center of the park will be the iconic DreamVision Mountain, a towering winter wonderland and one of the largest indoor winter snow experiences in the world, featuring winter sports like skiing, snowboarding and bobsledding. The realistic winter landscape, inspired by the artwork of Thomas Kinkade, will be created by technology developed by Malcolm Clulow, the foremost expert in indoor snowmaking. Themed lands, including Dreamscape Tinsel Town, Nadia’s Storybook Land and Dreamscape Metropolis, will surround DreamVision Mountain, each offering unique attractions, rides and adventures.

Plans for a second theme park in Muscle Shoals, Alabama will be announced February 11 at an 11 a.m. CST press conference at the Marriott Shoals Hotel.

According to Rick Silanskas, the company has already begun pre-development on the parks. “Although they are being built simultaneously, each has separate themes, rides and attractions that embody the DreamVision family brand,” he said.

Since 2002, Silanskas, a producer, musician and composer, who has created award winning work for the motion picture, television and animation industries, has assembled a team of top entertainment industry professionals, among them chief creative officer Ron Logan, previously executive vice president and executive producer for Walt Disney Entertainment and the force behind the Broadway production of “Beauty and the Beast,” and president Vince Silanskas, a former Walt Disney World executive.

DreamVision has added Dave Goodman, a longtime entertainment executive, to head up the theme park division. Goodman is a former vice president of entertainment and executive producer at Disneyland Resort and has held executive level positions at Walt Disney Special Events Group and Busch Entertainment Corporation.

“We are thrilled to have Dave take charge of the theme park division,” Silanskas said. “With his expertise, DreamVision has the best team to launch these two family-oriented theme parks. Both parks will include golf courses, water parks, hotels, concert venues, retail and more.”

Pioneering a new breed of family entertainment, DreamVision also announced an extensive partnership with The Thomas Kinkade Company; a music division and label called DREAMVISION MUSIC; a CGI film “NADIA” (in production); and the Broadway adaption of “NADIA.”

It makes to have a big park, on par with Disneyland and Disneyworld, in the DFW area, because it is more centrally located than the other two.

[Tremor14]

i havent heard of this one specifically but there is a convention center/hotel/entertainment mecca going up in arlington in the next few years, so im not totally against it. but i can say 100% at this point it's just an idea. there are no architectural plans out.

[jluv]

http://www.thedreamvisioncompany.com/press/



It makes to have a big park, on par with Disneyland and Disneyworld, in the DFW area, because it is more centrally located than the other two.

Isn't Six Flags over Texas bigger than Disneyland?

[Chili]

Isn't Six Flags over Texas bigger than Disneyland?

Well, closer than I thought in acreage, but California Adventure pushes it over the edge.

But Disneyland is far nicer than Six Flags.