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[craigbeck]

Anyone seen this story.... this would be fantastic for Pyla, Larnaca and Cyprus as a whole:

WE recently reported how the Cyprus Government had announced plans to increase the number of golf courses on the island from from three to fourteen in an effort to help boost the numbers of tourists visiting the island.

Over the weekend, the Greek-language newspaper Politis revealed the plans of four Russian investors who are looking to build a Disneyland-style tourist theme park at Pyla. At an estimated cost of €800 million the project would be the largest foreign capital investment ever made in Cyprus said Charilaos Stavrakis, the Minister of Finance.

The consultants working on behalf of the investors believe that the theme park will bring many benefits to Cyprus; it will create 3,000 new jobs and, more importantly for the economy, attract half a million high purchasing power tourists annually from the former Eastern bloc countries.

The proposed theme park will cover an area of some 600 donums (around 80 hectares) and could be situated in the UN buffer zone that currently separates the Greek & Turkish Cypriot communities.

The Russian government is aware of the plans and seems to support the project, particularly as the site proposed will allow it to exercise increased influence in the politics of the island. The Cyprus government is currently reviewing the application submitted by the Boema Group (who represents the interests of the Russian investors). If given the go ahead, the theme park will have two main entrances - one on the southern side and one on the northern and will have Turkish-themed attractions.

The park will seek to gain the reputation of being the ‘Euro Disney of the Mediterranean’. It will include a 1,000 room five star hotel that will be shaped so that all the rooms have a view of the gardens. Plans for the theme park will include various attractions such as a water park, cinemas, theatres, auditoriums, stadiums - some of which will have closed roofs inspired by the Egyptian pyramids, a ski centre, waterfalls, adventure parks, shops, spas, saunas, Roman baths and a museum.

[purdey]

I read the story but why ruin the island any further. 3000 jobs who for ? I can see more cheap labour been drafted into the island to maximise profits, all other profits will go into the investors pockets. In short another all inclusive that will not benefit the island as a whole.

[Z4]

If this is true why build it in Pyla? Where do tourists mainly visit Pyla or Paphos? Surely they would if built something in Paphos? Oh well.......good for the economy and tourism for CY

[Oracle]

I think if it had to be built, they should use one of the Bases.

[kurupetos]

If this is true why build it in Pyla? Where do tourists mainly visit Pyla or Paphos? Surely they would if built something in Paphos? Oh well.......good for the economy and tourism for CY

Pyla was chosen for political reasons. There are plans to build another one in Paphos. There are always plans in Cyprus but very rarely we see something actually happening. By the way I posted this about a week ago. http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... highlight=

[kurupetos]

I think if it had to be built, they should use one of the Bases.

or better they can use the buffer zone....

[Z4]

If this is true why build it in Pyla? Where do tourists mainly visit Pyla or Paphos? Surely they would if built something in Paphos? Oh well.......good for the economy and tourism for CY

Pyla was chosen for political reasons. There are plans to build another one in Paphos. There are always plans in Cyprus but very rarely we see something actually happening. By the way I posted this about a week ago. http://www.cyprus-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... highlight=

2 Disneylands in CY? OMG

[Raymanoff]

Who said they will build it in Pyla? One of the investors is a friend of my uncle and they said they been pulling some strings and calling few favors on governmental levels and there were few possibilities of removing Dekhelia Garisson completely and built Theme park right there. UK Military is in the bad economic state and this buyout comes in the right time.

[craigbeck]

If this got the go ahead when do you think building would start - it would help with the massive downturn in building work - the government should pull out all the stop to make it happen

[lyso]

All these things require water.
Where is it going to come from Russia?