I traveled home late to Tennesse tonight so the blog is not thought-provoking or revealing. However, a very interesting announcement was just made about the city of Spring Hill. The mayor of Spring Hill and the CEO of a company called “Big International Group of Entertainment Inc” announced that Spring Hill will be getting a theme park. And the plans seem to indicate that it will be rather large, a "mini-Disney". Some of the plans include:
- Theme park, 80 acres
- Theme park expansion, 8 acres
- Theme park parking, 50 acres
- General parking, 83 acres
- Service area, 37 acres
- Amphitheater, 4 acres
- Water park, 10 acres
- Park Hotel, 12 acres
- Entertainment Complex Hotel, 10 acres
- Conference Center Hotel, 25 acres
- Timeshare parcel, 35 acres
- Pool ammenities, 12 acres
- Conference Center, 12 acres
- Entertainment Complex, 20 acres
- Lake, 10 acres Developes have been in talks with the NBA about bringing a team to this area
- Over 80 restaurants have committed to be a part of the development
- A charter school for kids is a definite part of the plans
- Two resort hotels with 4,000 rooms per hotel have committed to build
I was once the Head of the Planning Commission for this city and knew that a company was looking to build a theme park here. My guess is that this project has been in the plans for 3-4 years. Will it really happen? I have my doubts but am hopeful at the same time. It seems incredulous that $750 million would be spent on this area, some 30 minutes outside of a mid-size city. But it would be fun.
So I say we make plans for the next Showalter reunion on Thanksgiving of 2012!
Stay tuned.
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