News claiming that a new Disney theme park will be coming to Malaysia in 2027 has become the talk of the town and caused a stir among Malaysians.
However, this was quickly debunked by CNN reporter Heather Chen, who confirmed in a tweet that Disney has no plans to build it theme park in Melaka.
Disney: ‘No plans to build theme park in Melaka’
In the tweet, Chen said that earlier reports were “purely speculative and misinformed.”
My tweet has now been deleted on orders of Disney. But the original clarification I made from reaching out and reporting still stands — There are no official plans for a Disney themed park in Malacca, earlier reports were purely speculative and misinformed.
To clarify: My tweet has now been deleted on orders of Disney. But the original clarification I made from reaching out and reporting still stands — There are no official plans for a Disney themed park in Malacca, earlier reports were purely speculative and misinformed.
— Heather Chen (@heatherchen_) November 17, 2022
A verified source also confirmed to SAYS that there were no plans to open a Disneyland in the country.
However, Disney has yet to issue an official statement over the matter.
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