Disney World coming to SW Missouri?

[SilverMallard]

The reality is that Disney does use proxy companies to speculate and scout real estate all over the country both for development of future projects and for flipping. The Disney name drives property values up. So they buy stuff, leak that they bought it, wait for values to jump due to speculation, and then dump it. They make a LOT of money doing this. And every once in awhile they actually build something on a piece of it...which perpetuates the whole deal. It's a byproduct of what they do.

There ARE, in fact, such entities scouting property in the Ozarks and have been for about 20 years now. But that does NOT mean Disney has any intention of ACTUALLY building a park here. And even if Disney WANTS to build one, they are a LONG WAY from actually doing so due to lack of infrastructure (high-volume highways and airports).

And there was truly a group looking to build a raceway S of Branson a few years back. But NASCAR was just one organization's name being kicked around. Being the "big dog," the name sort of "stuck" to the proposal. But NASCAR had made NO commitments. I haven't heard anything about that boondoggle in over 2 years now.

Just because someone asks about a piece of property...whether it is for sale or not and what would someone take for it, or if the gov't would improve infrastructure IF such-and-such were done...does not mean it's a REAL development project with legs. It just means people are considering it and exploring the situation to determine the feasibility/attractiveness of a given idea. But folks get wind of these things, think they have the "inside scoop," and start rumors flying about how it is HAPPENING.

Undeveloped land and even developed residential property values in the Ozarks are VERY low when compared to other regions of the country. This has attracted speculators and developers for decades. It won't stop anytime soon. There is nothing new about the big boys sniffing around our neck o the woods. But you have no idea whether or not they are at all serious until the PULL PERMITS for construction. And those are a matter of public record.

[back o d boat]

If you walk thru the sticks & ticks,this area they are talking about is only a mile from my house,There was an article in our paper ther other day saying all these rumors were false.The land they are talking about is pretty rugged a lot of it is old mining land and is undermined.The roads are curvey it would cost a mint to build roads to this area,heck it took 30 years just to get us a new bridge at Reddings Mill, and this area is just south of the Mill.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Construction is expensive here, no doubt. Its not cheap to flatten hills and fill hollows.