'British Disneyland' leaves locals with wasteland as demise is 'kick in the nuts' The mega-them park dream died after years of legal wrangling The demise of a proposed "British Disneyland" has left locals frustrated and reeling. With at least six roller coasters planned, according to artists' impressions, along with luxury hotels and posh restaurants, the impressive theme-park project was officially canned this month. A number of residents near the 372-acre site at Swanscombe Peninsula, near Dartford, Kent have been left feeling like the decision was a "kick in the nuts".
The £2.5billion Paramount Entertainment Resort was first announced in 2012 and would have been three times larger than any other in the UK. But debts of more than £100million and a number of planning issues have meant the park, which would have seen two new ferry terminals built and up to 33,000 jobs created, is no more.
Costing billions, the park was first proposed in 2012 (Image: Paramount London / SWNS ) The company behind the Kent project, London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), was forced into liquidation at the High Court. "All of a sudden they pulled the plug - it was a bit of a kick in the nuts really," Mark West, director of local accident repair shop Barney Sands said to The Sun. "It's not even a relief it's over, because the estate is in such a state because in some way there's no going back.
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