I personally doubt that the voice of residents had as major a role in Disney America's disappearance. I recall reading a news article that noted Disney had decided to put more emphasis in animated feature films and less into theme parks. It seems to be a fairly simple return on investment sort of issue. The Lion King saw not only the return on their initial investment but a major profit in just a very short time. Disney America was going to require a much more significant investment of capital with a much slower rate of return on their investment. I believe they were estimating costs of $250 million with annual revenues of about $35 million. In other words, it would take a lot longer to realize profits from the theme park than from animated films... The objections of the locals just made the decisions to cut their losses that much easier. Anyway, that's MHO... Richard Efthim, Naturalist Center National Museum of Natural History Washington, DC 20560 (202)357-1503 fax:(202)786-2778 [log in to unmask]