After literally months of unsubstantiated gossip, Paramount Pictures made a formal announcement on Friday 10 September to say that it will be opening its first theme park in Europe with Spain, specifically Murcia, as the chosen location.
US Giants Paramount Consider Murcia for Theme Park
Paramount Pictures has chosen the region of Murcia as a potential European location for the construction of a giant theme park to compete with Disneyland Paris.Minister of Culture, Pedro Cruz and President of the Murcia region, Ramon Luis Valcarcel, have been in discussions with Michael Bartok, Executive Vice President of the licencing division of Paramount Pictures.
Murcia’s New International Airport Back on Track
Construction of the new international airport in Murcia began in July 2008. The airport, which is now expected to take its first flights in September 2011, will be one of Spain’s largest airports.
