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F1 gets financial boost from collapsed theme park project
Only Bernie Ecclestone could make money from a project which never saw the light of day. In 2005 plans were announced to open a Formula One theme park in Dubai. Concept art of the project was released, ground was broken and construction work began. It was part of the £40bn Dubailand development which was expected to span 107 square miles - twice the size of Disney World in Florida which is currently the world's largest theme park resort. It was easy to see from the start that Dubailand was destined for failure but it took more astute analysis to work out that one of the only people who would benefit from it is Ecclestone.Theme parks work best when they are giving visitors the...
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