Bad Idea: Theme Park to Be Built over Osama Bin Laden Compound

March 6, 2013 at 9:51 AM | by jetflyboy | Comments (0)

Yes, you read correctly. There are indeed official plans for a theme park—one filled with roller coasters and frivolity—to take the place of the Abbottabad compound in which former al Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, spent his last few hours.

In an effort to boost tourism, the government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has plans to spend $30 million on the park that will draw visitors to the city for a more light-hearted reason. Abbottabad is considered one of the most beautiful places in Pakistan and we've hinted before that this place might take off.

For those whowill flock to the quiet city in the Himalayan foothills, you will have the choice of a heritage park, wildlife zoo, food and concessions street, adventure and paragliding clubs, waterfalls and jogging tracks. The amusement park will start with about 50 acres, but eventually expand to roughly 500 when all phases are complete.

Don't start packing your bags just yet. Ground breaking should take place this month and, if all goes to plan, the first loopty-loops on the roller-coaster will happen by 2018. Pakistani officials have claimed that the park will not be directly over the former compound, but encompassing the surrounding land. We can't imagine Disneyland or Universal Studios are too worried.

[Photo: Barcroft India]

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