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Imagine Scar from The Lion King or Ursula from The Little Mermaid getting their own theme park treatment. A rumor has been floating around on the internet for years that Disney was considering building such a park, but never executed on the concept. Here's a meme with text spelling out the rumor that has been shared online: The text in the meme states, Disney once considered building a park dedicated entirely to villains called Dark Kingdom, which would have featured Maleficent's castle as its iconic centerpiece. Maleficent is the antagonist in Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, who lives in — what else? — a looming, dark castle. We found no basis in fact to support this rumor. We reached out to Disney to ask if the concept for such a park had been considered for creation, but didn't get a response in time for publication. We will update this story when and if we do. The travel and entertainment news site Thrillist dissected the rumor in depth in 2017, and also found no evidence to underpin the claims. It appears, Thrillist reported, that the idea of a Dark Kingdom villain-themed park originated not with Disney but on the internet. The rumor pops up on a platform like Reddit, for example, and speculation ensues. True or not, the speculation helps keep the rumor alive: It may be fun to imagine an antithesis to Disney's relentlessly upbeat brand of entertainment — and clearly, many have. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's real.
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