Travel & Leisure
Political instability clouds outlook for government-backed plan as election nears
There are no Disney parks in Southeast Asia. Hong Kong Disneyland, seen here, opened in 2005. (Photo by Takeshi Kihara)
YUKA KONISHI
February 6, 2026 03:15 JST
BANGKOK — Thailand hopes to bring Southeast Asia’s first Disneyland to a site east of Bangkok in a bid to boost the country’s struggling tourism industry, though the volatile political landscape makes the project’s future uncertain.
