The Dark Kingdom: The missing Disney theme park

In recent years however, Disney Villains have only had more prominence, even though they don't have their own park yet. In 2014 Angelina Jolie starred as Sleeping Beauty villain Maleficent in an antagonist-driven origin story which made around $800 million, and Jolie has been quoted as stating that a sequel is being developed. In light of the success of this venture, Disney has also proposed that Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians be given her own movie, starring Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone, and over on the Disney Channel, Descendants, a live-action TV movie about the kids of famous Disney villains performed very well in terms of ratings.

Not only this but in 2013 a 13-hour Disney Villains event, entitled Villains Unleashed, was a sensation at Disney's Hollywood Studios. So there's clearly a profit to be made from Disney Villains; it's not as though people wouldn't want a park that caters to a dark Disney, but it seems to be no closer to fruition than it was back in the 90s. Demand is there, there's no question about that, but the actual business logistics of building a new park mean that it's always going to be unlikely.