Is Disney building a park in the Midwest?

The planned development, called American Heartland Theme Park and Resort, is slated to open in phases, with the first phase opening in 2025-2026. Vinita, Okla. is about a 3.5-hour drive from Lake of the Ozarks, 3 hours from Kansas City, 2.5 hours from Oklahoma City, and 5 hours from Dallas.



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A theme park that will be similar in size to Magic Kingdom® Theme Park and Disneyland® Park is being built in the Midwest. American Heartland Theme Park and Resort will be built in phases over the next few years.

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American Heartland Theme Park and Resort will be built along Route 66, just west of Grand Lake, in northeast Oklahoma. That's a little under 6 hours from Des Moines, Iowa, just over 6 hours from Lincoln, Nebraska, and about 10 hours from Madison, Wisconsin.

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American Heartland will sprawl over 1,000 acres in the northeastern part of the state, according to developer Mansion Entertainment Group.

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The 1,000-acre development, named the American Heartland Theme Park and Resort, is scheduled to open in 2026 in the northeastern Oklahoma city of Vinita, according to a news release Thursday from the Missouri-based Mansion Entertainment Group, which is heading up the project.

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