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Disney Cruise Line backs down on plan for Bahamas private island resort
Sunday, 27 Jul, 2016
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Facing strong local opposition, Disney has backed out of plans to develop a private resort on an uninhabited Bahamas island.
Disney Cruise Line planned to build a port on Egg Island but this immediately sparked outrage among local residents.
The plan mobilized the local community in opposition with a petition of 3,000 calling for it to be blocked by the Prime Minister.
"We recently completed a careful and thorough review of a project at Egg Island and determined that the environmental impact of our intended development would be too significant," Disney Cruise Line spokeswoman Kim Prunty said in a statement.
"We are just happy to hear the project will not go forward and the environment in the area will not be destroyed," said Kenred Dorsett, minister of environment and housing.
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