They need to hire people to carry anyone who's not an olympic athlete the two miles ...four miles round trip ... it now takes to reach the ACTUAL lighthouse point! How did the Bahamas let a foreign multi-national corporation wall off a national treasure that should be able to be enjoyed by everyone whether they are able-bodied or not. It's like Holiday Inn was allowed to buy Old Faithful in the USA. We spent a couple days at the new "public beach" this summer and multiple groups of "locals" came to see "Disney" and were very disappointed and disillusioned with the lack of access. One worn out, very sweaty gentleman just muttered "never again" as he came trudging back. So sad. Hopefully lessons be learned?
So the ONLY economic impact to the Bahamas from the Disney development will be the salaries from 120 low paying jobs and a few t-shirt/craft vendors outside the gates?
If history has taught us anything it is this: when foreign entities come in handing out "trinkets to the natives" (in this case brightly colored t-shirts and Kaliks) run!
Using your analogy, would you spend all that money to go to Disney if they closed down a bunch of their rides and attractions?
The point I was making was that one of THE major attraction of coming to Eleuthera is now gone forever.
Eleuthera's Space Mountain is now closed. Eleuthera’s Castle has been demolished and walls put up.
I'm not against Disney or any other development coming to Eleuthera! Far from it. It's just a shame that this project had to wreck such a beautiful, irreplaceable place.
A main reason many foreign tourists come to Eleuthera is to experience the various natural attractions scattered along the island such as Preacher's Cave, Glass Window Bridge and the Rock Sound Ocean Hole to name a few.
In my opinion, the main attraction on Eleuthera, Lighthouse Point, has now effectively been cut off by the new Disney project!
The Disney project is like Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park being cut off from the public by a new Holiday Inn.
This article states that Disney has given the southern most point to the Bahamas for a National Park. Are we as foreign tourists going to be allowed to drive up to The Point? Or are we going to have to walk in a few miles from the proposed beach park?
I live in West Central Florida and I can fly to Europe for a little bit more than it costs me and my wife to fly to Eleuthera. Why should I continue to come to Eleuthera, rent a house and a car and $$$$pend a lot of money on food when the main attraction is now gone. Ten Bay is nice, but losing an experience like Lighthouse Point is a huge blow to what Eleuthera was.
The Bahamian Government should learn form this missed opportunity and start buying up beaches along the island of Eleuthera (while they still can) to provide a reason for people like me to continue to come. Otherwise, I'll fly non-stop to Cancun on for a fraction of the price and hassle.
LutraB says...
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On Environment specialists sign up to roles at Lighthouse Point
Posted 19 August 2022, 1:19 a.m. Suggest removal
LutraB says...
They need to hire people to carry anyone who's not an olympic athlete the two miles ...four miles round trip ... it now takes to reach the ACTUAL lighthouse point! How did the Bahamas let a foreign multi-national corporation wall off a national treasure that should be able to be enjoyed by everyone whether they are able-bodied or not. It's like Holiday Inn was allowed to buy Old Faithful in the USA. We spent a couple days at the new "public beach" this summer and multiple groups of "locals" came to see "Disney" and were very disappointed and disillusioned with the lack of access. One worn out, very sweaty gentleman just muttered "never again" as he came trudging back. So sad. Hopefully lessons be learned?
On Environment specialists sign up to roles at Lighthouse Point
Posted 19 August 2022, 1:14 a.m. Suggest removal
LutraB says...
So the ONLY economic impact to the Bahamas from the Disney development will be the salaries from 120 low paying jobs and a few t-shirt/craft vendors outside the gates?
If history has taught us anything it is this: when foreign entities come in handing out "trinkets to the natives" (in this case brightly colored t-shirts and Kaliks) run!
How very sad!
On LutraB
Posted 21 March 2019, 12:38 p.m. Suggest removal
LutraB says...
Using your analogy, would you spend all that money to go to Disney if they closed down a bunch of their rides and attractions?
The point I was making was that one of THE major attraction of coming to Eleuthera is now gone forever.
Eleuthera's Space Mountain is now closed. Eleuthera’s Castle has been demolished and walls put up.
I'm not against Disney or any other development coming to Eleuthera! Far from it. It's just a shame that this project had to wreck such a beautiful, irreplaceable place.
On Disney’s go-ahead in ‘$400m’ project: Lighthouse Point plan allows land for national park
Posted 12 March 2019, 5:04 p.m. Suggest removal
LutraB says...
A main reason many foreign tourists come to Eleuthera is to experience the various natural attractions scattered along the island such as Preacher's Cave, Glass Window Bridge and the Rock Sound Ocean Hole to name a few.
In my opinion, the main attraction on Eleuthera, Lighthouse Point, has now effectively been cut off by the new Disney project!
The Disney project is like Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park being cut off from the public by a new Holiday Inn.
This article states that Disney has given the southern most point to the Bahamas for a National Park. Are we as foreign tourists going to be allowed to drive up to The Point? Or are we going to have to walk in a few miles from the proposed beach park?
I live in West Central Florida and I can fly to Europe for a little bit more than it costs me and my wife to fly to Eleuthera. Why should I continue to come to Eleuthera, rent a house and a car and $$$$pend a lot of money on food when the main attraction is now gone. Ten Bay is nice, but losing an experience like Lighthouse Point is a huge blow to what Eleuthera was.
The Bahamian Government should learn form this missed opportunity and start buying up beaches along the island of Eleuthera (while they still can) to provide a reason for people like me to continue to come. Otherwise, I'll fly non-stop to Cancun on for a fraction of the price and hassle.
On Disney’s go-ahead in ‘$400m’ project: Lighthouse Point plan allows land for national park
Posted 11 March 2019, 5:20 p.m. Suggest removal