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Asked about Disney, which has been the subject of rumors for years in Southwest Missouri, Brown said, “I can’t release that.” Asked if he or others with ARM have ever done work for Disney, he said, “I can’t really comment on that.” Brown would only say that the project involves a “family-oriented” theme park that is privately owned. Brown, however, listed an address on the filing with the Missouri secretary of state’s office as 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA. That also is given as the address for Walt Disney Co. Another address listed on the filing is that of Jason Johnson, who gives his address as “Corporate Office” in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Lake Buena Vista is the address for numerous Disney properties. Asked when the name of the theme-park company would be released, Brown said that would be announced with a groundbreaking ceremony if the proposal goes forward. Asked if the company has identified sellers, Brown said ARM is working with Charles Burt Realtors in Joplin, and he specifically mentioned Allyn Burt. Burt said Wednesday that he was contacted several weeks ago to put together the land in an area south of Joplin. He stressed that the buyers are “flexible” in terms of the location. “We were very skeptical, not knowing how real this was,” he said. “We have been working on it, trying to get the majority (of property owners). We have not accomplished that.” He said ARM has been “very quiet” about who it represents, and he noted that rumors about theme parks have circulated around the region for a long time. “That’s kind of the reason we are skeptical,” he said. So far, Burt said, his efforts have turned up some “tough ones” and some “pretty good ones” regarding property owners willing to sell. “We can’t say it’s definite because they have told us it’s not,” he said. “We are hopeful, but a lot has to happen.” Asked whether the company is having any luck finding sellers in the region, Brown said, “Everyone has been really cooperative.” Several residents in the Redings Mill area, specifically along Douglas Fir Road, said Wednesday that they recently had been approached about selling their properties, but none suggested that any transactions had been completed. Gib Garrow, director of economic development for Neosho, said he also has heard the rumors about a theme park in the area, but nothing official. 
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