Disney to Build Park on Cemetery

I'm reading this news article that says that an existing cemetery will have to be moved to make way for the new Shanghai Disneyland.

Chinese authorities are trying to move 1,200 tombs from the future site of the planned Disney theme park in Shanghai before construction begins, state media said on Thursday.

The municipal government has offered compensation to the families of the deceased to help them bury their ancestors elsewhere, the Shanghai Daily reported, citing cemetery officials. Villagers in Chuansha county on the city's eastern outskirts will receive 300 yuan (S$60) for each relative moved to a new burial ground, the newspaper reported.

'More than 400 tombs have been moved so far,' said Ding Guojun, the general manager of Huilong Cemetery, which is involved in the grave relocation programme.

Of course, the Disney fan in me suddenly would say "Hold on! You have built in props to build the Haunted Mansion attraction around! Wouldn't it be a major coup to actually have the Haunted Mansion being truly haunted! Of course, I'm not sure if the ghosts would work under Disney's union scale, or if they'll go along with the placement of all those hidden Mickey's, but that's a different story....

Zz.