Is a new Disneyland theme park valued at "$100 billion" coming to Ohio as some social media posts claim? No, that's not true: The news originated on Mouse Trap News, a satirical publication specializing in Disney-related stories. The site described the story about a new park in Cincinnati, Ohio as "totally made-up" in the footer of the article.
The story came from an article (archived here) published by Mouse Trap News on March 11, 2026 titled "BREAKING: A New Disneyland is Coming to Ohio - Mouse Trap News" which opened:
Breaking news, a new Disneyland is coming to Ohio. It will be a $100 billion project across 50,000 acres, and will be built in Cincinnati, Ohio. This will be the third Disney theme park in the United States and the most ambitious. According to an internal source, this project has just been approved by the Walt Disney Company as well as the state of Ohio.
The footer of the article included a disclaimer that read:
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Mouse Trap News features an about page (archived here) that describes the site as:
Mouse Trap News is the world's best satire and parody site, and authors of The Ultimate Guide to an Affordable Disney Trip, a best-seller. We write fake stories about Disney Parks stuff. From Disney Park announcements to Disney Hotel and resort news to made-up Disney partnerships, you can be assured that anything you read here is not true, real, or accurate, but it is fun. So technically our slogan The Moused Trusted Name in Disney News isn't true, but we thought it was creative and funny, so we are running with it.
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A Google News search for news articles mentioning Disneyland, Ohio, Cincinnati and "theme park" did not return any relevant results (archived here), indicating there were no news stories about such a project.
