Theoretic Transatlantic Tunnel Could One Day Connect The UK To The USA
A direct train from the UK to the USA may be possible in the future, at a huge cost.
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New (albeit unverifiable) estimates put the cost of the project at a staggering £15 trillion. In numbers, that's £15,000,000,000,000. However, this will reduce a 7-hour flight down to a 1-hour train journey. To compare, the UK to France Channel Tunnel is 30+ miles long and took six years to build with a cost of around £4.5 billion. The Atlantic tunnel would have to stretch over 3000 miles. Aside from the huge cost, the technology to get trains at those high speeds doesn't quite exist yet. That's also not taking into account the hurdles of tectonic plates, operating at ocean-level depths, and other things Mother Nature will throw at it. That's before discussions start about whether it would even be economically viable.
Although guests heading to Walt Disney World might not benefit much as you'll likely still have to fly from New York down to Orlando, so it might still be beneficial to fly the whole way. It's also unclear whether those with a fear of flying would be more comfortable travelling miles below the Atlantic Ocean rather than flying miles above it.
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Ash Hales is a British Disney Parks writer and the voice behind Mickey From The UK. Based in the South of England, he's been visiting Disney Parks for over three decades and launched Mickey From The UK in 2017 to provide practical, straight-talking advice for British guests - without the American bias.
Ash Hales is a British Disney Parks writer and the voice behind Mickey From The UK. Based in the South of England, he's been visiting Disney Parks for over three decades and launched Mickey From The UK in 2017 to provide practical, straight-talking advice for British guests - without the American bias.
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