Nickelodeon's
plans for an
underwater Spongebob Squarepants attraction has
sparked outrage
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Despite uproar from the local community, it appears Nickelodeon will push ahead with its
plans to build an undersea
attraction in Palawan — one of the Philippines' most pristine islands.
Nickelodeon first an**unced on Monday in a press release that it would be building an "undersea
attraction and resort" on Palawan, as part of a 400-hectare development with Coral World Park (CWP).
Palawan Island is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and has been called the "last ecological frontier of the Philippines".
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Nickelodeon said the
attraction is planned to include some of its iconic characters such as
Spongebob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer.
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