Talk about absolutely creepy and cool at the same time. Ever hear of the fake Disneyland of China? Well, if you haven't here's a little synopsis courtesy of The Washington Post.
“Wonderland,” which is situated on a 100-acre plot of land 45 minutes
outside of Beijing, was intended to be a huge tourist destination. But
according to Reuters, construction was halted in 1998 when farmers and
local government sparred over property prices. A small “town,’ the
skeletal remains of a castle, and the metal framework of a huge pavilion
are all that remain, and the site is completely open to explorers.
Wonderland Amusement Park was to be the largest Amusement park in all of Asia, but unfortunately it never came to existence. And probably a good thing; Farmers have taken over and planted crops on the abandoned property. This is just another example of wasted money and resources. Families were uprooted and moved, just to build something that never came to be.
Scroll down and see the various pictures I found online, and watch a creepy video by Catherine Hyland after the jump.
You can see more pics and a video after the jump...
Wow, let's go back to 1957 for a moment. You probably have mothers and fathers who were just being conceived, or maybe even grandmothers who were one or two. You may even have grandfathers who were teenagers, or parents who were getting married. Regardless of where you're loved ones were at the time, Disneyland was short of two-years-old when this video was made. What did it feel like to be in "The Happiest Place On Earth" in 1957?
The Disney History Institute cleaned the film, transferred it with a Spirit DataCine, and edited a few clips to music. But all of the images here are from 1957, before the park was even two years old.
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- Blade 7184 aka Peter
