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...
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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.
Ahhh you gotta love America. They spew hatred even across the skies... literally.
You've seen them everywhere. Hell, I've had brushes with death trying to read the damn things while driving home from work sometimes. I'm talking about advertisement banners pulled by airplanes in order to promote a company's product, or in this weekend's case, warning signs announcing there are huge orgies of hot gay men taking place at Disney.
Florida Family Association hired planes to fly two separate banners, and reportedly paid $7,000 to do it. The banners read "Warning Gay day at Disney 6/4" and "Warning Gay Pride Day at Disney 2 Day."
These are the same people that said, their emails to MTV to remove SKINS off the air "made a difference." Really? Really? Lord these people are nuts. "thousands of people enter the park, then turn around and leave then they see the same-sex couples. Mainstream America is offended."
Disney and event organizers disagreed with them.
This young Padawan took it upon herself to bow in allegiance to Darth Vader while on vacation with her family; It was cute and hilarious at the same time.
I guess she realized the power of the Dark Side, but Darth wasn't having any of it. He quickly had her escorted off to train with the Sith.
Regardless of what Wikipedia and Disney have to say on how it was made, the video is superb. The Disneyland Paris promo looks like a clay-mation or "Rudolph" type movie, and the music that accompanies it has that old 1920's feel to it.
Pack your bags and get ready to enjoy a whirlwind trip via our new tilt-shift video, "A Magical Day at Disneyland Paris," and see just about everything The Walt Disney Studios and Disneyland Park has to offer. Read more at the Disney Parks Blog: Here
According to Wikipedia, "Tilt-shift photography" refers to the use of camera movements on small- and medium-format cameras, and sometimes specifically refers to the use of tilt for selective focus, often for simulating a miniature scene. In simpler terms, Disney's blog states, "Tilt-shift videos like these use different photo angles, focus settings and color saturation adjustments to make the subject of a photo appear miniature. It took more than seven months and 4,000 photographs to produce this 2:38-minute clip."
I found the video fascinating, to say the least. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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