(fake) Beijing China Disneyland

filmfreak11 · 07-21-2006, 05:49 AM

I was on my 3 week China/Japan vacation and our first stop was Beijing, China. On our way to The Great Wall of China, we passed by this copy cat version of what I think it closest to Tokyo Disneyland. This "Disney" park has nothing to do with the actual company. The parking lot was quite narrow between the park and freeway, but I think there was more parking on the other side of the freeway with a bridge over the freeway and to the park. Our tour guide said it was being built in 1991 but stopped because of no money and bad economy. So it's just been sitting there. There's a perimeter wall themed as the castle (pink walls and blue rooftops) that can clearly be seen from the parking lot and freeway. Their main street's glass canopy was completed. And their Cinderella style castle was barebones with concrete and steel exposed to the elements. I took a video of the park as we passed by, I'll try to get it on youtube. There's a chance it might get completed because the olympics are coming to Beijing in 2008.

Has anyone heard of this Disneyland copy-cat?? Isn't there a thing called international copyrights?

PS, in Xian, China at the Terra Cotta Warriors, they have a theater that plays a movie about how the Terra Cotta warriors came to be from start to present. It was actually a Circle Vision movie!! It needed new films and lots of maintenance, but it was Circle Vision theater with no seats and with 9 screens. Brought Disneyland nostagia to me

FrumiousBoojum · 07-21-2006, 07:25 AM

Well, foreign parks modeled after Disneyland isn't really a new thing. Take a look at the infamous Nara Dreamland in Japan sometime. ThemeParkReview.com has a video of it up.

I wonder how that can possibly stay in business.... or is it actually closed and we're just lead to believe it's opened?

tloolgb · 07-21-2006, 03:13 PM

I want photos of this copy cat.

BoygunaSurf · 07-21-2006, 03:43 PM

Dreamland is the most insane place I have ever seen.

filmfreak11 · 07-23-2006, 02:05 AM

Yeah, I heard and saw pics of Nara Dreamland.

Tom319 · 07-24-2006, 02:51 AM

Nara Dreamland is supposedly closing at the end of the summer season.

RobotMirror · 07-24-2006, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tloolgb

I want photos of this copy cat.

You got it!

Soulquarian · 07-25-2006, 07:02 PM

Like stepping into the twilight zone!

hauntedhoilday · 07-25-2006, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soulquarian

Like stepping into the twilight zone!

tell me bout it.

its actually reall scaring me

RobotMirror · 07-25-2006, 07:21 PM

It is very strange indeed... from the main street train station, to the fake matterhorn, main street, the jungle cruise ... mommy make it stop!

aimster · 07-30-2006, 09:53 AM

Dreamland looks like a bad acid trip.

tloolgb · 07-30-2006, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frogberto

It is very strange indeed... from the main street train station, to the fake matterhorn, main street, the jungle cruise ... mommy make it stop!

Lol thanks. I was actually interested in the photos of the one he was talking about in Beijing.

I love that map though. Lol thier stairway to no-where looks great.

But then they have that one wooden coaster which is supposed to be great too. Go figure.

Aladdin · 07-30-2006, 02:39 PM

http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/nara1.htm

barfownz · 07-30-2006, 02:45 PM

Can Disney sue this place.

They used lands like Adventureland, etc.

tloolgb · 07-30-2006, 04:23 PM

If you look at Disney's maps, it shows what "names" are trademarked or copyrited. Alot of the old ones were too generic to copyrite (Adventureland & such) which is part of the reason new rides get uberly long names (Expedition: Everest - The Legend of the Forbidden Mountain) so they have an easier time trademarking them.

07-21-2006, 05:49 AM	#1
filmfreak11 ...TWO BITS! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,103	(fake) Beijing China Disneyland I was on my 3 week China/Japan vacation and our first stop was Beijing, China. On our way to The Great Wall of China, we passed by this copy cat version of what I think it closest to Tokyo Disneyland. This "Disney" park has nothing to do with the actual company. The parking lot was quite narrow between the park and freeway, but I think there was more parking on the other side of the freeway with a bridge over the freeway and to the park. Our tour guide said it was being built in 1991 but stopped because of no money and bad economy. So it's just been sitting there. There's a perimeter wall themed as the castle (pink walls and blue rooftops) that can clearly be seen from the parking lot and freeway. Their main street's glass canopy was completed. And their Cinderella style castle was barebones with concrete and steel exposed to the elements. I took a video of the park as we passed by, I'll try to get it on youtube. There's a chance it might get completed because the olympics are coming to Beijing in 2008. Has anyone heard of this Disneyland copy-cat?? Isn't there a thing called international copyrights? PS, in Xian, China at the Terra Cotta Warriors, they have a theater that plays a movie about how the Terra Cotta warriors came to be from start to present. It was actually a Circle Vision movie!! It needed new films and lots of maintenance, but it was Circle Vision theater with no seats and with 9 screens. Brought Disneyland nostagia to me __________________ "You're not thinking fourth dimensionally!" -Back to the Future "With this place, I wanted to give them something real, something that wasn't an illusion, something they could see and touch. An aim devoid of merit." -Jurassic Park

07-21-2006, 07:25 AM	#2
FrumiousBoojum Huh? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 7,685	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland Well, foreign parks modeled after Disneyland isn't really a new thing. Take a look at the infamous Nara Dreamland in Japan sometime. ThemeParkReview.com has a video of it up. I wonder how that can possibly stay in business.... or is it actually closed and we're just lead to believe it's opened? __________________ -Tim

07-21-2006, 03:13 PM	#3
tloolgb Finally Here!...and gone. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Perfect Park Acres, the latest in Hover-Burb Communities Posts: 4,368	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland I want photos of this copy cat.

07-21-2006, 03:43 PM	#4
BoygunaSurf Working on 6min/mile pace Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lafayette, CA Posts: 806	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland Dreamland is the most insane place I have ever seen. __________________ When Kyle Anderson jumps in the water, he doesn't get wet. The water gets Kyle Anderson'd.

07-23-2006, 02:05 AM	#5
filmfreak11 ...TWO BITS! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,103	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland Yeah, I heard and saw pics of Nara Dreamland. __________________ "You're not thinking fourth dimensionally!" -Back to the Future "With this place, I wanted to give them something real, something that wasn't an illusion, something they could see and touch. An aim devoid of merit." -Jurassic Park

07-24-2006, 02:51 AM	#6
Tom319 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 351	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland Nara Dreamland is supposedly closing at the end of the summer season.

07-25-2006, 07:02 PM	#8
Soulquarian dreads school Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lakewood, CA Posts: 4,589	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland Like stepping into the twilight zone! __________________ Have You Visited the new MICECHAT store lately?

07-25-2006, 07:21 PM	#10
RobotMirror Neep meep beep Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seven miles from Disneyland/DCA! Posts: 7,688	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland It is very strange indeed... from the main street train station, to the fake matterhorn, main street, the jungle cruise ... mommy make it stop!

07-30-2006, 02:39 PM	#13
Aladdin I would like,...Squirrel! MiceEars Crew Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Up! Up! and Away, with my beautiful balloons! Posts: 7,360	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/nara1.htm __________________ An Adventurers It's Time to Put the Spotlight Back on Bring Back the REAL Disney Gallery Life for Me! ~~~ ~~ ~ Melvin, Buff, and Max!!! ~~~ ~~~ Dump the Dream Suite! *Meese-ka Moose-ka Mice-Chatter!* *Previous Trip Reports! (Scroll below for links!)* http://micechat.com/forums/other-theme-parks-destinations/105656-az-state-fair-search-deep-fried-everything-stick-monkeys-riding-dogs.html http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/105513-disneys-happiest-haunts-tour-dream-hour-disneyland-october-7th-2008-a.html http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/105707-october-3-5-red-orange-purple-report.html http://micechat.com/forums/other-theme-parks-destinations/105163-i-sunk-ush-tram-ride-how-i-got-walked-off-attraction-ush.html http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/101851-timmy-pratt55-aladdin-hijack-alop-ed-disneyland.html http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/100819-big-birthday-trip-disneyland-universal-disney-studios.html http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/99695-mr-todds-wild-ride-pratts.html http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/99214-mr-toads-wild-ride-through-disneyland.html http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/1403-tomorrowlands-weakest-link.html

07-30-2006, 02:45 PM	#14
barfownz Suspended Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Temecula, California Posts: 9,153	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland Can Disney sue this place. They used lands like Adventureland, etc.

07-30-2006, 04:23 PM	#15
tloolgb Finally Here!...and gone. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Perfect Park Acres, the latest in Hover-Burb Communities Posts: 4,368	Re: (fake) Beijing China Disneyland If you look at Disney's maps, it shows what "names" are trademarked or copyrited. Alot of the old ones were too generic to copyrite (Adventureland & such) which is part of the reason new rides get uberly long names (Expedition: Everest - The Legend of the Forbidden Mountain) so they have an easier time trademarking them.

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