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The Unauthorized State-Owned Chinese Disneyland

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the just-like-the-real-thing dept.

rmnoon writes "Apparently Japanese TV and bloggers have just discovered Disney's theme park in China, where young children can be part of the Magic Kingdom and interact with their favorite characters (like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and the Seven Dwarfs). The park's slogan is 'Because Disneyland is Too Far,' and there's even an Epcot-like dome. The only problem? Disney didn't build it, and they didn't authorize it. What's more? It's state-owned!"

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  1. *smack*! by pak9rabid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Take that Eisner!

    1. Re:*smack*! by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes, but it's a good thing that their target isn't Far Far Away. :P

    2. Re:*smack*! by JohnRoss1968 · · Score: 2, Funny

      LMFAO Thats all i can say. Whats good for the goose ... ect Disney steals sh*t all the time "The Lion King" was a 100% rip off of "Kimba The White Lion" http://www.kimbawlion.com/rant2.htm Atlantis was a rip off of Nadia Epcot Center was stolen from Mark Waters' 1961 painting for Miniature World, based on a U.S. Air Force officer's concept, "Finding Nemo" was a straight up rip off of "Finding Nero" a french animated film Plus there are lawsuits (try google) against them for Monsters Inc. , The Pirates of the Caribbean , to name a few. Not to mention this crap they keep pulling "BUY CINDERELLA NOW ...LAST TIME ON DVD...IF YOU DONT GET IT NOW YOU NEVER WILL.....WHAT KIND OF PARENT ARE YOU TO NOT WANT YOUR LITTLE GIRL TO WATCH THIS CLASSIC....HURRY TIMES RUNNING OUT." Or the fact that Steamboat Willy and alot of the older Disney stuff SHOULD be in public domain by now. Personaly I could give a Rats a$$ about steambaot willy (bad pun sorry) but by paying off lawmakers so they can make a few extra bucks of off micky (instead of thinking of something new) we all suffer becasue the public domain suffers If Walt Disney were alive today do you know what he'd say???? LET ME THE HELL OUT !! ITS COLD IN HERE then hed see what they have done with his magical ideas and kill himself

    3. Re:*smack*! by arivanov · · Score: 4, Funny

      Arrow? Ya gotta be kidding, if it is in the name of the mouse it will more likely end up being an ICBM.

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    4. Re:*smack*! by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

      You mean Simba right?

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    5. Re:*smack*! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I thought (US) "budweiser" was a sake, not a beer, since it is mostly made from rice.

    6. Re:*smack*! by Simon+Garlick · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes! Original Disney characters like Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White must be protected! Taking other creators' characters and making millions out of them without paying a cent to those creators in return is a crime!

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    7. Re:*smack*! by Maxo-Texas · · Score: 2, Funny

      You've used so many hands, I'm not sure if this conversation is even-handed any more.

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    8. Re:*smack*! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Kimba


      dude! KDE has a version of the lion king? i finally get to see it - i hate the gnome color scheme so i never watched it before.
  2. Get used to it by luchaugh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Today, Disney. Tomorrow, GM. Get used to it.

    1. Re:Get used to it by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Funny
      Tomorrow, the kitchen sink...

      No, the kitchen sink was yesterday.

      http://www.globalsources.com/manufacturers/Stainle ss-Steel-Kitchen-Sink.html

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  3. Fun Rides by MrSteveSD · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've heard the Tiananmen Square Tank-Dodgems are really popular, although I think most children go to see the big cuddly cat, Chairman Meow.

    1. Re:Fun Rides by scottrocket · · Score: 5, Funny

      although I think most children go to see the big cuddly cat, Chairman Meow. aka, Mousey Tongue...

  4. Well whaddaya know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It *is* a Small World(TM) after all!

  5. Interesting Twist by miracle69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    In America, Disney owns the government. In Soviet China, the government owns Disney!!!

    Or something like that.

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  6. Okay... by EvanED · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, I've heard of bootleg DVDs, bootleg CDs, bootleg Rolex watches... but I think this has to be the world's first bootleg amusement park!

  7. I'm confused by Itchyeyes · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know what to do when standard anti-socialism and anti-IP /. dogma clash. Who's side are we supposed to be on on this one.

  8. State owned? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh, well, it must be Mecca for Slashdotters!

  9. China Jokes....for a change by TheCybernator · · Score: 2, Funny

    In Communist China,..State runs the toons :)

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  10. Re:China and the United States? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's like Ikea. Ikea may have started in Finland, but they employ and enrich a heck of a lot of Americans. No! no! It started in Småland which is the capital of Scandinavia. Finland is the second largest city of Switzerland.
  11. Re:Park's Official English Web Page by Sneakernets · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm stuck. Disneyland is too far, and This park is waaaay too far.


    Oh, what's this? I'm 300 miles from DisneyWORLD! Take that, China!

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  12. Comrade Mickey Mouse..... by IHC+Navistar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Top Ten Changes At China's "Disneyland":

    10: Every conceivable surface is painted red.

    9: Skeletons, vampires, and other scary images replaced with pictures of famous American capitalists.

    8: The "Mickey Mouseketeer Club" replaced with "Children Of The Chinese Communist Party"

    7: Replaced the cars in "Autopia" with T-72 tanks

    6: "Rocketship" ride has been replaced with "Nuclear Missile" ride.

    5: Replaced the pirates in "Pirates Of The Caribbean" with American Capitalists.

    4: Replaced mechanical puppets in "It's A Small World" with brainwashed dissidents singing at bayonet point.

    3: Inserted subliminal propaganda messages into the "Tiki Hut" song.

    2: Renamed Disnyland restaurant "Mickey Mao's"

    1: Doubled the MSG content of the corndogs.

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