Random  | Best Random Tools

  • Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park on Random Absolutely Preposterous Theme Parks in Foreign Countries

    (#9) Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park

    • Amusement Park

    If it looks like Disney World, it might just be Disney World. Unless, of course, it's a Chinese ripoff of the "Most Magical Place On Earth." The Shijingshan Amusement Park in Beijing opened September 28, 1986, with anthropomorphic animals and princesses frolicking around a castle. They managed to skate by for quite some time before Disney had anything to say about it, but it all came to a head in 2007 when Disney did indeed say something, and shortly thereafter, regulars like the dark-haired princess with seven elf companions were nowhere to be seen.

    The park's slogan, which graced the entry arch, read, "Disney is too far, so please come to Shijingshan!" and was visitors' first clue that something might be amiss. But once they saw a round-eared mouse and his aquatic avian companion the jig was up. Shijingshan engaged in equal-opportunity copyright infringement, though, with characters that resembled Shrek, Bugs Bunny, Hello Kitty, and more. Though they never admitted to wrongdoing, they ultimately removed all of these characters and imagery under the scrutiny.

  • Love Land on Random Absolutely Preposterous Theme Parks in Foreign Countries

    (#1) Love Land

    • Location

    Many places in Asia are more open to sexuality than the repressed Judeo-Christian atmosphere of the United States. It's not uncommon to see adult video theaters in Tokyo, or nudie mags in public, or... a park full of penis sculptures. Jeju Loveland (otherwise known simply as Love Land) is on the Korean island of Jeju, and it is that park full of rock hard body parts. 

    The island became a popular honeymoon destination in the '70s when overseas travel was limited by the Korean government due to the Cold War. Since many marriages at the time were arranged, the island became a center of sex education, helping new couples break the ice in the boudoir. So it was a natural evolution that a few decades later, South Korea created an erotic theme park, with sculptures of people doing the nasty, and animals doing the nasty, and animals and people doing the real nasty. Don't worry, though - some of the sculptures are interactive. There's an adjacent playground for children, too, of course, so no need to fret, parents.

  • Dickens World on Random Absolutely Preposterous Theme Parks in Foreign Countries

    (#11) Dickens World

    Dickens World boasted everything from corset-clad prostitutes to sewer boat rides to a classroom where girls weren't allowed to sit in front and were roundly admonished if they did. Unfortunately, the one thing it did not feature were guests. Not enough anyway. Located in Kent, near where Charles Dickens was born and died, this indoor amusement park was as authentic as a mid-19 century London recreation could be, replete with dilapidated buildings in the slums, replete with "carefully slimed brickwork and authentically crumbled plaster."

    The attraction that was decades in planning ironically survived less than one, opening in 2007 and closing its doors for good in 2016 after almost constant financial struggles. There's apparently only one British author who can create a world so immersive and loved that amusement parks based on the tale can flourish. "Dickens World" just lacks the "magic" of J.K. Rawlings's world.

  • Diggerland on Random Absolutely Preposterous Theme Parks in Foreign Countries

    (#14) Diggerland

    • Employer

    And Bob the Builder changed the world. In April of 2000, the first Diggerland was opened to the public in Kent. The word "first" obviously implies there's more than one location, which of course there is, with four in the UK, and as of 2014, one in the US. It's no secret that kids love construction equipment, but it's still surprising that founder Hugh Edeleanu was able to build an entire empire out of that love. This "ultimate adventure park," as the site calls it, has everything from skid loaders to that one other piece of excavating construction equipment you might be able to name, with interactive exhibits and even a choreographed show called "Dancing Diggers." 

    Of course, there are activities for adults, too. You or your corporation can book all day experiences where you race dumpers of all kinds and control the mechanical arm of a digger, ripping up earth like an easily amused god. 

  • Dwarf Empire Is A Theme Park For Those Soulless Individuals Who Wish To Witness The Degradation Of Little People on Random Absolutely Preposterous Theme Parks in Foreign Countries

    (#3) Dwarf Empire Is A Theme Park For Those Soulless Individuals Who Wish To Witness The Degradation Of Little People

     

    A post shared by Christian Dam (@shadydamfella) on

    In Kunming, China, exists a magical place called the Kingdom of the Little People, or the Dwarf Empire. Of course, anyone visiting this theme park is very likely not concerned about political correctness. The park is full of little mushroom houses in which dwell real little people who emerge every couple hours to perform, singing and dancing and generally just acting like real-life Oompa Loompas. "This park must have opened decades ago and surely can no longer exist," you must be thinking. But you're wrong. This park opened in 2010. The fact that the employees of the park are there of their own volition doesn't make it any less exploitative or appalling. 

  • Salina Turda on Random Absolutely Preposterous Theme Parks in Foreign Countries

    (#13) Salina Turda

    • Tourist attraction

    A 400-foot-deep salt mine in Romania named Salina Turda has had a dynamic life since its discovery more than 300 years ago. Located in Turda (hence its hilarious name), the mine-turned-theme park is beautiful, with a glowing boardwalk floating on a subterranean lake, a Ferris wheel, mini-golf, and a lot of ping pong tables, for some reason. While its strange history make this a truly unique attraction, it's also really amazing. Business Insider placed it in the top "10 Of The Coolest Underground Places In The World." It definitely looks cool, but a salt mine with a bowling alley is inherently weird. 

New Random Displays    Display All By Ranking

About This Tool

The theme park should be a modern and joyful tourist place with many creative activities, more and more theme parks were built to meet the diverse leisure and entertainment needs and choices of tourists around the world. There are a huge number of theme parks with different styles, some places with ridiculous themes that make tourists sneer at them, such as the peculiar erotic theme park Love Land in South Korea, which only allows adults to visit.

If you are looking for different travel experiences, you may wish to check this collection of 15 absolutely preposterous theme parks to specify your travel plan. The random tool introduced some basic information about these places here.

 

Our data comes from Ranker, If you want to participate in the ranking of items displayed on this page, please click here.

Copyright © 2024 BestRandoms.com All rights reserved.