Remember that World of Warcraft theme park that was being built in China? The one that Blizzard had absolutely nothing to do with? Well, it opened - and photographs of it are now circulating the Internet courtesy of Reddit user FrancescaO_O.
The park features absolutely gigantic Warcraft statues, themed rides, and a cafe in a castle perched at the top of a massive stone staircase. It's in Changzhou, China, it's called Joyland, and Forbes reports that it cost $48 million to build. And it is entirely, audaciously illegal, as a copyright violation.
Image credit to FrancescaO_O
FrancescaO_O used the Reddit thread to answer questions about the park, which she spent an entire day visiting. It sounds pretty amazing. Rides have a "splendor index" and a "happiness index", which evidently rate how much fun you can expect to have in some obscure way. It has a flying rollercoaster: "Sky Scrapper had the highest g force I have experienced on a roller coaster, you lie on your front (like you are flying) and it has a loop which felt pretty crazy," she said.
"A lot of the rides used 4-D and special effects... The water log ride (‘splash of monster blood’) was pretty good too." It cost around $30 to get in.
Gaze enviously at the full selection of photos right here, and consider starting a sweepstake on how long this park can possibly stay open without Blizzard's permission.
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Source : ign[dot]com
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