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China’s deserted fake Disneyland (blogs.reuters.com)

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[–]swiftekho 172 points173 points ago

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There are a few of these around China (I also know there is another one just outside of Beijing)

From my understanding and what I've been told by some Chinese people is the problem is that a few early entrepreneurs (1980's at the beginning of privatization) wanted to build theme parks. What they didn't take into account was that no one had cars and where they were building these parks was way too far away from the city to walk, thus they were abandoned.

[–]Eternitras 288 points289 points ago*

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This is the main premise behind Spirited Away!

EDIT: You fuckers trying to call me out that it's not, yes it is. The whole fucking thing takes place around a bathhouse that's part of an old decrepit amusement park, they drive right the fuck into it.

[–]JuanRomero 34 points35 points ago

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I thought the story was a metaphor for bathhouse prostitution?

[–]dclowd9901 9 points10 points ago

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wat

[–]wfarighi 5 points6 points ago

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definitely bathhouse prostitution.

[–]Brigand_of_reddit 1 point2 points ago

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Not much of a metaphor.

[–]Cannondale1986 18 points19 points ago

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WHAT? I need to watch that movie again.

[–]9ren 15 points16 points ago

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There's no doubt. This is a theme park.
In the 90's there were lots of plans for them, but many didn't succeed.
This is probably one of them.

script link (working! just takes a while)

[–]crilen 1 point2 points ago

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That script is weird in that, it doesn't show who is saying what. Odd to read if you haven't seen the movie in years.

[–]Xerifilm 64 points65 points ago

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mind = blown

[–]Demotic 22 points23 points ago

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It's not the premise. Simply the locale is in such place. Like most miyazaki movies this is about how we as human are destroying the earth and nature.

[–]ethraax 3 points4 points ago

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I really don't think Spirited Away is about humans destroying the Earth and nature. I can't think of any events in the movie that support that theme at all. I'm pretty certain Spirited Away is actually a metaphor for prostitution.

[–]dclowd9901 7 points8 points ago

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What? How so? The story is about a little girl that finds inner strength because she's forced to. It's about how people rise to the challenges they're faced with, no matter how inept they seem.

[–]feeltogrip 11 points12 points ago

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Wrong. It's about a group of working class friends who go on a hunt for mythical pirate treasure, only to discover they're far more capable than their parents and siblings give them credit for. And they befriend a developmentally disabled man with superman strength.

[–]dclowd9901 3 points4 points ago

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No, that's The Goonies. The movie's about a young mouse and his family who move out to the untamed west from the east to seek prosperity, while a cat friend of the family tries to muster the inner strength to fight off local hostiles.

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    [–]swiftekho 2 points3 points ago

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    Haku's home getting destroyed for the apartment complex?

    The river spirit thought to be a stink spirit? (pollution)

    The theme park is bad management of land

    Now it's definitely not the main theme like Demotic says, but I haven't seen a single Miyazaki movie where he doesn't at least touch on environmentalism.

    [–]ethraax 1 point2 points ago

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    Oh, I agree that he touches on it, but it's nowhere near the main theme of the movie.

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        [–]rindersnoot 37 points38 points ago

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        You may have China and Japan confused here.

        [–]Eternitras 51 points52 points ago

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        Same time period and type of entrepreneurial failure, it is indeed Japan but this is the same thing that the whole story is based on.

        [–]yangx 10 points11 points ago*

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        Fuck, I need to watch that again. For some reason I really hated it because I was confused the whole time and the monster thing scared me. Need to man up and experience this masterpiece.

        [–]MadModderX 8 points9 points ago

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        My little cousin couldn't watch it because the pigs were really scary, and he didn't want his mom to turn into a pig (he was really little at the time)

        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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        My 12 year old is still scared of the pigs.

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          [–]hawthorneluke 1 point2 points ago

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          I think too many people are looking for meaning (when reading the comments here anyway). I'm sure it was made with many things in mind, but I like to watch the films just as they are. Enjoy them as they are. Take back from them what you like. I can't tell wtf's so great about them either, but they sure fill me with something good. Must be magic.

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            [–]anothergaijin 10 points11 points ago*

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            Its not the main premise, nor is it the whole story.

            Spirited Away is a coming-of-age story - a young girl who is being forced to grow up and/or find herself as the world changes. The fairground was an minor visual element showing a kind of failed past - while we often think about the "good-old days" its not always as we remember.

            I'm not sure how'd you'd miss the main premise of the movie - its about as unsubtle as you can get.

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                [–]davaca 2 points3 points ago

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                Isn't that set in Japan?

                [–]dreydier 1 point2 points ago

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                thanks for mentioning that movie! it reminded me about having downloaded it 3 months ago...

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                  [–]psychopete 9 points10 points ago

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                  So China is a real life minecraft server?

                  [–]teddy_ballgame 35 points36 points ago

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                  This is the one outside Beijing.

                  http://www.uer.ca/locations/show.asp?locid=27206

                  [–]Cannondale1986 224 points225 points ago

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                  That god damn cursor makes me want to go murder a homeless person.

                  [–]realistidealist 37 points38 points ago

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                  Interesting switch of the usual order there, with Santa leading the reindeer. I'm not sure why he is walking around sneakily with a sack and all of them are following him; the tiptoeing implies he's someplace he needs to be quiet, which a bunch of hooved animals clattering after you is not going to be. Maybe they're very purposefully engaging in some kind of ironic role reversal. Iunno.

                  [–]januszeal 13 points14 points ago

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                  They're urban exploring. :P

                  [–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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                  Why is his team a stantler and like five rudolphs?

                  [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                  Santa's gotta have at least one pokemon on his team.

                  [–]Brigand_of_reddit 1 point2 points ago

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                  Well if you noticed they are not in fact full reindeer that are following Santa, but merely disembodied heads. My theory is that the stress of the Christmas season combined with an decreasing amount of belief in his existence drove Santa over the edge into a murderous rampage resulting in the tragic deaths of his beloved reindeer who's spirits now haunt him as he desperately tries to sneak away form the crime scene.

                  [–][deleted] 29 points30 points ago

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                  ...it has been abandoned nearly than 10 years,cos of the budget can not afford it's construction.

                  where to begin

                  [–]redditor_11 39 points40 points ago

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                  looks like the website has been abandoned for 10 years as well

                  [–]DifferentFrogs 8 points9 points ago

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                  Nope, it has an active forum, with unbelievably annoying midi Christmas music to go along with the idiotic cursor!

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                    [–]AverageHero 9 points10 points ago

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                    What the shit, there's actually a pokemon amongst the reindeer, I think it's Stantler. So weird..

                    [–]Nathan_BS 1 point2 points ago

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                    Stantler looks like it has a hangover.

                    [–]PawFox 8 points9 points ago*

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                    Found in the source code 

                    // *****************
// idiot reindeer script written by av
// merry xmas, you fuckers! mwahahahaha :D
// Mwahaha, take that, you adblock-users!
// *****************

                    Well you only have yourself to blame

                    [–]bronsons_toupee 1 point2 points ago

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                    Noscript gets the last laugh.

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                      [–]eadesenf 22 points23 points ago

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                      Haters gonna hate cursor.

                      [–]DustyFingerz 11 points12 points ago

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                      Cursors gonna curse. F*$&!

                      [–]PoisonMind 5 points6 points ago

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                      Wow, it's like a throwback to the 90's with Comet Cursor. I'm gonna go see if I can download Bonzi Buddy somewhere now.

                      [–]ijoinedforthis 13 points14 points ago

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                      I couldn't stop giggling at it.

                      [–]greenbowl 6 points7 points ago

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                      I personally found it amusing, and literally just sat here for about two minutes making the Santa walk across the castle while imagining him laughing "Ho Ho Ho" in my head. It's been a while since I've seen these shitty cursors... awww reminds me the days of those downloadable smiley faces too... oh the memories...

                      [–]Andeepanda 3 points4 points ago

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                      Oh but I love it soooo.

                      [–]Von_Dredd 2 points3 points ago

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                      Sorry, we do that every year, mainly to annoy visitors to the site.

                      So, I suppose, I'm not really very sorry...

                      [–]minax 1 point2 points ago

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                      Try clicking on the separate reindeer

                      [–]GreenBalconyChair 1 point2 points ago

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                      NoScript may have saved a homeless person here.

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                        [–]gsfgf 18 points19 points ago

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                        I thought I'd gone back in time for a minute there.

                        [–]Tachyx 12 points13 points ago

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                        GeoCities

                        [–]OMGodlike 4 points5 points ago

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                        Or maybe Fortunecity

                        [–]The_Turbinator 12 points13 points ago

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                        Or Tripod. All Tripods sites are still around.

                        I just checked mine from 1999, and it is still there:

                        http://federation_ca.tripod.com/index.htm

                        [–]moonbasealpha 2 points3 points ago

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                        Love your site

                        [–]The_Turbinator 1 point2 points ago

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                        Thanks, for a site from the 90s it sure is boss.

                        My God wow, that was 13 years ago.

                        [–]mazinaru 10 points11 points ago

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                        13 years, under 500 visitors. Forever alone.

                        [–]YouShouldBePutDown 1 point2 points ago

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                        I thought "boss" meant like cool or good?

                        [–]moonbasealpha 1 point2 points ago

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                        yeah, don't remind me! I have a geocities site, about star wars back in 1998..how I'll love to see what sucker.

                        [–]shindou_katsuragi 1 point2 points ago

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                        you. you might know. back in 96, there was an awesome star trek website with schematics and a bunch of different music themes for all the different ships. happen to remember the url?

                        [–]geniussteve 1 point2 points ago

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                        http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/index.htm ?

                        [–]85_B_Low 1 point2 points ago

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                        759 people love Star Trek!!!!

                        [–]The_Turbinator 1 point2 points ago

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                        There was this magic in the old times that seems to be lost now.

                        [–]OMGodlike 1 point2 points ago

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                        I know what you mean. I remember when we discovered Gore-Gallery surfing with AOL free CDs.

                        I bought a 15meter cable to connect my pc with the phone socket on the main floor. My mother was not amused ;D

                        For a bit nostalgia feeling go to http://reocities.com/ They have mirrored a huge amount of old Geocities pages. Always feels like a small Timetravel :)

                        [–]The_Turbinator 1 point2 points ago

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                        I just spent a good 30 minutes in the 90s, thank you for that.

                        I cried a little... ಠ_ಠ

                        [–]Uberche 1 point2 points ago

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                        Interesting... Not far from me but pictures don't really make it look worth wandering out to see.

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                            [–]DoeDoe 282 points283 points ago

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                            I submitted the story behind this a few hours ago if anyone wants to read it http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/nad20/chinas_deserted_fake_disneyland/

                            [–]bitparity 47 points48 points ago

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                            If anyone wants to see more photos.

                            http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR2V5YT#a=1

                            [–]sandyfishnets 11 points12 points ago

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                            The pictures are impressive and haunting, but the captions are so repetitive... "herpaderp in what would have been an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011." YEA WE GET IT.

                            [–]crackanape 23 points24 points ago

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                            Captions for wire service photos are written to stand alone, so a newspaper can select any one of the photos on its own and have a ready-made caption. Their inclusion/presentation on a web site is incidental to their primary purpose.

                            [–]Richeh 4 points5 points ago

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                            It's SEO. They're clearly trying to boost the page rank to people seeking deserted circus rides this december.

                            [–]StankyMung 1 point2 points ago

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                            ...that was to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011... that was to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011... that was to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011... that was to be part of an amusement park called 'Wonderland', on the outskirts of Beijing December 5, 2011.

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                                  [–]Redcard911 50 points51 points ago

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                                  Ignore the smog, it's just Disney magic.

                                  [–]paralacausa 14 points15 points ago

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                                  Tinkerliu's pixie dust

                                  [–]ivquatch 5 points6 points ago

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                                  Wait, were you talking about Anaheim or China?

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                                    [–]coozyorcosie 33 points34 points ago

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                                    Google Maps

                                    [–]eyeuh 18 points19 points ago

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                                    Why is there a bus station right in the middle of it?

                                    Imagine living in the housing development right next to it and looking at the eerie castle out of your window everyday...

                                    [–]Rum_Pirate_SC 16 points17 points ago

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                                    Assuming you could see it through the smog...

                                    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                                    Here in Orlando, Universal Studios and Seaworld are right in the middle of a residential area. Many home owners have bitched about this for years. Imagine having to listen to people screaming on the roller coasters day and half of the night.

                                    [–]CSNX 10 points11 points ago

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                                    The park was there before the houses! Why did they move in?!

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                                      [–]KYLEGUNZ 9 points10 points ago

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                                      I love the pedestrian bridge.. to a field.

                                      [–]MrOatMeal 5 points6 points ago

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                                      What's with all the blue rooftops?

                                      [–]super_ultra 2 points3 points ago

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                                      I'm not sure but if you look at China with google maps, a lot of the buildings have either a blue or red roof.

                                      [–]MyRequim 4 points5 points ago

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                                      The castles shadow is intense.

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                                        [–]gripmastah 16 points17 points ago

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                                        I would love to explore this place!

                                        [–]IHateNicolasCage 22 points23 points ago

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                                        if I wasn't wary of the Chinese police force, I would suggest a massive party there

                                        [–]DrunkenJarJar 6 points7 points ago

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                                        Get Nicolas Cage to organise it? He can deal with the police?

                                        [–]IHateNicolasCage 9 points10 points ago

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                                        or he could just disappear there, I wouldn't mind

                                        [–]strawberryberet 7 points8 points ago

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                                        That's why they should knock it down. You leave these things up and you'll get an infestation of meddling kids. I bet the first thing you'd do is try to solve some mystery, all the while leaving your van illegally parked and letting your dog run around without a leash.

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                                        This is why photos are taken. Places like this will some day be demolished.

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                                          [–]NOACeulemans 94 points95 points ago*

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                                          For more information... interesting video.

                                          edit: prepare to be thoroughly creeped out at 4:00!

                                          [–]ipn8bit 33 points34 points ago

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                                          I don't understand why I should be creeped out at 4:00?

                                          [–]NOACeulemans 51 points52 points ago

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                                          Top right of the camera screen reflection.

                                          [–]ipn8bit 36 points37 points ago

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                                          Oh shit!

                                          [–]joeythehobo 28 points29 points ago

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                                          I don't get why it is scary... There is a girl, but....?

                                          [–]fafafohi 12 points13 points ago

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                                          yes, this is dumb

                                          [–]gonzorazz 32 points33 points ago

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                                          Girls are scary. I guess.

                                          [–]mbrady 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Cooties

                                          [–]IvyGold 9 points10 points ago

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                                          I don't get it either -- it's just the reflection of his tour guide standing behind him.

                                          [–]spader-man 25 points26 points ago

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                                          But the tour guide died last year!!!!!

                                          [–]patlanips11 17 points18 points ago

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                                          But that tour guide burned down years ago...

                                          [–]2Deluxe 11 points12 points ago

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                                          like dis if u cry every tiem

                                          [–]bobstay 2 points3 points ago

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                                          lik. lik dis.

                                          [–]MisterSeaCucumber 1 point2 points ago

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                                          5eva

                                          [–]daffodilhill 4 points5 points ago

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                                          THEN WHO WAS CAMERA??

                                          [–]elcheeserpuff 3 points4 points ago

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                                          There's no tour guide, he's breaking in.

                                          [–]xtirpation 11 points12 points ago

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                                          It's almost as if she's a ghost, sneaking up behind the photographer to kill him while he's focused on his camera.

                                          [–]joeythehobo 31 points32 points ago

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                                          A ghost?

                                          [–]Jojopolo 16 points17 points ago

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                                          GO DIE IN A FIRE!

                                          [–]OceanPressure 7 points8 points ago

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                                          Every time that thing gets me. EVERY. TIME.

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                                            [–]parowe 4 points5 points ago

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                                            Oh shit I have a bag of milkyways.

                                            [–]fafafohi 1 point2 points ago

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                                            ? so

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                                              [–]SomeCommissioner 7 points8 points ago

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                                              watch the reflection in the top right corner of the screen

                                              [–]thebendavis 13 points14 points ago

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                                              Needs more orange.

                                              [–]Tastygroove 19 points20 points ago

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                                              That video was recorded on an ipod touch... The whole time he's carrying a NIKON dslr. Still cool.

                                              [–]MalanGG 7 points8 points ago

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                                              if it weren't for the dslr we wouldn't have seen the little girl on 4:00

                                              [–]mattindustries 2 points3 points ago

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                                              I don't think she is a little girl, and I think her name is Gwen.

                                              [–]NOACeulemans 13 points14 points ago

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                                              Well the ipod did a good job, he wanted to use the Nikon to take pictures (plus it was mounted to a tripod for multiple exposures, of which you see some at the end of the video).

                                              [–]rampop 3 points4 points ago

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                                              I believe the D3X, which he has in that video, is a high-end stills camera but it doesn't shoot video.

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                                                [–]Newshoe 5 points6 points ago

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                                                I was half-expecting that this was going to be a Blair Witch Project-type of video

                                                [–]DonFix 5 points6 points ago

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                                                Bricks were shat.

                                                [–]hs0o 4 points5 points ago

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                                                lol that guy pissed me off so much.

                                                [–]Tier4 2 points3 points ago

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                                                Video is unwatchable for me, everything looks sepia tone

                                                [–]elcheeserpuff 1 point2 points ago

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                                                spamtrap93?

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                                                  [–]buck99 10 points11 points ago

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                                                  Reminds me of this place.

                                                  [–]hussyslayer 8 points9 points ago

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                                                  to me that place is even creepier, TIL about an abandonded christian resort and theme park

                                                  [–]AmorphisUniversm 4 points5 points ago

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                                                  TIL there are A LOT of abandoned amusement parks around the world

                                                  [–]34junkie 1 point2 points ago

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                                                  SFL

                                                  [–]P0llyPrissyPants 1 point2 points ago

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                                                  I think any large building/theme park/establishment that has been abandoned creeps me out a lot. I think Pripyat/Chernobyl is the scariest place in the world haha.

                                                  [–]hussyslayer 2 points3 points ago

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                                                  I definitely would love to visit Chernobyl.

                                                  edit: Wearing this.

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                                                    [–]Narissis 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    Looking at Google Maps, it seems that most of that place has since been bulldozed, including the water park. So much for anyone's hopes of restoration. Except the hotel, I suppose.

                                                    [–]nsarlo 18 points19 points ago*

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                                                    From what I've heard from a few people who live near this (this is not far from Beijing, by a fairly popular portion of the Great Wall), a group of farmers in the 1990s pooled their money together to build a theme park similar to Disney Land. With the influx of foreigners entering the country as they opened up to the world, the farmers saw it as an opportunity to make money...since hey, everyone loves Disney. They figured they could cash in on the tourists flooding the country, specifically the Great Wall. What they did not understand was people were coming to China not to visit a knock off Disney park, but the various historical sites that China--one of the oldest civilizations in the world--had to offer.

                                                    Its actually amusing because this same mistake can be seen repeated in other cities as well. When I was in Xi'an, the home of the famous terracotta army, I saw these scaled replicas of the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx. They looked old worn down. For some reason people had a trouble grasping what people actually were looking for when they were visiting.

                                                    Luckily they figured it out, and now you can get plenty of t-shirts and fake jade at almost any tourist destination...including the Great Wall and the terracotta army excavation site.

                                                    This is just what some people told me, so I can't verify it...and my translation/interpretation could be off.

                                                    [–]fallenazn 7 points8 points ago

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                                                    I agree, but Vegas is a good example of opening tourist spots based on Pyramids, Towers, Amusement parks, etc. And it worked out quite well for them.

                                                    [–]godin_sdxt 14 points15 points ago

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                                                    Yeah, but Vegas didn't have any other attractions to draw people away. I mean, it's in the middle of a desert. If it weren't for the casinos, who would ever want to go there?

                                                    [–]Phyck 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    thx for that info i was getting quite curious ;)

                                                    [–]jackspace 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    And I admit, growing up in the Midwest, I THOUGHT those looked like GRAIN SILOS!

                                                    (Walt, you've got some 'splainin' to do!)

                                                    [–]LettersFromTheSky 26 points27 points ago

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                                                    Think that is bad? China has newly built cities that are ghost towns. Puts the US housing bubble to shame.

                                                    [–]Jaerdo 18 points19 points ago

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                                                    Wide, nicely paved streets. No traffic. No pedestrians...

                                                    Why hasn't Top Gear been there?

                                                    [–]Krackor 11 points12 points ago

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                                                    Because Communism.

                                                    [–]the2belo 4 points5 points ago

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                                                    Communism my ass -- the modern China is dictatorship by committee.

                                                    [–]prmaster23 7 points8 points ago

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                                                    I also find China Ghost towns more fascinating.

                                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm7rOKT151Y

                                                    [–]Compromised_Identity 8 points9 points ago

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                                                    This is a great video. It's like this all over China. Here are a few pictures of the city I lived in. The first 3 pictures feature empty buildings, and the last picture is of buildings that are 25% full.

                                                    [–]heartattacked 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Thankyou!

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                                                        [–]NeoTranshuman 4 points5 points ago

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                                                        Is this the same one? Or does China have more than 1 fake Disneyland?

                                                        [–]starrynightgirl 5 points6 points ago

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                                                        more than 1.

                                                        [–]SpaghettiBuckshot 3 points4 points ago

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                                                        Let me get this straight: A Japanese film crew went to a Chinese amusement park to talk shit on it? That is such an awesome dick move.

                                                        [–]jackspace 8 points9 points ago

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                                                        Will the real Fake Disneyland please stand up!?

                                                        [–]Siffty 1 point2 points ago

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                                                        I bet they never found the body's of the ones who talked

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                                                          [–]Reaper_Harbinger 4 points5 points ago

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                                                          COUGH COUGH

                                                          SMOG...SO DEADLY... COUGH

                                                          KIDDING! WE COULD TAKE A BATH IN THIS STUFF.

                                                          YOU HUMANS, ON THE OTHER HAND...

                                                          [–]xelti 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          put it on cereal, even.

                                                          [–]Supervisor194 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          rub it right on my eyes...

                                                          [–]CndConnection 9 points10 points ago

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                                                          Hmmm strange, when I was in Beijing I went to the Beijing North International Shooting Range....it's obviously somewhere north of Beijing but I don't remember everything because I was following my friend's direction who was acting as my guide.

                                                          Anyways, on the way there out in the middle of nowhere we saw construction and it looked like a giant disney land but it isn't the one shown in this thread...

                                                          I wonder...

                                                          [–]desbaratto 5 points6 points ago

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                                                          Apparently there are a few of these abandoned parks that were built for the Olympics and never opened.

                                                          [–]xNonsense 3 points4 points ago

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                                                          There are definitely some crazy ass monsters in that mist.

                                                          [–]mokutosan 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          There's a Korean Disneyland knock off called Everland.

                                                          [–]Jaydebob 3 points4 points ago

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                                                          Haku?

                                                          [–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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                                                          They should open that shit up for paintball

                                                          [–]crappysteve 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          More pictures: http://totallycoolpix.com/2011/12/abandoned-fake-disneyland-in-china/

                                                          [–]BierBaron 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          5:20 is definitely the best part. My thoughts exactly.

                                                          [–]NOACeulemans 3 points4 points ago

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                                                          "This is like Fallout: Disneyland"... NOPE NOPE NOPE

                                                          [–]Rightful_Mythos 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          That's where childhood dreams go to die.

                                                          [–]Shippoyasha 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          I blame the Aldmeri Dominion.

                                                          [–]TerryArchi 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          That looks like a perfect place to cry for my broken dreams.

                                                          [–]bordersguy 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          This is how I memory pictures the final battle in the Dark Tower series.

                                                          [–]EveryinchaKing 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          I cant be the only one thinking PAINTBALL!

                                                          [–]the_wren 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          The crappiest place on earth?

                                                          [–]bubbi0990 3 points4 points ago

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                                                          Makes me sad , for a unknown reason

                                                          [–]jackspace 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          Well there's always the Gift Shop!

                                                          Hey, maybe their version of Mr Toad's Wild Ride will cheer you up!

                                                          [–]jazimov 5 points6 points ago

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                                                          There is no more poetic description of a modern lost childhood than an abandoned theme park. Its almost as if you can here the faint sound of a child's laughter fading away into the background, the smell of candy floss lingering on your nose or the crack roller coasters climbing faintly in the distance. It feels like the Joy isn't gone, we just lost it and need to find it again.

                                                          [–]hughbacca 6 points7 points ago

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                                                          What the shit, i submitted this about 5 hours before this guy did

                                                          http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/n9xbo/til_there_is_an_unfinished_fake_disneyland_in/

                                                          [–]generalguyz 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          x-post from r/zombies. glad to see it getting some love in larger forum.

                                                          [–]imsopov 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          The happiest place on earth!

                                                          [–]GeneralHathi 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Are you sure they were trying to fake Disney? Seems like it could have lots of source material origins.

                                                          [–]serrit 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          NO LINES! Who wants to go?!

                                                          [–]jackspace 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          It's a small world, after all.

                                                          [–]jspindell 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          damnit xemnas

                                                          [–]ropers 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Not every amusement park with a castle attraction is a "fake Disneyland". Heck, Disneyland itself is a fake Grimm's Tales park.

                                                          [–]unhelpful_randy 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          The man's jacket is actually crimson, not maroon.

                                                          [–]ravewithd 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          i can't help but think this is going to be Kanye's next album title

                                                          [–]Ryder2889 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          OI CHINA! NO!!!! STOP KNICKING OUR STUFF!

                                                          [–]Cixelsid 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Why the hell does China have to copy everything? Do they even have one original thought in their own heads?

                                                          [–]SonicFlash01 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          OMG can I buy an abandoned Disney Land?! Such a badass villain lair in the making...

                                                          [–]theeagle1 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Is there anything these pirates won't steal and copy?

                                                          [–]brobaru 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          Seeing this place is what dreams are made of

                                                          [–]DragonMaki 2 points3 points ago

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                                                          Looks about right... Disneyland made in China

                                                          [–]Thizzz_face 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          According to a North Korean Survey, China's disneyland is the happiest place on earth. America's Disneyland however, saddest place on earth.

                                                          [–]reble02 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          "Fake Disneyland" isn't that an oxymoron

                                                          [–]Self_Manifesto 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          It should say:

                                                          PRIVITIZATION

                                                          What? You were expecting progress?

                                                          [–]Nosperatsu 1 point2 points ago

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                                                          1000 years from now people are going to look at these abandon random structures and blame it on aliens.

                                                          [–]ankyle 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          That would be so much fun to explore.

                                                          [–]lovesquared 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          I have never wanted to go somewhere so bad.

                                                          [–]veggie_sorry 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          Eerie.

                                                          [–]desbaratto 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          I drove past this earlier this summer on the way to the Badaling section of the Great Wall. There isn't much once you get outside of Beijing and then all of a sudden...this.

                                                          [–]notsothrowaway 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          This guy is too easily creeped out. The girl riding through the field in the middle of day is nothing unusual in China. If it was 2AM, then sure.

                                                          [–]phantasmicorgasmic 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          I want to buy this for the sole purpose of having epic "Storm the Castle" games!

                                                          [–]vveksuvarna 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          Relevant

                                                          [–]geyserpj 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          Sin?

                                                          [–]skullmonkeys 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          This would make for a great scene in a zombie movie or a post apocalyptic world.

                                                          [–]Twyll 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          Looks like I've found where I'm gonna move after graduating from evil enchantress school! :D

                                                          [–]jules_am 0 points1 point ago

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                                                          Creepy.

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