A theme park in China meant to rival Disney World is now an eerie, abandoned zombie-like wasteland.
Travel-lover and concrete explorer Bob Thissen spent two days adventuring within the shuttered park, which is situated in Jiangxi province.
Thissen posts about his many adventures on social media where he boasts a whole bunch of hundreds of followers across platforms including Instagram and TikTok.
“For me, there’s something magical about abandoned theme parks,” he told Caters News Agency.
“What was a bustling and busy place is now eerily quiet; all the things is overgrown, and all you possibly can hear are animals scurrying about — it gives off ‘I Am Legend’ or ‘Walking Dead’ vibes,” he shared.
The park first opened in 2014 and boasted over 100 attractions and rides in ten areas, all with different themes.
It was originally meant to offer Disney World a run for its money, but as a substitute drained the wallets of locals who said the $31 ticket price was unaffordable for many.
The value of tickets plus the park’s unfavorable location led it to shut its doors for good in 2018. The tickets were still much inexpensive than those sold at Disney, which today cost — at a minimum — $109 per park, per day.
“In line with visitors, the park was also way too distant to get to. The investor who financially backed the park was a top 100 real estate investment company in China; this theme park led to the bankruptcy of that company,” Thissen said.
“I feel it’s too long abandoned to reopen again; there was an enormous ‘bubble’ of theme parks. Many have been built, so there’s a high level of competition, and only a number of are profitable,” he added.
The park has no plans to re-open.
