Huge Abandoned Theme Park Exploration - Sino Wonderland

In this episode, we explore the abandoned Sino Wonderland theme park in Huainan, China. We encountered surveillance drones and security with dogs which seemed to be pretty common in China.
Chris Luckhardt: / chrisluckhardt
Rantropilis: / rantropolis
theproperpeople...
This episode features music from Jameson Nathan Jones:
Bandcamp: bit.ly/JNJBandcamp
Spotify: bit.ly/JNJSpotify
KZbin: bit.ly/jnjyoutube
Instagram: @jamesonnathanjones
JOIN US ON:
/ theproperpeople
/ theproperpeople
/ theproperpeople
/ theproperpeople
/ discord
Enjoying our videos? Help us make more by buying a print: theproperpeople...
Supporting us on Patreon:
/ theproperpeople
Purchasing a t-shirt: theproperpeople...
Or shopping through our Amazon affiliate link: www.amazon.com...

[@jurriaandejongh8677]

Park designers: How many mythology themes and medieval architecture styles do you want? Director: Yes.

[@Thewilddthing]

Lmao

[@DesertSessions93]

Park Designers: Do you want high quality or best bang for your buck? Director: I have $3, build 4 square miles of attractions.

[@DesertSessions93]

@J P So long as nobody gets killed, maybe that is the attraction. Near death experience?

[@frezzercountermax2808]

lets put all in on area... european is all the same

[@OPnerdthey]

@@frezzercountermax2808 To be fair, Europeans and Americans do the SAME thing with Asian cultures, especially east Asian cultures.

[@justinnatasmai4503]

Expectation: Getting arrested by Chinese officials. Reality: Dancing motor scooter guy

[@martinschiller667]

Could be an anime ending

[@rb3425]

I have to give the guys respect for this video. It takes balls of steel to trespass anywhere in China... much less trespass as three white AMERICAN foreigners. All they were missing to top it all off was wearing NBA hats and clothing. Now THAT would be a PROPER, Proper People video!!

[@Doofnut040tv]

His grandmama once told him "dance like nobody's watching" Grandmama is proud.

[@ionsthegoat]

LOOL

[@OGmolton1]

That and those cute guard puppies

[@jadeyxboox]

Stuff like this makes me so sad. I couldn't just accept the fact that my plans were half way done and then left to rot forever with minute chances of ever getting up and going again. Frustrating.

[@DMills-un1tl]

jadeyxboo exaaaactly

[@K-Riz314]

There are several entire CITIES with upscale highrises and buildings that are entirely unoccupied in China. Look it up, it's some crazy shit

[@jeremiahguy32]

It's funny because I've built things that cost 250,000,000.00 and things that cost 250.00 and leaving anything unfinished is a great nightmare! Abandoning a project of this scale can literally rip hundreds of families apart! The amount of logistical preparedness and sheer volume of resources is truly phenomenal!

[@Supermanindia98]

Yesss

[@jadeyxboox]

@Jay Hayhay oh man 😕

[@ActualJo]

".. as if the construction crew walked off and never returned.." but that's literally what happened.

[@foxsicle]

I almost commented the same thing, lol...

[@bigcarlinblick904]

@@foxsicle me too

[@Sarahlynn1304]

So was the park ever actually opened?

[@joshuacastillo6003]

@@Sarahlynn1304 Never. They started construction, but never finished due to funding running dry.

[@Buggirl1998]

I wonder why they didn't resell the rides to other places? Just seems like they spent alot of money and left

[@mari_y09]

I'm really was not expecting that ending

[@nataliek878]

Ikr, that was awesome XD

[@Tommyr44]

I*

[@TheLoxxxton]

What a weird ending! Some dude just dancing next to a scooter. China eh?

[@rb3425]

For some strange reason... I am not surprised at that. In China, large groups of people get together and dance to really loud music pissing everyone else off.

[@The-Average-Noob]

@@rb3425 sounds like China and America have something in common

[@collinbutler6427]

With the iconic duo of Crash Bandicoot and Roberto the insane robot, I don't see how this park could have failed.

[@SimplyJohn155]

Underrated comment. 😔✊

[@KidCorporate]

That's what happens when your culture is incapable of generating original intellectual property.

[@Jsa460]

I was going to say, what's Roberto the killer robot doing in a theme park? Can't mean anything good.

[@Marylandbrony]

Truly one of the duos of all time.

[@Lilmissdangerous]

LOL😂

[@DmanYTofficial]

This whole time I really wanted them to press an ON button.

[@ambree4233]

SAME

[@T3ddyX3]

Same

[@BIGKARLivl]

theirs no electricity there

[@lumi6945]

doubt theres electricity there

[@KaizCh]

*walking in an abandoned park and tries to not get caught* >wears the brightest color on earth

[@TheRealSweetDrizzy]

Won't he blend in with the park's colors?!

[@jwalster9412]

​@@TheRealSweetDrizzywell, yes, but actually no. If he dressed black he would be less visible and more likely to be mistaken as an animal.

[@whitneyg9150]

"The theming isn't half bad" Insert clowns, mostly naked lady, Futurama characters and Crash Bandicoot. Well, they *tried*.

[@thesenate4743]

Seems like lots of fun for Kids tbh

[@morgue.n444]

Honestly I find it hilarious lol

[@frostythesnowdragon3170]

no wonder they ran out of money they made the park way too big

[@crimsonrose2417]

Yeah probably lol

[@Vit-Pokorny]

or just picked item didnt look at price and place it. this happens to me all the time in sims

[@Mikayla_Games24]

@@Vit-Pokorny Lol same, maybe they where going to sell it twice as much to another company but couldn't find a buyer.

[@crimsonrose2417]

@@uniquegirl1276 Bro can you English??

[@golden_dream7595]

Because they are china people

[@AmericanIdiot2002]

Moral of the story: They're off the street cameras And that's not a consumer drone it's been up for like an hour

[@three-stripes]

I think the camera was looking at them...

[@JohnWilliams-nx2no]

the choppers, theyre following me

[@angelicab.9754]

“They took ran “ “Who?”

[@alliechampagne1404]

@@JohnWilliams-nx2no "Don't let the sauce stick. Keep stirring it."

[@JohnWilliams-nx2no]

@@alliechampagne1404 "So what he got $#0T in the foot? Let him walk to the hospital! Let him crawl, like he crawls to get the drinks!"

[@soupfrog8584]

“The theming is not half bad” pans to a large chicken on a building 5:40

[@soupfrog8584]

So yea he was right 😂

[@rocketamadeus3730]

Maybe he meant in terms of sheer quantity of themes.

[@pompmrs.127]

the chicken is actually from a show called futurama

[@anonymousmeteorite]

cool pfp lol

[@TreadwellJay]

The Futurama-looking thing has the head shape of "Roberto", but is yellow like "Clamps".

[@24ecko]

13:04

[@zombiemonkeythe13th]

clamps is green , that is full on roberto

[@Marsbert]

But Roberto is red, so it's both if them and neither too

[@Marsbert]

I guess it's the Wish version of either

[@jhcoverdrive9287]

Was there any knife or "stabbing" implement in close proximity? He apparently liked to practice his stabbin'...

[@TheRealAmericanMan]

They were keeping track of THE BOYS™️ so they could prepare the Dance Party at the exit for them

[@EphemeralProductions]

Lmao. Indeed

[@Revkor]

How did they get this far and NOT have the funding to finish.

[@TheArchitect515]

Because "this far" was too far lol

[@khkayla6575]

I’m surprised they didn’t sell some of the rides off to other amusement parks

[@ChibiKawaii3]

@@khkayla6575 they might have tried, but it's easier said than done. Unfortunately a lot of different places get dished because of lack of funding or poor funding management

[@zunipus]

Q: 'I have all this money now! What do I do with it?' A: 'We have this hole in the ground we're trying to fill with investments. Once it's full, it'll make lots and lots of profit! It's a sure fire deal! You'll love it! You can tell your kids you helped make it. The more money we get, the bigger and better it will be! Look at this list of people who already threw their cash in the hole! It's amazing! It'll be better than Dizzy World! No joke! It will be *_Number One!'_* Q: 'Do you accept checks?' -->[This sort of real estate sales pitch and parasitism has been constant in China for a couple decades. There is seemingly no end of empty monstrous, dilapidating, quick and cruddy buildings and social projects across the country. Plenty of them have been documented here on KZbin.]

[@NX-gw7wg]

According to Ran's Instagram page it was stopped in 2013 due to illegal use of land and was abandoned for good in 2015 but is rumored to have been bought again and being restored.

[@callumdonington2227]

So this is what my Rollercoaster Tycoon parks would look like in real life.

[@sheeple04]

No, they would have zero trees, busches and fences. It would just be a bunch of coasters, rides and paths slammed on a bland sheet.

[@jacoboflaherty5282]

@@sheeple04 Depending how talented you are at rollercoaster tycoon that could be debatable.

[@endlessdrive8421]

Pretty much, always a project that starts and never gets finished lol

[@t84t748748t6]

i it was mine there would be a smal hole whit al the park attendents and a few shops whit the maxium price charge for food and drinks and no way out and there would be also one coaster that isnt running because every 1 died on it... good times good times

[@daniellevanaelst499]

🤣🤣🤣

[@arachanine]

“We’ve got about an hour left” stands in one place taking video of an entrance for five whole minutes

[@bugtalk84]

It's such a shame how so much was invested in this place only to end up abandoned. What an incredibly beautiful abandoned place this is.

[@chrismayer3919]

Alas, money makes the world go round, and the money for this place vanished! 1 follows 2 follows 3… 😑🤨

[@chrismcnee9287]

A friend of mine was an advisor for the development of this park. It was design based roughly on the original Canada’s Wonderland, north of Toronto.

[@DarienIA]

I've been to Canada's Wonderland many times, I can see some of the similarities.

[@m0mballsmcgeeze706]

I live near Canada’s wonderland, I can definitely see the similarities. So crazy

[@jenna6708]

Do you know why it was abandoned? Or how?

[@chrismcnee9287]

Jenna Johnson no neither does he

[@jenna6708]

Chris McNee that is quite interesting 🤔

[@calderrondeau]

Just looks like the perfect setting for a zombie movie

[@LuisLopez-ve5jt]

Or a call of duty map 😍

[@Spookdog]

I was thinking that too!! How fucking cool would it be to be able to film there omg but you probably wouldn't be able to stay long enough before you'd get caught :/

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

It's called China

[@TackyFlamingo]

Spookdog well the film studio would get permission they wouldn’t just start filming

[@Spookdog]

@@TackyFlamingo I meant more like amateur filming like for youtube or something :o but I'd totally watch a movie made professionally and filmed there tbh

[@girlybrainrot]

they always talk about how 'lame' and 'cheesy' these things are but as a kid I would have LOVED that stuff!! cheesy stuff is made for kids, it doesnt have to make sense

[@marietandyastronaut2896]

Exactly, like that 360 degree cinema , I would have loved that as a kid .

[@girlybrainrot]

@@marietandyastronaut2896 that's exactly what I was thinking of when I typed this! they thought it was so lame and i thought it was so cool 😂

[@marietandyastronaut2896]

@@girlybrainrot same! 😁👍🏻

[@ice_fox]

Yeah, that little planetarium was pretty awesome. These guys can be a bit snobby.

[@AlienAbles420]

22:40 Famous last words. "Whatever... it's not really bothering us soo... we'll just keep going... a drone can't kick us out"

[@Mikayla_Games24]

Saying that as they panic throughout the whole video because of a drone.

[@motheroftinybirds7715]

"In December 2013, the project was suspected of illegal land use, and the project was subsequently suspended. In 2014, the project-related enterprises were listed on the list of national untrustworthy persons due to the failure to pay fines and loans for outstanding trust plans. Your unit illegally occupied 367,223.52 square meters of land (including 167,917.25 square meters of cultivated land) for the construction of the city square project" So the owners were fined and the land was seized. The list of national untrustworthy persons bit is really interesting.

[@julosx]

@Bill Williams Then blame those who voted for it.

[@biologicallyawptimized]

So simple... so elegant, why is our government and all of politics so hard to understand when you can summarize it in such a simple sentence! I guess the entire planet is filled with morons and you're the only intelligent one!

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

The developer was probably executed and his family sent to "schools" in Heliangjiang.

[@CooKiesHouseCannabisCo]

@@julosx when pressed; most citizens 65+ don't actually understand what they're voting for.

[@AngryHybridApe]

@@CooKiesHouseCannabisCo Yeah...right.

[@kittenzone9626]

When you had ambitions to make a giant amusement park on Minecraft and then forget about it two days later.

[@Helladamnleet]

It's always creepy when some bug clears my villagers when I know there's at least 20.

[@thedarkworldcreater]

I feel personally atta ked by this assertion about minecraft 🤣

[@solinvictus4367]

Man imagine if humans disappeared and aliens found places like this when trying to figure out our culture. They would be so confused...

[@AngryHybridApe]

Or intercepted TV and saw Ren & Stimpy.

[@MrL4t3]

Or saw all the reality crap on TV.

[@leelalo6625]

Sol Invictus very confused aliens indeed.

[@oldacc__4589]

300th like. Also yeah probably

[@BIGFOOT-ENT.]

Sol Invictus lol

[@OffbeatDiscoveries]

Bryan: "Why is that one naked?" Michael: "It's not Disneyworld. They don't have to be as family-friendly." Classic!!! I can't believe you were able to explore this place. Amazing! And loved moped dancer dude!

[@Aravzil]

"naked" It's a lady in an exotic bikini, come on man!

[@TobeEvans]

Aravzil she’s practically naked my dude 😂

[@LuckyLovesYoo]

These videos make me so sad. I love them, but I find these structures incredible, and imagining this theme park alive with so many people having fun and experiencing them leaves me feeling melancholic.

[@fireflei]

i feel the exact same way, it reallly makes me sad

[@entertainme7523]

grow up

[@dracxlaxra1024]

The crunching sound of them walking sounds SO good

[@sjmiles30]

IKR

[@breathinggreen2790]

Trek planner has great videos of crunching walking exploring.

[@dorothytinman]

All land in China is publicly owned, so "trespassing" isn't really a thing. The security guards are more likely to ask for a picture with you than they are to kick you out. Also all Chinese theme parks seem to have a random assortment of themes that don't really mesh. Happy Valley Beijing is Greek/Candy Land/ Aztec/ SeaWorld/ Tibetan themed.

[@tanyastacy-haws993]

I feel like their main purpose is just to be available if someone hurts themselves and watch for illegal activity like drugs

[@Maxime_K-G]

On one hand, being followed by a drone is kinda creepy. On the other hand, it's a lot nicer than alarms and angry security people who want to get you arrested. It's probably also way cheaper and easier to do than setting up cameras everywhere.

[@ethanma3533]

Yeah Imagine if Bryan and Michael made another youtube channel called a travel show called the proper people traveling

[@zendesigner]

At the end the chinese woman says “ pretty here, if you want to have a look” 😄

[@questionmark3666]

Time

[@zendesigner]

question mark??? End of the video when they exit the park

[@miguelmoreno6565]

@@questionmark3666 37:58

[@SqueezeboxOfDelights]

But is she talking about the park, or the Dancing Moped Guy?

[@davedennis6042]

Thanks

[@Supermanindia98]

Wonderland was a never completed amusement park project located in Chenzhuang Village, Nankou Town , Changping District, China, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) outside of Beijing. Originally proposed by the Thailand-based property developer Reignwood Group, and designed to be the largest amusement park in Asia (to have covered 120 acres (49 ha)), construction stopped in 1998 following financial problems with local officials, while a 2008 attempt to start construction again also failed. In wiki, it is said that this is demolished in 2013... If it is opened, it would have been a largest amusement park in Asia ..

[@ExplodingJellyfish]

Sometimes I wish they would come to one of these abandoned parks, find one of the rides, go into the control room, and then when they touch the power button, it actually starts up. That would be amazing.

[@heatherlands]

I'm always on edge watching the videos where you know there's security around, it gives a whole new thrill to the video, haha

[@emprsnm9903]

This one especially with the ever present surveillance drones; Foreigners entering the country, then choosing to walk off the super extensive surveillance grid? That gets Orwellian minded people concerned. And when Orwellian minded people become concerned, really bad things can happen. But it ended super well, and awesomely with the de-stressing dancer guy 'just getting away from it all'.

[@obzcure]

Why

[@ny2bama]

That's why they do it. To keep you hooked! It was probably their drones... and those streets dogs. 😂 hilarious. Security would have grabbed them very fast if any....

[@greyshadow9498]

"Can you think of an abandoned place that takes up more land?" Detroit?

[@JustYourAverageGirl2002]

@Jimmy Houston Most of Chicago

[@aluminum1273]

I’d watch an episode of that! Imagine them exploring abandoned Detroit buildings!

[@fredbissnette3104]

They went to detroit

[@rb3425]

Hey now... be nice. China has been insulted enough this week. LOL

[@TheProperPeople]

@@aluminum1273 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZobXY2Z4nbyUn5o

[@BlakeBlackstone]

This fucking video won't leave my recommended videos list. It's been here for 5 months. I'm tired of looking at the fucking Roberto head from Futurama staring back at me saying "Hey, Red!". So here I am. I'll watch it ffs. -Was not disappointed.

[@husseyphoenix]

the suspense of the entire video then the end is hysterical.

[@imaner76]

You have to admit that the best "nothing going on here officer" dance I've ever seen.

[@LouSlade]

In case you're curious, the massive vase thing in the center of that plaza looks to be a scaled up model of an earthquake detector. Metal balls would sit precariously in the dragon's mouth, and when the detector would sense an earthquake, the ball would drop in the frog's mouth corresponding to the direction of the quake.

[@CSDonohue11]

Dude that surveillance drone is a F’n trip. It was definitely a surveillance drone. They were keeping track of you guys. That’s crazy AF.

[@endlessdrive8421]

I was actually really impressed that they knew what a Vekoma SLC was and even more so the fact that this is indeed a Chinese knock-off...most explorers would have just gazed over it without even an ounce of knowledge about that

[@AlexLikesToons]

I was thi king the same thing! I was pleasantly surprised to know they did their research!

[@benjaminclark4030]

Talking about the banking and track layout. They must watch some coaster enthusiast channels.

[@Dogy0909]

I’m glad that they like coasters, means they’re respectful to these types of places

[@bazahaza]

The roller coaster was designed, manufactured, and built by Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment.

[@PapagenoMF]

That's because most people don't give a crap and have more useful things to learn about, lol.

[@PaperJass]

"This is like Six Flags!" "...but in better condition."

[@rocketamadeus3730]

Well it's newer and unused so.. Yeah.

[@Mirandorl]

UK here. Everyone saying how bad china is, but all that happened in the vid was they kept an eye on the PP guys and let them do what they wanted. They calmly opened the gate for them to leave and played them off with chinese GlaDOS and a happy dancing dude. On european and US vids, once spotted they would have been rounded up pretty quick. Not saying China doesnt do dodgy stuff but this was just someone looking after their property in an efficient and non violent way. Even the dogs were just lil puppers.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

commie lover

[@julian1440]

M. M. Bruh

[@AeDreamerz]

M. M. The only way to not being labeled as a commie lover or a CCP bot is to hate on China, even it haven’t don’t anything bad? That show how westerners are brain washed...

[@rachard]

@@Bigbadwhitecracker what do you mean

[@coreykenku1723]

@Fralorgrafon In the US, people are killed for being the wrong sexuality, religion, etc. It happens everywhere. What's your point?

[@MisterMakerNL]

Hear some viscous dogs. See them being scared of the viscous dogs. See some cute puppers walk to them.

[@awesomesauce6779]

Viscous?

[@DesertSessions93]

@@awesomesauce6779 The dogs are a thick fluid. duh

[@fishyguy1082]

Vicious*

[@DMills-un1tl]

Haas ya, I can’t believe they didn’t pet the dogs, they just wanted a little attention.

[@lacedupangel]

That dude at the end is really just living his best life. I strive to be him.

[@hannashein3380]

when he saw the bones and cat fur on the clown ride 😳

[@Noahbalboa7]

I bet someone had a nice meal

[@interesting8939]

That was me, sorry I didn't leave anything for you guys

[@Noahbalboa7]

@@interesting8939 it's alright fam, I got my own food

[@Mikayla_Games24]

Maybe the dogs ate them.

[@SM-dl2ox]

Lol was I the only one thinking that was nesting 😬

[@chrisluckhardt]

37:02 - Just another routine swarm of tiny Chinese security dogs for us to nonchalantly walk through.

[@RustyNickels]

Those dogs just escaped from a nearby restaurant.

[@Valerie24810]

They were pretty cute. Like all tiny dogs, they seemed to think they were 3x as big as they were with the attitudes to match.

[@spooley]

Isle of Dogs, the theme park

[@chrisluckhardt]

Rusty Nickels That’s more prevalent in northern China but it was still something that crossed my mind every time we encountered security dogs.

[@gemfyre855]

They struck me more as stray dogs than security dogs.

[@TomahawkSmith1]

The lack of vandalism was a great change of pace ... great video did not mind at all it was 39 minutes long..!! Keep up the great work..!!

[@qsr711]

Okay, so I was not expecting that ending at all

[@ANNABELLEPOP]

Sad to see. This really looked like it could've made a great theme park.

[@goosies7544]

if this was ever finished this would be a world class theme park.

[@ANNABELLEPOP]

@@goosies7544 Agreed. And I would've scrapped together the money to go 100%. I mean, what I'm seeing in this video is fantastic even just as a broken down, busted park.

[@wchristman7634]

@@goosies7544 Honestly I kinda disagree. There's so many parks in China, it's the country with the most rollercoasters in the world. Loads of completed parks are similar to this, and those barely get any attention.

[@wchristman7634]

@MightyMary It was designed to be the largest park, but since then parks like Shanghai Disneyland, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, and Happy Valley Beijing have taken the record it aimed for.

[@rusland.r.9044]

creepy as the idea of being followed by a drone is it's also somewhat comforting. It means you can't as easily go "missing" if you run into trouble, and they can respond even without you calling the police. But i like this hands-off approach.

[@terenceankeny1640]

"That asian area looks really cool", said the American in China.

[@BIGFOOT-ENT.]

Terence Ankeny well compared to the knock-off American style rides that fill the rest of the park the “Asian Area” is almost comically Asian themed as that style of architecture is very outdated and only really prominent to Asian history. So it’s definitely very “Asian”

[@Zigglefluxo]

Oops it's polish

[@Zigglefluxo]

No but it's a gost town

[@PeachWookiee]

I was thinking if it were in the US, mostly white people would go there.

[@iownu92]

“We just call them ‘areas’ here”

[@ninjafluffy1625]

I would love to have enough money to go around the world exploring abandoned places

[@EphemeralProductions]

I'm not even sure how THEY do.

[@jacoboflaherty5282]

@@EphemeralProductions KZbin revenue.

[@madatnumbers88]

And patreon!

[@MegatronEnthusiast]

@@EphemeralProductions they a ton of profit from KZbin because of how much they do and how long they record which is usually 20 Minutes-an 1hr long

[@nickw7619]

Traveling the world is very cheap as long as you watch your cash... just stay within your means (no five star hotels, guys) and public transport all the way. The American dollar, euro, GBP, etc holds up quite well in 90% of the rest of the world. Unless your literally on welfare you can do it. Easily.

[@rissyrose]

I looked up on google why it was left like this then it said "At time it was being touted as the largest amusement park in all of Asia. Construction was abandoned in 1998 after a dispute over land prices. Workers have now however begun to demolish the abandoned buildings. Local media suggest that the space will eventually make way for a shopping center" -May 10, 2013

[@Softboii.Connor]

There's more than one

[@mistyz0ne]

that's not this place, that's the wonderland theme park near beijing. this is in huainan and much harder to find any info on for some reason.

[@bandombeviews6035]

Another thing about this is that crash bandicoot came out in 1996

[@BitestheStuff]

Sad, I was expecting some kind of bootleg Futuramaland at this park.

[@ferrets4203]

SAME !!

[@Z33slidez]

Im glad I wasnt the only one to notice

[@CZsWorld]

Do all Chinese theme parks just have loads of American IPs?

[@Helladamnleet]

To my understanding very much yes. Except for Winnie the Pooh

[@atomknight8361]

@@Helladamnleet lol

[@ForeverLaxx]

@@Helladamnleet Lord Xinnie can't stand the Winnie.

[@justwatchinguboob]

@@Helladamnleet lol thats treasonous

[@ImNeverOriginal]

Considering China has almost no counterfeit laws. It makes total sense.

[@linux_doggo]

I always find it very sad when theme parks never even get a chance. From the looks of it this park had a very promising ride line-up and elaborate themeing. (also yes, that was indeed a knock-off Vekoma SLC, by Golden Horse. Believe it or not the Golden Horse version is smoother)

[@kevinbrennan2004]

For something that was still under construction, i can see a lot of structural issues everywhere.

[@pog8436]

@Bill Williams You act like the US promotes quality lmfaoo

[@vatoloco1348]

@Bill Williams funny you phone was probably made in china

[@davemiller5174]

Do you realize how much fun this place would have been for families, especially for the kids of their country ... What a shame it never opened... All these great rides & attractions.. .

[@jaredwood1474]

The only video in my sub-box not about trees.

[@bosengineer]

no wonder your last name is Wood.

[@higherquality]

#teamtrees

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

Lol u also noticed?

[@WindowsEater]

I only have one or two thing about this #TeamTrees thing. What the heck is this #TeamTrees supposed to be about anyways?

[@verbee4856]

@@WindowsEater team trees are trying to plant 20 mil before 2020 it is very annoying

[@jasonvaughn3478]

Sure looks rough for being abandoned just 5 years..

[@Thewilddthing]

A lot can happen in 5 years.

[@carmenmonoxide7459]

Chinese building "standards". Mixing sub-par building materials together to make more of that material. Bribes are common and expected.

[@dailymik2789]

@@carmenmonoxide7459 wow 这你都知道，那你可真厉害呢 好棒棒哟 。我真的很好奇是什么导致你对中国刻板印象这么深，谁给您的自信这么自以为是的这么说？hhh

[@zhaquiri]

@Franka *66 That's called cherry-picking, dear.

[@bandombeviews6035]

CarmenMonoxide It’s because this whole park is more than likely a massive ponzi scheme, that was never really meant to open.

[@octcube_]

The end of this video felt like a fever dream.

[@TobbeTheDude]

"The first time was just to case the joint and rob it a little." -Roberto, explaining why he attempted to rob the same bank twice

[@scotthall7307]

"Now stand back I need to practice my stabbing."

[@Kamboozled]

Are you callin me crazy?!

[@Bushougoma]

@@Kamboozled I'm not crazy! Don't call me crazy! I'm just not user friendly!

[@OldBonesCreative]

This feels like the park an amateur builds when they buy a new theme park sim, activate the unlimited $ cheat and max out the land in sandbox mode.

[@Maxime_K-G]

Haha, those dogs weren't the scary monsters I had envisioned. Just some cute good bois.

[@jaykay9647]

Yo, which theme should we use for this section of themepark? Park design: Yes

[@ジリアン-q1o]

This theme park: runs out of money to finish construction Also this theme park: has 150 acres of property

[@iownu92]

I love how they were worried when they first saw the guy ride through on his scooter, but then, as they were leaving, saw he was just there to dance 😄

[@Friariah]

6:00 "I need to stab someone! Where's my stabbing knife?!" ―Roberto

[@ronniedobegaming7997]

the one episode where zoidberg gets "stabbed in the ayuuss" was my favorite with Roberto, my 2nd favorite is Hermes new body "robotic body"

[@samuraiturtle.2637]

It was “Million Dollar Mon”

[@alextatkin1026]

Im so bummed you guys didnt dance with that guy at the end.

[@EphemeralProductions]

They should have. It would have been one of the most classic scenes in any PP video. Lmao

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

That would have been the perfect ending to a David Lynch movie.

[@Thewilddthing]

Same thooo

[@larrygall5831]

That "Creazy Coaster" sign was funny. I never heard a warning about "cervical" issues preventing people from using a ride... lol Maybe it's one of _those_ kinds of rides..

[@anemone7005]

Cervical=neck

[@LighthouseCape]

"A drone can't kick us out" Several minutes before:Friends get caught and she told them that the security seemed to be looking into the live feed from the drone.

[@zephyr2731]

Sounds like y'all need to carry some Scooby Snacks!

[@spooley]

Our postman used to carry dog treats, genius move really

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Lawrence Dunbar - Lol 😂

[@Thewilddthing]

This is wholesome

[@PokePub]

I love that Roberto from Futurama is just inexplicably there.

[@vedved82491]

I see you Michael, dropping the Vekoma SLC enthusiast knowledge.

[@AlphaFlight]

Every ride guy got excited. I'm more of a traveling ride expert. Lol

[@Smokey420Greenleaf]

no one cares.

[@stubblyhippo2748]

These guys were probably the kids that actually went in the dark sewer tunnel or the dark scary room.

[@gundamforever6109]

I can't but feel that a lot of children's lives were saved by this park not opening.

[@RisottoNero-z1w]

Why?

[@YS-eu4ne]

Huh?

[@WheresMyInhaler]

@@RisottoNero-z1w Chinese building practices are notoriously shabby and unsafe

[@Nighthorse666]

That flying saucer shaped building looks more like a Dalek from Doctor Who.

[@pixelnet3235]

Nighthorse666 haha yes!

[@GreenJeep1998]

That was my first thought too!

[@khoshekh7419]

I thought it looked like the evil hat from Meet the Robinsons

[@BeeWhistler]

Dude, it's not a "come here" gesture, she's supposed to be holding a spear. And those were the least fierce little guard dogs ever, I do believe.

[@emprsnm9903]

The guard guy opening the gate too. He's just glad 'the rowdy kids these days' are leaving his dogs alone.

[@Smokey420Greenleaf]

she was holding the spear in her other hand, moron.

[@Maxime_K-G]

Small dogs are loud and I believe that's all they need to be when you saw how laid back those security people were. xD

[@rocketamadeus3730]

@@Maxime_K-G Yeah, they're an alarm, not a weapon.

[@dbmabe]

"I bet if they saw us committing a crime..." Like trespassing? LOL

[@diatomsaus]

Very late but I did do some research on this theme park, here's what I found: - The abandoned crap was up for auction, April earlier this year - This isn't a government project - The company and investors, 淮南志高动漫文化科技发展有限公司 and 志高集团 were listed as untrustworthy due to not being able to pay back astronomical foreign loans - The project had a budget of 1000 million yuan, spent 600 million and fell through - The company filed for bankruptcy - The project occupied land illegally, land that they weren't allowed to build on - Many suspect the entire project was just a massive ponzi scheme. I read posters claiming they have inside information/worked on it, stating that the quality was beyond sub-par and there's debacles when it came to construction. Many investors sadly do stuff like this to scam the government/investors. There's lots of photos of the place on Chinese social media sites, it's probably a relatively popular destination for urban-ex types in China.

[@ANGEL-kp6nt]

I'm currently researching this and all i can find is the same ten american photos. where did you find them?

[@diatomsaus]

@@ANGEL-kp6nt On Chinese websites of course. You can't find anything related to Asia (not just China) by searching on Google.

[@ANGEL-kp6nt]

Macro Cosmos Microscopy do i need a vpn for that? I’ve never used those websites before or even seen them :(

[@diatomsaus]

@@ANGEL-kp6nt You don't need a VPN. I'm from Australia. I'm fluent in the Chinese language also, that's why I can find this kind of stuff easily. FYI, there's far bigger failed projects than this tiny theme party by the way. Here's an example: you【】tu.be/P9I8S【】IDWNus Remove those big brackets. Basically a regional government of some piss-poor hole got a massive grant from the central gov (CCP), they wasted it all on these failed, wannabe "epic surreal" projects that are now abandoned. Everyone involved have been arrested under corruption charges. Also, this isn't "banned" in China, the state media talked about it in shock.

[@ANGEL-kp6nt]

@@diatomsaus I have a feeling That you’re right about it being a scam, when i was researching i found like 4 different dates for when construction started, also found a map of what the park was supposed to look like and it actually was going under a different name, “Titan Ark Animation Park” ! Is there any way i could get you to send me the photos you found somehow? i found some too i can send you

[@Binxxy92]

I find it bizarre that someone actually pays security for abandoned places like this. like if they're abandoned in there's no plans for them why keep pouring money into protecting it. I mean I guess you want to keep the investment from getting destroyed but why keep putting money into something that is going to go nowhere. I feel like I understand it on some level but at the same time it just feels so bizarre.

[@caiocandido3002]

well there are some tiles, iron bars, copper wires, machines and others contruction materials that could be steal in that park

[@StapledArsonist]

Could be for safety, so the people exploring don't get hurt, maybe.

[@Nightenstaff]

I don't know about China and their laws, but in many places in the US, you are still responsible for your property even after it is abandoned. Even if someone breaks in and hurts themselves, you are responsible. So you pay the absolute cheapest security firm to "guard" it. That way, if someone gets hurt and sues you, you turn around and sue the security firm. The alternative is to sell/forfeit the land which typically isn't allowed until you clean the land up.

[@tizzyboo]

BinxPlays security is mostly to avoid homeless people to move in, or to be a place to party and consume drugs and stuffs there’s a tons of reasons why they “secure” while abandoned

[@Marlintinis]

Protection from liability laws.

[@Macbasil]

The Proper People is the best when it comes to exploring abandoned places!

[@dahjord]

crazy how damaged everything gets just sitting there

[@rex103friend6]

I thought you guys were gone for the longest time and I finally caught this in my feed, turns out videos you guys have been posting haven't been popping up in my Subscribed tab, weird...

[@amberdawn2601]

Mine too.

[@liammiddleton3064]

Yes

[@liammiddleton3064]

?

[@UserEros]

That's been happening to me to just got a notification now I'm bingeing the ones I missed

[@angk3068]

''omg there's dogs maybe this was a bad idea'' the dogs: tiny cute pupperinos

[@naneek2]

notice that there are heads and body parts all over the place, but never an animal intact with all its limbs and body parts. like crash bandicoot, apparently subsumed in walls of a cement hut.

[@somersault1123]

Expected a lot of shots of an abandoned theme park. Also got an entire drama around a possible security drone and a dancing scooter guy and lots of cute dogs. Very nice.

[@babyboo68696869]

Why do you 2 keep leaving from by the only person that can speak the same language as security

[@apatheticAnxiety]

Buys them time to keep doing whatever, legitimizes them not understanding certain etiquette and play it off as a "whoops sorry" moment instead of professional abandoned theme park explorers

[@bradklingensmith]

@@apatheticAnxiety what exactly is a professional abandoned theme park explorer? Can one get a degree in that or professional licensed? Lol. I think they do pretty damn well.

[@roushgt6839]

I really cant read what you wrote.

[@rocketamadeus3730]

@@roushgt6839 Y tho

[@roushgt6839]

Mark Pemberton “why do you 2 keep leaving from by the only” like the “from and by” just not supposed to go together and it doesnt make sense.

[@stignatius1625]

“I can recognize the Japanese music” Chinese music playing.....

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Japanese are kinky; Chinese copy everything, even Disney world. that's the difference.

[@blahhblahhblahhpoo]

@@Bigbadwhitecracker WTF does that have to do with anything?

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

@@blahhblahhblahhpoo Come over here and find out.

[@bandombeviews6035]

It does sound pretty Japanese after the beginning. I know a bit of mandarin, and i was confused at the end for a second.

[@sidekicks1403]

@@Bigbadwhitecracker you: Chinese copy everything even Disney world the proper people: Disney knock off in Nara, Japan

[@indifferenteyes]

"You gotta understand China!" All jokes aside, love the videos but please be careful when visiting China especially exploring abandoned stuff.

[@RobertMorgan]

Instructions unclear. Trapped in concentration camp.

[@vince086]

@@RobertMorgan "Re-education" camp

[@RobertMorgan]

@@vince086 yes, apologies, China is dedicated to education of all people for the betterment of the world. Please don't hit me again?

[@vince086]

@@RobertMorgan Don't worry, the only think taking a hit is your social credit score :P

[@simonorourke4465]

@@vince086 I believe that these days they call them vocational training centres in China, although we all know what that means.

[@jack-o-lantern9097]

DUDE i love how when you guys saw the naked clown and who where was filming said “ well its not Disney world!”

[@cecerae8637]

Maybe next time you don't wear bright yellow to sneak around in lol !!

[@SofiesSpectrum]

Exactly what I thought 😂

[@Lucinda2224]

Ce ce Rae exactly what I thought but then if caught he could say, “If I was really sneaking around would I wear bright yellow?”

[@cecerae8637]

@@Lucinda2224 haha yes he could say that !!

[@randalhuffman8827]

yea, that does not say smart in any language

[@taylorshea6856]

Ce ce Rae if you act like you’re doing something wrong and sneaking, you’re more likely to get caught. If you act like you have permission to be there and act confident, people are less likely to bother you, surprisingly

[@FunkyMonkeyI]

That's kind of a bummer it was abandoned it looks like a great place.

[@timothywhite8130]

not really abandoned more like developer hell

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

It looks like the most sprawling, uninspired piece of shit I've ever seen. 1.2 billion people in China and they can't seem to invent their own goddamn intellectual property they've grown so accustomed to just stealing it.

[@1EAT_R0ACHES]

It’s disappointing that this place never really got finished because it looks amazing

[@lexwithbub]

I love that the ambient noise is part crickets, part roosters crowing 😂

[@emprsnm9903]

And part drones. The roosters are the most out of place in an abandoned theme park. Not even a farm nearby I'd wager, just wild chickens.

[@BigDslays]

Great content. Really a cool candid glimpse of how their security has evolved. Just speculating from what I know about foreign security, those private or state security is a 9-5 job. Also you guys have cameras, they sending the dogs to keep you moving maybe even a laugh. They will keep the interaction to a minimum as long as you're not camping out or breaking anything.

[@davidwilhelem5288]

37:34 in Hungary we have a saying: "which dog barks, it doesn't bite" This is the best example of this, they just barked and did nothing

[@LtZerge]

11:05 what are these random out of theme anime characters? wth

[@alliepearce8384]

i thought that too

[@NicoleLoveCandys]

I only recognise the anime girl with white hair, it's from Martian Successor Nadesico, dunno about the other one

[@RoosterFloyd]

@@NicoleLoveCandys Well spotted, that's damn impressive.

[@Tokaisho1]

@@NicoleLoveCandys Ruri Hoshino, nice job

[@avocados9110]

“It’s probably nothing, just China stuff”

[@jimsigs2108]

*shows chinese man dancing next to scooter*