Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park

Infobox Amusement park
name = Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park


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location = Shijingshan District, Beijing
location2 = China
location3 = flagicon|China
coordinates = coord|39.913|116.202|scale:10000|display=inline,title
address = 北京石景山路25号
phone_numbers = +86 (10) 68876016
homepage = [http://www.bs-amusement-park.com/ChinaIn/about-e.asp English website]
owner = Shijingshan District Government
general_manager = Liu Jingwang (刘景旺 "Liú Jǐngwàng")
opening_date = September 28, 1986
closing_date =
previous_names =
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area =
rides =
coasters =
water_rides =
slogan = (previous)去迪士尼太远,请来石景山游乐园!

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park (zh-cp|c=北京石景山游乐园|p=Běijīng Shíjǐngshān Yóulèyuán) is a theme park located in the Shijingshan District of Beijing, China. The park, first opened on September 28, 1986, is currently owned and operated by the Shijingshan District government.cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/05/10/china.copying.ap/|title=Beijing park underscores piracy battle, analysts say|date=2007-05-10|publisher=CNN|first=Joe|last=McDonald|accessdate=2007-05-10] The park is accessible via the Line 1 of the Beijing Subway. It has its own stop called Bajiao Amusement Park (八角游乐园).

Attractions

The park features various steel roller coasters.
* Crazy Mouse (before 2006)
* Feng Shen Coaster (2003)
* Mine Coaster (before 2006) (copy from Disney's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad)
* Roller Coaster (1986)
* Shenzhou Coaster (2005) (Inverted roller coaster similar to a Suspended Looping Coaster)
* Space Trip (before 2006) (copy from Disney's Space Mountain)
* Spinning Coaster (before 2006)
* Worm Coaster (before 2006)

Intellectual Property Infringement Controversy

In May 2007, the park was exposed by international media for having made unauthorized use of Japanese and American cartoon characters. According to a report originally broadcast on Fuji TV's FNN News, the park features a castle that resembles Disney's trademark Sleeping Beauty Castle and a structure that looks like Epcot's Spaceship Earth. The park also features a host of costumed characters that look amazingly similar to not only Disney's trademark characters, but also Shrek, Hello Kitty, Doraemon, Bugs Bunny and a number of other trademarked characters.

Park officials denied any wrongdoing. When asked by the FNN News reporter if the characters are related to Disney, the theme park's general manager Liu Jingwang said that their characters are based on Grimm's Fairy Tales. In another question, Liu insisted the Mickey Mouse-like character wasn't actually a mouse, but a "big-eared cat."

Their previous slogan in English was "Disneyland is too far away. Please come Beijing shijingshan Amusement Park"; a better translation of the Chinese slogan would be "Disney is too far, so please come to Shijingshan." Shortly after the controversy, the reference to Disney was removed from the park's website.

According to a May 10, 2007 Associated Press report, the park deputy general manager Yin Zhiqiang said that the park's lawyers are in negotiation with The Walt Disney Company. Disney declined to comment directly on this matter.

References

ee also

*Nara Dreamland
*Disneyland

External links

* [http://www.bs-amusement-park.com/ChinaIn/about-e.asp Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park website] En icon ( [http://web.archive.org/web/20060430225352/http://www.bs-amusement-park.com/ChinaIn/about-e.asp Wayback Machine Link] );Beijing's Copycat Disneyland Controversy
* [http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1678 Disneyland in China?] , Japan Probe
* [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=20&art_id=41990&sid=13078355&con_type=1&d_str=20070411 Fakes a real fact of life in China's heated economy] , The Standard


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