Whoa, There’s Going to Be A One Piece Amusement Park
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The People’s Daily Online newspaper reported on Monday that the One Piece manga and anime series inspired plans for a theme park
in the city of Dafeng in China’s Jiangsu Province. According to the
Chinese newspaper, 500 million yuan (about US$79 million) will be
invested in the project.The One Piece theme park will be
constructed on a 133-hectare (about 329-acre) plot of land. Planned
attractions include themed restaurants and an anime research center.The project aims to promote the development of Dafeng’s already prominent tourism industry.
This is nothing but good news for the One Piece franchise. It is already hugely successful, but a theme park will take its popularity to the next level while also broadening its global awareness. (Not to mention drain the wallets of anime nerds from around the world). There’s no word yet on what type of attractions will be featured in the park — water rides seem like a no-brainer though — so leave your hopes in the comments.
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Chris Cummins is a pop culture writer and Archie comics historian who has contributed to The Robot's Voice, Den of Geek US, Philebrity, Geekadelphia, Uproxx, and Unicorn Booty. He is the co-producer and co-host of Nerd Nite Philadelphia, and is regularly involved in producing and hosting New York Super Week events. In 2014, Chris began Sci-Fi Explosion, a mix of live performance, trivia and funny clips celebrating the weirdest in science fiction that regularly travels around the United States. He wrote the introductions to the compilations Archie's Favorite Comics From The Vault and (with Paul Castiglia) Archie's Favorite High School Stories. You can find Chris on Twitter at @bionicbigfoot and @scifiexplosion.