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Retro Photo TR: Orlando's Splendid China Aug 1996


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While I have to wait to get some WDW retro park photos from my folks later this week I thought I could post this retro photo TR of Orlando's Splendid China. This trip to S.C. was taken in 1996 right after I returned from my first trip to China, so it was fun to see many of the full sized buildings I saw on my trip shrunk down into miniature size. The park has since closed in 2003.

 

Here is a link for some for information about the park.

 

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/FLKISchina.html

 

Ok onto pictures.

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Hooray! we are going to Splendid China. This is Daisy, she taught me a few naughty words in Chinese such as..."Wang ba dan!" Lit translation: "King Turtle Egg" or "King Eight Egg" but its the worst thing you can call someone in China.

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Daisy is teaching her old boyfriend Chinese. "Zhong Guo", which means "middle kingdom", is mandarin chinese for "China."

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Daisy is now teaching us how the tiger attacks in China. "Lao-Hu" is mandarin chinese for Tiger. "Lao hu xi huan chi ren ruo." Means: "Tigers like to eat human flesh."

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"Peek-a-boo! I see you." Anyone ever seen Gremlins? In the movie Gizmo is called a "mo gwai" which is cantonese for devil ghost/demon.

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It would have been fun to find a bowling ball for this area.

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Daisy, "Wo kan Di Tu Ni Kuai Yuan!"

(Lit translation: I see Disney Happy Gardens!!!)

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This fool is missing Leanne, because she was in Greece when this picture is taken.

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Well, its time for us to go. "Wo de hao peng you, zai jian!

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I forget this person's name, but he sure looks like he is picking his butt in China."

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It really would have been fun to play Godzilla here. Though Godzilla is found in Japan, not China.

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"Feed us candy!"

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Well the fake lake is certainly more clean than the real summer palace's lake in Bei Jing....(northern capital).

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This has to be the laziest Lion, it had plenty of "snack" opportunities.

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All this little girl wanted was a drink of apple juice.

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Someone had some photos of this park about a year after it closed. And it was really sad to see those. Even though this place didn't have any major "attrations" it's still sad to see a dilapitated amusement park.

 

Thanks for posting!

 

--Robb

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Miniatures attractions are always cool to check out. There's a permanent indoor display over on Vancouver Island I should remember to check out. I think it even has a (gasp) mini-MIDWAY display that actually work. :shock:

 

Thanks for the Retro-TR, Erik!

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