It is not the first time that we see a video game that is accused of being a copy of another that already exists, although the curious thing is that this case can also be taken to other areas, such as an amusement park that exists in the city of Changzhou, south of Jiangsu province, China. It is a place that responds to the name of World Joyland and the truth is that it is already old, because it opened its doors in 2011.
With 13 years behind it, it is undoubtedly a theme park that you cannot ignore and that should be considered a practically mandatory visit if you ever travel to the Asian country, especially if you are one of those who love video games, anime and even more if you are big fans of Blizzard video games. More than anything because this park could give the impression that it is official from the American company, but nothing could be further from the truth.
One of the biggest reasons why it became so famous was the fact that a couple of its areas are dedicated entirely to the Warcraft and StarCraft universes. The problem is that Blizzard has never been involved in any of this whole matter and has never had your consent
This is what the unofficial worlds of both games are like in this great amusement park
In Japan and the United States you can visit Super Nintendo World, where the themed areas of Super Mario Bros. within the Universal Studios amusement park, and in these cases it is a collaboration that has been carried out at all times with Nintendo, so it does have their consent. Instead, World Joyland They wanted to take advantage of the popularity of the Blizzard sagas to encourage more people from around the world to visit it.
Its objective was always to compete against other giants, such as Universal and Disney parks. Of course, it is something that is clear considering that its creation cost around 200 million yuan, which is just over 26 million dollars, while its dimensions are around 600,000 square meters, so it is a truly immense place. It is not surprising considering that, apart from the areas dedicated to Blizzard games, there are more places that can be visited.
The fact that it is not considered illegal, even if it does not have the rights of Activision Blizzard, is that At no time is he using official names
Everywhere there are attractions of all kinds, especially roller coasters. However, none of them are based on any of the video games in these sagas, so they are simply normal and ordinary attractions. On the other hand, the fact that it is considered a copy of Blizzard titles is why decorating fantasy and science fiction environmentsrespectively, because in this case it does seem entirely that you are inside their respective universes, especially in the case of Warcraft.
Around there are gigantic statues, buildings and structures that are practically identical to those of some of the most emblematic cities in World of Warcraft, as well as other statues inspired by some of its characters and races, such as that of a creature that looks too similar. to a Draenei or another that could look like Sylvanas. So, for those who are simply looking to ride attractions without further ado, for them it will be a park like any other to spend a very entertaining day, but those who are more fans of these universes will enjoy the experience even more.
For the rest, the park Take the opportunity to copy other world-known video games, hence there are posters for something called Angry Dogs, which replaces the birds in Angry Birds with dogs, although you can also see references to Doraemon, Ultraman or Garfield, among other characters. And those who want to pass the time in other ways can access a 4D cinema, fireworks shows, parades and many other activities, so in the end it looks like the visit could be quite complete.
In short, as the references to Warcraft y StarCraft are not clear enough to say that they are identical, although it may be considered a copy, one could say that World Joyland is not breaking any laws that allows Activision Blizzard to get involved, which does not mean that this amusement park is considered one that could perfectly belong to the company and whose success has led it to remain open after so many years.
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