Nara Dreamland
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Nara Dreamland (奈良ドリームランド Nara Dorīmurando?) was a theme park near Nara, Japan which was built in 1961 and inspired by Disneyland in California. Its premier ride was Aska, a wooden roller coaster. On August 31, 2006, Nara Dreamland closed permanently.
The entrance to the park was designed to look almost identical to Disneyland, including the Train depot, a Main Street, U.S.A. and the familiar Sleeping Beauty Castle at the hub. It also had a Matterhorn type mountain (with a Matterhorn Bobsleds type ride), and the skyway running through it, as well as an autopia type ride and a monorail.
An urban legend states that land developers sought a partnership with Walt Disney but continued building the park after their efforts failed. This supposedly outraged Disney. Approximately 22 years later, Japan would get an official Disney park, Tokyo Disneyland.
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- http://klopsy.com/index.php/a/2006/01/12/nara_dreamland
- http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/nara1.htm Photos and Trip Report
- http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/dream41833/dream29.htm
- http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID110060-110061.asp
- Monorails in Japan: An Overview includes information on Dreamland's monorail system
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