- Nara Dreamland (Japanese: 奈良ドリームランド, Hepburn: Nara Dorīmurando), or just simply Dreamland, was a theme park near Nara, Japan...
- Its layout is entirely based on Disneyland and negotiations with Walt Disney himself occurred: Nara Dreamland was supposed to be a Disneyland!
- In 1961, Nara Dreamland was the Japanese answer to Southern California’s legendary Disneyland, and shared several of its themes and features...
- Nara Dreamland was built in 1961 and was apparently inspired by Disneyland in California.
- I was first told about Nara’s abandoned amusement park, Dreamland, by a staff member from a hostel I was staying at in Tokyo.
- Nara Dreamland was popular for a time and welcomed 1.6 million guests at its peak.
- As a result, Matsuo Entertainment rebranded its park as Nara Dreamland and created its own mascots and characters.
- Nara Dreamland was supposed to be just as its name denotes: a land of dreams. But the dream of a Japanese kabuki artist would swiftly turn into a nightmare.
- An extraordinary and exciting aspect of Nara Dreamland is that it’s a copy of the very first Disneyland.
