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Zombie Theme Park in Detroit

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Re: Zombie Theme Park in Detroit

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Post by fredley »

As a British person, I can't help but worry about how they're going to make a 200 acre expanse of Detroit safe enough to play this game. Making sure that the structures are sound, that there isn't dangerous debris around etc. The job of clearing up alone seems like a massive undertaking.

Re: Zombie Theme Park in Detroit

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Post by antidaily »

While we like the positive developments we’re seeing in Detroit’s downtown and along the Woodward corridor, we lamented what happened to the neighborhoods.

This would not be a positive. The Mower Gang and urban farmers -- that's a positive. The RoboCop statue kickstarter was at least funny; this is just dumb.

Re: Zombie Theme Park in Detroit

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Post by tatsuke95 »

Cute, but completely unrealistic. Is this a middle-school project?

It's a liability waiting to happen, and I have no idea how $145,000 in capital will get them started; try at least two orders of magnitude more. Theme parks aren't exactly killing it nowadays.

Re: Zombie Theme Park in Detroit

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Post by hk_kh »

nrj wrote: post #5

Paintball guns could make this more interesting.

Near my city there's an airsoft field where weekend zombie events are organized.

Basically, you assemble a group, pay the entrance, and a group of actors disguised as zombies attack you in the forest.

Being paid actors, they play it real, safe, and "correctly" die when they should.

Re: Zombie Theme Park in Detroit

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Post by peterwwillis »

Aesthetically, the idea of a 'zombie theme park' is pretty weak. I get it; there's a lot of people who think zombies are the bees' knees. But a theme park dedicated entirely to them? You know how one dimensional zombies are? After running away from moaning, stumbling zombies for an hour, this would get boring as hell. And most people don't even commit to the acting (lame).

Practically, what the hell is the matter with people? There are homeless and poverty-stricken families and individuals all around Detroit. At the very least the structures could be used to house people who are at risk of heat stroke in the summer months and of freezing in the winter. More ambitious plans could be proposed which puts small businesses up rent-free, possibly getting the homeless jobs that could help them work their way out of poverty. Communal living spaces could be erected, or shared housing for artists and students. But instead they think it'd be fun for a bunch of middle class white nerds to run around going "Braaaaaaains!!"

This is a great example of a more practical use for the neighborhood: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/13/charismata-homes-of... https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/garden/in-detroit-help-fo...

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