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China’s Chengdu Disney Has Massive Queues and Just One Ride

How a rapper’s diss track turned a single piece of exercise equipment in a small community gym into the latest viral travel destination

China’s newest Disneyland is a sensation. The “resort” in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is somehow equal parts exceptionally underwhelming and wildly popular. It has attracted huge crowds, thousands of influencers, and millions of followers online. But the park, located in the outdoor gym of a sleepy residential compound, is by far the most basic in the country. A single mundane piece of exercise equipment is its sole ride.

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