Splendid China Remains

Once upon a time (1993), China opened a $100M theme park outside of Disney World to show case many of the popular locations within China. The park lasted ten years and closed in 2003. All that remains is a white wall at the intersection of Funie Stead and Farmosa Gardens, behind which is an overgrown and vandalizes mess. The land was recently sold to a developer who is in the process of cleaned off for new vacation home development.

Other than a white wall along a street, is there any other evidence that a great theme park once existed in this area? In turns out - there is.

At the corner of Rt. 192 and Formasa Gardens is a plaza that was park of the land owned by Splended Chine. Within the plaza is a grocery store. And if you visit the grocery store, you can see that this store was once connected to the park. The first third of the store (produce and meat department) still have many of the original decorations.

There was once a river running to a fountain, and a bridge that went over it. That lead to what is now the magazine area within the store.

If you have an interest in exploring the history of this old park, I recommend visiting this grocery store to see all that remains.