Florida Splendid China:
if you're going to Disney World, Peiking hopes you'll also drop in on this nearby Florida theme park to learn how happy China's many oppressed people really are - and bring the kids.. (Press Clippings for 1999 are located here
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Splendid Mess . (Press Clippings for 1999 are located here
88K PDFProtest Demonstration to commemorate 40th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day held by Inner Mongolian People's Party, International Taklamakan Uighur Human Rights Association and Citizens Against Communist Chinese Propaganda
Jack Churchward, left, Ablajan Laylinaman, and J.J. Wilson, right, protest outside Florida Splendid China in Kissimmee. The protesters oppose the use of exhibits from Tibet, Eastern Turkestan and Mongolia at the 76-acre theme park.
China-themed park draws protesters to front door (Press Clippings for 1999 are located here
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A park with a different theme (Press Clippings for 1999 are located here
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Not-So-Spendid Deal
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Is Florida Splendid China being sold ?
Examine the Conference webpage
Read the Inner Mongolian People's Party's report
Held at the St. Petersburg Museum of History
Here is a link to CND's Virtual Museum to the memory of those brave people.
Open letter to Prospective Buyers of Florida Splendid China
US-Tibet Committee
Uyghur American Association
Eastern Turkestan National Freedom Center
Statements 1993-1999 are located here 160K PDF
(28) Protest demonstration to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the mysterious plane crash that killed the top leaders of the Republic of Eastern Turkestan
Dear Mr. Yusuf:
Thank you for the information you sent about the Splendid China Theme park in Kissimmee, Florida. Field trips are selected by teachers and principles at the school level in Pinellas County
Our principles are aware of the controversy surrounding the site. Thank you again for your interest and concern.
Sincerely,
(signed)
J. Howard Hinesley, Ed.D.
Superintendent
(10) Protest demonstration to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the takeover of Eastern Turkestan.
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Demonstrators at Florida Splendid China rededicate exhibit:
'The Torturer's Jail'
(18) Protest demonstration to commemorate the 6th Anniversary of the opening of Florida Splendid China.
- Protesters to park: Not so splendid, China
- In the Red ? How is Splendid China faring ?
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Letters to the Editor Something Splendid - Al Riley responds to article on December 20, 1999.
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(11) Protest Demonstration to commemorate 41st anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day held by Inner Mongolian People's Party, International Taklamakan Uighur Human Rights Association and Citizens Against Communist Chinese Propaganda
Splendid doors still open; Disney hosting quiet riot
Is Florida Splendid China closing its doors?
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Splendid China slated for sale
Negotiations involve Chinese-owned theme park, land and hotel
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members of CACCP visit the exhibits and check on the rumors of the park closing.
... The commies did it.
Did irate communists throw a monkey wrench into sale talk at Splendid China?
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Not-so-Splendid suit follows failed park sale
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Where in the world is Yang?
Exec is gone; in Orlando, some wonder where Splendid China profits are
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The Splendid China theme park opened near Orlando seven years ago as a low-key alternative to Universal Studios or Disney's Magic Kingdom. Would it last? Well, Splendid China's still around. Barely. But its president, Sunny Yang, recently was sent back to mainland China and reportedly is under house arrest amid allegations of financial mismanagement. Lawyers for Massachusetts-based Brookhill LLC, a company seeking to buy Splendid China from an arm of China's government, still hope to bring Yang back for a deposition.
Theme Park to get 'Splendid' Makeover
One good sign: They're mowing the lawn again at China-owned attraction.
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Forbidden City
Can a new CEO lift the veil - and revenues - at China's troubled theme park in Orlando?
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/cfb3/orl-cfbtourism25062501jun25.story
Seeking to generate interest in their homeland, 80 representatives from China will be in Kissimmee today as part of the China Culture & Travel Road Show.
Representatives of tourism bureaus across China will spend the lunch hour at Kissimmee City Hall, visiting with locals and distributing souvenirs and brochures. Later, the group will host an evening for local officials and tourism leaders at Splendid China.(Press Clippings for 2001 are located here 24K PDF
Tourism World
Cheeburger Cheeburger coming to a China near you
Just like mainland China, Splendid China is being Americanized.
The Osceola County attraction has inked a deal with the Fort Myers-based restaurant chain Cheeburger Cheeburger Inc. to serve good old-fashioned American cheeseburgers to visitors...
On the executive front, Xiaoning Cao, who stepped in after the park was nearly sold amid reports of financial mismanagement, has gone back to China. According to Riley, Cao requested the transfer because he didn't speak English...
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 Uyghur American Association statement read in front of the East Turkestan exhibits at Florida Splendid China. |
Office of Tibet - New York statement in front of the Potala Palace exhibit at Florida Splendid China |