Searching for Mickey at China’s fake Disneyland

Enka signer Nezumi Senpai visited Beijing recently on a quest to meet the fake Mickey Mouse at Shijingshan Amusement Park:

Upon entering the park gates, he asked some mascots where he could find fake Mickey Mouse, and he was told that Mickey was somewhere else inside the amusement park. Nezumi Senpai was distracted by fake Doraemon toys and a Cinderella with facial hair, but he managed to keep asking staff where he could find the fake Mickey. Unlike the staff members he asked earlier, these people told him there was no fake Mickey Mouse at the park.

Security soon learns about what he’s been doing, and angry security guards show up and start yelling at them not to take video. He tries to run away, but when he attempts to question other performers about Mickey Mouse, security shows up and orders them to shut up and tell nothing to Nezumi Senpai. A crowd of park workers surrounds Nezumi Senpai and his cameraman, angrily shouting at them and accusing Japan of spreading negative news and lies about the park. The cameras are turned off, and Nezumi Senpai is thrown out of the amusement park.

Unable to meet the fake Mickey Mouse, they returned to Japan disappointed. However, it is unlikely that they would have encountered a fake Disney character, since the worldwide attention brought upon the park last year caused them to clean things up and remove Disney stuff from the park. I wouldn’t be surprised if this TV show deliberately told Nezumi Senpai to aggressively interrogate park employees with the aim of filming footage of security kicking him out. It would definitely provide more drama than finding out that there was no more fake Mickey Mouse.

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