Comments on: Rotting Soviet-era themepark in the heart of Berlin http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 20:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: gyp http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1621008 gyp Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1621008 Cory, you might also like this then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCqGhjGdwZ4 It is shot in the abandoned amusement park of my hometown that was built in the Soviet era (both the park and the town itself, the latter being named after noone less than Stalin for a while), although we did not have a rollercoaster to rot in such a haunting way :) Cory, you might also like this then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCqGhjGdwZ4 It is shot in the abandoned amusement park of my hometown that was built in the Soviet era (both the park and the town itself, the latter being named after noone less than Stalin for a while), although we did not have a rollercoaster to rot in such a haunting way :)

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1620346 noah django Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1620346 me and my buddies got into Opryland in the off-season once.  it was at night, though, so we had to stick to one side that was lit from the parking lot.  still got to climb onto the flume ride track and smoke weed and whatever else teenagers do in empty themeparks.  i think they tore it all down not to long after that, so I'm glad I did it, but Spreepark is way cooler.  And for those who haven't seen Hanna yet, that movie is pretty awesome. me and my buddies got into Opryland in the off-season once.  it was at night, though, so we had to stick to one side that was lit from the parking lot.  still got to climb onto the flume ride track and smoke weed and whatever else teenagers do in empty themeparks.  i think they tore it all down not to long after that, so I’m glad I did it, but Spreepark is way cooler.  And for those who haven’t seen Hanna yet, that movie is pretty awesome.

]]> By: phule http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619947 phule Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619947 That is exactly what I thought when I saw the first photo.  And so the Google confirms: http://focusfeatures.com/slideshow/hannas_spree_park_and_other_haunted_amusement_parks?film=hanna That is exactly what I thought when I saw the first photo.  And so the Google confirms:

http://focusfeatures.com/slideshow/hannas_spree_park_and_other_haunted_amusement_parks?film=hanna

]]> By: Frode Helland http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619941 Frode Helland Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619941 Funny you should mention Spirited Away. If you walk along the river from Treptower Park S-bahnhof, right before you come to Spreepark there is a place that instantly reminded me Miyazaki: the Insel der Jugend. http://www.dasberlinblog.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/insel-der-jugend-wikipedia-andreas-steinhoff.jpg Funny you should mention Spirited Away. If you walk along the river from Treptower Park S-bahnhof, right before you come to Spreepark there is a place that instantly reminded me Miyazaki: the Insel der Jugend. http://www.dasberlinblog.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/insel-der-jugend-wikipedia-andreas-steinhoff.jpg

]]> By: Frozen http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619893 Frozen Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619893  I can't shake the impression that the movie Hanna was partly set in this place.  I can’t shake the impression that the movie Hanna was partly set in this place.

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619830 dragonfrog Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619830 <i>"TSA destroys Die Antwoord's 3-D printed ukelele."</i> "United Breaks Guitars" would have nothing on the resulting angry music video.  Nothing.  I would probably have to fortify myself with whiskey and Metalocalypse cartoons before even watching it. “TSA destroys Die Antwoord’s 3-D printed ukelele.”

“United Breaks Guitars” would have nothing on the resulting angry music video.  Nothing.  I would probably have to fortify myself with whiskey and Metalocalypse cartoons before even watching it.

]]> By: mutantlog http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619777 mutantlog Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619777 This reminds me to recommend Spreepark, the best German-abandoned-amusement-park-orchestral-dance-pop band ever, especially their song Spreepark Jetzt! (030-533-350). Sure, they haven't done anything since 2009, but I find that song ridiculously catchy! Their songs can be found at http://www.spreeparktheband.com/  This reminds me to recommend Spreepark, the best German-abandoned-amusement-park-orchestral-dance-pop band ever, especially their song Spreepark Jetzt! (030-533-350). Sure, they haven’t done anything since 2009, but I find that song ridiculously catchy! Their songs can be found at http://www.spreeparktheband.com/ 

]]> By: Stefan Le Breton http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619764 Stefan Le Breton Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619764 there was a successful kickstarter for the kulturpark: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1353197694/kulturpark Also the homepage http://www.kulturpark.org/ My mother grew up nearby and did't liked it, when they started logging all the trees there. I once was looking how to get inside.. but was too afraid that the security guards will catch me ;) so i ionly made pictures from the outside: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stelb/142160613/in/set-72057594128086501 there was a successful kickstarter for the kulturpark: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1353197694/kulturpark

Also the homepage http://www.kulturpark.org/

My mother grew up nearby and did’t liked it, when they started logging all the trees there.
I once was looking how to get inside.. but was too afraid that the security guards will catch me ;) so i ionly made pictures from the outside:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stelb/142160613/in/set-72057594128086501

]]> By: semiotix http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619748 semiotix Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619748 <blockquote>This is a Boing Boing/Cory Doctorow trifecta: abandoned themeparks, Soviet kitsch, and urban exploration.</blockquote>Damn, I had "open-source steampunk Disneyland" in the pool. (And I hedged by placing a sweep bet on "TSA destroys Die Antwoord's 3-D printed ukelele.")

This is a Boing Boing/Cory Doctorow trifecta: abandoned themeparks, Soviet kitsch, and urban exploration.

Damn, I had “open-source steampunk Disneyland” in the pool.

(And I hedged by placing a sweep bet on “TSA destroys Die Antwoord’s 3-D printed ukelele.”)

]]> By: Scott Falkner http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619736 Scott Falkner Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619736 If they ever make a live version of Spirited Away… they can all go to hell! If they ever make a live version of Spirited Away… they can all go to hell!

]]> By: doctorjohnsmith http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619734 doctorjohnsmith Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619734 The stuff rotting there is from the 90ies. Except for the ferris wheel nothing from the soviet-era is left. Nonetheless I can highly recommend visiting that place. Its an amazing experience. The stuff rotting there is from the 90ies. Except for the ferris wheel nothing from the soviet-era is left. Nonetheless I can highly recommend visiting that place. Its an amazing experience.

]]> By: mappo http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619729 mappo Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619729 I grew up adjacent to an enormous abandoned drive-thru safari in New Jersey.  My friends and I loved exploring that post-apocalyptic wasteland. I grew up adjacent to an enormous abandoned drive-thru safari in New Jersey.  My friends and I loved exploring that post-apocalyptic wasteland.

]]> By: Mr. Customer http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619708 Mr. Customer Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619708 How did I once manage to live a 15 minute train ride from here and not know it existed? My shame is boundless. How did I once manage to live a 15 minute train ride from here and not know it existed? My shame is boundless.

]]> By: xzzy http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/rotting-soviet-era-themepark-i.html#comment-1619691 xzzy Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203771#comment-1619691 Can get more views of this park if you go watch the movie Hanna! Can get more views of this park if you go watch the movie Hanna!

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