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Title: Japanese Theme Park Closing after "Skating on the Sea" Debacle
Post by: FigureSpins on June 18, 2018, 12:01:51 PM

This is old news, but I don't think it was shared on www.skatingforums.com - a theme park in Japan bought 5,000 (appx) dead fish and froze them in an ice rink to give the patrons the experience of "Skating on the Sea."  Needless to say, there was outrage and accusations of animal cruelty.  It would have been better to use plastic fish, but then there would be no story.  The entire park closed 1/1/2018.  The video is super-creepy.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/12/17/business/theme-park-rapped-embedding-fish-skating-rink-close-2017/

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/11/28/space-world-japan-dead-fish-ice-rink

Title: Re: Japanese Theme Park Closing after "Skating on the Sea" Debacle
Post by: Loops on June 18, 2018, 01:05:29 PM

Quote from: FigureSpins on June 18, 2018, 12:01:51 PM

This is old news, but I don't think it was shared on www.skatingforums.com - a theme park in Japan bought 5,000 (appx) dead fish and froze them in an ice rink to give the patrons the experience of "Skating on the Sea."  Needless to say, there was outrage and accusations of animal cruelty.  It would have been better to use plastic fish, but then there would be no story.  The entire park closed 1/1/2018.  The video is super-creepy.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/12/17/business/theme-park-rapped-embedding-fish-skating-rink-close-2017/

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/11/28/space-world-japan-dead-fish-ice-rink

Ugh gross.  You gotta wonder what they were thinking.  I'm sure the intentions were good, but someone must have realised this was a no-sell....