00:00In this mini-series, Andrea and I explore one of the most unbelievable places we've ever set foot in.
00:06A 14 billion dollar mega project that now lies completely abandoned.
00:11In this episode, we start our journey inside the world's largest indoor water park.
00:17You won't believe what I found.
00:19We knew this place would be big, but nothing could have prepared us for what was waiting.
00:24Also not uninhabited, right?
00:26No.
00:27There are trees on the ground.
00:32Past hour, we drove to a really poor agriculture region and out of nowhere all kind of mega projects doom up.
00:41And they are all abandoned.
00:43Hundreds of buildings.
00:46Everything is unfinished.
00:48So it looks like the whole area seems to be one big failure.
00:52I've never seen this in my life.
00:54It's crazy.
00:55I'm going to investigate.
00:57Construction on this enormous project began in 1999 and it officially opened in 2014 with a staggering estimated cost of 14 billion US dollar.
01:08Spanning over 12 square kilometers, which is 4.6 square miles, the resort was designed as a self-contained paradise.
01:16With more than 200 hot spring pools, multiple water parks, 23 hotels, malls, circus and much, much more.
01:25But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the entire complex was suddenly shut down.
01:31And has remained abandoned ever since.
01:33There are rumors that parts of the park might reopen, but for now it stands as a haunting ghost city of lost luxury.
01:41There is a tea set.
01:46We entered the place and it's shopping time already for Andrea.
01:53Crazy.
01:54You know what this is?
01:57This is the hot spring part, I think.
02:03Looks like people are working.
02:05Yeah, I see.
02:06This place is nuts.
02:07Better than the museum.
02:10Dinosaurs, pirates, you name it, they got it here.
02:20Crazy, eh?
02:21A big indoor slide.
02:26I thought this was a big slide, but look there in the distance.
02:31Oh my god.
02:39You see, this is how it used to look like.
02:42Messy.
02:43Never seen this before.
02:46Water massage tear.
02:49Also a nice ride.
02:50We should go up to have a nice overview.
03:07Oh my god.
03:09I wish I had this near my place when I was a kid.
03:11This is like heaven for kids.
03:13Nasty.
03:18Yeah, it would have been fun to go to a slide.
03:21Oh, here is this.
03:22Oh yeah.
03:23The epic one.
03:32So now we enter another part.
03:35So we see only one out of three.
03:37Ah, it's a place to learn surfing.
03:52This is the mascot of the park, I think.
03:54I saw it several times already.
03:56But we couldn't get close.
03:58Oh, there is a car standing right there.
03:59Right there.
04:07The major version.
04:08If you fall, you will break your leg.
04:10Yeah.
04:11In the best case.
04:12This is deadly.
04:13But it's also easier because it's not slippery.
04:15You see the Disney castle towers in the background.
04:20All these noises.
04:22Yeah, it's definitely the wind.
04:23You know, it's not my style, but you know, this size and absurdity and the amount of effort they put into this bronchette is absolutely insane.
04:36And it's also, again, one of the best spots I've seen is here.
04:44Yeah, it's really fancy.
04:49It's plastic.
04:50I thought it was a keramico.
04:51I like it.
04:52Can we take one to your garden?
04:53Yeah, that would be nice, right?
04:54Also, these trees I really like, yeah.
05:00Is this a popcorn machine?
05:01It is.
05:08Rex, he likes to play catch and fetch.
05:12Yeah, but I see that he lost some teeth.
05:15Yeah, I don't know.
05:16That's good because he cannot bite me.
05:21You know this game.
05:22You know this game.
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