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Backpackers Discover Entire Theme Park Dedicated To COVID-19 In Vietnam—And It's Truly Wild

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TikToker Ella Ribak and her fellow backpackers stumbled upon 'COVID-19 Park' in Vietnam, complete with bizarre sculptures and even a ride.

A woman on TikTok went viral after she and her fellow backpackers stumbled upon a COVID-19-themed park in Vietnam.

TikToker Ella Ribak (@ellavioletta) actually discovered the park in 2022 but took to the platform recently to ask viewers:


"Does anyone know if this park still exists?"

The park is one of four themed zones at the Tuyen Lam Lake National Tourist Complex, an attraction in Da Lat.

The interior of the park hosts a number of bizarre, nearly human-sized sculptures, most of them in the form of “googly-eyed” pathogens.

As soon as the TikToker walked through the gate, she was met with a giant clock detailing COVID-related events in place of numerals.

Further in, Ribak found the viral figures engaging in various activities, from "carrying the dying Earth" to being locked up behind bars to boxing, being impaled with a vaccine and even appearing in front of "Judge Judy."

You can see below.

@ellavioletta

does anyone know if this still exists? 😂😂 i love vietnam so much, like who creates a whole theme park dedicated to covid 😭😭😭 WHO ELSE HAS BEEN HERE I MUST KNOW! it was in Da Lat 🇻🇳 #covid19park #vietnam #travel #travelinspo #travelhacks #vietnamitinerary #vietnamtravel

Viewers had all kinds of feelings about the park.

Many were dumbfounded, labeling the attraction as "insane" and "random" but definitely not knowing what to think.

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There were a few, however, who appreciated the public acknowledgement of a significant time in recent history.

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But for others, it was a hard pass.

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According to the New York Post, the TikToker told South West News Service that she was definitely a little spooked before finding some humor in it all.

“The clock at the start made it all feel pretty dystopian, and the fact all the sculptures were shrouded in trees."
“But then when you turned a corner and saw a human-size pathogen with googly eyes on it locked in a jail, it just becomes funny.”
“Me and the other travelers couldn’t stop laughing and we kept looking around to see if any Vietnamese people found it funny as well, but they all seemed pretty serious.”
“Obviously it touches on a sensitive topic for some people, but the clay sculptures seemed so jokey that it’s hard to tell.”

Nevertheless, she appreciated the experience, sharing that she and her friends had a “great time, even if we didn’t take it as it was meant.”

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