Protest demonstration held outside the park brings about ten people. New park packs Great Wall, Forbidden City and controversy into 76 acres . Dec. 19 Grand Opening of Florida Splendid China in Kissimmee, Florida. Protest demonstration held outside the park brings about one hundred people. Namgyal and Drepung monks in attendance.
Pickets greet China theme park's opening .
Based on Chinese History Opens to Protest . Press in the New York Times China Becomes Theme Park, but Cultural Debate Remains Real . March 10 Protest demonstration to commemorate anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day. March 14 Protest demonstration to commemorate anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day. May 5 Florida Splendid China purchases an additional 274 acres to add to the 76 acres it already owns.