![]() The other end of the land features Zootopia market, a farmer's market type arrangement with a few other snacks, the most Instagrammable (or here in China, Little-Red-Bookable) among them is the "Pawpsicle," the hawking of which was Nick's original scam in the film. Getting that perfect foodie photo at Jumbeaux's Cafe Other treats include the elephant-sized chocolate marshmallow, which you can get as a "combo" with a mouse-sized chocolate bar (how inclusive!), the "Big Donut," also featured in the films, and ginger-flavoured soft serve. Despite being thematically an ice cream parlor, Jumbeaux's serves a variety of sweets, as well as the only substantial food in Zootopia, a carrot-shaped frittata sandwich. ![]() The first is Jumbeaux's Cafe, the elephant-run shop from the film, complete with pachyderm-sized barstools. Instead, it seems Disney has settled on two snack stands, both of which place a heavier emphasis on earning the selfie than necessarily satisfying hunger. Having a restaurant that does serve meat in a world where the entire premise is rooted on that being specifically forbidden is even more awkward. Having a restaurant with no meat at all is unlikely to be very well-received my most Chinese consumers and could be a little culturally awkward. Personally, I expect getting a restaurant to fit into a Shanghai Zootopia would be a challenging endeavour. There is no proper restaurant in Zootopia. It would be weird for the citizens of Zootopia to schedule their conversations around you! The randomness and lack of schedule introduces a level of serendipity that helps to contribute to the atmosphere of the land, making it feel more like we're just watching organic interactions. The one I watched had Yax (the nudist yak) coaching Bonnie (Judy's Mom) through a meditation session while Stu looks on disapprovingly (he's perfectly calm already!) Additionally, not every show features every Zootizen, so if you stick around long enough you can see different characters interacting with each other in unexpected ways. The event doesn't run on any kind of schedule and has more than 30 different versions, so you're unlikely to stumble on any repeat iterations when revisiting the land. ![]() Anyone who has traveled China much will recognize the iridescent flashing lights that cover the skyscrapers, and the city of Zootopia is no exception. When night falls is when the land really shines (I can pun, too!) All the neon signs, digital billboards, and residence windows light up, along with that now-glittering skyline. They've managed to pack in enough jokes that guests will leave the land with the same flavor of cringey wordplay, regardless of linguistic background. It's a similarly eyeroll-inducing joke but makes zero sense in English. Elsewhere, an all-Chinese bench advertisement of smiling lions brandish their brand new sneakers, encouraging you to buy "狮凯奇" - a riff on the Chinese word for "Skechers," made by replacing the first character with the one for lion. A silly pun that just doesn't translate into Mandarin, and so the sign is only in English. For example, a small upside-down club down Nocturnal Alley has a sign dubbing it "the Hangout" - it is, after all, a nightclub for bats. ![]()
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