With the ever increasing interest and awareness in zombies as a whole and the coming apocalypse, an enormous market has been born and there are those who seek to capitalize on the genre’s success. The latest idea from entrepuener Mark Siwak in Detroit is the creation of ‘Z-land’. A zombie themed amusement park utilising the abandoned buildings, warehouses and houses of Detroit and turning them into a fully fledged zombie theme park.

The proposal has it’s supporters and it’s critics alike with some saying the park is an “exploitative and insensitive ploy’ to profit from Detroit’s problems.” Whilst others such as Curbed Detroit blogger Sarah Cox said the idea ‘sounds a lot like all that fun we had during the 1960s race riots, It’s nice to know Z-Land is finally going to capitalise on our love of adrenaline rushes and nostalgia. Now even visitors from the ‘burbs can ‘wonder if they will make it through the night.’

The park would transform some of Detroit’s most derelict parts and hopefully inject some money back into the community and create employment within the city. The below video outlines the proposed park and if done properly, this could be an enormous success.

Could this help the general population who have until now been unaware of the coming Z-Day prepare? could it just get people thinking? What do you think of the plan? Sound off in the comments below

You can also see more about the project HERE

-Sam

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