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Joypolis
Entrance to Tokyo Joypolis in September 2014, located in Odaiba
Location
Various
Status
Operating
Operated by
CA Sega Joypolis (Tokyo and Sendai) China Animations Character Co. (Shanghai and Guangzhou)
Theme
Future, video games, anime
Operating season
Year-round (indoor)
Attractions
Total
22 (Tokyo)
Roller coasters
One (Tokyo only, formerly Shanghai)
Joypolis (Japanese: ジョイポリス, Hepburn: Joiporisu) is a chain of indoor amusement parks created by Sega and run by CA Sega Joypolis. Beginning on July 20, 1994 with the original location sited in Yokohama, Japan,[1] Joypolis centers have since opened in several cities in Japan and later China. The parks feature arcade games and amusement rides based on Sega's intellectual properties, original themes, and licensed franchises. Alongside the predecessor Galbo venues and the overseas spin-offs SegaWorld London and Sega World Sydney, they were officially referred to under the "Amusement Theme Park" or "ATP" concept by Sega in the 1990s.[2]
Overall, eleven Joypolis theme parks have been opened, but as of 2024, four parks remain operational; two in Japan (Tokyo and a Sports Center in Sendai) and two in China (Shanghai and Guangzhou); the failure of many of the parks has largely been attributed to poor visitor numbers, managerial problems, and cost-cutting measures, with the closures and downsizing of several occurring in the midst of Sega's companywide losses during the early 2000s.
After its formation the previous year to operate the parks, Sega announced in 2016 that China Animations would acquire a majority stake in Sega Live Creation (now CA Sega Joypolis) for 600 million yen, effective January 2017.[3] The two currently operating Joypolis branches are no longer fully controlled by Sega, although their attractions, branding, and intellectual properties continue to be used under license from them for the foreseeable future.
Original entrance to Tokyo JoypolisSecond entrance to Tokyo Joypolis
^"News & Information". Beep! MegaDrive. No. 1994–08. July 1994. p. [1].
^"Amusement Theme Park JP Booklet.pdf" (PDF). Sega Enterprises. 26 March 2021.
^"セガサミー、「ジョイポリス」を香港企業に売却". www.nikkei.com. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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