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** To add a huge TearJerker element to this, Gagarin discovered that his close friend Vladimir Komarov was expected to man the flight, with Gagarin ordered to be his potential replacement. Neither man wanted to back out and force the other to go on what they agreed was a suicide mission, despite Gagarin's attempts to remove Komarov from the flight in hopes his own status as a national hero would cause them to call off the mission, but in the end (despite Gagarin showing up at the launch pad pleading to take Komarov's place) Komarov was sent up in ''Soyuz 1''.
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** To add a huge TearJerker element to this, Gagarin discovered that his close friend Vladimir Komarov was expected to man the flight, with Gagarin ordered to be his potential replacement. Neither man wanted to back out and force the other to go on what they agreed was a suicide mission, despite Gagarin's attempts to remove Komarov from the flight in hopes his own status as a national hero would cause them to call off the mission, but in the end (despite Gagarin showing up at the launch pad pleading to take Komarov's place) Komarov was sent up in ''Soyuz 1''.
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** Then things took a turn for the terrifying when the ''Soyuz 1'''s parachute failed to deploy on re-entry (only the drogue chute deployed successfully - the primary one failed, and the manual reserve got entangled with the drogue chute), causing the capsule to crash to the ground at almost terminal velocity and kill Komarov in the process. As the capsule burnt, Komarov could be heard cursing the people who had sent him on the doomed mission. [[http://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/05/02/134597833/cosmonaut-crashed-into-earth-crying-in-rage This is all that was left of him afterwards]].
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** Then things took a turn for the terrifying when the ''Soyuz 1'''s parachute failed to deploy on re-entry (only the drogue chute deployed successfully - the primary one failed, and the manual reserve got entangled with the drogue chute), causing the capsule to crash to the ground at almost terminal velocity and kill Komarov in the process. As the capsule burnt, Komarov could be heard cursing the people who had sent him on the doomed mission. [[http://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/05/02/134597833/cosmonaut-crashed-into-earth-crying-in-rage This is all that was left of him afterwards]].
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** The event's official website was loaded with UsefulNotes/AIGeneratedArtwork that contained numerous spelling errors and fell straight into the UnintentionalUncannyValley.
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** The event's official website was loaded with UsefulNotes/AIGeneratedArtwork MediaNotes/AIGeneratedArtwork that contained numerous spelling errors and fell straight into the UnintentionalUncannyValley.
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* In TheNineties, Planet Hollywood's illusion of real-deal cinema glamour elevated it above a typical KitschyThemedRestaurant (also known as the "eatertainment" fad) and made it the hottest ticket in town. Then, as detailed in [[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a36439327/planet-hollywood-origin-story-history-interview/ this article]] by Kate Storey for ''Esquire'', who called it "[a] creation only the nineties could give us", it fell apart in spectacular fashion as it turned out that the chain's founders also brought Hollywood's tendency for off-the-rails productions with them, culminating in the chain going bankrupt ''twice''.
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* In TheNineties, The90s, Planet Hollywood's illusion of real-deal cinema glamour elevated it above a typical KitschyThemedRestaurant (also known as the "eatertainment" fad) and made it the hottest ticket in town. Then, as detailed in [[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a36439327/planet-hollywood-origin-story-history-interview/ this article]] by Kate Storey for ''Esquire'', who called it "[a] creation only the nineties could give us", us," it fell apart in spectacular fashion as it turned out that the chain's founders also brought Hollywood's tendency for off-the-rails productions with them, culminating in the chain going bankrupt ''twice''.
* Mars 2112, one of the many themed restaurants that followed in the wake of Planet Hollywood, opened in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity's Times Square in 1998 and was initially an instant hit as the kind of family-friendly tourist destination that New York in the Rudy Giuliani years was eager to bring to the [[TheBigRottenApple once-blighted]] entertainment district, combining a restaurant with a sci-fi immersive theater experience in which guests are transported to, well, Mars in the year 2112. After [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror the 9/11 attacks]], however, the wheels began to come off, and the restaurant spent a decade stumbling from crisis to crisis.
** 9/11 had a devastating impact on tourism in the US, nowhere moreso than New York City, enough to singlehandedly destroy Mars 2112's fortunes and cause it to file for bankruptcy in 2002. When it reopened, the owners attempted to find a new footing by using it as a nightclub after hours, including partnerships with local radio stations to host parties. Unfortunately, the owners of Paramount Plaza, the Times Square building in whose sunken plaza Mars 2112 was located, furiously objected, telling the restaurant's owners in no uncertain terms that they believed that the rowdy parties being held there were attracting a bad element. As a result, they successfully sued to gain final say on any and all events held there, effectively shutting down the nightclub and restricting it to birthday parties and corporate functions.
** The restaurant's struggling fortunes also meant that it fell behind on its rents to Paramount Plaza, and that it couldn't maintain the theming, scenery, costumes, and service quality, all of which grew increasingly run-down over the years. In 2007, Mars 2112, facing over a million dollars in debt, filed for bankruptcy again. However, since the restaurant's intricate theming was so expensive and unable to be easily removed, Paramount Plaza allowed it to remain open, including letting them reopen the after-hours nightclub in the hopes that the place might be able to turn a profit. Sure enough, the nightclub increasingly became the main thing keeping Mars 2112 afloat.
** In 2010, the motion simulator ride that new arrivals at Mars 2112 went through broke down, and had to be hastily replaced with a stationary theater.
** The killing blow for Mars 2112 came in 2011, when it made headlines for all the wrong reasons when the nightclub turned away Creator/ShaquilleONeal for not meeting the dress code and he promptly told the press about his experience. With that, the nightclub's popularity went into freefall, and with it went the last pillar of stability keeping the place afloat. Two months later, the restaurant sold off its arcade machines and started dismantling some of the scenery as it prepared for liquidation, finally closing its doors for good in January 2012 -- fittingly enough, exactly one hundred years before 2112. Since then, Paramount Plaza has attempted to turn the former Mars 2112 location into a retail space, but to this day, it remains unoccupied.
** 9/11 had a devastating impact on tourism in the US, nowhere moreso than New York City, enough to singlehandedly destroy Mars 2112's fortunes and cause it to file for bankruptcy in 2002. When it reopened, the owners attempted to find a new footing by using it as a nightclub after hours, including partnerships with local radio stations to host parties. Unfortunately, the owners of Paramount Plaza, the Times Square building in whose sunken plaza Mars 2112 was located, furiously objected, telling the restaurant's owners in no uncertain terms that they believed that the rowdy parties being held there were attracting a bad element. As a result, they successfully sued to gain final say on any and all events held there, effectively shutting down the nightclub and restricting it to birthday parties and corporate functions.
** The restaurant's struggling fortunes also meant that it fell behind on its rents to Paramount Plaza, and that it couldn't maintain the theming, scenery, costumes, and service quality, all of which grew increasingly run-down over the years. In 2007, Mars 2112, facing over a million dollars in debt, filed for bankruptcy again. However, since the restaurant's intricate theming was so expensive and unable to be easily removed, Paramount Plaza allowed it to remain open, including letting them reopen the after-hours nightclub in the hopes that the place might be able to turn a profit. Sure enough, the nightclub increasingly became the main thing keeping Mars 2112 afloat.
** In 2010, the motion simulator ride that new arrivals at Mars 2112 went through broke down, and had to be hastily replaced with a stationary theater.
** The killing blow for Mars 2112 came in 2011, when it made headlines for all the wrong reasons when the nightclub turned away Creator/ShaquilleONeal for not meeting the dress code and he promptly told the press about his experience. With that, the nightclub's popularity went into freefall, and with it went the last pillar of stability keeping the place afloat. Two months later, the restaurant sold off its arcade machines and started dismantling some of the scenery as it prepared for liquidation, finally closing its doors for good in January 2012 -- fittingly enough, exactly one hundred years before 2112. Since then, Paramount Plaza has attempted to turn the former Mars 2112 location into a retail space, but to this day, it remains unoccupied.
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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy%27s_Chocolate_Experience Willy's Chocolate Experience]], an unlicensed live experience based off Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory opened in Glasgow on February 24, 2024 and it was a staggering disaster from beginning to end. Several points of note include:
** The event's official website, which is loaded with AI-art.
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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy%27s_Chocolate_Experience Willy's Chocolate Experience]], Theatre/WillysChocolateExperience, an unlicensed live experience based off Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory of ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', opened in Glasgow on February 24, 2024 and it was a staggering disaster from beginning to end. Several points of note include:
** The event's officialwebsite, which is website was loaded with AI-art.UsefulNotes/AIGeneratedArtwork that contained numerous spelling errors and fell straight into the UnintentionalUncannyValley.
** The event's official
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** Angry parents ended up calling the police demanding a refund. They were charged 35 pounds for entry.
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** Angry parents parents, who had been charged 35 pounds for entry, ended up calling the police demanding a refund. They were charged 35 pounds for entry.refund.
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* The First Annual ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' Fest, held in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}'s Grant Park in July 2017 and organized by developer Niantic Labs, was meant to [[MilestoneCelebration celebrate the game's one-year anniversary]]. And it went awry [[https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/22/16014904/pokemon-go-fest-disaster-network-server-problems-refunds quite infamously]]. Over 20,000 players crowded the park, and many more stood in line outside for as long as four hours. They tried to organize everything with scannable wristbands that didn't work. The servers and cellular networks were overloaded, meaning nobody could actually ''play'' the game they were there for (and they were hoping to capture a rare Legendary Pokémon). The crowd got agitated, chanting at Niantic to fix everything; Niantic CEO John Hanke took the stage to try to calm him down, only to be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cvucKdFb5I booed and heckled]]. Niantic resorted to offering a full refund, $100 worth of Pokécoins, and a free collectible Pokémon; they also extended the event radius by two miles. It was a classic case of DemandOverload; Niantic had done things like this before with ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}'', which was nowhere near as popular as ''Pokémon'', and they just weren't ready for the influx. Later ''Pokémon GO'' events were reasonably successful[[note]]one had to be halted because of a [[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/chicagoeventupdate/ sudden thunderstorm]] and Niantic dealt with it reasonably enough, and early in the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic they were able to hold the event virtually[[/note]], and even the first one wasn't ''too'' bad, but [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/28/pokemon-go-fest-attendees-are-suing-developer-niantic angry attendees were fairly unforgiving]].
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* The First Annual ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' Fest, held in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}'s Grant Park in July 2017 and organized by developer Niantic Labs, was meant to [[MilestoneCelebration celebrate the game's one-year anniversary]]. And it went awry [[https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/22/16014904/pokemon-go-fest-disaster-network-server-problems-refunds quite infamously]]. Over 20,000 players crowded the park, and many more stood in line outside for as long as four hours. They tried to organize everything with scannable wristbands that didn't work. The servers and cellular networks were overloaded, meaning nobody could actually ''play'' the game they were there for (and they were hoping to capture a rare Legendary Pokémon). The crowd got agitated, chanting at Niantic to fix everything; Niantic CEO John Hanke took the stage to try to calm him them down, only to be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cvucKdFb5I booed and heckled]]. Niantic resorted to offering a full refund, $100 worth of Pokécoins, and a free collectible Pokémon; they also extended the event radius by two miles. It was a classic case of DemandOverload; Niantic had done things like this before with ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}'', which was nowhere near as popular as ''Pokémon'', and they just weren't ready for the influx. Later ''Pokémon GO'' events were reasonably successful[[note]]one had to be halted because of a [[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/chicagoeventupdate/ sudden thunderstorm]] and Niantic dealt with it reasonably enough, and early in the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic they were able to hold the event virtually[[/note]], and even the first one wasn't ''too'' bad, but [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/07/28/pokemon-go-fest-attendees-are-suing-developer-niantic angry attendees were fairly unforgiving]].
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* The Cadillac Allanté was the brand's attempt in 1987 to create a flagship luxury two-seater that would rival top-level Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar models. Although a fondly remembered car filled with excellent technology for the era, it never quite took off as the car was just as expensive as its rivals while offering lesser performance, two factors which can be blamed on the car's odd production quirks.
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* The Cadillac Allanté was the brand's attempt in 1987 to create a flagship luxury two-seater roadster that would rival top-level Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar models. Although a fondly remembered car filled with excellent technology for the era, it never quite took off as the car was just as expensive as its rivals while offering lesser performance, two factors which can be blamed on the car's odd production quirks.
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* The Cadillac Allanté was the brand's attempt in 1987 to create a flagship luxury sedan that would rival top-level Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar models. Although a fondly remembered car filled with excellent technology for the era, it never quite took off as the car was just as expensive as its rivals while offering lesser performance, two factors which can be blamed on the car's odd production quirks.
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* The Cadillac Allanté was the brand's attempt in 1987 to create a flagship luxury sedan two-seater that would rival top-level Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar models. Although a fondly remembered car filled with excellent technology for the era, it never quite took off as the car was just as expensive as its rivals while offering lesser performance, two factors which can be blamed on the car's odd production quirks.
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** The guests got stiffed, too. Nobody was paid, not even travel expenses -- despite the organizers claiming otherwise. Nobody had a place to stay; the ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' people and the Baker Street Babes had to find an [=AirBnB=], and [=GingerHaze=] wound up sleeping on one of the ''Night Vale'' writers' couch. The ''Night Vale'' people, having taken time out of their busy tour only to be told they wouldn't be paid, [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere backed out of the con]] -- and attendees who bought tickets to their event didn't get refunded, with the rules changed ''during the con'' to ensure that. But treatment of guests was uneven -- apparently Creator/DougJones ''did'' get paid (and thoroughly enjoyed his experience). Others, like [[Blog/MarkDoesStuff Mark Oshiro]], were used to footing the bill themselves [[https://markdoesstuff.tumblr.com/post/91769561890/i-was-at-dashcon-an-unnecessary-qa-with-myself and had their own perspective on the con's insanity]].[[note]]Tumblr users, unpleased with Oshiro's take on things, called him a straight white man who was "appropriating the gay" for profit, even though [[InsaneTrollLogic he's a gay Hispanic man]]. This escalated to death threats from the Tumblr users, the Internet's [[InternetJerk usual reaction]] to things.[[/note]]
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** The guests got stiffed, too. Nobody was paid, not even travel expenses -- despite the organizers claiming otherwise. Nobody had a place to stay; the ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' people and the Baker Street Babes had to find an [=AirBnB=], and [=GingerHaze=] wound up sleeping on one of the ''Night Vale'' writers' couch. The ''Night Vale'' people, having taken time out of their busy tour only to be told they wouldn't be paid, [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere backed out of the con]] -- and attendees who bought tickets to their event didn't get refunded, with the rules changed ''during the con'' to ensure that. But treatment of guests was uneven -- apparently Creator/DougJones ''did'' get paid (and thoroughly enjoyed his experience). Others, like [[Blog/MarkDoesStuff Mark Oshiro]], were used to footing the bill themselves [[https://markdoesstuff.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20160101200244/https://markdoesstuff.tumblr.com/post/91769561890/i-was-at-dashcon-an-unnecessary-qa-with-myself and had their own perspective on the con's insanity]].[[note]]Tumblr users, unpleased with Oshiro's take on things, called him a straight white man who was "appropriating the gay" for profit, even though [[InsaneTrollLogic he's a gay Hispanic man]]. This escalated to death threats from the Tumblr users, the Internet's [[InternetJerk usual reaction]] to things.[[/note]]
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* [=RainFurrest=] was a [[UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} Seattle]]-based [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] convention that quickly emerged as one of the most popular on the West Coast. However, after a string of successful years, its infamous 2015 iteration at the Hilton [=SeaTac=] hotel [[FranchiseKiller wound up being its last]]. WebVideo/InternetHistorian made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmULc5VANsw a comedic video]] regarding it, and one of [=RainFurrest=]'s founders [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XojIUvWKebU discussed the matter at length]].
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* [=RainFurrest=] was a [[UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} Seattle]]-based [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] MediaNotes/{{furry|Fandom}} convention that quickly emerged as one of the most popular on the West Coast. However, after a string of successful years, its infamous 2015 iteration at the Hilton [=SeaTac=] hotel [[FranchiseKiller wound up being its last]]. WebVideo/InternetHistorian made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmULc5VANsw a comedic video]] regarding it, and one of [=RainFurrest=]'s founders [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XojIUvWKebU discussed the matter at length]].
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* The UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity's premiere tournament, Evolution Championship Series/EVO, didn't become ''the'' fighting game tournament without troubles along the way. Just about every Evo since it was known as the B series has had difficulties, ranging from lacking equipment, power outages, and sheer dumb luck. No matter the odds, the team behind Evo always pulled through. However, the one event that barely made it completion was Evo Japan 2019.
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* The UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity's MediaNotes/FightingGameCommunity's premiere tournament, Evolution Championship Series/EVO, didn't become ''the'' fighting game tournament without troubles along the way. Just about every Evo since it was known as the B series has had difficulties, ranging from lacking equipment, power outages, and sheer dumb luck. No matter the odds, the team behind Evo always pulled through. However, the one event that barely made it completion was Evo Japan 2019.
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** Arslan Ash's ''Tekken 7'' win needs to be noted, as it wasn't [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyjtjrT9bJI an easy one.]] Multiple flight delays and visa issues blocked his path, and by time he got to Japan he had difficulties exchanging money. As soon as Ash got to Fukuoka he had to play cold, [[Main/{{Determinator}} but he persevered]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome and put himself and Pakistan on the map for ''Tekken''.]]
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** Arslan Ash's ''Tekken 7'' win needs to be noted, as it wasn't [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyjtjrT9bJI an easy one.]] Multiple flight delays and visa issues blocked his path, and by time he got to Japan he had difficulties exchanging money. As soon as Ash got to Fukuoka he had to play cold, [[Main/{{Determinator}} but he persevered]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome and put himself and Pakistan on the map for ''Tekken''.Tekken competitive play.]]
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** RCA shared development assets with Japan's JVC, who promptly cloned the format with some improvements as the VHD format (which basically became the Japanese equivalent of CED and never made it to wide release overseas).
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** RCA shared development assets with Japan's JVC, who promptly cloned the format with some improvements as the VHD format (which format, which basically became the Japanese equivalent of CED and never made it to wide release overseas).overseas, mostly due to Thorn [=EMI=] (JVC's UK backer for the format) getting cold feet on releasing it in both the UK and the US after seeing how the CED performed, which VHD lived on in its native Japan until 1990.
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** With RCA's financial trouble from their aforementioned diversification and Creator/{{NBC}}'s poor performance under Fred Silverman, the CED proved to be a fatal blow. The system was phased out in stages (players ceased production in 1984; discs continued to be produced until 1986) and RCA was ultimately sold to GE, who took NBC and discarded the rest of RCA (their consumer electronics division going to Thomson of France, who continued to manufacture RCA-branded products into the 2000s, when they sold the business and became Technicolor); these days, RCA is a trademark anyone can license for low-end electronics.
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** With RCA's financial trouble from their aforementioned diversification and Creator/{{NBC}}'s poor performance under Fred Silverman, the CED proved to be a fatal blow. The system was phased out in stages (players ceased production in 1984; discs continued to be produced until 1986) and RCA was ultimately sold to GE, who took NBC and discarded the rest of RCA (their consumer electronics division going to Thomson of France, who continued to manufacture RCA-branded products into the 2000s, when they sold the business and became Technicolor); these days, RCA is a trademark anyone can license for low-end electronics.electronics, fully disgracing the Sarnoff legacy with it. To the point WebVideo/TechnologyConnections mentioned how dead RCA is in the present day:
--> '''Alec Watson''': I'd like to mention here that RCA... is dead. But the brand lives on as one of the brands that doesn't mean anything at all. You might find an RCA-branded whatever on store shelves, but let's be real, it's probably crap. Maybe you'll find the odd gem here and there, but seriously, it's not like the legacy of David Sarnoff lives on in this countertop dishwasher.
--> '''Alec Watson''': I'd like to mention here that RCA... is dead. But the brand lives on as one of the brands that doesn't mean anything at all. You might find an RCA-branded whatever on store shelves, but let's be real, it's probably crap. Maybe you'll find the odd gem here and there, but seriously, it's not like the legacy of David Sarnoff lives on in this countertop dishwasher.
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** Amongst all these issues, there wasn't anything for the scouts to ''do''. The heat was so extreme, having them do anything strenuous would have led to even more exhaustion and injuries. The organizers tried to keep people calm and engaged by promising a huge [[Music/KoreanPopMusic K-Pop]] concert -- even spreading rumors that Music/{{BTS}} would headline -- despite the fact that two members were away fulfilling their [[UsefulNotes/SouthKoreansWithMarines mandatory military service]].
** News reports quickly revealed that senior organizers had arranged to stay in luxury vacation rentals and spent all day in air-conditioned trailers. The prime minister personally came down to the site to chew them out. Journalists also dug up e-mails that revealed that organizers knew about potential weather issues and problems with the chosen site years in advance but barrelled ahead without any concern.
** News reports quickly revealed that senior organizers had arranged to stay in luxury vacation rentals and spent all day in air-conditioned trailers. The prime minister personally came down to the site to chew them out. Journalists also dug up e-mails that revealed that organizers knew about potential weather issues and problems with the chosen site years in advance but barrelled ahead without any concern.
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** Amongst all these issues, there wasn't anything for the scouts to ''do''. The heat was so extreme, having them do anything strenuous would have led to even more exhaustion and injuries. The organizers tried to keep people calm and engaged by promising a huge [[Music/KoreanPopMusic [[Main/KoreanPopMusic K-Pop]] concert -- even spreading rumors that Music/{{BTS}} would headline -- despite the fact that two members were away fulfilling their [[UsefulNotes/SouthKoreansWithMarines mandatory military service]].
** News reports quickly revealed that senior organizers had arranged to stay in luxury vacation rentals and spent all day in air-conditioned trailers. The prime minister personally came down to the site to chew them out. Journalists also dug up e-mails that revealed that organizers knew about potential weather issues and problems with the chosen site years in advance butbarrelled barreled ahead without any concern.
** News reports quickly revealed that senior organizers had arranged to stay in luxury vacation rentals and spent all day in air-conditioned trailers. The prime minister personally came down to the site to chew them out. Journalists also dug up e-mails that revealed that organizers knew about potential weather issues and problems with the chosen site years in advance but
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** Amdist a wave of national shame, stores, resturants, restaurants, and hotels began offering steep discounts to scouts to try and make the rest of their time in Korea a bit better. Meanwhile, the South Korean government decided to host little cultural activities here and there. While these activities were mostly well received, everyone noted that they weren't the scouting activities they'd come to take part in.
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* Puente Hills Mall in Hampton, Virginia eventually fell hard into this.
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* Puente Hills Mall in Hampton, Virginia Industry, California eventually fell hard into this.
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* Puente Hills Mall in Hampton, Virginia eventually fell hard into this.
** The mall opened in 1974 alongside with Santa Anita Fashion Park, sharing the same anchors as the latter except with Sears instead of Buffum's.
** Things went relatively well for the mall until a string of developments starting in the early 90s began taking its toll on the mall. First was a spree shooting and robbery that negatively-affected the mall's safety reputation. Second was a one-two-punch from redevelopments at Plaza West Covina to the north and Brea Mall to the south. The latter got an expansion with a Robinsons-May anchor and the former got an expansion with Nordstrom and J.W. Robinson's (later [=JCPenney=]). This would lead to Puente Hills Mall's middle and upper-class clienteles migrating to Plaza West Covina and Brea Mall respectively. Third was simply shifting demographics, with the Industry area becoming increasingly working-class and Asian-American.
** By 1996, the mall's occupancy rate was 50%. [=JCPenney=] left in favor of the nearby Brea Mall location and Macy's chose not to convert the Broadway department store into a Macy's, leaving the anchor to be demolished and rebuilt into an AMC Movie Threater. The ex-[=JCPenney=] anchor was redeveloped into Circuit City, Linens-n-Things, [=CompUSA=] and Ross.
** While the mall enjoyed a period of respite during the 2000s, the 2010s would usher in another round of irreversible decline. Toys-R-Us would open in the former Circuit City space in 2011 and closed in 2018, Forever 21 would close in 2020, Sears closed in 2018, and Macy's closed in 2022. Around this time, several attempts at revamping the mall have gone nowhere. By the end of 2023, very few, if any, stores are open.
** The mall opened in 1974 alongside with Santa Anita Fashion Park, sharing the same anchors as the latter except with Sears instead of Buffum's.
** Things went relatively well for the mall until a string of developments starting in the early 90s began taking its toll on the mall. First was a spree shooting and robbery that negatively-affected the mall's safety reputation. Second was a one-two-punch from redevelopments at Plaza West Covina to the north and Brea Mall to the south. The latter got an expansion with a Robinsons-May anchor and the former got an expansion with Nordstrom and J.W. Robinson's (later [=JCPenney=]). This would lead to Puente Hills Mall's middle and upper-class clienteles migrating to Plaza West Covina and Brea Mall respectively. Third was simply shifting demographics, with the Industry area becoming increasingly working-class and Asian-American.
** By 1996, the mall's occupancy rate was 50%. [=JCPenney=] left in favor of the nearby Brea Mall location and Macy's chose not to convert the Broadway department store into a Macy's, leaving the anchor to be demolished and rebuilt into an AMC Movie Threater. The ex-[=JCPenney=] anchor was redeveloped into Circuit City, Linens-n-Things, [=CompUSA=] and Ross.
** While the mall enjoyed a period of respite during the 2000s, the 2010s would usher in another round of irreversible decline. Toys-R-Us would open in the former Circuit City space in 2011 and closed in 2018, Forever 21 would close in 2020, Sears closed in 2018, and Macy's closed in 2022. Around this time, several attempts at revamping the mall have gone nowhere. By the end of 2023, very few, if any, stores are open.
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* The UsefulNotes/{{CED}} (aka [=SelectaVision=]) was the CreatorKiller of RCA, once one of the biggest media and electronics companies in the world. A simple idea -- use vinyl record technology to reproduce video in addition to audio -- was [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime a good idea on paper]], but in practice was [[CoolButInefficient rather inefficient and limited]] in comparison to the other video formats (UsefulNotes/{{VHS}}, Betamax and UsefulNotes/LaserDisc) available at the time. And it underwent DevelopmentHell to the extreme. Development began in 1964....and it didn't emerge until ''1981''. So what happened? Well, everything:
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* The UsefulNotes/{{CED}} Platform/{{CED}} (aka [=SelectaVision=]) was the CreatorKiller of RCA, once one of the biggest media and electronics companies in the world. A simple idea -- use vinyl record technology to reproduce video in addition to audio -- was [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime a good idea on paper]], but in practice was [[CoolButInefficient rather inefficient and limited]] in comparison to the other video formats (UsefulNotes/{{VHS}}, (Platform/{{VHS}}, Betamax and UsefulNotes/LaserDisc) Platform/LaserDisc) available at the time. And it underwent DevelopmentHell to the extreme. Development began in 1964....and it didn't emerge until ''1981''. So what happened? Well, everything:
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** Shortly after taking the mall over, Namco announced ambitious plans for Summit Place, which included another rename (to Festivals of Waterford), a family entertainment center, a kid's play area, and a waterpark in the former Montgomery Ward. Although the play area would open in December 2002, the waterpark was cancelled after Waterford decided that its potential income would not repay the debt. A law that would allow half of Summit Place to be redeveloped into housing was enacted by the state legislator in 2005, though that redevelopment ended up falling through. As the township explored the creation of an authority to look into the property's redevelopment potential in 2007, the mall continued losing inline tenants, including the nearly-new kid's play area and the food court's remaining tenants. Kohl's closure of their Summit Place store in March 2009 was the kiss of death for the mall, which quickly lost all of its remaining inline tenants and closed its doors for good that September, aside from the three remaining anchors. Two of those, [=JCPenney=] and Macy's, ended up closing as well in March 2010.
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** Shortly after taking the mall over, Namco announced ambitious plans for Summit Place, which included another rename (to Festivals of Waterford), a family entertainment center, a kid's play area, and a waterpark in the former Montgomery Ward. Although the play area would open in December 2002, the waterpark was cancelled after Waterford decided that its potential income would not repay the debt. A law that would allow half of Summit Place to be redeveloped into housing was enacted by the state legislator legislature in 2005, though that redevelopment ended up falling through. As the township explored the creation of an authority to look into the property's redevelopment potential in 2007, the mall continued losing inline tenants, including the nearly-new kid's play area and the food court's remaining tenants. Kohl's Kohl's's closure of their Summit Place store in March 2009 was the kiss of death for the mall, which quickly lost all of its remaining inline tenants and closed its doors for good that September, aside from the three remaining anchors. Two of those, [=JCPenney=] and Macy's, ended up closing as well in March 2010.
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** Sears, the last remaining anchors held on for a few more years before closing their store in December 2014, by which point Summit Place had heavily deteriorated and turned into a magnet for vandalism and crime, much like Dixie Square Mall and Rolling Acres Mall above. The vacant mall's condition would degrade further to the point that Waterford declared it among the township's most dangerous buildings, resulting in calls for it to either be repaired or demolished. After these calls went ignored, Summit Place was ultimately demolished in May 2019 and replaced with a warehouse complex named the Oakland County Business Center.
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** Sears, the last remaining anchors anchor, held on for a few more years before closing their store in December 2014, by which point Summit Place had heavily deteriorated and turned into a magnet for vandalism and crime, much like Dixie Square Mall and Rolling Acres Mall above. The vacant mall's condition would degrade further to the point that Waterford declared it among the township's most dangerous buildings, resulting in calls for it to either be repaired or demolished. After these calls went ignored, Summit Place was ultimately demolished in May 2019 and replaced with a warehouse complex named the Oakland County Business Center.
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** Shortly after taking the mall over, Namco announced ambitious plans for Summit Place, which included another rename (to Festivals of Waterford), a family entertainment center, a kid's play area, and a waterpark in the former Montgomery Ward. Although the play area would open in December 2002, the waterpark was cancelled after Waterford decided that its potential income would not repay the debt. A law that would allow half of Summit Place to be redeveloped into housing was enacted by the state legislator in 2005. As the township explored the creation of an authority to look into the property's redevelopment potential in 2007, the mall continued losing inline tenants, including the nearly-new kid's play area and the food court's remaining tenants. Kohl's closure of their Summit Place store in March 2009 was the kiss of death for the mall, which quickly lost all of its remaining inline tenants and closed its doors for good that September, aside from the three remaining anchors. Two of those, [=JCPenney=] and Macy's, ended up closing as well in March 2010.
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** Shortly after taking the mall over, Namco announced ambitious plans for Summit Place, which included another rename (to Festivals of Waterford), a family entertainment center, a kid's play area, and a waterpark in the former Montgomery Ward. Although the play area would open in December 2002, the waterpark was cancelled after Waterford decided that its potential income would not repay the debt. A law that would allow half of Summit Place to be redeveloped into housing was enacted by the state legislator in 2005.2005, though that redevelopment ended up falling through. As the township explored the creation of an authority to look into the property's redevelopment potential in 2007, the mall continued losing inline tenants, including the nearly-new kid's play area and the food court's remaining tenants. Kohl's closure of their Summit Place store in March 2009 was the kiss of death for the mall, which quickly lost all of its remaining inline tenants and closed its doors for good that September, aside from the three remaining anchors. Two of those, [=JCPenney=] and Macy's, ended up closing as well in March 2010.
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* Although Pontiac Mall, later Summit Place Mall, in the UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} suburb of Waterford Township started out holding its own, it ended up becoming an example after winding up on the receiving end of a chain of events that started in the late 1990s.
** The mall, the first enclosed shopping complex in Michigan, was built by what would later become Ramco-Gershenson and opened in May 1962, initially featuring 42 inline tenants joined by pre-existing Montgomery Ward department and Kroger grocery stores alongside a "budget" branch of Detroit-based Hudson's[[note]]which did not sell furniture or small appliances[[/note]]. The mall would expand several times in the ensuing decades, as Hudson's would expand their store into a full-line location and Sears would erect a standalone store in the mall's northern parking lot in 1972. By 1983, Pontiac Mall had briefly entered a decline due to several of its tenants going out of business, and Ramco-Gershenson's solution was to enact a full-scale renovation of the mall, which was renamed Summit Place Mall afterward. This was followed by a 1988 expansion that saw new [=JCPenney=], Service Merchandise, and [=MainStreet=][[note]]which was acquired by Kohl's shortly after its opening[[/note]] stores, along with a connection to the existing Sears and a new food court.
** The late 1990s and early 2000s, however, saw a triple-whammy that would doom the mall - Great Lakes Crossing Outlets opened in nearby Auburn Hills in 1998 and drove away many of Summit Place's inline tenants, not helped by Summit Place being located nowhere near a freeway (it was located at Telegraph Road (US 24) and Elizabeth Lake Road, while Great Lakes Crossing Outlets was located just off Interstate 75) - and Summit Place would also lose Service Merchandise and Montgomery Ward after their respective bankruptcies in 1999 and 2001. It was also during this time that Hudson's would be renamed Marshall Field's in 2001 and again to Macy's in 2006. This would lead to General Growth Properties selling Summit Place to Namco Financial in 2002.
** Shortly after taking the mall over, Namco announced ambitious plans for Summit Place, which included another rename (to Festivals of Waterford), a family entertainment center, a kid's play area, and a waterpark in the former Montgomery Ward. Although the play area would open in December 2002, the waterpark was cancelled after Waterford decided that its potential income would not repay the debt. A law that would allow half of Summit Place to be redeveloped into housing was enacted by the state legislator in 2005. As the township explored the creation of an authority to look into the property's redevelopment potential in 2007, the mall continued losing inline tenants, including the nearly-new kid's play area and the food court's remaining tenants. Kohl's closure of their Summit Place store in March 2009 was the kiss of death for the mall, which quickly lost all of its remaining inline tenants and closed its doors for good that September, aside from the three remaining anchors. Two of those, [=JCPenney=] and Macy's, ended up closing as well in March 2010.
** Sears, the last remaining anchors held on for a few more years before closing their store in December 2014, by which point Summit Place had heavily deteriorated and turned into a magnet for vandalism and crime, much like Dixie Square Mall and Rolling Acres Mall above. The vacant mall's condition would degrade further to the point that Waterford declared it among the township's most dangerous buildings, resulting in calls for it to either be repaired or demolished. After these calls went ignored, Summit Place was ultimately demolished in May 2019 and replaced with a warehouse complex named the Oakland County Business Center.
** The mall, the first enclosed shopping complex in Michigan, was built by what would later become Ramco-Gershenson and opened in May 1962, initially featuring 42 inline tenants joined by pre-existing Montgomery Ward department and Kroger grocery stores alongside a "budget" branch of Detroit-based Hudson's[[note]]which did not sell furniture or small appliances[[/note]]. The mall would expand several times in the ensuing decades, as Hudson's would expand their store into a full-line location and Sears would erect a standalone store in the mall's northern parking lot in 1972. By 1983, Pontiac Mall had briefly entered a decline due to several of its tenants going out of business, and Ramco-Gershenson's solution was to enact a full-scale renovation of the mall, which was renamed Summit Place Mall afterward. This was followed by a 1988 expansion that saw new [=JCPenney=], Service Merchandise, and [=MainStreet=][[note]]which was acquired by Kohl's shortly after its opening[[/note]] stores, along with a connection to the existing Sears and a new food court.
** The late 1990s and early 2000s, however, saw a triple-whammy that would doom the mall - Great Lakes Crossing Outlets opened in nearby Auburn Hills in 1998 and drove away many of Summit Place's inline tenants, not helped by Summit Place being located nowhere near a freeway (it was located at Telegraph Road (US 24) and Elizabeth Lake Road, while Great Lakes Crossing Outlets was located just off Interstate 75) - and Summit Place would also lose Service Merchandise and Montgomery Ward after their respective bankruptcies in 1999 and 2001. It was also during this time that Hudson's would be renamed Marshall Field's in 2001 and again to Macy's in 2006. This would lead to General Growth Properties selling Summit Place to Namco Financial in 2002.
** Shortly after taking the mall over, Namco announced ambitious plans for Summit Place, which included another rename (to Festivals of Waterford), a family entertainment center, a kid's play area, and a waterpark in the former Montgomery Ward. Although the play area would open in December 2002, the waterpark was cancelled after Waterford decided that its potential income would not repay the debt. A law that would allow half of Summit Place to be redeveloped into housing was enacted by the state legislator in 2005. As the township explored the creation of an authority to look into the property's redevelopment potential in 2007, the mall continued losing inline tenants, including the nearly-new kid's play area and the food court's remaining tenants. Kohl's closure of their Summit Place store in March 2009 was the kiss of death for the mall, which quickly lost all of its remaining inline tenants and closed its doors for good that September, aside from the three remaining anchors. Two of those, [=JCPenney=] and Macy's, ended up closing as well in March 2010.
** Sears, the last remaining anchors held on for a few more years before closing their store in December 2014, by which point Summit Place had heavily deteriorated and turned into a magnet for vandalism and crime, much like Dixie Square Mall and Rolling Acres Mall above. The vacant mall's condition would degrade further to the point that Waterford declared it among the township's most dangerous buildings, resulting in calls for it to either be repaired or demolished. After these calls went ignored, Summit Place was ultimately demolished in May 2019 and replaced with a warehouse complex named the Oakland County Business Center.
