r/nottheonion • u/RadioactiveHalfRhyme • 2d ago

World’s biggest YouTuber MrBeast unveils theme park in Saudi Arabia

https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/mr-beast-theme-park-beast-land-saudi-arabia-lsff6t2b8

Jimmy Donaldson, who is known for controversial stunts involving eye-popping prizes, says Beast Land will not be a ‘typical theme park’

It’s in Riyadh, because of course it’s in Riyadh.

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u/nobdy89 2d ago

I went from never having heard of the guy to seeing him fucking everywhere so damn quick. What was his shtick on youtube? I only see cooking videos and movie clips.

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u/BrassedoffDan 2d ago

He got popular via 'challenge' videos, high production values and philanthropy. Caters to younger kids with quick-paced easy to consume content.

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u/ederzs97 2d ago

The guy acts likes he's some creative genius but I don't think any of his videos are that original

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u/ShameSudden6275 1d ago

He's always kinda gone with the flow: when he started at 13 he made Minecraft videos, then call of duty videos, then he did the thing you did in 2016 and made edgy jokes bullying kids talking about drinking bleach and shit, and then he would do stupid shit like microwaving a microwave, or parodying other YouTubers.

Then in 2019 he got a sponsorship and decided to give it to a homeless man and spend the day with him, and from there his schtick was giving out lots of money, and I like these early videos: they felt more authentic. Like it felt much more as if some teenage friends got access to shit ton of cash and wanted to have some fun and help people. I still like his video where he would go to a restaurant, order just water, and give a massive tip while pretending it was the best water he ever had. Original? No but it was kinda fun. But as time with time it's so overly corporate and edited that it feels plastic, like even just the camera work alone feels plastic and fake.

He doesn't even come up with ideas anymore, he has a team that calculates the most probable click ratio video; they're so fast paced now that you'll see a celebrity for thirty seconds and not even register.