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NOT DISNEYLAND!

The management board of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park said Uluru was "not a playground or theme park like Disneyland."
Here's Disneyland:
... and here's a group of women climbing the rock:

 I'm sure astute readers can spot the similarities.
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