Happy Valley Shanghai
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Happy Valley Shanghai
is an amusement park located in Songjiang
, Shanghai
, China
. The park is approximately 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) from downtown Shanghai. It covers an area of 863,500 square meters (213 acres). Happy Valley contains seven major areas, each with different themed zones, including Sunshine Beach, Happy Times, Typhoon Bay, Gold Mine Town, Ant Kingdom, Shanghai Beach and Shangri-la Woods. There are more than 100 attractions in the park.
The park was opened on August 16, 2009. In the beginning of the park's operation, it was criticized for long waiting times and being potentially unsafe. Most of the rides were malfunctioning, the lines were exceedingly long, and many people were injured not only from riding the attractions, but from walking around the park. Three people were injured when a big sign board fell on top of them.
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
is an amusement park located in Songjiang
Songjiang District
Songjiang District of Shanghai has a land area of 605.64 km² and a population of 1,582,398 as of 2010. Its main town is Songjiang, connected to Shanghai by Shanghai Metro Line 9.It was Songjiang County until 1998.-Significant Features:...
, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The park is approximately 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) from downtown Shanghai. It covers an area of 863,500 square meters (213 acres). Happy Valley contains seven major areas, each with different themed zones, including Sunshine Beach, Happy Times, Typhoon Bay, Gold Mine Town, Ant Kingdom, Shanghai Beach and Shangri-la Woods. There are more than 100 attractions in the park.
The park was opened on August 16, 2009. In the beginning of the park's operation, it was criticized for long waiting times and being potentially unsafe. Most of the rides were malfunctioning, the lines were exceedingly long, and many people were injured not only from riding the attractions, but from walking around the park. Three people were injured when a big sign board fell on top of them.
Roller coasters
The park currently has six roller coasters. Five of them were opened when the park began its operation while the mine train coaster opened in October 2009.- Diving Coaster (绝顶雄风)
- LeLe'e Chariot (蚁兵战车)
- Mega-Lite (蓝月飞车)
- Mine Train Coaster (矿山历险)
- Spinning Coaster (疯狂精灵)
- Wooden Coaster - Fireball (谷木游龙)