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Category Archives: China

Happy Valley Tianjin Construction Update.

The newest Happy Valley park is due to open later this year and it’s looking impressive. Especially the new Gravity Group wooden coaster which looks a hell of a ride. Below are some recent shots of construction.

Source: Chinese Forum

Euroburg Dream Kingdom Builds Motorbike Coaster.

Euroburg Dream Kingdom in Penglai China has built its second new coaster ahead of its planned opening later this year. The ride which joins a previously completed SLC is a Chinese built clone of the Vekoma coaster at Toverland and sports a nice white and blue paint job. There is still no sign of the planned Mack launch coaster though and the appearance of this new ride makes me question if the plans for the Mack coaster were shelved in favour of a cheaper Chinese alternative.

Source: Penglai Forums

Intamin Track Arrives At Romon World.

Track for the new Intamin looper at Romon World in China has arrived sporting a bright red and blue paint scheme. The ride which features a very similar layout to Kanonen at Liesberg in Sweden will feature a lift hill instead of a launch, a top hat and two inversions. The ride will also be heavily themed and sit inside the mall itself.

Source: Chinese Forums

Century Amusement Park Open Inverted Coaster.

China doesn’t really need more rip-off SLC’s but the latest one has opened at Century Amusement Park in Zhengzhou, I must admit the coaster as a pretty nice paint job but it features the same layout we’ve seen scores of times over the last couple of years.

Source: Chinese Forum

 

Romon World Shows Off Model Of Park.

Romon World is one of the most exciting projects in China with two great looking coasters set to open in 2014. The park has shown off a great little model of the whole entertainment area including the mall, hotels and park. The project bears a striking resemblance to Lotte World in South Korea.  Below is a series of pictures of the model and a recent picture of the construction site.

Source: SouFun

LocaJoy Holiday Opens & Intamin Coaster Goes Vertical.

The new LocaJoy Holiday park in China has opened. However the park opened before the construction of the Intamin Multi Looper was complete. Below are some picture of the opening and if you look carefully at the picture of the topspin you can see the Intamin going vertical in the background.

Source: travel163

Fjord Dragon At Happy Valley Tianjin Begins Testing.

The latest wooden coaster in China is the new Fjord Dragon built at the all new Happy Valley in Tianjin, China. The ride is designed by the Gravity Group who previously worked on the rides in Wuhan and Shanghai. The ride looks like it will provide some excellent airtime and it has recently begun testing with it’s recently arrived trains. Pictures below.

Source: eNorth

LocaJoy Holiday Construction.

While there is still no sign of the Intamin Looper’s arrival at LocaJoy holiday in China a number of other rides are now up and testing. The pictures below show a number of these including the Golden Horse invert and kiddie coasters and a series of flat rides. It should only be a matter of time until the Intamin goes up too, Although I think I said that about Vialand so who knows?

Source: xinkaiyeyou

Jangfu Park Rip Off Sky Wheel Pictures.

These photos of the new rip off Skywheel at Jangfu park in China are actually a few months old but I haven’t dug up any better pictures recently. They show the Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment built sky wheel coaster testing on location at the park complete with a unique feature you can’t find on the original Maurer models, Over the shoulder restraints.

Source: Dian Ping

Locajoy Holiday Construction.

Locajoy Holiday in China was previously known as Chongqing Safari Park and is expected to reopen later this year with at least 3 new roller coasters, These Include an Intamin Multi Looper and two small Golden Horse coasters. Below are some constructions shots which show the work going on around the site but nothing of the three coasters. The parks starting to look pretty good with some nice details and a general safari park feel.

Source: CQNews

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