Happy Valley (amusement Parks) - Happy Valley, Shanghai

Happy Valley, Shanghai

The fourth Happy Valley installation was in Songjiang, Shanghai. It opened on 16 August 2009. The park is approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) from downtown Shanghai. It covers an area of 863,500 square metres (213.4 acres). Happy Valley contains seven themed areas 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.

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.

Some notable rides are summarised in the table below.

Name Type Manufacturer Model Opened Other statistics
Diving Coaster Steel – Dive Bolliger & Mabillard Dive Coaster 02009-08-1616 August 2009
  • Length: 3,179.2 ft (969.0 m)
  • Height: 213.3 ft (65.0 m)
  • Inversions: 1
LeLe's Chariot Steel – Family Beijing Jiuhua Amusement Rides Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 02009-08-1616 August 2009
Mega-Lite Steel Intamin Mega-Lite 02009-08-1616 August 2009
Mine Train Coaster Steel – Mine Train Intamin Mine Train Coaster 02009-10-01October 2009
  • Height: 60.7 ft (18.5 m)
  • Speed: 40.4 mph (65.0 km/h)
  • Duration: 1:10
Spinning Coaster Steel – Spinning – Wild Mouse Zamperla Twister Coaster 420STD 02009-08-1616 August 2009
Wooden Coaster - Fireball Wood Martin & Vleminckx 02009-08-1616 August 2009
  • Length: 3,819 ft (1,164 m)
  • Height: 108.3 ft (33.0 m)
  • Drop: 103.5 ft (31.5 m)
  • Speed: 56 mph (90 km/h)

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