Chimelong Paradise Explained

Chimelong Paradise
长隆欢乐世界
Location:Panyu, Guangzhou
Location2:Guangdong
Location3:China
Homepage:https://www.chimelong.com/gz/chimelongparadise/
Owner:Chimelong Group
Operator:Chimelong Group
Opening Date:April 12, 2006
Season:Year round
Area:60 hectares
Rides:49
Coasters:5
Status:Operating

Chimelong Paradise is a major amusement park in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Opened on April 12, 2006, Chimelong Paradise is the largest amusement park in China and boasts the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster, which prior to the opening of The Smiler at Alton Towers, England shared the record for most inversions with Colossus at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England.[1] It is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration.[2]

Chimelong Paradise is part of Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort which is operated by the Chimelong Group, a Chinese tourism company that also operates numerous other attractions, including Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, the Chimelong Safari Park and Chimelong International Circus. Chimelong Group reported that construction of the park cost over 1 billion RMB. Stretching over 60 hectares, the park currently contains more than 60 attractions and has a daily capacity of 50,000 visitors. In 2008, a new roller coaster opened that is nearly 61m (200feet) and reaches a maximum speed of .[3] The park is linked by a bridge to Chimelong Water Park, and some admission tickets include access to both parks.

On July 29, 2014, rare giant panda cub triplets, all three of which have thus far survived, were born at the Chimelong Safari Park.[4]

Rides and attractions

Operating roller coasters

NameTypeManufacturerAreaOpenedImage
10 Inversion Roller Coaster Sit-down steel roller coasterIntaminScreaming Zone2006
Dive Coaster Dive coasterBolliger & MabillardRainbow Bay2008
Dream VR Roller CoasterJunior coasterMack RidesRainbow Bay2010
Half Pipe Shuttle roller coasterIntaminWhirlwind Island2006
Rocket Roller CoasterSky Rocket IIPremier RidesScreaming Zone2017

Former roller coasters

NameTypeManufacturerOpenedClosed
Family Gravity Coaster Junior coasterZamperla20062011
Twister Coaster Wild Mouse roller coasterGolden Horse20062011
Motorbike Coaster Launched motorbike coasterVekoma20062023

Themed areas

Chimelong Paradise is split into 7 different themed areas with the following attractions.[5]

Whirlwind Island

Screaming Zone

Happy Kingdom

Kids' Land

Rainbow Bay

Water World

Phantom Zone

Transportation

Guangzhou Metro

Buses:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chimelong Paradise . Roller Coaster DataBase . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20061017083923/http://www.rcdb.com/pd1376.htm . October 17, 2006 .
  2. Web site: AAAAA Scenic Areas . November 16, 2008 . . April 9, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404043021/http://en.cnta.gov.cn/html/2008-11/2008-11-16-10-27-72978.html . April 4, 2014 .
  3. News: gz.gov.cn. World-Class Amusement Park Opens in Guangzhou. News Guandong. April 12, 2006. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003700/http://www.newsgd.com/citiesandtowns/guangzhou/news/200604120058.htm. September 27, 2007.
  4. Web site: Breaking News Stories from US and Around the World - MSN News. news.msn.com. April 23, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140815015101/http://news.msn.com/world/china-announces-birth-of-rare-panda-triplets-1. August 15, 2014.
  5. Web site: Chimelong Paradise map. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204192044/http://int.chimelong.com/img/en_US/GZ/paradise/large/map_paradise.jpg. February 4, 2016. October 25, 2015.