Happy Valley Beijing

Happy Valley Beijing
Location Beijing, China
Coordinates 39°51′59″N 116°29′19″E / 39.866418°N 116.488627°E / 39.866418; 116.488627Coordinates: 39°51′59″N 116°29′19″E / 39.866418°N 116.488627°E / 39.866418; 116.488627
Owner Beijing OTC
Opened July 2006
Rides
Total 40
Website bj.happyvalley.cn

Happy Valley Beijing (Chinese: 北京欢乐谷) is an amusement park in Beijing built and operated by Beijing OTC (Chinese: 北京华侨城), which is part of the Overseas Chinese Town Company. The park is located in Chaoyang in eastern Beijing. Opened in July 2006, it is the second park of the Happy Valley theme park chain.. The concept design and master plan for the park was created by Creative Kingdom China. Leisure Quest International (USA/China). Similar in style with the Disneyland Park, Happy Valley Beijing also featured distinctive landscapes and themes throughout the resort along with featured rides within the different themes. In total there are more than 40 rides, 10 of which are extreme rides, an IMAX theater with seven screens as well as a shopping complex.

Areas

Extreme Rusher at Happy Valley, Beijing

Happy Valley Beijing is composed of six themed areas, including Atlantis, Ant Kingdom, Aegean Sea, Firth Forest, Lost Maya, and Shangri-La. In total there are more than 40 rides (10 of which are extreme rides), an IMAX theater complex (with seven screens) as well as a shopping complex.

Atlantis is the focal point of the park with its towering Crystal City acting as the central portal. Its theme revolves around the discovery of the legendary lost city of Atlantis. Other themes include:

Notable rides

Name Type Manufacturer Model Opened Other statistics
Crystal Wing Steel – Flying Bolliger & Mabillard Flying Coaster – Superman 9 July 2006
  • Length: 2,798 ft (853 m)
  • Height: 106 ft (32 m)
  • Drop: 100 ft (30 m)
  • Inversions: 2
  • Speed: 51 mph (82 km/h)
 [1]
Extreme Rusher Steel – Launched S&S Worldwide Air-Launched Coaster 14 May 2011
  • Length: 2,788.8 ft (850.0 m)
  • Height: 170.6 ft (52.0 m)
  • Drop: 196.8 ft (60.0 m)
  • Speed: 83 mph (134 km/h)
 [2]
Golden Wings in Snowfield Steel – Inverted Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster (Shenlin w/Helix) 9 July 2006
  • Length: 2,454.1 ft (748.0 m)
  • Height: 117.8 ft (35.9 m)
  • Drop: 111.8 ft (34.1 m)
  • Inversions: 4
  • Speed: 53.7 mph (86.4 km/h)
  • Duration: 1:32
 [3]
Harvest Time Steel – Spinning – Wild Mouse Golden Horse Spinning Coaster (ZXC-24A) 9 July 2006 Unknown [4]
Jungle Racing Steel – Mine Train Vekoma Mine Train (785m) 9 July 2006
  • Length: 2,575.5 ft (785.0 m)
  • Height: 45.9 ft (14.0 m)
  • Speed: 30.1 mph (48.4 km/h)
  • Duration: 2:20
  • G-Force: 2.2
 [5]

Transportation

Happy Valley Beijing features a mini train that encircles the outer rim of the park which offers scenic sights with one station located on the southeastern corner of the park adjacent to the park entrance.

The park is adjacent to the Beijing Subway's Happy Valley Scenic Area Station, providing quick access.

Thematic Leisure Activities

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Crystal Wing  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Extreme Rusher  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Golden Wings in Snowfield  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Harvest Time  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Jungle Racing  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

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