Happy Valley Beijing
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Location | Jinchan West Road (金蝉西路), Chaoyang District, Beijing, China |
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Coordinates | 39°51′59″N 116°29′19″E / 39.866418°N 116.488627°ECoordinates: 39°51′59″N 116°29′19″E / 39.866418°N 116.488627°E |
Status | Operating |
Opened | July 9, 2006 |
Owner | Beijing OCT |
Attractions | |
Total | 40 |
Roller coasters | 6 |
Website | bj |
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Happy Valley Beijing (Chinese: 北京欢乐谷; pinyin: Běijīng Huānlègǔ) is an amusement park in Beijing built and operated by Beijing OCT (Chinese: 北京华侨城), which is part of the Overseas Chinese Town Company. The park is located in Chaoyang District 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 features 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.
History[]
On July 29, 2006, Happy Valley Beijing, which was built by Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Group[1] in four years, officially opened its park. They were composed of Fjord Forest, Atlantis, Lost Maya, Aegean Port, Shangri-La and Ant Kingdom Subject area composition.
On August 16, 2007, the large-scale dance poem "Golden Face Dynasty[2]" was officially performed. In October 2007, the first International Magic Festival of happy valley opened in Beijing,[3] and was held during the National Day every year. In addition to inviting magicians from all over the world to perform, visitors are also invited to participate in zero distance magic interaction.
On June 27, 2010, the "happy time zone" of Beijing Happy Valley phase II was fully opened to the outside world, introducing automobile culture into the theme park, including "happy wind and fire wheel", "x chariot", "Angel Wing", "surfer" and other large-scale amusement equipment with real racing experience, as well as "fast car convenience store", "wind and fire wheel convenience store", "angel wing convenience store", etc. The theme store of car elements, the highest launching roller coaster in Beijing,[4] the "fast car" has also officially opened.
On May 31, 2014, the third phase of Happy Valley in Beijing opened completely, spending 500 million yuan to create a 50000 square meter marine culture theme. An indoor theme venue "" and an indoor theme rafting "happy world" were launched. Meanwhile, the stunt sitcom "The three Swallow[5]" full of the charm of old Beijing was staged in the lost Maya district. After the opening of the third phase, Beijing Happy Valley divides the staff uniforms into 11 types and 26 types to carry out characteristic customization according to the types of work and the cultural background of the seven major theme areas, covering all posts in the management and service categories.
Beijing Happy Valley phase IV, the , which was put into trial operation during the Qingming period in 2018, was officially opened during the May 1st period. The area has invested 1 billion yuan to build, covering an area of nearly 100000 square meters, and has 13 amusement projects, including 100 performances and cultures, as well as joining the domestic original animation IP "cookie police chief" .
Shangri la District, Happy Valley phase V, Beijing, June 28, 2019
Areas[]
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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:
- Aegean Sea uses Greek culture, its history and mythology as its featuring theme.
- Lost Maya uses the lost civilization of the Maya empire as its backdrop theme.
- Shangri-La uses Tibetan and South Western China as its backdrop theme.
- Ant Kingdom uses fictional cartoon Ant characters as its backdrop theme.
Notable rides[]
Name | Type | Manufacturer | Model | Opened | Other statistics | |
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Crystal Wing | Steel – Flying | Bolliger & Mabillard | Flying Coaster – Superman | 9 July 2006 |
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Steel – Launched | S&S Worldwide | Air-Launched Coaster | 14 May 2011 |
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Golden Wings in Snowfield | Steel – Inverted | Vekoma | Suspended Looping Coaster (Shenlin w/Helix) | 9 July 2006 |
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[8] |
Steel – Spinning – Wild Mouse | Spinning Coaster (ZXC-24A) | 9 July 2006 | Removed | [9] | ||
Jungle Racing | Steel – Mine Train | Vekoma | Mine Train (785m) | 9 July 2006 |
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Steel | Bolliger & Mabillard | Hyper Coaster | 2019 | Unknown | [11] | |
Steel – Inverted | Bolliger & Mabillard | Family Inverted Coaster | 2018 |
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Ticket Information[]
Full-price ticket 260 yuan / person
★ "Full-price ticket" objects: children and adults over 1.4 meters tall.
Child ticket 195 yuan / person
★ Definition of "child ticket": children with a height of 1.1 meters (including 1.1 meters) to 1.4 meters (including 1.4 meters);
Elderly ticket: 195 yuan / person
★ Definition of "elderly ticket": seniors aged 65 to 69 (enter the park with valid ID card).
Night ticket 195 yuan / person
★ Children and adults over 1.1 meters tall;
Free of charge
★ Children under 1.1 meters in height (Each ticket-buying adult can bring one child under 1.1 meters in height);
★ Elders over 70 years old (including 70 years old) enter the park with valid ID cards;
★ The disabled persons holding the second-generation "Disability Certificate" issued by the National Disabled Persons' Federation are exempted from tickets. Those with disabilities who are blind, mentally handicapped, and unable to take care of themselves must be accompanied by family members (ticket purchase required).
Note
★ Tourists can only enjoy one kind of preferential policy, and those who are eligible for multiple discounts will be counted as the lowest discount.
★ The full-price ticket is valid for 7 days; the discount tickets are valid for the same day
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 Happy Valley station on Line 7 of the Beijing Subway, providing quick access.
Bus
From Tiananmen, take No. 52 to Jinsong Qiao East Station,[12] then take No. 41 to Houpeng Bridge South Station and get off; or take 674, 680, 687 to the terminal station, OCT South Station, and get off to the north Just a few minutes walk. Get off at 740, 840, 29, 743, 753, 683, and 801 at Hongyan Bridge, Zinan Home, and Beigong East Station and walk for 20 minutes.
Self-driving
Beijing Happy Valley is located at the southeast corner of the Sifang Bridge on the East Fourth Ring Road in Beijing, a straight distance of 10.2 kilometers from Tiananmen Square, 10 minutes to the central business district (CBD) of Beijing, and 5 minutes to the entrance of Jingjintang Expressway.
Thematic Leisure Activities[]
- Maximal Exercise Festival
- Chinese Spring Festival
- Water-Splashing Festival
- International Magic Day
References[]
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- ^ Philosopher, The Coaster (2016-08-31). "Happy Valley Beijing". Roller Coaster Philosophy. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "The Legend of 3 Little Swallows and the Son of Zhou". Vision Times. 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Crystal Wing (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Extreme Rusher (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Golden Wings in Snowfield (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Harvest Time (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Jungle Racing (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Flight of the Himalayan Eagle Music Roller Coaster (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Xingchen. "Jinsong Station - Beijing China". Retrieved 2020-04-27.
External links[]
- Operating amusement parks
- 2006 establishments in China
- Amusement parks in Beijing
- Amusement parks opened in 2006
- Happy Valley (amusement parks)