Happy Valley Shanghai
LocationShanghai, China
Coordinates31°05′54″N 121°12′49″E / 31.0983°N 121.2137°E / 31.0983; 121.2137
StatusOperating
OpenedAugust 16, 2009 (2009-08-16)
Attractions
Roller coasters7
Websitesh.happyvalley.cn

Happy Valley Shanghai (Chinese: 上海欢乐谷; pinyin: Shànghǎi Huānlè Gǔ) is an amusement park in Shanghai, China. The park is located in Songjiang District, approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) from downtown Shanghai. It covers an area of 863,500 square metres (213.4 acres). Opened on August 16, 2009, it is the fourth installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain.

Notable rides

Park entrance
Diving Coaster
Wooden Coaster - Fireball
Gold Mine Town

Happy Valley Shanghai contains seven major areas, each with different themed zones, 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.[1] Notable rides include:

Name Type Manufacturer Model Opened Other statistics
Diving Coaster Steel – Dive Bolliger & Mabillard Dive Coaster August 16, 2009
  • Length: 3,179.2 ft (969.0 m)
  • Height: 213.3 ft (65.0 m)
  • Inversions: 1
 [2]
Coastal Ant
Formerly LeLe's Chariot 		Steel – Family Golden Horse Technology Entertainment Corp., Ltd Space Car (TKC-12B) / Large August 16, 2009 Unknown [3]
Mega-Lite Steel Intamin Mega-Lite August 16, 2009
  • Length: 2,477 ft (755 m)
  • Height: 101.7 ft (31.0 m)
  • Drop: 98.4 ft (30.0 m)
  • Speed: 52.8 mph (85.0 km/h)
 [4]
Mine Train Coaster Steel – Mine Train Intamin Mine Train Coaster October 2009
  • Height: 60.7 ft (18.5 m)
  • Speed: 40.4 mph (65.0 km/h)
  • Duration: 1:10
 [5]
Crazy Elves
Formerly Spinning Coaster 		Steel – Spinning – Wild Mouse Zamperla Twister Coaster 420STD August 16, 2009
  • Length: 1,377.9 ft (420.0 m)
  • Height: 42.7 ft (13.0 m)
  • Speed: 29.1 mph (46.8 km/h)
 [6]
Wooden Coaster - Fireball Wood Martin & Vleminckx Wood Coaster August 16, 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)
 [7]
Family Inverted Coaster Steel – Inverted – Family Bolliger & Mabillard Inverted Coaster 2014
  • Length: 1,328.8 ft (405.0 m)
  • Height: 65.6 ft (20.0 m)
  • Speed: 30.4 mph (48.9 km/h)
 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Travel China Guide". Travel China Guide. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Diving Coaster  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "LeLe's Chariot  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  4. ^ Marden, Duane. "Mega-Lite  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  5. ^ Marden, Duane. "Mine Train Coaster  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  6. ^ Marden, Duane. "Crazy Elves  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  7. ^ Marden, Duane. "Wooden Coaster - Fireball  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  8. ^ Marden, Duane. "unknown  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
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