Happy Valley Chengdu (simplified Chinese: 成都欢乐谷; traditional Chinese: 成都歡樂谷; pinyin: Chéngdū Huānlè Gǔ) is a theme park in Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Opened on 17 January 2009, it is the third installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain.[1]

Happy Valley Chengdu
LocationChengdu, Sichuan, China
Coordinates30°43′25″N 104°01′58″E / 30.723521°N 104.032824°E / 30.723521; 104.032824
StatusOperating
OpenedJanuary 17, 2009 (2009-01-17)
Attractions
Roller coasters6
Websitewww.happyvalley.cn
Park entrance
Dream of Mediterranean at Happy Valley Chengdu

Notable rides

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Name Type Manufacturer Model Opened Other statistics
Dragon in Clouds SteelInverted Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster (Shenlin w/Helix) 19 January 2009
  • 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
[2]
Dragon in Snowfield SteelMine Train Vekoma Mine Train 17 January 2009
  • 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
[3]
Flying Apsaras in Western Region SteelDive Bolliger & Mabillard Dive Coaster 10 February 2017
  • Height: 164 ft (50 m)
[4]
Fly Over Mediterranean Steel Intamin Mega-Lite 17 January 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)
[5]
Great Desert-Rally Wood Great Coasters International Wood Coaster 8 August 2017
  • Length: 3,280.8 ft (1,000.0 m)
  • Height: 100 ft (30 m)
[6]
Magic Carpet
Formerly Mad Rats
SteelSpinningWild Mouse Jinma Rides
Formerly Golden Horse
Spinning Coaster (ZXC-24A) 17 January 2009 Unknown [7]

Transportation

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Happy Valley Chengdu is adjacent to the Xihua Avenue station on Line 6 of Chengdu Metro.

References

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  1. ^ Marden, Duane. "Happy Valley  (Jinniu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dragon in Clouds / 云霄飞龙  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dragon in Snowfield / 雪域飞龙  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Apsaras in Western Region / 西域飞天  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ^ Marden, Duane. "Fly Over Mediterranean / 飞跃地中海  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  6. ^ Marden, Duane. "Great Desert-Rally / 大漠拉力赛  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  7. ^ Marden, Duane. "Magic Carpet / 疯狂魔毯  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 18 November 2012.