Chimelong Paradise

Chimelong Paradise
Chimelong Paradise
Simplified Chinese	长隆欢乐世界
Traditional Chinese	長隆歡樂世界
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chánglóng Huānlè Shìjiè
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	coeng4 lung4 fun1 lok6 sai3 gaai3

Chimelong Paradise
长隆欢乐世界
	The south entrance to Chimelong Paradise.
Location	Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Coordinates	23°00′16″N 113°19′37″E / 23.004355°N 113.326913°E
Status	Operating
Opened	April 12, 2006
Owner	Chimelong Group
Operated by	Chimelong Group
Operating season	Year round
Area	60 hectares
Attractions
Total	49
Roller coasters	5
Website	https://www.chimelong.com/gz/chimelongparadise/

Chimelong Paradise (Chinese: 长隆欢乐世界) 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 61 m tall (200 ft) and reaches a maximum speed of 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph).^[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[edit]

Operating roller coasters[edit]

Name	Type	Manufacturer	Area	Opened
10 Inversion Roller Coaster	Sit-down steel roller coaster	Intamin	Screaming Zone	2006
Dive Coaster	Dive coaster	Bolliger & Mabillard	Rainbow Bay	2008
Dream VR Roller Coaster	Junior coaster	Mack Rides	Rainbow Bay	2010
Half Pipe	Shuttle roller coaster	Intamin	Whirlwind Island	2006
Rocket Roller Coaster	Sky Rocket II	Premier Rides	Screaming Zone	2017

Former roller coasters[edit]

Name	Type	Manufacturer	Opened	Closed
Family Gravity Coaster	Junior coaster	Zamperla	2006	2011
Twister Coaster	Wild Mouse roller coaster	Golden Horse	2006	2011
Motorbike Coaster	Launched motorbike coaster	Vekoma	2006	2023

Themed areas[edit]

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

Whirlwind Island[edit]

Half Pipe
Rotating Cup
Swiftly Chair
Sombrero
Bumper Car
Music Flier

Screaming Zone[edit]

10 Inversion Roller Coaster
Windshear
Motorbike Coaster
Jumping Machine
Sky Rocket Roller Coaster

Happy Kingdom[edit]

Convoy
Flying Tiger
Helicopter Tower
Double-deck Carousel
Jumping Around
Junior Jet
Samba Balloon
Fire Truck
North Pole
Sky Bicycle
Skater
Crazy Bus
Sky Drop
Sun & Moon Wheel
Jumping Tower

Kids' Land[edit]

Ball Shooting
Bravery Fire Fighting
Rotating Honeybee
Flying Saucer
Turtle Paradise
Noah's Ark
Canoe River
Mini Tug
Kids Climbing Vehicle
Small Swing
Circus Train
12 Horse Carousel

Rainbow Bay[edit]

Dive Coaster
Giant Frisbee
Young Star Coaster

Water World[edit]

Splash Battle
Bumper Boat
Shoot the Chute
Pirate Raft

Phantom Zone[edit]

Rio (4D movie)
Forest Temple
Rain Forest
Alien Attack

Transportation[edit]

Guangzhou Metro[edit]

Exit E of Hanxi Changlong Station on Line 3 and Line 7 are linked by a footbridge (3 minute walk) or free shuttle bus

Buses[edit]

Metro Line 9 feeder bus Hanxi Changlong Station - Panyu Village
129 Jincheng Garden (Dongfeng East)
302 Guangzhou East Railway Station
303 Tianhe Bus Station
304 Tangxia
310 University City
657 Dongpu Terminal

References[edit]

^ "Chimelong Paradise". Roller Coaster DataBase. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006.
^ "AAAAA Scenic Areas". China National Tourism Administration. November 16, 2008. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
^ gz.gov.cn (April 12, 2006). "World-Class Amusement Park Opens in Guangzhou". News Guandong. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
^ "Breaking News Stories from US and Around the World - MSN News". news.msn.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
^ "Chimelong Paradise map". Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

External links[edit]

[1] "Chimelong Paradise". Roller Coaster DataBase. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006.

[2] "AAAAA Scenic Areas". China National Tourism Administration. November 16, 2008. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2011.

[3] z.gov.cn (April 12, 2006). "World-Class Amusement Park Opens in Guangzhou". News Guandong. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.

[4] "Breaking News Stories from US and Around the World - MSN News". news.msn.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[5] "Chimelong Paradise map". Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

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v t e Chimelong Group
Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort, Guangzhou	Chimelong Paradise 10 Inversion Roller Coaster Dive Coaster Chimelong Safari Park Chimelong Water Park Chimelong International Circus Guangzhou Bird Park
Chimelong International Ocean Tourist Resort, Zhuhai	Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Parrot Coaster Chimelong Hengqin International Circus City

v t e Guangzhou
Administrative divisions	Yuexiu Liwan Haizhu Tianhe Baiyun Huangpu Huadu Panyu Nansha New Area Free-Trade Zone Conghua Zengcheng Defunct divisions Dongshan Fangcun Luogang
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History	Timeline Bibliography
Sports venues	Guangzhou Evergrande Football Stadium Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium Yuexiushan Stadium Tianhe Stadium Guangdong Olympic Stadium Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium Huadu Stadium Huangpu Sports Center Guangzhou Gymnasium Guangzhou International Sports Arena Yanzigang Stadium Henry Fok Stadium
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v t e Theme parks in Guangdong
Current theme parks	Chimelong Ocean Kingdom (Zhuhai) Chimelong Paradise (Guangzhou) China Folk Culture Village (Shenzhen) Fantawild Adventure (Shantou) Happy Valley Shenzhen (Shenzhen) Lionsgate Entertainment World (Zhuhai) OCT East (Shenzhen) Splendid China Folk Village (Shenzhen) Window of the World (Shenzhen)
Hotels	Chimelong International Ocean Tourist Resort (Zhuhai) Chimelong Hotel (Guangzhou) Chimelong Circus Hotel (Zhuhai) Chimelong Hengqin Bay Hotel (Zhuhai) Chimelong Panda Hotel (Guangzhou) Chimelong Penguin Hotel (Zhuhai) Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort (Guangzhou) Panyu Xiangjiang Hotel (Guangzhou)
Transport	Hanxi Changlong station (Guangzhou) Overseas Chinese Town station (Shenzhen) Qiaocheng East station (Shenzhen) Qiaocheng North station (Shenzhen) Window of the World station (Shenzhen)
Former theme parks	Minsk World (Shenzhen)