Happy Valley

Happy Valley Shenzhen (Chinese: 深圳欢乐谷) is a theme park in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.

Opened in 1998, it is the first of the Happy Valley theme park chain.[1] Covering an area of 350,000 square metres (86 acres), the park is composed of nine themed areas including Spanish Square, Cartoon City, Mt. Adventure, Gold Mine Town, Shangri-la Woods, Sunshine Beach, Typhoon Bay, Playa Maya Water Park and Happy Times. The Playa Maya Water Park is open for five months (May to October) each year, and is themed after the Mayan civilization with buildings and statues in Mayan architectural styles. Outside the park a Happy Line monorail train has a stop near the entrance of Happy Valley.

Notable rides

Name Type Manufacturer Model Opened Other statistics
Snowy Eagle / Bullet Coaster Steel – Launched S&S Worldwide Air-Launched Coaster 28 July 2012
  • Height: 196.8 ft (60.0 m)
  • Drop: 221.2 ft (67.4 m)
  • Speed: 83 mph (134 km/h)
  • G-Force: 4.5
 [2]
Gold Mine Train Steel – Mine Train Jinma Rides Mine Coaster (2x2) - KSC-26K 7 January 2023 Operating [3]
Snow Mountain Flying Dragon Steel – Inverted Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster (Shenlin) 1 May 2002
  • Length: 2,202.8 ft (671.4 m)
  • Height: 117.8 ft (35.9 m)
  • Drop: 111.8 ft (34.1 m)
  • Inversions: 4
  • Speed: 54.9 mph (88.4 km/h)
  • Duration: 1:32
  • G-Force: 4.7
 [4]
Power Splash Steel Mack Rides PowerSplash 2019 Operating [5]

Accidents

On October 27, 2023 the train on the Snowy Eagle roller coaster was making its way up the track before it slid back and crashed into another train was unloading passengers.[6] On November 14, 2024 at least 8 people were injured when the Snowy Eagle collided with another train. After the incident, the theme park announced the closure of the park for two days starting on Saturday, in order to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection.[7]

Defunct Rides

Name Type Manufacturer Model Opened Closed
Baby Coaster Steel – Junior Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment Big Apple – Wacky Worm 2008 2022 [8]
Wild Elfin Steel – Spinning – Wild Mouse Golden Horse Spinning Coaster (ZXC-24A) 2008 31 August 2015 [9]
Mine Coaster Steel – Mine Train Vekoma Mine Train (785m) 1 May 2002 28 February 2022 [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Marden, Duane. "Happy Valley (Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Bullet Coaster (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Gold Mine Train (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ Marden, Duane. "Snow Mountain Flying Dragon (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. ^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Poor safety led to roller coaster accident".
  7. ^ "Roller coaster collision at Happy Valley Shenzhen theme park injures 8 people". The Straits Times. 28 October 2023.
  8. ^ Marden, Duane. "Baby Coaster (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  9. ^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Elfin (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  10. ^ Marden, Duane. "Mine Coaster (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Valley_Shenzhen
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