Photo TR: Daojiao Children's Paradise/Dongguan People's Park

Today I went to Dongguan to visit two parks. When the bus arrived in Wanjiang, it arrived right behind Amazing World at the New South China Mall. I have been here three other times and decided I would go to Amazing World again after I visited two other parks that were nearby.

The first park I went to today was Daojiao Children's Paradise. I saw this park from the bus on my way home from my last visit to Amazing World. I learned recently that it has a kiddie coaster hidden among the trees. The coaster has not carried passengers in a while, so I didn't get to ride it. It also rained most of the day, so there were not rides for me until later in the afternoon. Daojiao Children's Paradise is a gem of a park. There is a huge Ferris Wheel and outside the entrance is a very nice restaurant. I got some beef and noodles for lunch. The park opened about seven years ago and still is a nice park. It is less than 10 minutes away from Amazing World. If and when they fix the coaster here, the park can be an add on to a trip to Amazing World. I learned of the coaster here (recently) before RCDB or ACE found it.

After leaving Daojiao Children's Paradise, I went to Dongguan People's Park. It started to rain hard. People's Park has about a dozen or so rides, including a mouse coaster. The mouse coaster here is similar, but slightly different from others I have ridden. I waited about two hours for the rain to stop before I could ride it. Dongguan People's Park turned 100 years old last year.

When I got back to the bus station(I used the airport bus to take me back home because I live near the airport), I went to Amazing World for a bit.

In all I had a fun day despite it pissing the rain most of the time(the forecast called for clear skies) and the fact that it started to rain five minutes after I arrived at the first park. I hope Daojiao Children's Paradise will fix the little coaster there so I can get the credit.I would also love to spend a couple of hours there on a non rainy day and enjoy this cute little park. I have now ridden 863 coasters, visited 387 different parks and found 235 coasters before ACE or RCDB could find them.

I have arrived in Daojiao town in Dongguan at Daojiao Children's Paradise.

This castle serves as a backdrop for a stage.

The carousel posed nicely for this shot.

The Ferris Wheel is the biggest ride here.

I love the moon cars-they are arguably a coaster.

A small Outer Space Flying Car coaster is here.

It does not appear to have operated in a while.

Next stop is Dongguan People's Park, which opened in 1913.

There are many lakes in this park. Here is one of them.

This is the outside of the walk through haunted house. These are so basic inside, but from the outside, they look great.

The pirate ship here looks neat.

This ride can be found in every Chinese park it seems.

A mouse coaster is here.

This a sign with instructions on how to ride the mouse. I can read it, but I do not want to bother with telling the details.

This mouse is similar, but slightly different from other coasters I have ridden.

Here is a look at the mouse.

Here is an onride shot of the mouse. I had to wait until the rain stopped to ride this coaster.

I stopped in at Amazing World for a short time as it was right by the bus terminal.