TR: Sun Island, Foshan Amusement Park and Zhongshan Park

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

I woke up very early on November 28, 2010 to go to Guangzhou and Foshan in China's Guangdong province. I took the train from Hong Kong to Guangzhou and then took the metro up to Renhe station, which is close to Sun Island Amusement Park. When I got to Sun Island, I knew before going onto the parking lot that this park had closed a long time ago. The entrance still stands, but inside the park appears to be gardens (where they are growing vegetables) and people appear to be living on the park grounds. Needless to say, my day was not off to a good start.

 

I then took the train to Foshan where I visited Leigang Park. Leigang Park was home to an alpine coaster as well as a small amusement area. It appears that both have been removed as I walked through the entire park and didn't see a sign of either. The park is still a quiet place to go and relax.

 

After Leigang Park, I went to Foshan Amusement Park. They have a wild mouse coaster and a kiddie coaster here. Both coasters were fun. There is also a ferris wheel, train ride, moon cars and even a large water park at Foshan Amusement Park. Admission was free with rides costing 10 yuan each.

 

After finishing at Foshan Amusement Park, I took a short cab ride to Foshan's Zhongshan Park. There are Zhongshan Parks all over China and they are large city parks. Some Zhongshan Parks have amusement areas. There is an amusement area in Foshan's Zhongshan Park. The mouse coaster here become my 666th coaster. That is an odd milestone, but one I have to mark. There is also a powered coaster here, a log flume and several other rides. Admission to Zhongshan Park is free.

 

I had a great time at the parks and I am happy that the ride ops allowed me to use my camera on the coasters. Too bad the ride ops on Zhongshan's flume wouldn't allow me to take the camera on the ride. I guess water and cameras do not mix. If you are ever in Foshan, check out these parks.

Here is the entrance for Sun Island in Guangzhou. I was a few years too late. It closed a long time ago.

Here is Foshan Amusement Park. I have the feeling that not too many coaster nuts have heard of this place.

Just inside the gate is this nice ferris wheel.

Foshan Amusement Park also has this nice pirate ship ride

Here we have a ride called the Moon Cars. They are common at Chinese amusement parks.

Here is the entrance to Foshan Amusement Park's kiddie coaster

Here is a view of part of the layout of the kiddie coaster

Another shot of the layout

Heading up the lift. Thankfully cameras are allowed on rides at Foshan Amusement Park.

One more look at the kiddie coaster

Here is Foshan Amusement Park's Mouse

Foshan's Mouse

This is a good view of the mouse

Another look at the mouse

I took this on the lift hill

One more Mouse photo before I leave

Here is an entrance for Foshan's Zhongshan Park

I liked this waterfall in Zhongshan Park

Here is Zhongshan Park's Merry-Go-Round

Here is the entrance to Zhongshan's mouse-my 666th coaster

The mouse is headed up the lift

This friendly looking mouse is my 666th coaster.

Heading up the lift of my 666th coaster

A view of the mouse from the lift hill.

Here is another view of the mouse from the lift.

One more view from the lift.

Zhongshan Park in Foshan also had this powered Dragon coaster.

Here is a view of the Dragon at Zhongshan Park

One more look at Zhongshan Park's Dragon to finish my day.

[LoopLover]

This park doesn't look like it's passed any safety checks! The owner could really do up the entrance to make it more appealing

[robbalvey]

Crazy amount of total crap there is in China. I mean, we hit a ton of these parks, but wow...there really is a LOT of them!!!

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

Foshan Amusement Park actually has a nice water park. The entrance needs fixed up a bit. I wonder if the locals notice that the mouse at Foshan Amusement Park is a mirror image of the one at Zhongshan Park.

[MayTheGForceBeWithYou]

 

Copyright Infringe much?

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

Not at all. It is a cat with very large ears. Remember the park in Beijing a few years ago?

[larrygator]

thanks, I added these parks and your photos to the Park Index.

Edited December 5, 2010 by larrygator

[MayTheGForceBeWithYou]

Not at all. It is a cat with very large ears. Remember the park in Beijing a few years ago?

 

Ah, yes...of course it is.

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

Check out my trip report from a week and a half ago to see the mascot at Nansha Tianhougong to see what their mascot looks like. Nansha Tianhougong's management really went out of the way to come up with something totally original.

[chadster]

Thanks so much for sharing! Love the mouse coasters, thye are so, um, cheesy! ha ha.