Photo TR: Amazing World and Shuilianshan Forest Park

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

Since my last trip report, I am happy to report the discovery of more coasters in China that weren't on any coaster census. I also need to correct myself as last week I said I found 51 coasters in Asia that were on websites like RCDB. I made a good and left out a couple of coasters. I should have said I had discovered 54 coasters. In the past five days, I discovered a park at Haiyue Lake in Houjie town in southern China. I found this on a satellite map. I decided to visit this weekend to visit this park, but due to a lost in translation moment, I didn't get to go there and found an entirely unknown, at least to us, park that was very nice. Anyway, long story short, I have now discovered 58 coasters during my time here that were not on any coaster census at the time I discovered them. Here is my latest trip report.

 

On Saturday, September 3, I visited Amazing World at the New South China Mall. I was here last November, but came back due to the addition of a new family coaster. As it turns out the new coaster is called Junior Coaster and it will not open until October. I took some photos of the coaster and rode the big roller skater coaster there and left.

 

On September 4, I went out to the town of Houjie to visit Haiyue Lake. There is a small park there with at least, two, possibly three coasters. I found this park on a satellite map last week. When I got to Houjie town, I found a taxi driver who figured out that I wanted to go to an amusement park from me showing him photos of a coaster. I tried to say Haiyue Lake or Shanghuan Dongton Paradise, which is possibly the name of the park at Haiyue Lake, but he didn't understand. He took me to a place in the next town over from Houjie called Nancheng. I was taken to a place called Shuilianshan Forest Park. Shuilianshan Forest Park is an excellent little park that has many well-kept rides, although a few rides are showing their age. Shuilianshan Forest Park is not listed on RCDB, but there is a powered coaster and a large steel coaster that features a loop and a single corkscrew. The large looping coaster here is called Three Ring Roller Coaster and it features a helix (ring one) after the lift, a vertical loop (ring two) and a single corkscrew (ring three). This coaster appears to be only a few years old judging by the condition of the train as well as the paint job on the coaster. The paint is not peeling nor is the coaster rusting away. I rode this coaster and it was so painful. I rode in the last car(the train consisted of four cars). The small drop off of the lift was nice, but the helix and inversions were horrible. After Three Ring Roller Coaster, I took a spin on Sliding Dragon, a powered coaster. I also rode the log flume here and I think it is the wettest log flume I have ever ridden. It isn't that tall, but it has two hills and two drops. Both the big drop and the small drop get riders very wet. I also tried the 5D motion simulator. Two films are shown. One is of a roller coaster with leap the gap sections and the other film is of a haunted house. I also rode a Crazy Daisy/Cuddle Up that has seen better days. Some cars have been removed from the ride and it goes so slow it can be installed at any old folks home to provide thrills to the over 90 crowd. It was so slow that it was unreal.

 

The neatest thing about Shuilianshan Forest Park is the restaurant the park has. I have been to several KFCs in China and the photo advertising the park's restaurant showed pictures of food taken directly from the KFC menu. The restaurant at this park was called K. K serves knock off versions of KFC items. It is basically a knock off KFC. Being a fan of KFC, I had to try a twister here. It was a knock off twister and it didn't have the same taste as the twisters served at KFC. To the restaurant's credit, the french fries were delicious, but nothing outstanding.

 

It was neat to discover Shuilianshan Forest Park, the rides there and the knock off KFC even if going to this park was not planned.

I am here at Amazing Worl...at least that is what this sign says.

Amazing World has this swing ride outside the mall.

Here is a ride inside Amazing World.

The Flying Tigers ride at Amazing World.

The Jeff Johnson credit.

Here is Roller Coaster at Amazing World.

Roller Coaster is ready to leave the lift.

Here is Junior Coaster-Amazing World's new for 2011 coaster.

Too bad Junior Coaster wasn't ready to open yet.

Here is the first car on Junior Coaster.

I have made my unplanned arrival at Shuilianshan Forest Park.

Inside the park gate is the carousel.

Shuilianshan has this Carazy Daisy/Cuddle Up knock off that has seen better days despite the fact that much of the park is in very good condition.

Here is the Haunted Mansion Dark Ride. I didn't enter but I think it could be a walk through attraction although a sign in English said it was a ride.

I am going to eat you!

Shuilianshan's Sliding Dragon in action.

The flume at Shuilianshan Forest Park was very good.

Here is one of the many rides at Shuilianshan Forest Park.

Here is Three Ring Roller Coaster at Shuilianshan Forest Park.

Here is the helix of Three Ring Roller Coaster.

Three Ring Roller Coaster travels through the loop.

Here is a shot of the lead car on Three Ring Roller Coaster.

Here is a poster advertising Shuilianshan's KFC knock off. Most of the items on this poster were lifted from pictures found in KFCs across China.

Here is K's (the knock off KFC) Twister Combo on the menu. It tasted nothing like what I eat at KFC.

Edited September 4, 2011 by The Angry Darren Mullins

[A.J.]

Three Ring Roller coaster is -like- an Arrow Loop & Corkscrew - with a BONUS HELIX!!!1!11!

 

Direct translations are always funny. "Amazing Worl".

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

This was the only sign at Amazing World where the d was missing. The rest of the signs were correct. Yes, Three Ring Roller Coaster comes close to copying the Arrow loop and screws, but it makes the roughest Arrow looper seem like a B&M.

[deathbydinn]

I've been waiting to see a park build a Zamperla Junior Twister ever since I saw the video a few years ago, awesome to see one up and almost running! They just look like neat little rides to me, and Im sure it'll be better than the spinning coaster they had before.

[beatle11]

Those parks definitely look like an interesting experience. I'd love to be able to take the TPR trip next year.

 

And on a side note. I just hit 1000 posts!

[SharkTums]

Very important question...

 

Is there still the Pizza Hut and McDonalds next to Amazing World!?!?

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

Here is some more info about the mall. The Pizza Hut and Mcdonald's are both still at the mall next to Amazing World. The mall still does not have that many stores. This is the result of the mall being out in the suburbs and not being located closer to the city center. Fewer than 20 businesses were located in the mall when it opened. The mall has room for 2000 stores. There is a skating rink and a cinema there.

[SharkTums]

Yeah, I remember it being really scary walking around a completely empty giant mall! Shocked that Amazing World has survived.

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

When I went there last November, the mall was hosting a pet show and had a nice crowd. Saturday, the mall still had a crowd, but it was a typical day. There were no special events going on. I ate at the KFC at the mall on Saturday. I ate at 4:30pm or so and while it wasn't packed, it had a decent crowd considering that it was not lunch or dinner time. We also need to remember that Amazing World couldn't add anything new if there was a serious lack of business.

[simon8899]

Well-done Photo-TR - they're seldom seen from China and they've built a lot of parks and coasters over the last years.

 

I also kind of like the "made in china" rollercoasters - Arrow/Vekoma design but the loop-support looks Schwarzkopf to me....

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

As long as I can explore Asia, I will be posting these photo trip reports.

[gisco]

Yeah, I remember it being really scary walking around a completely empty giant mall! Shocked that Amazing World has survived.

 

All I remember is the rain .... and some random girl jumping in the seat next to jeff to ride the coaster!

[Reon]

That Junior Coaster in Amazing Worl looks AMAZING! Custom compact spinning wild mouse with an interesting layout? Seems like the perfect coaster for the small-medium sized indoor parks that I dream of making if I ever had the money...