Photo TR: Zimaling Park (September 16, 2012)

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

In the fall of 2010, I went to the city of Zhongshan in Guangdong province to visit Zimaling Park. I found two coasters there and both, along with the other rides were SBNO. This past February, I made my second visit to Zimaling and found that all of the rides had been removed. It seems this was only a temporary situation. The owner of the previous rides retired and sold all of the rides. Someone new has been brought in to run an amusement area for Zimaling Park. Many new rides have been brought in. Two of these are coasters. One is knockoff of a Zamperla spinning coaster and the other is kiddie coaster commonly known as Fruit Worm Train at other parks in China. I have been denied rides on two of these fruit worm rides recently, but today I got lucky. They allow adults on the one here at Zimaling Park as long as you can fast the seat belt. One ride consists of three circuits for one 5 RMB (75 cents American). It became coaster #791 for me. The spinning coaster is not yet open. They were painting the ride today and the train has not been installed yet. It probably will not be ready until 2013.

 

The other rides here include a disko, pirate ship, haunted house, carousel and many others. Most of the rides are geared towards families, but it is great to have rides back at Zimaling Park. The two coasters here are among the 125 coasters I have discovered before ACE or RCDB could discover them.

I have arrived for my third visit to Zimaling Park.

Inside Zimaling Park.

This lake is one of a couple of lakes inside Zimaling Park.

I love the appearance of the new carousel.

Here is Zimaling's disko knockoff.

This is the station for the former cycle monorail from the original amusement area in Zimaling.

This is the world's most colorful frog hopper.

The bumper cars are brand new.

The haunted house building is a leftover from the the original set of rides, but the entrance has been redone.

The balloon ride is one of many kiddie rides here.

The wave swinger is like many others in China.

These rides sit where Zimaling's first kiddie coaster once sat.

The teacups thrill families to Zimaling Park.

This pirate ship is a little bit smaller than most such rides.

Here is the train ride.

Here is the new kiddie coaster at Zimaling.

They allow adults to ride this one, unlike at other parks in China.

One ride consists of three circuits.

The spinning coaster is a knock off of a Zamperla design.

It is a new ride, but it isn't open yet.

I would have liked to have ridden it.

One more look at the coaster to finish off the trip report.

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Looks like you will have to make a fourth trip to the park to get that credit.