New Wanda Parks in China.

[Vonni]

Wow! Stunning! I'd love to see some new premier rides in the states again.

[ItsMe]

It looks really good! Can't wait for the first POV

[CPmillenia94]

^^Me too, but also a nice intamin like this one..

[ECZenith]

^I could see an Intamin shuttle at Cedar Point someday, as much as I love B&Ms I'd love to see one of those epic new style loops , and to think you get to do it all again in reverse!

[coasterfreak101]

^That's not how this one works. It uses the spike to gain speed at the very beginning, then completes the entire layout forwards. There's a switch track at the base of the spike that trains use to get back to the station.

[Gutterflower]

Theres a nice video of the Nanchang park here with aerial images of the Intamin and GCI.

 

http://v.qq.com/page/g/p/y/g0183mng9py.html

 

For those that have issues viewing QQ videos heres some stills. Sorry they are pretty artifacty.

 

 

 

 

[Nrthwnd]

The photo of the wooden coaster, kind of reminds me of the last part of The Ultimate in England,

with it's meandering before arriving at the station (bottom of it's run).

 

Great aerial shots. Thanks for sharing them.

[larrygator]

Sorry, slight tangent, but...are those buildings under construction ALL high-rise apartments?

 

I just watched a documentary yesterday about this. China has this odd problem of overbuilding, since most of it's government officials think it helps the economy. In reality, when housing goes up like this, it tends to become abandoned. It's crazy. There are cities like this scattered around the country. Check it out below. At about 4:14, they're trying to turn one such abandoned city into a tourist attraction, with some rides.

 

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At 4:14, that is Amazing World at the South China Mall. TPR did stop there in 2012. I think I may have even shopped in the now closed toy store that was featured. Back then there were only about 10 shops that seemed to be open in the mall, very creepy.

[Gutterflower]

Wanda has been what the Chinese market needed to give Happy Valley and Fatawild a kick up the goolies.

 

However this may be the worst photoshop I've ever seen.

 

This is Pony Express at Wanda Xishuangbanna. A ride similar to Pony Express at Knotts but with an extra Helix.

However take a look at this picture for more than a second any you may see why they need new advertising staff

 

[Johnlloyd]

Wanda has been what the Chinese market needed to give Happy Valley and Fatawild a kick up the goolies.

 

However this may be the worst photoshop I've ever seen.

 

This is Pony Express at Wanda Xishuangbanna. A ride similar to Pony Express at Knotts but with an extra Helix.

However take a look at this picture for more than a second any you may see why they need new advertising staff

 

 

My, that's quite a concept for a coaster! I wonder how it works? I agree that they need someone who knows how to use Photoshop effectively!

[Gutterflower]

An update on the Wanda Nanchang park.

 

That Intamin hyper towers over everything.

 

Anyone able to identify the type of tower ride there? looks like another Intamin ride to my untrained eye

 

 

 

 

[KingRCT3]

Looks like an Intamin design indeed, so either it's a genuine Intamin, or a knock-off.

 

Is that bridge supposed to be a walkway, tho??

[gerstlaueringvar]

That magnetic brake starts pretty low!

[SFOG1991]

Looks like an Intamin design indeed, so either it's a genuine Intamin, or a knock-off.

 

Is that bridge supposed to be a walkway, tho??

I am wondering the same, because you would have the climb that thing on hands and knees.

 

Looks good for a well themed airtime hill though so I'm just going to tell myself it's for an awesome coaster.

[DirkFunk]

Wanda expanding their tentacles to Paris.

 

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/wanda-group-confirms-3-billion-investment-in-entertainment-complex-near-paris-1201715903/

[Gutterflower]

Thought this needed sharing

 

Wanda released some new concept art for Wanda Guangzhou. Love the concept of a duel loop and duel reverse spike tower.

 

 

 

While clearly not 100% accurate Wanda have been pretty good at least getting the basic concepts for their coasters across in their art. But who could really build such a thing? Premier or Intamin are the two that come to mind.

[gerstlaueringvar]

Interesting! This will be made by Premier I assume?

[Zwoopaman]

^ It would be their first inverted wouldn't it?

[Garet]

Perhaps Vekoma trying to make a new version of Battlestar Galactica? Or maybe it's the company that made the knock-off dual tilting coasters going for their next copy of a Vekoma ride.

[Geauga Dog]

Don't forget Vekoma - after all they did do Battlestar Galactica at USS and this looks like a similar invert/sit down combo type ride. The loop in loop is very interesting.

 

Sorry, Garet beat me to it.

[Paradox]

Video of the tilt coaster testing. It's confirmed to be a Golden Horse design, which worries me a little about the safety of it.

 

[coasterfreak101]

Honestly, after watching that video of one of their SLC knockoffs speeding straight through its brake run, I don't trust this at all.

[rcjp]

^Well, at least we can't complain about too much trimming

[Henry M]

Does not look as bad as other rides that have made.

[SFOG1991]

I have no idea in terms of safety, but that's surprisingly impressive coming from them. The second inversion looks unique and surprisingly fluid. I love how, like with most of their designs, the pacing dies off quickly and the ride crawls through the last bit.