Photo TR: Nanchang People's Park & Gantang Park (5/4/15)

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

May 4, 2015:

 

Today I visited the cities of Nanchang and Jiujiang. I went to one park in each city.

 

People's Park (Nanachang)

 

This park is not listed on RCDB. I knew it had some rides so I decided to check it out. There is a coaster here. It is well hidden in the trees. It is similar to many other coasters I have ridden. It is a mouse coaster, but the lift on this one is not as tall and it has a different layout. Near the end of the ride, there is a small dip that has a brake on it. I wondered why it had a brake there and about one second later, I found out why. I was slammed into the side of the car as it made a quick turn to the right. It started to rain hard as soon as I finished my ride on the coaster, so I took a few photos and then headed out to catch a train to Jiujiang.

 

Gantang Park

 

Gantang Park is in the city of Jiujiang and while RCDB lists only a powered coaster, there are two other coasters here. The ride collection here is nice. I rode the powered coaster, which was nothing special. Walking through, I noticed a small kiddie coaster. I took a spin (2 circuits) on it. It is not like other coasters I have ridden. I wonder who made it. A short distance away, there was a mouse coaster. This mouse coaster is very smooth, except for two places. There are two short drops and coming out of these drops provide extreme airtime. In fact, the airtime coming out of the last dip right before the final brake is so intense that I doubt this coaster could operate in America. These two spots are the best airtime I have ever experienced on a coaster. It is well worth checking this coaster out if you are in China. I have now ridden 918 different coasters and with the three coasters I found today, I have now discovered 269 different coasters before ACE or RCDB could find them.

I have arrived to explore People's Park in the city of Nanchang.

I am inside.

People can enjoy boats on the lake here.

Some rides are here.

A Chinese made Crazy Daisy type ride is here.

This ride was closed.

A mouse coaster is here and at first glance, looks like familiar.

Here we go again. I see so many of these here in China.

Hmmmmm....the lift is not as tall on this one.

This ride is hidden by a lot of trees.

This drop had a brake on it. The reason was clear about a second later when the coaster slammed me to the side as it made a sharp right turn.

A quick train ride and I was in the city of Jiujiang to visit Gantang Park. RCDB only lists a powered coaster here.

Here is the dragon coaster.

They keep up the paint job on it.

Here is my on ride shot.

Gantang's Ferris Wheel is located on a hill.

No park should be without one of these.

This walk through goes underground.

This is a very popular family ride at Gantang Park.

A worm themed kiddie coaster is here.

The train looks like a giant worm.

It is so tall, it almost touches the....uh....well, it is not that tall.

It is a fun little coaster.

This little pagoda was nice to look at.

The lake here is huge.

This thing can be experienced at Gantang Park.

It is a mouse coaster and it has a name.

I have not ridden another one like this one.

Here is some porn for the lift hill addicts.

The cars look like mice. To the bottom right, going up that little incline provides the bets does of airtime I have ever experienced on 918 different roller coasters.

Coming out of this small drop provided a massive does of airtime. I am talking serious ejector air.

I have seen nothing else like it anywhere.

It is actually a very smooth ride.

It is easy to get good pictures of. That will finish the TR.