The Angry Darren Mullins Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 October 4, 2018: Longfeng Villa Video Resort in Dongguan, Guangdong, China I went to Longfeng Villa Video Resort today. I had been here once before when it was called Successful Land. That was back in 2011. The park has changed quite a bit since then and has a lot more in the way of rides and attractions now. In addition to expanding a lot, everything is kept up pretty well and prices are great. The park is recognized as a AAAA tourist attraction in China (the highest rating is AAAAA), so that should clue you in on the quality of the park. In regards to coasters, there is Spinning Coaster, a Beijing Jiuhua spinning mouse and a powered Dragon coaster called Sliding Dragon. While the rides are mostly basic rides here, there are a lot of them and a lot of other things to see and do. A ticket for 138 RMB (very reasonable at about $20 USD) gets visitors admission to pretty much everything in the park. One thing I noticed on the safety rules sign of Spinning Coaster were the words "you must be able to fit in the restraints to ride". This is a much better way of operating a coaster than placing an unreasonable height or weight restriction on the ride. I only hope that more Chinese parks adopt this policy. I have now upped my coaster count to 1172 coasters. I am returning to this park after having been here in 2011. It used to be called Successful Land. This castle is the first thing you see when you enter the park. This nice bridge is directly behind the castle. This is near the front of the park. When I was here before, this area did not have any rides. It has changed a lot. There is a dark ride here. This small bridge is in an area of the park that recreates an old town from over 100 years ago. I love scenery like this. There is a glass bottom bridge here. Gliding Dragon is a powered coaster. It is a twin helix ride. A flume has been added since my last visit. There is a Beijing Jiuhua spinning coaster here. It is called Spinning Coaster. I enjoy this type of coaster. Here it is in action to finish the TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 It's really nice to see lots of greenery around, and underneath, many of the rides there. Better than asphalt and "trees in oversize planters" here and there, blah blah. Hello Playland(PNE)? And the tile work on the flume...uh...trench (?) looks nice, too. Thanks for this TR. The park looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Angry Darren Mullins Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 It really is a nice park. The coaster collection is lacking, but the overall experience makes up for that. I would rather ride a mediocre coaster in a great park, than to ride a world class coaster in a park that is horribly managed. One more thing I will mention is the efficiency of the ride ops here, they are great. A bit of a line on the mouse moved very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Nice report! I love the look of that castle with the odd jellyfish lights hanging on the power lines in front of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 ^I'm wondering if those jellyfish lights are supposed to be Seeds of Eywa from Avatar... Looks really familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Angry Darren Mullins Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 It is possible that they were inspired by Avatar. As a side note, in Hunan province here in China, there is Zhangjiajie, which inspired the location for the setting of Avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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