Happy Valley Beijing
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Happy Valley Beijing 北京欢乐谷 is an amusement park in Beijing
built and operated by Beijing OTC, which is part of the Shenzhen OCT Holding Group. The park, which is located in the east of Beijing, opened in July, 2006. It is one of four theme parks in the brand chain; the other three Happy Valley theme parks located in the city of Chengdu, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. Similar in style with the Disneyland Park, Happy Valley Beijing also featured distinctive landscapes and themes throughout the resort along with featured rides within the different themes. In total there are more than 40 rides, 10 of which are extreme rides, an IMAX
theater with seven screens as well as a shopping complex.
Beijing Happy Valley is composed of six theme parks, including Firth Forest at the entrance to the park. It also acts as a dividing portal for visitors to enter Atlantis, Ant Kingdom or Aegean Sea areas.
Atlantis is the focal point of the park with its towering Crystal city acting as the center portal much like Sleeping Beauty castle
is to Disneyland. Its theme revolves around the discovery of the legendary lost city of Atlantis. Other themes include:
There are more than 50 scenic sights of culture and ecology that are scattered throughout the park.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
built and operated by Beijing OTC, which is part of the Shenzhen OCT Holding Group. The park, which is located in the east of Beijing, opened in July, 2006. It is one of four theme parks in the brand chain; the other three Happy Valley theme parks located in the city of Chengdu, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. Similar in style with the Disneyland Park, Happy Valley Beijing also featured distinctive landscapes and themes throughout the resort along with featured rides within the different themes. In total there are more than 40 rides, 10 of which are extreme rides, an IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
theater with seven screens as well as a shopping complex.
Beijing Happy Valley is composed of six theme parks, including Firth Forest at the entrance to the park. It also acts as a dividing portal for visitors to enter Atlantis, Ant Kingdom or Aegean Sea areas.
Atlantis is the focal point of the park with its towering Crystal city acting as the center portal much like Sleeping Beauty castle
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Sleeping Beauty Castle is the fairy tale structure castle at the center of Disneyland Park and Hong Kong Disneyland. It is based on the late-19th century Neuschwanstein Castle,with some French inspirations .-Disneyland version:Opened July 17, 1955, the castle is the oldest of all Disney castles...
is to Disneyland. Its theme revolves around the discovery of the legendary lost city of Atlantis. Other themes include:
- Aegean Sea uses Greek culture, its history and mythology as its featuring theme.
- Lost Maya uses the lost civilization of the MayaMaya civilizationThe Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...
empire as its backdrop theme. - Shangri-La uses Tibetan and South Western China as its backdrop theme.
- Ant Kingdom uses fictional cartoon Ant characters as its backdrop theme.
OCT great theater
The OCT great theater is located near the south east entrance of the park. At 26,000 square meters, its theater can accommodate up to 1600 guests. Other facilities includes a multi-functional hall, VIP reception hall, coffee bar, rehearsal hall, decorating room, changing room.There are more than 50 scenic sights of culture and ecology that are scattered throughout the park.
Transportation
Similar to the Disneyland Parks, Happy Valley also featured a mini train that encircles the outer rim of the park which offers scenic sights with one station located on the south eastern corner of the park adjacent to the park entrance.Thematic Leisure Activities
- Maximal Exercise Festival
- Chinese Spring Festival
- Water-Splashing Festival
- International Magic Day
See also
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31.098319°N 121.213778°W - Happy Valley, ShenzhenHappy Valley, ShenzhenHappy Valley is a tourist theme park in Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.Covering an area of 350,000 square meters , the park is composed of nine areas with different themes, including Spanish Square, Cartoon City, Mt. Adventure, Gold Mine Town, Shangri-la Woods, Sunshine Beach,...
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