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Jinjiang Action Park

Coordinates: 31°08′28″N 121°24′13″E / 31.14111°N 121.40361°E / 31.14111; 121.40361
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This article is about the amusement park. For the metro station, see Jinjiang Park Station.
Jinjiang Action Park
Shanghai Ferris Wheel, at Jinjiang Action Park
LocationXuhui District, Shanghai
StatusOperating
Opened1984 (1984)
Attractions
Roller coasters5

Jinjiang Action Park (simplified Chinese: 锦江乐园; traditional Chinese: 錦江樂園; pinyin: Jǐnjiāng Lèyuán) is a large amusement park at No. 201 Hongmei Road in Xuhui District, Shanghai. Founded in 1984, it is affiliated to the Jinjiang Group.

Rides and attractions

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Roller coasters

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Name Type Manufacturer Opened
Flying Raiders Suspended roller coaster Hebei H&S Amusement Equipment December 2019 [1]
Giant Inverted Boomerang Inverted shuttle roller coaster Vekoma 30 September 2011 [2]
Karst Cave Coaster Indoor powered roller coaster Zamperla ≤ 2005 [3]
Moto Coaster Motorbike roller coaster Zamperla 2009 [4]
Roller Coaster Shuttle roller coaster Senyo Kogyo 1985 [5]

Other attractions

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Name Type
Pirate Ship Pirate ship (ride) [6]
Horror House Dark ride [6]
Super Swing Swing ride [6]
Spinning Cup Teacups [6]
Volcano Theater Amusement arcade [6]
Joyland Dark ride [6]
Flume Ride Log flume (ride) [6]
Bumper Boats Water ride [6]
Layered Merry-go-around Carousel [6]
Moto Disco Disk'O [6]
Canyon Raft Ride Water ride [6]
Royal Scenery Raft Water ride [6]
Airship Around The World Fire Ball [6]
Jumpin Star Drop tower [6]
Power Surge Swing ride [6]
Crazy Wheel Swing ride [6]
Fly Kites in Spring Swing ride [6]
Bumper Cars Bumper cars [6]
Awesome Space Travelers Swing ride [6]
Tilt-A-Whirl Caterpillar (ride) [6]
Monorail Monorail [6]

Shanghai Ferris Wheel

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Shanghai Ferris Wheel
Shanghai Ferris Wheel
Map
General information
TypeFerris wheel
LocationJinjiang Action Park, Shanghai, China
Height108 m (354 ft)

Jinjiang Action Park is the home of the Shanghai Ferris Wheel, a giant 108-metre (354 ft) tall Ferris wheel. The wheel has a diameter of 98 metres (322 ft), and takes about 20–25 minutes to complete one rotation.[7]

Its 63-passenger cars can each carry 6 passengers who, on a clear day, can see the giant Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Pudong, the Songpu, Fengpu and Xupu bridges on the Huangpu River in the south, and Sheshan Hill in the west.[8]

Construction started in November 2002 and it began operating in May 2003, having cost over 10 million yuan (US$1.2 million) to build.[8]

Transportation

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The park can be reached by taking Shanghai Metro Line 1 to Jinjiang Park station.

Also, Hukun Expressway reach the park directly. As well, more than 20 bus routes have stops set up there.

References

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  1. ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Raiders / 飞天奇兵 / Fēi Tiān Qí Bīng". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Giant Inverted Boomerang / 巅峰一号". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Karst Cave Coaster / 溶洞飞车". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ^ Marden, Duane. "Moto Coaster / 摩托过山车". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ Marden, Duane. "Roller Coaster / 云霄飞车". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Jin Jiang Action Park - Photos, Videos, Reviews, Information". www.themeparkreview.com. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  7. ^ Shanghai Jinjiang Amusement Park Introduction Archived 2010-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b "The wheel deal: Amusement park offers lofty view". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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