Jinjiang Action Park

This article is about the amusement park. For the metro station, see Jinjiang Park Station.

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.

Jinjiang Action Park

Shanghai Ferris Wheel, at Jinjiang Action Park
Location	Xuhui District, Shanghai
Status	Operating
Opened	1984 (1984)
Attractions
Roller coasters	5

Rides and attractions

Roller coasters

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

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

Shanghai Ferris Wheel
Shanghai Ferris Wheel
General information
Type	Ferris wheel
Location	Jinjiang Action Park, Shanghai, China
Height	108 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

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

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. "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. "The wheel deal: Amusement park offers lofty view". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.

External links

• Official website

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