Blog Tag - Amusement Parks

Delayed Opening Date, Tacky Promotional Videos, Overpriced Food. Can Universal Resorts Still Be Beijing's Promised Wonderland?
Five years after the grand opening of Disneyland in Shanghai, many Beijingers have been waiting on the tip of their toes for the official unveiling...
Longan's Abandoned Ferris Wheel Set to Reopen This Summer
Consider it a harbinger of a better year to come – an abandoned amusement park, famous among urbanophiles in recent years for its dystopian aura but...
DP Talking Travel: Six Flags China Hits a Snag, UAE to Offer 5 Year Visas
Talking Travel: Your semi-regular roundup of Beijing's latest transportation-related news. Six Flags China may have a bumpy ride ahead You might say...
Exploring the Dried-Up Husk of Floating Dragon Amusement Park
Oriented around Floating Dragon Lake, Beijing Amusement Park used to be the premier theme amusement park in Beijing. Opened in 1984, the park...
DP: Throwback Thursday: World of Amusement Parks
It's weird, it's wonderful, it's a deep-dive into 11 years of blog archives. It's time for Throwback Thursday... Despite their promise of fun for all...
Universal Studios Breaks Ground on Beijing Park, Opening Postponed Yet Again
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider. First announced in 2014 and with plans for Steven Spielberg to play a role...
Beijing to Get a Big Ferris Wheel, and Local Media is Excited
Beijing will have a large ferris wheel before October 1 – and local media seems very excited about it. "Beijing to get Ferris wheel ... finally" is...
Steven Spielberg to Design Universal Studios Beijing, Set to Open in 2019
Steven Spielberg will make his mark upon the Universal Studios Beijing amusement park, set to open four years from now, the Xinhua News Agency...
Universal Studios to Build USD 3 Billion Theme Park in Beijing
In  March it was a rumor, now it is fact: Universal Studios will be building the first major international theme park in Beijing, set to open in 2019...
Jackie Chan to Open Amusement Park in Beijing
Jackie Chan is most certainly not dead. Instead, he's decided to carve out some space for himself on the Beijing landscape. The veteran of over 100...
Farewell to Wonderland: Amusement Park Ruins Demolished
Wonderland has been demolished. No, not that one. Michael Jackson's amusement park and ranch is Neverland. Michael's not around anymore, although...
The Mouse That Roared and Other Shanzhai Cartoon Characters
Ever the denizens of social harmony, China Daily launched a crusade earlier this week against costumed mascots posing as Disney characters outside...
Wet, Wild and Weird: The Cube Reviewed
Editor’s Note: Lauren McCarthy, our intrepid writer, went to check out the “Happy Magic Water Cube Waterpark” yesterday. Here is her take on the...
Farewell to Beijing Amusement Park
Located in southeast Chongwen, just inside the Second Ring Road, the Beijing Amusement Park is the second-oldest park of its kind in the capital....
Gleaming the Cube: Beijing's Newest Waterpark
The Olympic Games may be long gone but a nagging uncertainty over what to do with the iconic Birds Nest, which has gone from waidi (外地) tourist...