HAPPY VALLEY PARKS
China
HAPPY VALLEY BEIJING (Beijing, China) - website
Park News - (7/31/10) An Escape artist was performing at the Chinese theme park, handcuffed to a B&M roller coaster it seems. While making the last second dive to safety from the tracks the train clipped his foot, breaking it. Based on the photos on the site, this would be Crystal Wings at Happy Valley Beijing, a B&M Flying coaster.
2012 - Nothing is known at this point in time...
HAPPY VALLEY CHENGDU (Sichuan, China) - website
2012 - Nothing is known at this point in time. If you have information, please send it in.
HAPPY VALLEY SHENZHEN (Guangdong, China) - website
2011 - Bullet Coaster / S&S Launched Coaster - (8/2/11) A few new pictures showing off Bullet Coaster, the new S&S launched coaster at Happy Valley Shezhen can be found at CoasterFrineds. This includes a shot of the ride’s new name, Bullet Coaster, as well as some great shots of the nice themeing put up all around it. Unfortunately the ride is apparently still not open.
(1/25/11) Theme Park Review has posted new construction pictures from Happy Valley Shenzhen which has now been called Shangrila Snowfield. This S&S launched coaster features a very large steep drop into an underground tunnel that goes under a small body of water. This is an entirely new coaster layout from S&S that we’ve never seen before and looks like it will have a ton of themeing built up around it as well.
(11/27/09) I've been told that the two new S&S launched coasters going into the Happy Valley parks in 2010 will feature 4 across seating, a first from S&S Power.
(11/18/09) Happy Valley Chenzhen and Beijing are both adding S&S Launched Coasters before the end of 2010. Each one will feature a unique layout, but launch riders out at 140kph (87mph).
HAPPY VALLEY SHANGHAI (Shanghai, China) - website
Park News - (1/27/11) Riders became stuck for up to two hours on the Diving Coaster at Happy Valley Shanghai the other day, a B&M Dive Machine clone of SheiKra, as they waited for the staff to bring them back down to the ground, one at a time.
(4/16/10) An impressive article and review of Happy Valley Shanghai has been posted to Trips ‘n Pics.
2012 - Future Plans - Rumor - (11/11/10) According to this article, Happy Valley Shanghai isn’t going to just let a new Disney park come in without putting up a fight, so there are already plans being put into place to expand and continue to improve the Happy Valley park, as well as build an upscale hotel resort. The report also claims that the park is working to build a waterpark inside the current attraction in the hopes of putting on Asia’s largest surfing pool competition in 2012.
HAPPY VALLEY WUHAN (Hubei, China)
 Park News - (12/27/11) VHCoasters has posted new pictures from Happy Valley Wuhan showing off the park’s Maruer X-Car SkyLoop coaster testing and pictures of the new wooden Martin & Vlemickx coaster testing
(9/22/11) A large photo update from the Happy Valley Wuhan construction site can be found at CoasterFriends this week along with a ton of concept art as well.
2011/2012 - Racing / Dueling Wooden Coaster - (11/14/11) Gravity Group has posted some new pictures to their Facebook page showing off the Happy Valley Wuhan coaster project.
(9/1/11) In a very strange twist, PTC has posted on their Facebook page that they have begun production on four new coaster trains for the OTC Wuhan racing coaster in China. When the coaster was first announced, a key feature was said to be in the inclusion of the Gravity Group Timberliner trains. While I know Holiday World held off an extra year before adding Timberliner trains to The Voyage coaster in Indiana (USA) the Timberliner trains have been a surprise hit at Quassy this past summer on the Wooden Warrior coaster. So anyone know what happened in Wuhan to change their mind?
(8/26/11) New pictures of the Happy Valley Wuhan wooden coaster can be found at Vertical Horizons this week. In short, the coaster looks amazing.
(6/29/11) All new construction pictures have been posted of the dueling coasters going into Happy Valley Wuhan, including some shocking views of the new ‘High-5’ maneuver that just looks sick.
(6/15/11) All new progress photos from Happy Valley Wuhan have been posted to The Gravity Group’s Facebook page. Damn they are building one hell of a monster wooden coaster over there… time to look up just how much that ‘slow boat’ to China really costs…
(2/14/11) Gravity Group has posted new pictures of the racing / dueling wooden coaster going up right now at OCT Wuhan in China on their Facebook page.
(1/24/11) Gravity Group has posted a few new pictures of the Dueling / Racing coaster project going into Wuhan, China this week. So far it’s still all ground work, but I don’t think it will be too long before things get vertical.
(11/19/10) The Gravity Group is showing off some new renderings of the racing coaster project going into Happy Valley Wuhan as well as an animated video showing off the ride in action embedded below. It reminds me a lot of Lightning Racer at Hersheypark, but with each side here has a more unique layout.
(7/9/10) The Gravity Group have confirmed that they are working on a new Martin & Vlemickx racing / dueling wooden coaster in Wuhan, China at a new Happy Valley park opening in 2011. It will feature a new very interesting element… a racing camelback where the trains are tilted at 90º at the peak, allowing for a near miss “High 5” moment between the rides on both trains. In fact, that’s what they’re calling it… the High 5.
(4/28/10) RCDB has posted a few details for another new wooden coaster coming to China, this time to the brand new Happy Valley Wuhan park opening in 2011. According to the stats, this one will come from Martin & Vleminckx with some outsourced design help from The Gravity Group (like Happy Valley Shanghai’s Fireball) and will feature Timberliner trains put to use for the first time on China’s first racing wooden coaster.
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