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Chimelong Paradise: Introduction

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit HE YUNONG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Ten inversions. That was the number that put Chimelong Paradise on the global thrill-seeker map. When the park's 10 Inversion Roller Coaster debuted, it shared the world record for the most flips on a single ride — tied with Colossus at Thorpe Park in England. The record has since been broken, but the park built around that coaster has only grown. Opened on April 12, 2006, in Guangzhou's Panyu District, Chimelong Paradise is now the largest amusement park in China, a AAAAA-rated scenic destination that can absorb 50,000 visitors in a single day.

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Chimelong Paradise: Born from a Billion Renminbi

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit PQ77wd, CC BY-SA 4.0. Chimelong Paradise did not begin small. The Chimelong Group, the Chinese tourism and entertainment company behind it, reported that construction cost more than one billion renminbi — a figure that signals the ambition baked into the project from the start. The park stretches acro...

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Chimelong Paradise: Seven Worlds Under One Sky

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit JaJaWa, CC BY-SA 4.0. The park divides itself into seven themed zones, each with a distinct identity. Screaming Zone is the heart of the thrill-riding experience, where the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster — which closed permanently in December 2025 — anchored a lineup that includes the Sky Rocket Roller C...

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Chimelong Paradise: The Record That Launched a Park

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0. Before The Smiler opened at Alton Towers in Staffordshire in 2013 with 14 inversions, Chimelong Paradise's 10 Inversion Roller Coaster shared the world record with Colossus at Thorpe Park, both delivering exactly ten flips per ride. For a park that opened in 2006, the coaster was...

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Chimelong Paradise: Getting There, and What You Find

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit The original uploader was Df112001 at Chinese Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0. Chimelong Paradise sits a short walk from Exit E of Hanxi Changlong Station on Guangzhou Metro Lines 3 and 7 — a footbridge and a three-minute walk separate the platform from the park entrance, or a free shuttle bus covers the gap. For a park of its size, the metro connection mat...

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