Travel Notes #亲子
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum: a science classroom on Century Avenue
At 2000 Century Avenue in Pudong, this museum covers 68,000 square metres and opened in December 2001 with the theme of nature, people and technology. Thirteen permanent galleries and two cinemas make it the city's most popular science venue for families, and an adult ticket costs forty-five yuan.
Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park: the sea at Lingang
On the shore of Dishui Lake in Lingang, Pudong, this park opened in November 2018 across 29.7 hectares. Five themed zones and six animal halls include an orca theatre and the world's first Ultraman pavilion, making it the largest ocean park in East China.
Shanghai Disneyland: The First in Mainland China, and How to Fit a Whole Day Inside
It opened on 16 June 2016 over 1.16 square kilometres, 3.9 with the resort around it, the first Disney park in mainland China and sixth in the world. Beyond the six themed lands, a seventh, Zootopia, opened in December 2023 as the first of its kind anywhere. Its centre piece, Enchanted Storybook Castle, stands about 69.28 metres tall, the tallest, largest and most playable castle Disney has built. Metro line 11 drops you at the gate, some forty minutes from the centre.
Shanghai Happy Valley: a coaster cluster in Songjiang
At 888 Linhu Road in Songjiang, opened in September 2009 across about 650,000 square metres. Seven themed zones and more than a hundred rides include the world's tallest wooden coaster and China's first double-loop machine.
Beijing Happy Valley: One Route Round the Park, Six Roller Coasters
In the southeast corner of Dongcheng's fourth ring, 560,000 square metres and seven themed areas hold China's first launch coaster: 135 km/h, sixty metres high, thirty seconds end to end.