Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park () is a theme park located in Bajiao,

Shijingshan District Shijingshan District () is an urban district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies to the west of the urban core of Beijing, and is part of the Western Hills area, bordering the districts of Haidian to the northeast and east, Fengtai to the so ...

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, China. First opened on September 28, 1986, the park is currently owned and operated by the

government. The park is served by Bajiao Youleyuan station on Line 1 of the

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History

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park opened on 28 September 1986 as one of Beijing's first amusement parks. The park opened with the Atomic Roller Coaster and other rides and attractions. The park then went to open nine new roller coasters in the 2000s and a further three in the 2010s, including a rebuilt Crazy Mouse roller coaster. The park's original roller coaster, the Atomic Coaster closed in 2018 after 24 years of operations. In 2021, the park underwent an upgrade which saw the addition of three new roller coasters.

Attractions

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Operating roller coasters

* Crazy Mouse (2015–) * Crazy Skateboard (2017–) * Family Roller Coaster (2021–) * Fruit Worm Coaster (2019–) * Space Pulley (2021–) * Stacked Roller Coaster (2021–)

Former roller coasters

* Atomic Coaster (1986–2018) * Crazy Mouse (2003–2012) * Feng Shen Coaster (2003–2014) * Jurassic Adventure (2008–2015) * Mine Coaster (2003–2017) * Shenzhou Coaster (2005–2019) * Space Trip (2003–2015) * Spinning Batman (2008–2010) * Spinning Coaster (2004–2017) * Worm Coaster (2003–2015)

Park gallery

File:Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park.JPG, The Fairy Castle. File:South gate of Shijingshan Amusement Park (20210503174148).jpg, The south entrance of the park. File:West wing of Shijingshan Amusement Park (20210503143817).jpg, West wing.

Copyright infringement controversy

In May 2007, the park was exposed by international media for having made unauthorized use of Japanese and American cartoon characters. According to a report originally broadcast on

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's FNN News, the park features a castle that resembles

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's trademark

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and a structure that looks like

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's Spaceship Earth. The park also features a host of costumed characters that look remarkably similar to not only Disney's trademark characters, but also

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and a number of other trademarked characters. Park officials denied any wrongdoing. When asked by the FNN News reporter if the characters are related to Disney, the theme park's general manager Liu Jingwang said that their characters are based on ''

Grimm's Fairy Tales ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', originally known as the ''Children's and Household Tales'' (german: Kinder- und Hausmärchen, lead=yes, ), is a German collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jacob and Wilhelm, first publi ...

''. According to a May 10, 2007, Associated Press report, the park deputy general manager Yin Zhiqiang said that the park's lawyers are in negotiation with The Walt Disney Company. Disney declined to comment directly on this matter. Between 2010 and 2011, the park was expanded and refurbished. China Daily reports the Disney-themed characters may have been removed from the park.

Transportation

Subway

Bajiao Youleyuan station of Beijing Subway, on Line 1.

Bus

Bus 663 serves the park's west entrance.

References

External links

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park website
(defunct),
Wayback Machine Link

Official website (English)
(defunct) ;Beijing's Copycat Disneyland Controversy
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