The Leofoo Village Theme Park () is a theme park and a safari located in Guanxi Township,

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. It features three roller coasters, including an inverted shuttle coaster,

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, an

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twist-and-turn coaster dubbed Sahara Twist, as well as a Vekoma Roller Skater (335m) in the Wild West section of the park, Little Rattler, themed to an old mining railway. There is also the Nairobi Express, a

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railway built by

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. The park features many other attractions of different styles and proper themed areas.

History

The Leofoo Village Theme Park was originally established in 1979 as Leofoo Wildlife Park. In 1989, the wildlife park was reestablished to Leofoo Village Theme Park.

Themed areas

Arabian Kingdom is an adventure–magical themed area, featuring attractions such as the Ring of Fire, spinning riders on the inside of a large metal circle in continuous loops. Possibly the top attraction with families is the

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ride, which is a dark ride–monorail. Another dark ride, similar to the

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at Disneyland, is called the Sultan's Adventure, an Intamin high-speed jeep ride. File:Ali-Baba and the 40 Thieves Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Ali-Baba and the 40 Thieves''. File:Flying Horses Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Flying Horses''. File:Ring of Fire Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Ring of Fire''. African Safari is a wild safari-themed area, featuring many animal-interactive attractions, as well as many other rides. This area is the gateway to the safari inside Leofoo Village, and can be viewed from a steam train that departs from a station inside the area, or a bus. The top attraction is probably Sahara Twist, an

Twist-and-Turn coaster. The coaster's layout plunges the riders down and up, through banked turns and down curved inclines. Other attractions include horse riding, horse feeding, and a horse-themed tracked ride and other horse activities. You can see

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s and

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s while riding on the tour bus. File:Sahara Twist Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Sahara Twist''. File:Flamingos Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, File:Turtle Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, File:Monkeys Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, South Pacific is a tropical-themed area, with many thrill rides and exciting attractions. The top attractions are an Intamin Drop Tower, Pagoda's Revenge, dropping riders from a giant mask back to the ground, and an Intamin log flume called

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. File:Kid’s Catamaran Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Kid’s Catamaran''. File:Mighty Mountain Flume Adventure Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Mighty Mountain Flume Adventure''. File:Bird Flight Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Bird Flight''. File:Captain Cook's Swinging Ship Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Captain Cook's Swinging Ship''. File:Deep Sea Adventure Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Deep Sea Adventure''. File:Pagoda's Revenge Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Pagoda's Revenge''. Wild West is an old-west-themed area, with numerous live shows, photo spots, and thrills. The center attraction is an inverted coaster called

, and a slightly less popular attraction, a

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coaster, Little Rattler, themed to an old railroad. Wild West is also the home to the

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, a river rapids ride. File:Little Rattler Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Little Rattler''. File:Screaming Condor Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Screaming Condor''. File:Big Canyon Rapids Ride Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Big Canyon Rapids Ride''. File:Old Oil Well Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Old Oil Well''. File:Poncho Villas Crazy Barrel Leofoo Village Theme Park.jpg, ''Poncho Villas Crazy Barrel''.

References

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History

Themed areas

See also

References