The Angry Darren Mullins Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 January 20, 2018: Linhe Happy Park (Hezhou, Guangxi) I went to Linhe Happy Park in Hezhou today. This is a new park that opened in 2017. The park is a bit far out of the city, but it is very nice and has a great collection of rides. There is a really smooth mouse coaster here and some kiddie coasters. The one you will all be talking about though, is Roller Coaster. Roller Coaster is the Chinese take on Pinfari loopers. It is intense and a bit rough and the first drop is very steep on it. While the ride experience is less than desirable in some ways, it is nice to see Chinese companies stepping outside their comfort zones a bit. It is neat to see five coasters in a park in China without most of them being the common knockoffs like powered dragons and spinning coasters. This park visit brought my coaster count up to 1117 coasters and now I have discovered 406 different coasters before ACE or RCDB. Here is Linhe Happy Park. It opened in 2017. Let's go in. The mouse coaster is just inside the gate. It is a fun ride. Here is my onride shot of the Fruit Worm powered coaster. Spinning Coaster would be my first ride on one of these types of family coasters. It is a fun ride. A common space car is here. A giant Ferris wheel is here. Another coaster is here. I haven't seen a Chinese made coaster like this before. It looks like a Pinfari coaster, but it is not. It is an intense ride. It has a very steep first drop. This will finish the TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 That's the first time I've seen a knock-off of a Pinfari ZL42. I'd be curious to hear how it rides compared to the Pinfari version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Angry Darren Mullins Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 As I have ridden both, I can tell you how they are-about the same. Seriously. There are a few difference on the two rides I have ridden. On the Chinese version, there is a u-turn out of the station to go to the lift. On the Pinfari one, there was a right turn out of the station to go to the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 ^Considering the fact that the original is already crap, it's difficult to do worse. The only Pinfari loop I have ridden was the one at Oaks in Portland. It was literally the worst coaster I have ever ridden, even worse than NYNY. I am very glad it is getting replaced by a Eurofighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Pinfari...Pinfari knockoffs? Pinfari knockoffs? Thats...quite a low low. I do like the way that loop looks (strictly aesthetically speaking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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