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HappyValley fills a void for both local and visiting adrenaline junkies. With over a hundred attractions the park is a legitimate option if you are bored with Shanghai's club scene. The most popular ride is a monster wooden roller coaster strangely named 'Fireball' (top speeds 56mp/h).

Tourists wanting to get outside the city can make the 22 mile trip to the Shanghai Wild Animal Park（South West of the Airport off the S32 Highway). The park features over 200 species and two different options for viewing them. Visitors can choose to walk through the exhibits housing the gentle animals or can take a bus to view the carnivores. There is also a performance zone, a bird zone and an...

The largest amusement park near to downtown Shanghai, this place boasts four roller coasters, two of which are big, loop-the-loop affairs, plus a bunch of water rides, a ghost train, and a huge ferris wheel. In the week it's pretty quiet except for some young couples. Cost of admission is about 60rmb but you have to pay for each ride inside the park (most are about 20rmb).