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What’s New in Asia
AECOM Asia Co’s Chris Yoshii (Vice President) and Beth Chang (Executive Director) look at new project openings, trends, and market outlook across Asia.
Site Visit: Zhuhai Chimelong Spaceship Park I recently had the chance to tour the Chimelong Space Park. Chimelong is famous for superlatives and the Chimelong Spaceship Park in Zhuhai China, is no exception. With no less than 7 Guinness World Records, the indoor theme park is gigantic at 4 million square feet of indoor space (4 million square meters) and six football fields (650 meters) end to end. The Spaceship Park offers a full day experience
of aquariums and sea life animal exhibitions, numerous live shows (both large and small), dark rides, family and thrill rides, interactive exhibits and street entertainment. The sea life aquariums are tastefully themed and full of colorful and unique species. The rides are highly themed and offer exciting family fun. The big dark ride is the Bermuda Storm motion platform theater which was awarded a THEA Award in 2024. The theater has an enormous screen and impressive world record-size motion base. Spaceship Park incorporates both educational and research and has live educational programs in many animal exhibits and small stages. The park is very family oriented and is popular with school age children. Being 100% indoor or covered, weather is not a factor. The theme fit out, facades and sculptures are
exceptionally detailed compared to traditional indoor theme attractions or aquariums. The large generous spaces and covered areas reduce style, the dynamic owner of Chimelong, the Spaceship Park has constantly upgraded areas adding new attractions, interactive exhibits and replacing less popular ones.
and miss out on performances and activities. A digital wayfinding system would make sense.
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second detraction is the thematic storying meshes futuristic outer space and sea life animals which is a challenge to understand and appreciate. In addition to the theme park, the 1,250-room
Spaceship hotel is highly themed with many restaurants and meeting facilities. Overall Spaceship Park is an ambitious
30 Legoland Shanghai. Photos: Copyright Zhengyu Qiang
With these two major attractions, LEGOLAND Shanghai pays tribute to the Chinese culture and local heritage. The Headquarter zone features a Lego themed
big box that houses the Miniland as well as a 3600 immersive digital environment (another first). The most prominent feature is a 26-meter- tall Lego minifigure named Dada (expected to be the largest minifigure in the world), grasping a family roller coaster. The Park is expected to receive 2.6 to 2.8
The long-awaited opening of the first Legoland in China is expected just in time for IAAPA Asia this year (July 2025).
LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort is located in Fenging Town, Jinshan District of
million visitors annually. Admission pricing has been released with a complex 6-tiered pricing structure, breaking the days into low season (middle of week), regular (most workdays), special regular, high season, peak day and
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attraction that provides a full day experience with a wide range of activities and experiences.
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constant upgrading of the guest experience with innovative attraction helps drive repeat visitation. Overall, a good complement to the Zhuhai Destination resort.
Legoland Shanghai Pre-Opening Update
Shanghai. With more than 75 interactive rides, shows and attractions across eight immersive Asia. The park includes the first ever Lego Monkie Kid Flower Fruit Mountain Adventure, ride where guests travel on waterways among eastern China water towns built with Lego bricks.
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