OCT Fantasy Resort| Xiangyang China | Theme Park

[roomraider]

This one's kind of popped up out of the blue but OCT the firm behind the Happy Valley and Vision land Chains of parks in China have announced another new resort.

The resort called Fantasy Resort will include both a theme park and a water park. The theme park called Fabland apparently isn't huge but it does appear it will include a large B&M wing coaster with a new custom layout. And quite a long one at that.


Plan for the park with the wing coaster in the left. Various other rides including a flume and a mine train can be seen.


Image from the announcement which if you peer closely at the text confirms a wing coaster. It also looks like the ride will pierce the covering over the park entrance. A structure which certainly echoes Tron.



Concept art for the whole resort with the theme park on the right and water park on the left.



Here's some more detailed concept art.



Construction of the water park is underway and groundwork for the theme park has also started.




As always more when it happens.

 

[cookie]

That glass roof-covered area with the Wing coaster going in and out looks amazing.

 

[roomraider]

Another new piece of very nice concept art.

Shows the wing very nicely and what appears to be a woodie as well.

 

[cocoa]

That central bit looks hot. I think I'm a big fan of the corner-entrance for a good 4-corners lake park

I'd love someone to do an in-depth study comparing theme park concept art to finished product. There's so much good concept art flying around and discernibly less good actualized theme parks, so I'd be curious to see how they stack up and what features tend to be lost from concept to park.

 

[roomraider]

The Water part section is now open

However this isnt a water park website so looking at the latest update with new art for the Theme Park the Wing Coaster layout has been modified. Its now facing the other way. (it appears to be almost identical but a mirror image)
This image shows it quite clearly.
It also shows the park is getting a wooden coaster


This is again circumstantial but looking at this image

The purply blob at the bottom of this image appeared in the last 2 weeks. It is my conjecture that this is the missing purple track from the B&M factory.
With the water park now open I am hoping there will be some proof sooner rather than later.

 

[roomraider]

Some really nice concept drawings have appeared in the walls surrounding the site. Nicely showing off the B&M wing and as yet unknown woodie.

Also check out the super happy mexican guy in the bottom right of the 5th image. He's loving it.

 

[richardcrete]

GCI Wooden Coaster's footers have been poured :

https://www.facebook.com/VHCoasters/posts/2508374149467968

 

[Pear]

Looks to be a clone of Thunderbird and American Thunder

 

[roomraider]

Looks to be a clone of Thunderbird and American Thunder

Agreed. it almost certainly is. While I obviously prefer a custom ride its not a bad ride to clone at all.

Heres the state of the park as of a few days ago.


I made a little diagram just to make things clearer for the coaster buffs (all of us)


Oddly the park will have a 3rd gate as well. A childrens park called OCT Mysterious Life (or something similar) its seems to be more nature related and its not known if it will have any coasters. But this small park is due to open in May 2021.

 

[roomraider]

Mine train is going up and looks to be quite a large custom model. It's believed the blue B&M wing track recently spotted at their plant has now been shipped to the park as well so expect to see news of that sooner rather than later

 

[CrashCoaster]

Mine train is going up and looks to be quite a large custom model. It's believed the blue B&M wing track recently spotted at their plant has now been shipped to the park as well so expect to see news of that sooner rather than later

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Is that a Golden Horse mine train or from some other Chinese firm, or is it a Vekoma?

 

[roomraider]

It's a Golden Horse I believe. Custom layout. Looks a bit bigger than their usual designs.



You can see the footers laid out for the B&M quite clearly in the 1st pic.

 

[richardcrete]

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[ricky coasters]

I hope this doesn't turn out to be the next OCT East
Does anyone know if this resort will have animals lor a zoo?

 

[roomraider]

This is a Happy Valley in all but name. With a seemingly more cohesive theme so hopefully it won't be anything like OCT East

Bit more of the wing coaster going up

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2594351207536928&id=1404584996513561

With the exception of the Surf Coaster for Orlando this is really the only other confirmed new B&M we have at the moment it seems. (depending if the CWOA rumours hold up)

 

[roomraider]

A construction update. Most of the first part of the ride except oddly the first drop is now up.

If you're wondering why the pullouts are so high above ground level it's because this sections will run through the canopy above the park entrance area over loads of paths.

 

[roomraider]

And another small update. The first drop and the Airtime hill have both been installed.

The immelmen does look a little odd so far off the ground.

 

[roomraider]

Helix and Airtime hop are up now.

 

[CanobieFan]

Whats with all the pullouts being super high up? Looks so.... odd

 

[Eyebrows]

Whats with all the pullouts being super high up? Looks so.... odd

If you're wondering why the pullouts are so high above ground level it's because this sections will run through the canopy above the park entrance area over loads of paths.

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