Paramount Park Kunming
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This early concept art from 2017 is our first look at Peanuts Town, which so far has just been placeholder design and referred to as “Wonderland” - this specific image does not necessarily show Peanuts Town in Paramount Park in Kunming - it could be a design for London or Korea or just a general design with no specific park in mind but some aspects of this concept art match the plans for Paramount Park in Kunming and it’s the only park so far to confirm having a Peanuts Town.



Source: https://nikiel.portfoliobox.net/visualdevelopment

On October 23 the chairman of the investment group that is developing the park met with the President/Deputy Party Secretary of China Metallurgical Group, which has participated in the design and construction of Shanghai Disneyland, Universal Studios Singapore, Universal Studios Beijing, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom and other theme parks. The topic of the meeting was "cooperation in theme parks and other fields".

Sources: http://www.mcc.com.cn/mcc/_132154/ywjj/724389/index.html and https://yn.leju.com/news/2020-05-27/15276671310920356253740.shtml

This new aerial photo shows the future site of Paramount Park Kunming - it's the area on the far left where there's just empty land and some small beige buildings:



Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZA2dVt_FuvTwDmTXhTfQlw

This looks like a copy of Universal's parks.

Shows and interactive activities at Paramount Park

Paramount Boulevard:

Paramount Dream - A live show - no specific details given
Wonders of China - 360° Projection Theater 15 minute show for 250 guests
Paramount Starlight Water Show - Show in the park’s central lagoon featuring lights and floats


Adventure City:

Block Rock - Grease-themed musical performances on the main path
IMF Spy Training Course - “A slick, high-tech indoor training facility designed to test the flexibility, agility and determination of aspiring IMF agents. We can perfect our espionage skills in a variety of action-intensive multi-layer utilization and non-learning activities.”


Peanuts Town:

Peanuts Party - “Peanut cartoon characters are all shining on the stage, holding a fun-filled Peanut music party.”
Beagle Scout Camp - Play area with water features


Lost Kingdom:

Tomb Raider: The Game Begins - Major stunt show (concept art for the same show in Korea can be seen here: https://www.themeparx.com/paramount-movie-park-korea/?p=19365#post19365)
Survival of the Fittest: Survival Training - Small show
Attack Canyon Adventure Trail - Rock climbing and ropes course
Arrow Archery Range - Play area


Dinotopia:

Dinosaur Theater - Major show
Lizard Singer - “Street performers pulling a wheeled wooden cart along the streets of Dinotopia”
Dinosaur Hatchery - “A hands-on interactive game area.”
Shipwreck Reef: Play area with bridges and slides featuring various wrecked sailboats, including a large Chinese sampan ship.


Final Frontier:

Wild Galaxy - “A multi-sensory special effects show full of surprises - through the combination of live performance and special projection technology.”
Spectacular Brilliance - Small show


Source: http://sthjj.km.gov.cn/upload/resources/file/2020/06/29/3211893.pdf

Retail and dining at Paramount Park

Paramount Boulevard:

Paramount Grill & Bar (table service)
Roman Holiday Gelato Shop (quick service)
Boulevard Coffee & Dim Sum Shop (quick service)
Sunset Snacks (kiosk)
Melrose Market (quick service)

Paramount Store
Masterpiece Gift Shop
Movie Props Store
Paramount Collection
Hollywood Commemorative Gifts
Candy Shop
Movie Clip Souvenirs
Studio Photography Supplies
Paramount Animation Boutique

Paramount Boulevard will also include a VIP lounge and the park’s onsite hotel which is potentially named “Paramount Grand”


Adventure City:

Grease Diner (quick service)
Osteria Corleone (table service)
Downtown Hot Dogs (kiosk)
Action Snacks (kiosk)

IMF Spy Shop
The Italian Job Store
Bayside Trading Company

Grease Diner was present in the design for Paramount Park in Spain as well, concept of which can be seen here: http://31thirteenstudio.com/paramount_spain.html
Osteria Corleone was present in the design for Paramount Park in Spain as well, concept of which can be seen here: https://benicnews.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/parque-paramount-descubriendo-el-parque-adventure-city/


Peanuts Town:

Beagle Scout Wilderness Lodge (buffet)
County Fair Buffet (quick service)
Lucy's Lemonade Stand (kiosk)

Peanuts Game Store


Lost Kingdom:

Jungle Canteen (table service)
Treetop Terrace Restaurant (buffet)
Archaeology Restaurant (quick service)
Lakeshore Cafe (buffet)
Kehrer-Quetzal (kiosk)

Airdrop Supplies
Motagua Supply Store


Dinotopia:

Magnificent Restaurant (table service)
Barnabas Farmers Market (buffet)
Kentrosaurus Coffee & Bakery (quick service)
Sylvia’s Dessert Stand (kiosk)

Pooktook Street Market
Lizard Trading Station


Final Frontier:

Starfleet Shop (quick service)
Galaxy Cafe (buffet)
Galaxy Freeze (kiosk)
Federal Kettle Company (kiosk)

Starfleet Supply Store
Alien Mall
World Market


Source: http://sthjj.km.gov.cn/upload/resources/file/2020/06/29/3211893.pdf

I found a different version of the Environmental Impact Report of the project from June 2020. It not only contains new images of the layout but it also lists every ride, restaurant, store, show and interactive activity at the park.

Specifically with the rides it gives the popularity tier, thrill level, type, manufacturer, capacity (I believe in terms of how many guests can actually be on the ride at any given time), the approximate ride time duration, and descriptions. This information is especially significant because many of the rides, stores, shows, and restaurants at this park will likely be identical to The London Resort and/or Paramount Park in Incheon, Korea if either of those get built.

I will list the restaurants, stores, shows, and interactive activities in separate posts soon but for now let's get to the rides (note that the names are paraphrased from Chinese so they may not be fully accurate). Also keep in mind that none of this information is confirmed nor is it official. Also any of this could change or simply be inaccurate.

Adventure City:

Name - Mission: Impossible
Popularity tier - E-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - 3D Dark Ride
Manufacturer - Oceaneering
Capacity - 120 guests
Duration - 8 minutes

Name - The Italian Job: Overdrive
Popularity tier - E-Ticket
Thrill level - High
Type - Special Effects Backlot Stunt Coaster
Manufacturer - Premier Rides
Capacity - 36 guests
Duration - 2 minutes

Expect for this ride to be a resurrection of the ride found at North American amusement parks which previously had Paramount branding. You can see what this version is expected to look like here: https://www.themeparx.com/paramount-movie-park-korea/?p=19365#post19365

Name - Record Spinning Cups
Popularity tier - C-Ticket
Thrill level - Low
Type - Family teacup ride
Manufacturer - Zamperla
Capacity - 60 guests
Duration - 4 minutes

This flat ride might be themed to the movie “Grease”


Peanuts Town:

Name - Peppermint Patty’s Fun Slide
Popularity tier - D-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - Family water raft ride
Manufacturer - abc rides
Capacity - 32 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name: Snoopy’s Dream Adventure Trip
Popularity tier - E-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - 3D Interactive Dark Ride
Manufacturer - ETF
Capacity - 112 guests
Duration - 5 minutes

Name: Red Baron
Popularity tier - C-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - Wooden Roller Coaster
Manufacturer - Great Coasters International
Capacity - 20 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name: Looking for the Great Pumpkin
Popularity tier - C-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - Dark Ride
Manufacturer - ETF
Capacity - 48 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name - Snoopy Flying Ace
Popularity tier - B-Ticket
Thrill level - Low
Type - Flying Scooters
Manufacturer - Larson International
Capacity - 16 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name - Woodstock’s Tree
Popularity tier - B-Ticket
Thrill level - Kiddie
Type - Tilt Tower
Manufacturer - abc rides
Capacity - 10 guests
Duration - 2 minutes

Name - Ice Sledding
Popularity tier - B-Ticket
Thrill level - Kiddie
Type - “Rotating cars”
Manufacturer - Zamperla
Capacity - 40 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name - Snoopy and Friends Carousel
Popularity tier - B-Ticket
Thrill level - Kiddie
Type - The 50’ Grand Carrousel
Manufacturer - Chance Rides
Capacity - 64 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name - Woodstock Express
Popularity tier - B-Ticket
Thrill level - Kiddie
Type - Trackless Train
Manufacturer - Not specified
Capacity - 24 guests
Duration - 5 minutes


Lost Kingdom:

Name - Tomb Raider: Escape from Emerald Mountain
Popularity tier - E-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - Mine Train Coaster
Manufacturer - Vekoma
Capacity - 90 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name - Motagua River Rapids
Popularity tier - D-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - Rapids Ride
Manufacturer - Intamin
Capacity - 60 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name - Fire Waterfall
Popularity tier - D-Ticket
Thrill level - High
Type - Splash Over
Manufacturer - Mondial Rides
Capacity - 40 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name - Sky Climber
Popularity Tier - C-Ticket
Thrill level - Kiddie
Type - Sunkid Tower
Manufacturer - Lagotronics Projects
Capacity - 24 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

Name - Jungle Adventure
Popularity Tier - B-Ticket
Thrill level - Kiddie
Type - Electric Car Ride
Manufacturer - Chance Rides
Capacity - 48 guests
Duration - 5 minutes

Name - Ferry Tour of the Lost Kingdom
Popularity tier - B-Ticket
Thrill level - Low
Type - Boat ride
Manufacturer - abc rides
Capacity - 90 guests
Duration - 9 minutes


Dinotopia:

Name - Flight of the Skybax
Popularity tier - E-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - Flying Theater
Manufacturer - Brogent
Capacity - 89 guests
Duration - 8 minutes

Name - Thunder Falls
Popularity tier - E-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - Water Coaster
Manufacturer - Premier Rides
Capacity - 80 guests
Duration - 5 minutes

Name - Storm Swinging Boat
Popularity tier - B-Ticket
Thrill level - Kiddie
Type - Rockin’ Tug
Manufacturer - Zamperla
Capacity - 24 guests
Duration - 4 minutes


Final Frontier:

Name - Warp Drive
Popularity tier - E-Ticket
Thrill level - High
Type - Launch Roller Coaster
Manufacturer - Unspecified
Capacity - 48 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

The report lists Mack Rides and Bolliger & Mabillard as potential manufacturers of the ride but as of the publish date it had yet to be determined.

Name - Starfleet Recruiting Center
Popularity tier - E-Ticket
Thrill level - Medium
Type - Simulator/Walkthrough
Manufacturer - Unspecified
Capacity - 270 guests
Duration - 14 minutes

Expect for this to be the main flagship ride of Paramount Park. This ride is described as “the world’s first attraction that combines the most advanced simulator with an intense walkthrough experience”. Aspects of the attraction might be comparable to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike. For a glimpse at what this attraction could be like, check out some of these design images: https://www.themeparx.com/red-sea-astrarium-jordan-star-trek/?p=23460#post23460

Name - Space Dive
Popularity tier - D-Ticket
Thrill level - High
Type - 2 Drop Towers
Manufacturer - S&S - Sansei
Capacity - 40 guests
Duration - 3 minutes

These drop towers are described as using “multimedia” to allow riders to experience the feeling of participating in “interstellar fleet training exercises.”

Name - Escape Velocity
Popularity tier - C-Ticket
Thrill level - Low
Type - Telecombat
Manufacturer - Zamperla
Capacity- 48 guests
Duration - 4 minutes

Source: http://sthjj.km.gov.cn/upload/resources/file/2020/06/29/3211893.pdf

Originally Posted by Guest

Adventure City - features Paramount's action movies, such as Mission: Impossible and The Italian Job




Dinosaur Empire - based on James Gurney's "Dinotopia" fantasy book series in which humans live in harmony alongside intelligent dinosaurs

Not news, but it looks to me as though the water ride and studio/backlot section of this park are the same as in the London Resort. The water ride’s building is the exact shape as on the London Resort’s concept map, and the other section looks the same but flipped as the Studio in London.

According to the announcement of the land transaction results published by the Kunming Land and Mining Rights Trading Network, the land for cultural facilities at KCC2013-36, Wulong Street Office, Chenggong District, Kunming City, which was listed for sale today (May 29), was acquired by Kunming Xindu Investment Co., Ltd.

Obtained at a transaction reserve price of 418 million yuan. Compared with the content of the "Dianchi Tourism Paramount Kunming International Resort Theme Park Environmental Assessment Report" (the second time) released by the Dianchi National Tourism Resort Management Committee recently, the plot is of Kunming The first construction land for Ramon Theme Park.

According to the land transaction documents, the land for cultural facilities KCC2013-36 is located in the southwest of Wulong Sub-district Office, Chenggong District, Kunming City, belonging to the Dayu Division of Kunming Dianchi National Tourism Resort. The land area is 251286.42 square meters, or about 376.91 acres.

The second environmental assessment report of the project shows that the theme park of Paramount Kunming International Resort has a total land area of about 730 acres and a total construction area of 150,000 square meters.

Source: https://www.kankanyn.com/house/38966.html

Paramount Park Kunming has been planned for at least a year and a half and just this month the Environment Impact Report has been posted on the Kunming government website revealing the full plan for the park. This park will be located right near Dian Lake on land that currently has flat farm land and a small old village. The park will cost 4,988,523,400 Chinese Yuan and construction is scheduled to begin January 2021 with a completion date of June 2024.

The park is divided into six themed areas, plus a central lagoon:

Paramount Boulevard - the park's Hollywood-themed "main street" entrance area with stores and restaurants




Adventure City - features Paramount's action movies, such as Mission: Impossible and The Italian Job




Peanuts Town - based on the Peanuts comic strip which for some reason has a generic design in both the concept art and layout and is named "Wonderland" - also interesting to note is that the generic Wonderland design is also shown in concept art for Paramount Park Korea




Lost Kingdom - features the "Tomb Raider" franchise and includes a water ride that takes place on the "Motagua River" and a coaster named "Escape from Emerald Mountain"




Dinotopia - based on James Gurney's "Dinotopia" fantasy book series in which humans live in harmony alongside intelligent dinosaurs




Final Frontier - based on "Star Trek" in which guests are recruited to "boldly go to places where no park guests have gone before"



Sources: https://www.ynhouse.com/news/view-206768.html and http://dianchi.km.gov.cn/c/2020-05-19/4290551.shtml and http://ghj.km.gov.cn/c/2019-03-28/2955338.shtml and http://dianchi.km.gov.cn/c/2020-03-03/3974380.shtml and http://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1660761427130635687 and http://dianchi.km.gov.cn/c/2020-03-03/3974380.shtml