Paramount Park Kunming
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Some relatively newer renderings of Paramount Park Kunming that depict two key changes. One change is in these renderings the Nickelodeon-themed area is shown for the first time. In previous renderings it was a generic placeholder design. The other change is a redesign of the "Final Frontier" Star Trek-themed area. There's now a single drop tower which appears to be significantly taller, and it may even be a different type of tower, such as an observation tower. The area's outdoor launch coaster, Warp Drive, is no longer in the design, and instead there's a very large ride building taking up the plot of the Starfleet Recruiting Center E-ticket walkthrough/simulator attraction.






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Paramount Park Kunming is still in the works. This month the Kunming Dianchi National Tourism Resort State-owned Assets Investment Management (Group) Co., Ltd had a tender for "Design Budget Preparation Service" for the project, and a winning bid has already been selected.

Sources: https://dianchi.km.gov.cn/c/2024-01-05/6794580.shtml and https://www.jiemian.com/article/10697368.html

According to Li Bo, a member of the Party Working Committee of Kunming Dianchi National Tourist Resort, "project implementation" of Paramount Park Kunming is expected to start this year.

Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_pTVBSfqYk0MaF5qLOTZQg

I like how Paramount is still trying to license theme parks, considering the failure that was Paramount Resort in Murcia, Spain. This actually shares some similarities with that, albeit with newer, more popular IPs at their disposal. Seems like a good deal this time.

Interesting change of IP there. I personally would've preferred Peanuts Town to be honest, but I guess Nick is a more viable decision for the young kiddos.

Development of Paramount Park Kunming is moving forward! Recently a new draft of the "Paramount Theme Park Construction Project Environmental Impact Report" was shared online by the Kunming Dianchi National Tourism Resort Management Committee. The new draft repeats many of the details in the previously posted environmental impact reports but there are some significant changes. One of the park's six areas, Peanuts Town, appears to have been replaced by "Nick Joy City" which will be a Nickelodeon-themed area featuring three popular cartoons: Spongebob Squarepants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and PAW Patrol. Because this Environmental Impact Report is a draft, not all the information about Nick Joy City is available yet but here's what information is listed (paraphrased from Chinese):

- There will be a ride named 'Bikini Bottom Bubble Battle' which is possibly a Rafting Ride by abc rides. The ride's area is 3950 square meters.
- There is a ride named 'Fiery Fist O' Pain'. There are no ride details but it is assumed to be a wooden roller coaster based on the ride shown in the Spongebob Squarepants episode "Roller Cowards".
- Another ride is named 'Spinning Jellyfish'. No details are given.
- There also seems to be rides named 'Mrs. Puff's Boating School' and something that roughly translates to "Mr. Krabs versus Plankton".
- 'Barg'N-Mart' seems to be the Spongebob gift shop, there's also a 'Glove World' kiosk, a Spongebob show of some sort, and last but not least 'The Krusty Krab' is listed as a restaurant.
- For PAW Patrol there's a bumper car ride, The Lookout, City Hall, a kiosk, a lake, and a show.
- For Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles there's a show that roughly translates to 'Turtle Time is Up!' and a ride named 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Training Camp' that's 3190 square meters in size.
- Nick Joy City also has a general Nickelodeon 4D theater and store.

The Environmental Impact Report states that the total construction period for the theme park is 48 months, with plans to start construction in December 2023 and finish it in December 2027, and then open the theme park around February 2028.

This month the Kunming Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning announced plans to revise the land where the theme park's located from being categorized as a heritage site to "recreational and sports land and commercial business land". Also, plans are underway to relocate the small village located on part of the theme park's land.

Sources: http://dianchi.km.gov.cn/c/2022-06-23/6023690.shtml and http://dianchi.km.gov.cn/c/2022-06-23/6023595.shtml and https://www.toutiao.com/article/7117193429230060066/ and https://www.toutiao.com/article/7119060634544701956/ and https://www.toutiao.com/article/7113703663427764766/

Paramount Park is still happening but the opening time frame is unclear.

Source: http://dianchi.km.gov.cn/c/2021-10-27/5492355.shtml

The conceptual planning and design of the theme park, service area and theme hotel section of "Paramount Kunming International Resort" has been completed, and the theme park schematic design has also been completed.

Source: http://dianchi.km.gov.cn/c/2021-10-18/5447604.shtml

On May 13 www.ynhouse.com visited the site of the park to check the progress. So far no construction can be seen and there's no Paramount signage promoting the theme park. Construction was scheduled to start in January 2021 but it's not necessarily surprising or concerning yet that nothing is happening besides some ground clearing.









































Even more photos can be found at the source: https://www.ynhouse.com/img/view-3731.html

Dianchi Resort District of Kunming is officially supplying commercial land this month for Paramount Park Phase 1:



Source: http://zrzygh.km.gov.cn/c/2021-04-09/3895725.shtml