shanghai circus World
Just opened by the shanghai Culture Bureau, shanghai Acrobatic Group . they've taken the
traditional chinese circus style (one show, break, one show break,one show , break) and connecte
d it all together to be a story, "Arabic night in the far East". Every tues, Fri, sat and sun .
tickets RMB 70 or RMB 35 for kids under 1.2m .Nan Hui SanZao zhen, pudeng tel 5803 6000
Dino Beach
Megaland of water fun. Wave beach,crazy waterslides, floating river, kids areas
and more. Weekday ticktes RMB 40. Weekends RMB 60. Half Price for kids shorter
than 1.5m. Free for kids under 0.8 m. This month, lots of prizes given out and a chance
to win RMB 5000. 78 Xin Zhen Lu, Minghang District Tel 64783333
Fun Dazzle
Open daily 9 to 5 p.m. Indoor playground with floor-to-ceiling connected tunnels, slides,
mazes, ball pits, and a spooky black light maze. RMB 25 per ticket. 780 Changning
Lu (in Zhongshan Park) Tel 62107388 or 62107288
Jinjiang Amusement Park
Carousels, loop-the roller coaters, log flume rides, bumper cars, tots playground,
swinging pirate ship, and horror house. Ticket: RMB 40 (Includes 5 ride tickets).
Water park, with slides and pools, within the park costs RMB 30 or 60. Open from
8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. 20 Hongmei Lu Tel 64364956 or 64680844
Natural History Meseum
Old, slightly spooky museum. Children come up the steps and stand, rooted
to the spot,staring in awe at the bones of an enormous plant-eating dinoaur
from Sichuan. The story of evolution begins here, with a display of prehistoric
creatures rising from the mud, continues upstairs to the brightly lit aquarium,
and on the third floor, a taxidermist's delight. 260 Tab An Dong Lu Tel 63213548
Ocean World
Sun, sand and waves for kids of all sizes. They've a meter-deep river for tots,
swings, slides, see-saws, even a wave-beach. Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekdays
tickets: RMB 40. Sat and Sun: RMB 50. 666 Tian Yao Qiao Lu Tel 64266066
Shanghai Wild Animal Park
A safari park in the wilds of Pudong (how appropriate!) with lions, tigers and zebras
hanging out in the "wild". Walk through section lets kids pet the tamer animals.
Occasional animal shows would traumatize the strongest household pet. Open daily
8 to 5 p.m. RMB 70 or RMB 35 for kids under 1.2m. Nan Hui San Zao Zhen, Pudong
Tel 58036000
Shanghai zoo
Open 7 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. RMB 10. Kids are free or half price depending on who's
selling tickets. Set in a huge park with willow banked lakes and huge fields. Feed
the pigeons and giraffe, animal shows, playground rides, and those famous giant
pandas. Shanghai Little Tykes Park inside the park has lots of indoor craw1 spaces,
slides, and ball pits. 2381 Hong Qiao Lu Tel 62687775
