TheThemeParkGuy

The suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City emanate similar feelings and impressions as the Disney-infested eastern suburbs of Shanghai. Cheap dwellings, dirt roads, street shops and motor bikes meet billion dollar theme park construction site. Happyland is reported to cost a staggering 2 billion USD - an unprecedented investment in a theme park to be located in a country with such low per capita income. The artwork leans heavily on Disney inspirations and looks a bit simple and...

Visited 2015. Medium-sized amusement park and water park that has a bit of an identity issue. Maybe it's just me and my contempt for parks that use unlicensed Disney characters to draw visitors. Or that the park was almost deserted and the rides looked neglected. Whatever it was, it didn't leave a good impression...

Visited 2015. Large-scale attraction in a Hanoi suburb that includes amusement rides, a zoo, water slides and shows (not operating on the day of my visit). Forwhy it has a bit of a local flavor and a tiny drop of love, a far superior experience to its competitor closer to the city, Ho Tay Park...

Visited 2017. Huge amusement park situated on an island adjacent to the city of Nha Trang; connected to the mainland by a cable car over the ocean. The location is spectacular, but that's about it. The themepark-waterpark-aquarium-zoo extravaganza contains everything the world has seen before, including SEVERAL Disney castles. And while it may enchant those visitors who have never been abroad, anyone else who has visited a Disney park before will likely consider this place...