Bye-bye Taipei!1,600 Pandas Say Farewell at Pop-up Children's Amusement Park

The outdoor public art exhibition “1600 Pandas World Tour – Taipei” came to an end at the end of March. Before bidding farewell to Taipei, the paper pandas and paper black bears made a special early morning appearance yesterday (21st) at the large bathhouse of Beitou Hot Spring Museum to enjoy a fun hot spring experience. In the afternoon, they popped by the soon-to-open Children’s Amusement Park to try out more than ten rides in advance, including Sea Creatures Parade and Spinning Coffee Cups, having a blast. When night fell, the colorful lights made it hard for the “pandas” to leave.

The Taipei City Government stated that the 5-hectare Taipei Children’s Amusement Park, located in Shilin, is set to open this year. Not only will it offer more rides than the current Yuanshan Children’s Amusement Center — with a total of 13 major play structures including the Fruit Ferris Wheel, Jungle Roar Treehouse, Starry UFO, Happy Bumper Cars, Magic Space Coaster, Patrol Swing, and Cosmic Carousel — but the new park will also feature a more “three-dimensional” space. The four-story venue is divided into four major zones: Happy Land, Fantasy Forest & Dream Sea, Magic Planet, and Toy Kingdom, aiming to create a joyful treasure chest for children.