People cool themselves down at Playa Maya Water Park in Shanghai on July 31. As Typhoon Songda moves away, the city has begun to heat back up. [Photo by Zhu Weihua/For China Daily]
Due to a recent heat wave, Shanghai Playa Maya Water Park has welcomed many visitors to play in the water and beat the summer heat.
The water park, which only opens in summer, is holding its annual water carnival, allowing visitors to enjoy various activities.
Cool sunglasses, powerful squirt guns and cute swimming rings have become common items among visitors' belongings. During the carnival, visitors can join in squirt gun fights and water-splashing activities which are held every day at the park's Caribbean Beach and Pantheon Square. When water parties begin at sunset, visitors can watch dynamic music and dance performances while chilling in the water.
The 200,000-square-meter water park is a popular summer destination, and is well-known in China for its high-quality facilities. There are a wide range of large-scale water amusement facilities that can provide a cool fun oasis for visitors.
The water park is open from 9:30 am to 10:00 pm on weekdays and from 9:30 am to 10:30 pm on weekends until Aug 28.
The full price for a daily ticket is 249 yuan ($36.67) per person. Nighttime tickets, which require buyers to visit the park after 5 pm, are priced at 229 yuan per person. Discount tickets priced at 170 yuan are available for children and seniors.
Due to COVID-19, online ticket reservations are required. The number of visitors is capped at 50 percent of the park's maximum capacity.
According to COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control requirements, visitors must undergo body temperature, venue code, Suishen code, health code, and travel code checks, and present negative nucleic acid test results taken within 72 hours before visiting the park.
Address:
No 1222 Linyinxin Road, Songjiang district, Shanghai
Public transport:
Get off at Sheshan Station of Metro Line 9, cross the overpass and take the free shuttle bus, which runs every 10 to 15 minutes to Shanghai Playa Maya Water Park.
With eight super-long slides, the Octopus Slide at Shanghai Playa Maya Water Park is popular for its colorful appearance, height and high speed. People can glide all the way from the entrance from a height of 17.6 meters above the ground and end in a refreshing pool of water. [Photo/WeChat ID: sheshanlvyou]
People ride tubes in a family area at Shanghai Playa Maya Water Park. [Photo/WeChat ID: sheshanlvyou]
