Originally Posted by
A380 Flyer
Well as a big theme park fan, I wouldn't mind visiting Window of the World, or OCT East including Knight Valley. I won't be going back to HK until the expansion of Disneyland is complete next year.
The rest of the details on my list are simply to marvel about the natural and ancient splendours of China, from sacred mountains, to snow-capped peaks, to tropical beaches, to dusty museums.
The general consensus seems to be, if you plan to head to HK for Disney's expansion, you might as well save Guangdong (the province where Shenzhen and Guangzhou are) 'til then. Might I suggest two theme/amusement parks for your list: Haven't been to this one, but it looks boss (
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogsp...isneyland.html) and it's closest to Beijing, so you can certainly pay it a visit (should visiting this type of attraction be a priority). And for your time in Guangdong, Dongguan, another city in between Shenzhen and Guangzhou, is home to one of the world's largest malls, the South China Mall and within it, an amusement park:
http://buildingmybento.wordpress.com...th-china-mall/. Also, heaps of urban mainland Chinese parks have a few rides within them, and are great if you need your fill of bumper cars. But maybe the last sentence could be saved for when you're already an old hat in China...