There is the swan ride.......
It was more like bumper paddle boats instead of bumper cars. There was a whole group of kids ramming each other all over the water.
These guys are negotiating a cease fire.....
This is a kiddie playland like they have at many Burger Kings in Chicago. It has the plastic balls for the children to jump in and all the tubes so they can feel like they are in a habitrail.....
I decided to relax and have some chow at this rest area. The pork fried rice was priced right at 40 baht. it was quite tasty.
SFB, you should avoid these chairs. They will reak havoc on your piles.........
Okay fellas, I hope you enjoyed the thread. I am off to bed. I have to be up in 3 hours
I went during Songkran about 5 years ago. I recall three things.
1. A turd floating in that Lazy River
2. Smacking the back of my head on the Giant Slide (really hurt)
3. The Viking Ship ride that swings back and forth was very dangerous
Nice report and pics, Chi.
You can get a years membership for only 500 baht. I think it's worth that just for the waterslides, but I have to agree the place needs a tidy up and they could try and get rid of the cats as well.
I would be worried about the maintenance of the high speed rides and the safety there of.
Mrs. Chi is still hanging upside down on the roller coaster. Rescue efforts have been hampered all week do to the PPP investigation, smoking ban checks and of course Bangkok traffic.
My thoughts about Thai maintenance is why I did not join her for the ride on the roller coaster
^Most of the roller coaster rides are quite new so they're probably OK.
I went on a spinny round thing with my son (not the octopus, but nearby). It went round and round and up and down and was quite fun. Anyway some whimps had to stop the ride and get out cos they felt sick, we had a good laugh at them. Anyways, they start the ride again and it's still fun, then it starts to go backwards and me and my son start to feel ill as well, i thought we'd sit it out, but in the end we had to stop the ride and get off as well. Seems the guy was used to stopping and starting the thing... you get good value for money on those things as they run them for about 10 minutes, normally they only go for 3 or 4.
Great pics chitown! BTW, a person can see some funny things at the water park.
Thanks for the warning Chi.....Geez I want to take a shower now...Honestly not trying to piss on your thread but that place should be closed down.. I think I'll avoid the hospital bills or possible death to my children for the 200 bahts, and that is not over exaggerating the risk.
Chi if you have kids make sure you put alcohol in their ears after swimming in that shite..And, I'd find some good medicated eye drops too, yourself as well and anyone else that went with you..
I'm more than 20 years in the swimming pool business and I know from what I speak...
Those toilets are a prime source of cross disease transmission and contamination of that swimming water from dirty feet and based on what I see the swimming water is not at all properly balanced or sanitised you might as well swim in the gutter or the local lake to put it mildly..
Sorry if that throws ice water on any one's intended fun but better you know than find out the hard way..
Not trying to be crude here either but make sure your wife gets a good medicated douche too..
Sincerely though I do appreciate the pictures... I wish I had something more positive to contribute...
From TAT.
Siam Park
Siam Park is located on Sukhaphiban 2 Road. Siam Park is the biggest leisure park in Thailand, in 300 rai. It is equipped with world class rides, exciting adventures, variety of entertainment and the most refreshing water park .It contains a man-made sea with towering slide, Vortex : 1of 2 largest suspened looping coasters with 33 m. high and 765 m.long and speed at 80 km/h. , Boomerang,; a roller coaster at speed 80 km/h before twisting upside down, Condor; which will fly you 50 meter above ground with soaring and dipping the sky, Aladdin ; a great excitement of centrifugal spin, Si-Am Tower ; viewing Bangkok at 100 m.high with Gian Drop; drop to the ground from 75 meter high.
Ticket (Water Park and Fun Park) : 900 Baht/ person
Open : daily fraom 10.00 am. -6.00 pm.
Tel : 0 2919 7200-19
Website : www.siamparkcity.com
How to get there:
by Car/ Taxi
- Along Serithai rd. heading, turn lest to Siam Park Avenue (5 km. From Bangkapi junction)
- From Ardnarong-Ramindra Expressway, take Ramindra exit heading Minburi. Go straight forward passing km.8 bridge. Fashion Island Department Store will be on your left, go straight 1 km from Fashion Island., Nopparat Rajadhani Hospital on the same side. Turn right to Siam Park Avenue at the traffic light opposite to the hospital.
- From Eastern Outer Ring Rd. (Bangna-Bangpa-in), take Serithai exit heading Minburi. Go straight forwarded for 1 km. Turn left to Siam Park Avenue.
by Bus
- non A/C no.60,71,96,115 A/C no. 168,519 Microbus no. 8,17 (Buses stop at the park’s gate)
I should visit there sometimes.
Thanks for the pics, Chittie!
Could be a new ride, eh?
Rather a prophetic thread.
There was an accident there today. One of the giant slides collapsed. 10 children in hospital - 4 critical.
Was thinking of checking it out on Monday
13 children injured in Siam Park water slide accident
Thirteen children between 10 to 12 years old were injured when they fell down from a section of 3-storey-high spiral slide at the Siam Park Saturday afternoon.
Noppakarn Luangamornlert, a vice president of Amornphan Nakhon which runs the park, said a section of the water slide broke off and the children fell down at the section, which is about two metres high.
The slide was called Super Spiral and the section that broke off was the last section connecting to the pool.
The Nation
Bangkok's Independent Newspaper
Not the first time unfortunately...remember this from October last year...
SIAM PARK TRAGEDY
Log boat ride accident kills one person, injures five
A day of fun at a Bangkok amusement park turned to tragedy yesterday when a power cut caused a fun-ride accident that killed one person and injured five others, four of them children.
Pachadaporn Konggrarian, 34, received a severe head injury and complained of abdominal pain. She died five hours later in hospital.
The accident happened on the Indiana Log ride about noon at Siam Park. The six people were riding in two boats gliding down a slope, about 20m high, when the amusement park's electricity system malfunctioned.
As the water pumps failed, the boats were stuck on the slope for a few minutes. The pumps started up again but could not pump water quickly enough to cushion the impact of the fall as the boats came crashing down.
All six riders were taken to hospital, park PR manager Pornsri Chantarakamma, said
"My family rode the second boat. When our boat was about to glide down the slope, the first boat was about 10 metres away," said Sampan Wong-anu, 33, whose wife Pachadaporn died in hospital.
"The front of our boat slammed into the rear of the first boat, causing our boat to derail. My wife fell overboard and hit her head on the boat," said Mr Sampan, who received minor injuries.
His 10-year-old daughter, Supattra, passed out during the accident. She remained in Nopparat Ratchathani hospital's intensive care unit last night.
Arisa Bua-roi, 13, said she saw the water level drop and the boat hit the ground very fast. She injured her cheekbones and lips in the fall and suffered a bad headache.
The other injured riders, both 10 years old, were Woranat Nakhamyak who hurt her legs and Nattikamol Monjaturat who had bruises on her arms.
The ride is for people taller than 120cm. They ride without a safety belt on a four-seat log boat zigzagging through a jungle. The boat is fixed on a rail in a water-filled pipe. It goes up and glides down a hill, splashing water on the riders.
Park assistant director Noppakan Luang-amornlert apologised for the accident, which she blamed on a brownout and staff recklessness. But she insisted no-one fell out of the boat yesterday.
"The brownout caused the water pumps to stop working. Water gradually receded. The staff were reckless. They failed to notice [the abnormal water level] and suspend the ride," she said.
Although the park used an automatic control system, the staff were supposed to check the water level before allowing riders to get on the boat, she said.
The ride would be closed for a thorough inspection, she added.
Thanks for the history lesson KM. Think Jomtien beach sounds a safer option .
Damn! I'm sorry to hear about those children.. Yeah I was trying not to be a totally critical wanker about all of those other maintenance issues that were noted.
But...... Realistically they are indicative of the entire parks maintenance. Consider if those items are in plain view of the public what is hidden behind the scenes that you can't see....
Based on what I've seen here so far in just a short period of time behind the scenes you would just shit yourself and only consider going to the beach from now on if you only knew....
My point of the thread was that I had a mixed reveiw of the place. It could be nice. It could be a great place to visit, but they do not understand the concept of upkeep.
The problem that Thailand has is that they think they can just build something and that is it. the work is finished. They never think that they have to paint once and awhile. They never think to repair the things that break, like a leaking roof or broken tiles. They put off doing repairs until the place is in shambles. They can build all the beautiful buildings, parks and entertainment venues that they want, but unless they maintain them they will go to pot.
They invest money in a building only to have to demolish it 10 years later because they did not do one repair on the place.
Are there Thai words for remodel, renovate, rehab etc????
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