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Maybe you've noticed a cutesy lil' deer mascot named 乐乐 (Lele) posing around town, or maybe you've actually opened up the papers today to see Shanghai media enthusiastically promoting the occasion - but yes, the Shanghai Tourism Festival is starting up this Saturday.

Roller coasters have a special place in our hearts usually shared with cotton candy, summer vacation, and Mickey Mouse. And since Mickey Mouse in Shanghai might be nothing more than a dream anymore, we are more than a little excited for next week's opening of Shanghai Happy Valley (上海欢乐谷), soon to be China's largest amusement park.

56minus1 takes a look at Shanghai's first ever wooden roller coaster. It'll be built over in Happy Valley at Sheshan, which ought to open some time in July... Also coming in mid-July: regular flights between Taiwan and China! The first direct flight ever, as we know, was through Shanghai.

Normally we wouldn't look twice at tourism expos in Shanghai, but when this popped up in our Xinmin (新民日报） feed this morning, our first thoughts were “WTF are those creatures supposed to be” and then “OMG, I think I see the acronym 'WTF' is in the story!”