"We finally gave the theme park the green light to operate after they obtained all of the safety and security permits we required on Thursday," Ding Jun, head of the Beijing Olympic Green Administration Committee's activity management division, said.
Not everybody was pleased about the theme park's opening, including residents living across the street who voiced concerns about noise.
"Actually, I was woken up by the sound of the roller coaster this morning," Shi Hongxia, a Huizhongli resident in her 50s, said on Friday.
"I can't imagine what it will be like when the park officially opens."
The site manager said the park had done its best to minimize noise. It moved all facilities with loud speakers away from the street.
Ding said the Beijing municipal environmental protection bureau will monitor the noise, and the Beijing Global Carnival Company, which runs the theme park, might have to compensate residents if it exceeds legal levels.
-- (China Daily, Mar.28, 2009)
