Chapter 75 Visitor Center
What Li Chenggong and his family didn't expect was that the new parking lot of Fantasy Park was not on the ground, but underground.
As Li Chenggong followed the traffic police's instructions and passed the gate of Fantasy Park, he saw the entrance to the underground parking lot. He couldn't help but look surprised. "When was this parking lot built? I didn't even hear about it the last time I came here!"
His wife, Ms. Song, was also surprised. You know, it takes at least several months to build an underground parking lot. When they came back last time, they couldn't find a parking space anywhere and had to park the car one stop away. If the parking lot was being built at that time, there is no reason why they didn't see anything.
Their child, a boy about to start middle school, was already eager to get into the park. Seeing this, he urged, "Hey, the parking lot is real anyway, hurry up, Dad!"
That’s right, the parking lot is not fake anyway, maybe they didn’t notice it when they came back last time!
What they don’t know is that there are many people who think the same way as they do.
At the entrance to the underground parking lot, there was a toll booth and a barrier. The young security guard inside politely asked, "Do you have an annual park pass?"
Li Chenggong: "Yes." He handed over three annual passes, and saw the security guard put the annual passes one by one on a machine and swiped them. After three beeps, the security guard handed him the annual passes and a piece of paper.
The security guard said, "There's an elevator in the parking lot. Brother, you can just take the elevator and go up to the park."
Li Chenggong: "Oh, okay, thank you!"
The front brake was lifted, and he handed the item to his wife.
Ms. Song unfolded the colorful paper and found that it was the parking fee schedule.
"Small and medium-sized cars can park for free for three hours. After that, the parking fee is 5 yuan per hour, with a daily cap of 50 yuan. There is no additional fee for repeated entry and exit during this period."
Upon hearing this, Li Chenggong was a little surprised and said, "This parking fee is very fair!" It should be said that it is cheap. Generally, the parking fees in such popular amusement parks are not cheap. When his family was on vacation last year, they went to a very famous theme park in another province. The all-day parking fee was more than one hundred yuan, and he did not think that theme park could compare with Fantasy Park.
However, Ms. Song did not finish reading the contents on the slip of paper. She continued: "For those ranked 10,000 and above on the Merit List, parking is 4 yuan per hour; for those ranked 5,000 and above, it's 3 yuan per hour; for those ranked 2,000 and above, it's 2 yuan per hour; for those ranked 100 and above, parking is free."
Li Chenggong was surprised and said, "What's that merit list? Can it be exchanged for parking discounts?"
The son emphasized, "I've told you all before that the Fantasy Park Merit List is very important. I've said several times that I want to compete on the list, but you always refuse to let me."
Li Chenggong said, "Isn't it just saving some parking fees? It's so far from Mudan District to here. You'd spend more than this on taxis every day."
The son muttered, "Anyway, the Merit List is very important..."
As they were talking, Li Chenggong had already driven the car into the underground parking lot. They had originally thought that since the Fantasy Park had only been open for two months, the underground parking lot would not be very large, and they would still have to fight for a spot after entering. However, to the family's expectations, this underground parking lot was very large and seemed to have more than one floor.
They found a seat close to the elevator, where many people were already waiting. After they entered, some tourists around them exclaimed, "I thought there would be at most two floors, but there are actually three."
“I don’t know when it was built, and there’s no strange smell of new renovations.”
"Maybe the materials used are better!"
"The parking lot is so big and the fees are so cheap. I don't have to worry about parking anymore!"
The elevator is very spacious and it doesn't feel crowded even if more than a dozen people come in at a time.
Only after the elevator reached the first floor did they discover that there was a visitor center above.
"Today is the first day the visitor center is open, so it's quite novel."
"It's so beautifully built! It looks like one of those big supermarkets out there."
"There are two floors! Let's go upstairs and take a look."
As the elevator door opened, tourists filed out. The last time Li Chenggong and his family came to Fantasy Park was ten days ago. They didn't expect that Fantasy Park not only had such a large parking lot, but also had a visitor center.
However, their son was much more knowledgeable than them. As soon as they came out, he dragged them to the shopping area. "Hurry up, the items in the Tree Spirit Store are in limited supply."
Li Chenggong and his wife were impressed by the tree spirit. It was a beautiful creature that was as beautiful as a conversation and anyone who saw it would never forget it. They followed the signs and the sound of the broadcast above their heads began a new cycle.
Welcome to Fantasyland! This is the Visitor Center... The Visitor Center currently features a shopping area, rest area, medical clinic, dedicated access for people with disabilities, a postal area, and a luggage storage area. For a better experience, please bring any large items to the luggage storage area. Drinks and seating are available in the rest area. The medical clinic is open from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM. If you have any inconveniences, please call a staff member, who will provide a full-time companion service. Annual pass holders can present their pass at the shopping area.
Mr. and Mrs. Li Chenggong were dragged to the shopping area by their son without stopping for a moment. The shopping area was similar to other shopping malls, a glass-enclosed mall on the second floor. This kind of place is usually for foreign tourists to bring back some local specialties, and it is not very meaningful to Mr. and Mrs. Li Chenggong. What surprised Li Chenggong was that he saw a lot of brochures and video materials promoting Jinan's local customs and products in the shopping area. In addition, there were some products that have not been promoted locally in Jinan, such as small-fruit strawberries.
Most people in China love to eat strawberries, but few people know that Jinan is also rich in strawberries, and the taste is sweet and refreshing, the kind that you can eat a whole basket of without getting tired of it. Unfortunately, Jinan strawberries are very small, only the size of a thumb, and it is not very impressive to give them as gifts. They are also difficult to preserve. They will rot within two or three days after being picked, and cannot be transported and sold. They can only be consumed locally, but the locals cannot consume such a large number of strawberries, and they cannot sell them for much money. Every year, many strawberries rot in the fields, and later they can only cut down the strawberries and plant other crops.
Gradually, even in Jinan, these small strawberries were rarely seen. Li Chenggong would only think of the benefits of these small strawberries when he occasionally went to the mall and saw the big, red strawberries from other places on the shelves.
"These strawberries are so small!"
"Yeah, the small strawberries I've seen before were all half-grown, bluish-white ones. This one is so small and so red, it's really rare!"
There were already tourists from other places buying small strawberries nearby. Seeing that he could try them, Li Chenggong picked up one and tasted it. He was surprised to find that it tasted just like when he was a child. He quickly said, "Weigh three pounds for me, no, five pounds."
My son had never eaten this kind of strawberry before, and he started complaining, "Strawberries are so small, even without the leaves they're not even big enough to fill your teeth."
Li Chenggong shook his head and said, "You'll know once you try it."
He was picking strawberries here while his wife had already been dragged to the Shuling store by their son. Li Chenggong stayed nearby for a while and noticed that after trying the small strawberries, the tourists praised them highly, and a smile appeared on his face.
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"Hello everyone! Today, Xiao Zhou is here to show you around the newly opened visitor center at Wonderland. We just came up from the underground parking lot. It's fantastic! It's a large, three-story parking lot. You no longer have to worry about finding a parking space when you drive to the park."
"We're currently at the visitor center's luggage storage area. It's unmanned, so you can leave your large luggage here. It's super convenient to unlock with your fingerprint, so you don't need to carry keys or proximity tickets..."
"Now we've arrived at the rest area, and there's actually a mother-and-child room. We've just asked the staff, and they've told us no one's in there yet, so we can go in and film first..."
"We can see that the mother and baby room is quite spacious, equipped with a sink, 24-hour constant-temperature wipes, a self-service milk maker, spare diapers, and several small bassinets! Further in, there's an accessible restroom... Basically, everything mothers and children need is available here. Diapers, formula, and other items are free for the first batch of the day, but there's a fee for the second batch and up... Let me see, the fees are market prices. Wow, there are even strollers for rent! The park is so thoughtful."
"Now we've arrived at the shopping area of the Visitor Center. There are many local Jinan specialties in the shopping area. The most popular ones are of course the Tree Spirit Shop and the Dwarf Elf Shop! Tourists from other places don't have to worry. If you buy too many items here and it's inconvenient to carry them, you can tell the counter staff. The Visitor Center has a mailing service. If the total value of your purchases is over 100 yuan, the Visitor Center will mail them to the address you provide for free."
"Wow, there are actually two prices for items in the shopping area. Those ranked 5,000 and above on the Merit List can enjoy a 20% discount. Those ranked 100 and above on the Merit List can enjoy a 50% discount!"
Although it was only nine o'clock in the morning, the online tourists also waited for Xiao Zhou's live broadcast on time. When they saw the various services provided by the visitor center through the live camera, everyone couldn't help but make a sour sound.
—Wow, the parking fees are so cheap! What’s even more infuriating is that those ranked over 100 on the Merit List get free parking! Damn, Xiao Zhou is getting the upper hand again!
——Come on, Xiao Zhou, keep your ranking above 100!
—Wow, the baby room is so thoughtful! They even have free diapers and formula. The stroller is quite expensive, but my neighbor's baby uses this brand and says it's so comfortable.
——The service is so good! Just now, when Xiao Zhou was walking through the fruit section, I saw the waiter actually helping customers pull the leaves off the strawberries one by one! After this operation, the bag of strawberries must have lost at least three or two pounds!
——I'm so jealous. You can tell these little strawberries are delicious just by looking at their appearance. The waiter not only picked out the bad ones, but also plucked the leaves. I bought a box of strawberries on the roadside before. There was a layer of good ones on top, and the bottom was all rotten!
——Snacks, snacks. Many of the snacks there have the “Dwarf Elf” brand written on them. They must be super delicious!
—Am I the only one who cares about the 50% discount for customers over 100? I see the principal's dedication to killing monsters.
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