OCEAN PARK
Hong Kong
Park News - (5/18/07) Ocean Park has broken last year’s attendance record (4.38 million) this year... in just 10 months and 2 days and welcomed the 4,500,000th guest of the year to the park earlier this month. With just under two months to go in the year, it looks like they could get very close to matching Hong Kong Disneyland’s attendance which was 5.2 million for the last year.
(4/30/07) You can see a fantastic photo trip report to Hong Kong’s famous Ocean Park posted to the Theme Park Review forums. This park has a view like no other and really just has to be seen. In addition to that, the posters found concept art on a construction wall in the park showing off a new coaster that will run up and down the mountainside.
2011 - Three New Hotels - Planning - (1/17/08) Ocean Park in Hong Kong is planning three new themed hotels by 2011 in the hopes of increases attendance by 25%. They are planning a 660 room three-star hotel called Ocean Hotel that will be built near the park’s entrance, a 460 room four-star hotel called Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel to be built near the Tai Shue Wan entrance and a 160 room five-star Summit Hotel & Spa to be built at the park’s mountain summit.
2007 - 2012 - Park Expansion Project - (5/29/07) Today I’ve got a couple of close up shots showing off a large bit of concept artwork on display at Ocean Park showing off what looks like an entire new land they have planned for the park. The photos come courtesy of CoasterFriends.de. In addition to the new mountainside steel roller coaster mentioned before, you can also make a Zamperla Disk’O, a large Giant Wheel, a Chance Aviator and what looks like a Zamperla Giant Discovery.
(4/30/07) Looks like a massive new steel roller coaster that will around one of the mountainsides as well as featuring at least one inversion is in the works for the park right now. You can see the concept artwork posted to the Theme Park Review forums, just scroll down towards the end.
(12/20/06) Ocean Park has broken ground on the start of it’s huge HK$5.55 billion expansion plan ($707 million) that will double the number of attractions in the park from 35 to 70 by 2012. The plan is to split the park into two halfs, The Waterfront and The Summit.
The Waterfront will consist of three themed zones: Aqua City (the Ocean Park Grand Aquarium), Birds of Paradise (a tropical area), and Whisker’s Harbour (Character meet and greet area).
The Summit will showcase animals and entertainment from four different global climate zones: Marine World, Rainforest, Thrill Mountain and Polar Adventure.
(6/28/05) You can preview some of the future plans for Ocean Park at the park’s website.
(4/1/05) You can read a bit more about the future plans of Ocean Park here, but new attractions in development mentioned include building a 1.4 km funicular tunnel through the mountain that divides the park in half as well as a “soaker coaster” where the cars will be equipped with water cannons with more cannons on the ground around the ride to shoot back.
(3/21/05) Ocean Park has announced a massive HK$5.55 billion plan to make the park a “world class” attraction to be rebuilt by 2010. The park will have a stronger maritime theme and to double the number of attractions. New attractions in development include habitats for penguins, polar bears and walruses, swimming with dolphins, the ability to get married in a shark tank and an underwater restaurant.
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