Park Profile
aims to rival Disney New theme park
After five years of development and construction, the Legacy-designed Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park made its debut on November 16, 2018. Built at a cost of $795 million, the 73-acre theme park is the first of its kind in Northeast China, and is expected to draw between 5-6 million visitors annually. Park World editor Becci Knowles finds out more…
Owners?
Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park is owned by Haichang Ocean Park Holdings, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company already operates other smaller leisure facilities in China and is building another full-scale theme park at Sanya, on China’s tropical island Hainan. One of the world's major
theme park operators, Haichang Ocean Park Holdings is the leading theme park operator in China
the world’s longest rapids ride. Haichang Ocean Park CEO
Mr.Wang Xuguang tells Park
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World: “As the pinnacle of all ocean-themed parks built over the past two decades in China, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park aims to achieve the top international standards in terms of thematic features, project quality, park scale and construction level.” In terms of product differentiation strategy and ‘agglomeration effect’, the park is “on a par with Disney,” he says. Providing an overview of the major rides and attractions,
Wang explains that the Dolphin Roller Coaster “is the masterpiece of Intamin,” describing the experience as 75 seconds “lengthened limitlessly out of the space and time.” The Sky Theatre <Space-time Sea>, meanwhile, is the only 360-degree holographic marine-themed omnimax theatre in China. This cosmic timeline is hidden in the Penguin Venue and “records the evolution process of the universe and life, and displays great changes of millions of years through holographic technology,” he says.
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mong its primary features are seven main pavilions, three large show venues, and an assortment of family and thrill rides, including what is said to be
The Snowland Train gets a mention too. “With lots of
curves, ramps and tunnels in the overhead steel structure, trains run through the icebergs, making tourists feel like they are traveling in the North Pole.” Then there is the Space-time Cable Car. “With a total length of nearly 600 metres, the line “connects volcano and iceberg in the east and west regions of the park across the river,” says Wang, adding that at its highest point it is 30 metres.
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