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Special Function on October

  • October 2, 2009
  • Rated 5 of 5 by tiffany.c from Hong Kong, China
Special Function on October

i am so afraid of those ghostssssss!
but there are quite a lot of people waiting for those games.
a waste if time
and the weather is hot, sweating

real FUN!
a must go
Editor Pick

Ocean Park

  • April 16, 2008
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Hotcurrie from Perth, Australia
Ocean Park

Located between Aberdeen Harbour and Repulse Bay is Ocean Park. This somewhat disjointed theme park is worth a visit if only to see the "Mr Squid" food stand! Ocean Park is a fairly large park made more so by the fact it is spread out over both sides of a rather large mountain, connected by a cable car.

By far the biggest attraction on the lower side, and perhaps the whole park, is the Panda Bear exhibit, and I think they know it as it is by far the best maintained and presented display in the park. There are three Panda Bears in the enclosure 2 females and 1 male. They are fairly inactive spending a lot of their time sleeping. We were however luckily enough to see one of the females sitting down for lunch. As if aware she was the centre of attention she sat looking directly at the crowd of enthralled onlookers. Seriously how cute are these guys?

We could have sat there for hours watching her eat her bamboo leaves. They certainly have a routine in the way they eat their food, obviously preferring the lower shoots they methodically collect 10 or so in their mouth before discarding the stems and munching away on their mouthful.

What makes them sooo cute; apart from their big black eyes and cuddly furriness? The way their ears move while they chew of course!! Back and forth synchronised with their chewing motion.

The rest of the lower mountain is taken up by amusements, so we made our way to the cable car for the trip to the backside of the mountain where the aquatic displays are housed.

Now we've been to a few aquarium on our travels, from the biggest eg. San Diego, to some of the smallest eg. Guam. Ocean Park is closer to the Guam end of the scale than it is to the San Diego end, however it is still worth a look.

What it lacks in size it does come close to making up for in quantity and diversity; they pack the tanks with every conceivable fish species. The wildlife displays include;

  • Shark Aquarium

  • Atoll Reef

  • Sea Jelly Spectacular

  • Pacific Pier - Sea lion and Seal display

  • Bird House


    • The dolphin show was a little disappointing though. It was almost as if they were doing a training session; the handlers had to give the commands several times on some occasions. However the sea lion was clever.

    There were a couple of rides on the backside which helped make it more of a theme park than simply an Aquarium;
  • The Dragon - a rollercoaster

  • Ocean Park Tower

  • Ferris wheel

  • Crazy Galleon

  • Raging River

  • Eagle

  • The Abyss


    • For HK250 per adult a day at Ocean Park is a day will spent. Perhaps the only criticism is how spread out the park is which makes getting around a little painful.

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    From journal From the Peaceful to the Hectic

    Editor Pick

    Ocean Park

    • April 1, 2008
    • Rated 5 of 5 by nmagann from Ventura, California
    Ocean Park

    Ocean Park encompasses attributes akin to Magic Mountain and Sea World. Add a bit of a local carnival atmosphere and some special guest entertainment and you have a place to please all palates.

    The main entrance is to the Lowland Gardens where you find the panda habitat, worth the wait, where you can watch them for about 10 minutes and snap non-flash pictures. The Amazon exhibit that featured exotic birds was closed with no date of re-opening. There is also a huge hot air balloon with a huge basket shaped like a donut to accommodate a dozen people. The balloon is tethered while ascends straight up for a 360 degree. The two drawbacks are that the line can be an hour wait and it can close due to wind that was 40 minutes after the park opened. The remainder of the area is games and rides appropriate to children.

    A cable car system with 4 long cables taking some 10 minutes takes park visitors from the Lowland Gardens to the Headlands. Rising over the hillside, the view of Repulse Bay is magnificent. The individual gondolas, shaped in oval can seat 6 people, but the staff puts individuals in their own bucket. I was able to move around to take pictures in a literally coming and going direction.

    The boardwalk area consists of a pool of sea lions and seals to replicate the California Coast. Check the schedule for times when the kids can join in the feeding and the Shark Aquarium is an underwater tunnel where you view a wide variety of shark and watch them swim above your head.

    ABSOLUTELY THE ULIMATE for me is the 4-story aquarium where I had the opportunity to watch eagle rays, blue-spotted stingrays and guitarfish. They were so close I could have almost touched them. The display was so realistic I found myself looking for a snorkel and mask. On the other side of the walkway were small aquariums home to hard to see creatures like seahorses, sea dragons and pipefish. Along each tank were photographs of what should be able to find.

    Descending a level, I could see the mouths of the rays and an increasing number of fish like wrasse, parrot and trigger fish. Continuing on, more coral and anemone were visible providing refuge for the smaller clownfish, basslets, and butterfly fish. On the lowest level was everything from barracuda to nurse shark. This truly an optimum place for seeing a large variety of sea life with such realistic enclosures.

    Adventure Land has very good thrill rides. The dragon is a roller coaster with corkscrew turns and views of the ocean below. The Abyss’ drop of 20 stories definitely led to an unexpected yelp from me. Moreover, yes, you do get wet, particularly if alone, going on the log ride.

    Hope on one of the world’s longest escalators to Middle Kingdom to enjoy some of the special events. I watched an ice skating showing with Olympic medalist winners juggling fire batons, performing acrobats, and dances. Across the way was a huge igloo. A long line that moves fast allows a certain number of visitors in at a time. Why???? Maybe because they had out hooded snow jackets before you enter. Inside, sculptures of the 12 Chinese astrological signs were carved out of ice. The dragon was a bit too ornate and long for my camera to photograph well.

    Park hours are 10-6 and cost HK208. Bus 629 from the main terminal next to Central MTR (in case you are coming from Kowloon), costs HK10 and runs every 15 minutes. Souvenir shops and most eateries will accept dollars and give local currency for change.

    From journal Great Outdoors in HK

    Atoll Reef

    • May 3, 2007
    • Rated 5 of 5 by writeonthespot from Bacolod, Philippines
    Atoll Reef

    We wanted to go to the Shark Aquarium but with the wave of bodies that are shoulder to shoulder, we were led to the Atoll Reef. This one is different. Unlike the glass tunnel that other aquariums have, the Atoll Reef literally takes you to the deep. Upon entrance, we were greeted by a giant pool with a small man-made island in the center. We then took the stairs a floor below to view the fishes and turtles. This occurred several times until we came to about four floors under. We saw manta rays and colorful fishes as well as yellow and blue corals and starfishes.

    But the main attraction there was the 80-year old and seven-foot long Giant Grouper and the Napolean Fish. There are over 2,000 fishes there and the new species are the Sea Angel and the Bowmouth Guitarfish. At the walls were mini-aquariums that displayed small fishes like the clown fish and fragile sea corals and sea plants. Children enjoyed seeing the marine life and the blue water. Flashes of camera light up everywhere as visitors tried to capture the beauty of the deep.

    From journal Hong Kong's Ocean Park

    Sky Fair

    • May 3, 2007
    • Rated 5 of 5 by writeonthespot from Bacolod, Philippines
    Sky Fair

    From afar, the colorful Ocean Park balloon could be spotted soaring higher to the sky. The SkyFair Balloon lifts to over 100 meters from the ground. It has a similar build with the DHL balloon which we took in Singapore. A number of colorful balloons are also in display at the Ocean Park ground although they do not soar to the sky. Every now and then clowns on stilts or blowing bubbles come out to meet the guests. They also perform some entertaining shows to the delight of the kids.

    Several souvenir shops were found within the SkyFair grounds. Food and drinks were also sold near the balloon area. Since there were tables and chairs nearby, visitors take a rest and watch from the food area as the balloon rise while music was being played in the background. The SkyFair was not as rowdy as the other attractions and since it was the one nearest to the entrance, we spent time there while waiting for the agreed time of meeting with group tour members. The SkyFair is also near the Panda Habitat, the Grand Prix and the Cable Car Plaza.

    From journal Hong Kong's Ocean Park

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