Photo TR: Ocean Park (October. 1, 2012)

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

I went to Ocean Park in Hong Kong this morning. This was my 6th visit to this wonderful park. I went to ride the new Arctic Blast powered coaster from Mack. I was last there in February to ride Hair Raiser. Since then, two new areas have been opened, including Old Hong Kong and Polar Adventure, which is themed after the South and North Poles and features Arctic Blast. Arctic Blast is a fun powered coaster with a train that recalls the Anton Schwarzkopf coaster. It isn't exactly the same, but it reminds me of those old coaster trains found on Anton's looping coasters. I rode Hair Raiser and then worked my way to the Dragon and Wild West Mine Train. Today, I got my first decent ride on the Dragon as every ride I have taken in the past has been horrible and rough. I sat in the middle of the train for a change and actually got a decent ride. The Wild West Mine Train is a fun ride with three large drops that aren't found on most mine train coasters. Ocean Park has some nice animal exhibits in addition to the coasters. All of which are worth checking out. The rain forest exhibit is very nice. In all, this is one of the best parks in China (Hong Kongers can just shut up now-Hong Kong is part of China, so get used to it) and has beautiful views of the ocean. None of my photos from today show the ocean as I was focused on getting good shots of the rides and some of the scenery. Ocean or not, Ocean Park is one of the best parks in the world. It gives a Disney-like experience without the Disney-like admission prices.

My adventure today will be at Ocean Park in Hong Kong.

The aquarium is very nice. It is a must see at Ocean Park.

The Old Hong Kong area is nice.

Thrill Mountain looks very bright and colorful.

Hair Raiser thrills riders.

The Flash is one of the newest rides in Ocean Park.

This is part of Ocean Park's Halloween festival.

Here is Arctic Blast.

Arctic Blast thrills riders.

Another shot of Arctic Blast.

This little display is a good photo op.

Wild West Mine Train is one of the best mine trains.

Here is the Dragon.

Here is a shot of the Dragon in action to finish the trip report.

[simon8899]

With the addition of the B&M Hong Kong is moving up on my radar for city-trip someday...

[gisco]

I liked Ocean Park and with the additions they have made it looks even better now. With this and Disneyland, Hong Kong is definitely worth a stop if you are in the area.

[SoCalCoasters]

I really like the carnival feel of Thrill Mountain. The Hair Raiser theme for the coaster fits right in!

 

The new Polar Land looks like a very solid addition to an already stellar looking park.

[australianalex]

I regret not visiting any animal exhibits (except the Jellyfish Spectacular) on my visit to the park, but to be fair the exhibits were extremely crowded on my visit.

Great TR!

[Nrthwnd]

I thought (when I saw first concept art for it) that the

Arctic Blast coaster was going inside the building(s)

it was directly opposite. But, I found out last weekend,

it didn't.

 

Still, a great zippy little powered coaster, and from my onride

observations, it sure as heck got the locals screaming, heh heh.

[cfc]

^Yes, it's hard to feel an "Arctic Blast" outside in the heat and humidity of Hong Kong. But I had a great time at Ocean Park last week. There's plenty of stuff to see and do, and the penguin exhibit put the old Penguin Encounter at SeaWorld Orlando to shame.

[The Angry Darren Mullins]

Ocean PArk will continue to expand. I think they will add more rides and coasters in the future because of all of the competition in the area. There are several parks, including OCT East. Happy Valley, Window Of The World, the new Chimelong Park in Zhuhai, Chimelong Paradise and HK Disneyland all in the region. This will keep things interesting.