Shanghai's World-Class Ocean Park Experience

Duration: 2 days, Time: August, Cost per person: 500 yuan, Companions: Friends, Activities: Photography, Culture, Free Travel. The author visited these places: Shanghai, published on 2020-08-25 at 16:48. In the beginning, when we were young, we always fantasized about going far away to chase our freedom and dreams. We imagined having wings to soar in the sky and dreamed of swimming freely in the vast blue ocean, exploring the seabed and accompanying various marine life we love. Today, our childhood dreams have truly come to life. Never had we imagined getting so close to the marine life in the ocean, nor did we think we would one day sleep and play with them. These colorful dreams came true today at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park. Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park is a tightly integrated ocean culture-themed scenic spot, divided into five major themed areas: Mermaid Bay, Polar Town, Ice Kingdom, Undersea Wonderland, and Ocean Tribe. It boasts sixteen major star performances such as ‘Killer Whale Science Show’, ‘Dolphin Serenade’, ‘Sea Lion Adventure’, ‘Beluga Love’, ‘Marine Animal Science Feeding Show’, ‘Mermaid Fairy Tale’, ‘Water Dance Fish Space’, ‘Small Town Party’, ‘Water Jetpack’, ‘National Style Festival’, ‘Fairy Xiaolongnv’, ‘Seven Cute Journey’, ‘Viking Legend’, ‘Ocean Fantasy Float Parade’, ‘Fantasy Sea Realm’, and ‘Ocean Electric Sound Party’. Inside the park, there are six major animal exhibition venues including the Antarctic Penguin Pavilion, Marine Animal Mystery Pavilion, Iceberg Arctic Pavilion, Underwater World Pavilion, Volcano Shark Pavilion, and Coral Jellyfish Pavilion, housing over 30,000 rare marine animals such as polar bears and emperor penguins. There are also six major entertainment facilities: Volcano Rafting, Dolphin Coaster, Time Cable Car, Deep Sea Adventure, Sky Theater, and Super 4D Theater. Additionally, the park features the Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park Resort Hotel, offering a one-stop solution for dining, entertainment, and accommodation. Stepping into this place truly allows you to experience a vibrant ocean dream journey! Our first stop upon entering the park is the Marine Animal Mystery Pavilion in Polar Town. There are no performances here, but it boasts the highest variety and number of marine animals in the country. Here, you can observe nearly a hundred marine animals of six species: gluttonous sea lions, honest manatees, mischievous otters, and lazy spotted seals. The first floor of the Marine Animal Mystery Pavilion is a natural open-air bay, mainly for sea lions and seals. You can see them lazily basking in the sun, excitedly grabbing food, and freely enjoying the afternoon time. Sometimes they look as cute and naive as the seals in the emoji. Sea lions are known as the kings of the sea due to their lion-like face and their roar-like cry.
Its four feet are like fins and are very suitable for swimming in water. Seals are a collective term for animals of the family Phocidae in the suborder Pinnipedia. The spotted seal has a thick and round spindle-shaped body. It is covered with short hair all over. The back is blue-gray, the abdomen is milky yellow with blue-black spots. The head is nearly round, the eyes are large and round, there is no external auricle. The snout is short and wide. The upper lip whiskers are long and thick and hard, like beads. Going down to the negative first floor, there are otters and manatees. They live in glass water tanks. We can observe the swimming state of marine animals in all directions. Fully feel the simple and real beautiful life bestowed by nature. In addition, the experience of feeding marine animals for a fee is 60 yuan/time. If you want to watch them scrambling for food up close, you can buy a ticket to watch. Arctic Iceberg Pavilion. Next, we come to the second exhibition hall. The Arctic Iceberg Pavilion is home to dozens of Arctic ‘residents’, namely sea lions, beluga whales, polar bears, Arctic wolves, Arctic foxes, bearded seals, and spotted seals. Two of the polar bears are artificially bred in a natural state. They are ‘Pizu’ who loves swimming and ‘Yatou’ who is quiet and gentle. The cute polar bear – Pizu has also starred in the movie ‘Midnight Sun’ and is a real beauty in it! But the strength of polar bears need not be mentioned. That simple and cute appearance is just a disguise. In order to adapt to the extremely harsh natural environment, its palms seem to have practiced the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. They are extremely powerful. Breaking through the solid ice surface is completely a piece of cake. There is also the petite and lovely polar princess Arctic fox. The beluga whale, a marine singer that makes people fall in love at first sight. Inside the Iceberg of Eisberg in the ice and snow kingdom lies an Arctic palace. Arctic indigenous residents such as beluga whales, polar bears, Arctic foxes, and Arctic wolves all live here. Love of Beluga Whales. If there is the most beautiful performance in the park, it must be the ‘Love of Beluga Whales’ in front of us. If you have watched the movie ‘Love of Beluga Whales’, then you will understand the beauty and romance, struggle and dream of this play. The beluga whale is the white, rich and beautiful in the whale family. It is a round-headed marine singer. The intelligence, kindness and loyalty of animals are vividly reflected on it. Through the huge glass, we see the perfect interpretation of a beautiful love song by the keeper and the animal. Listen to the beautiful singing voice of the marine canary. The gentle beluga whale turns the cold ice and snow kingdom into a paradise for love confessions. The beluga whale is also a very well-known marine creature. Its classic snow-white skin swims back and forth in the ocean. The magnificent visual feast brings us wonderful audio-visual enjoyment. Sea Lion’s Adventures. The most amusing performance in the park is undoubtedly the Sea Lion’s Adventures. The perfect cooperation between the sea lion and the keeper brings us a vivid and interesting show.

The walruses can independently complete difficult performances such as hoop throwing, handstands, ball balancing, and diving under the commands of the breeders. During this period, they will also playfully tease the breeders, making everyone burst into laughter. If you want to have close contact with walruses, it is recommended to sit in the front row to have a chance to become a lucky partner and may have close contact with them! During this period, you can compete in sit-ups with walruses and touch the walrus body up close, which is quite interesting. After completing the interaction, you can also get small gifts. In the Antarctic Penguin Pavilion in the Polar Town, there is the world’s first ‘Penguin Super Bowl’ that shows the living forms of Antarctic penguins in 360 degrees. Through the acrylic glass, we can see the penguins swimming freely in the ‘super bowl’ and also watch the cute scenes of them jumping from land into the water! The venue is divided into two floors, which are interconnected. There is a large cylindrical tank on the upper floor. Looking up, we can see that penguins are actually swimming nimbly in the water. Most of the penguins on the lower floor stand still. Here live emperor penguins, also known as king penguins. Adult emperor penguins are up to 100-130 cm tall and weigh 20-45 kg. They are the largest penguins! Adelie penguins are also called Adelie penguins. Adult Adelie penguins are 46-75 cm long and weigh 4-6 kg. They are highly skilled swimmers! They find each other by calling and build nests with small stones. Gentoo penguins are commonly known as ‘gentleman penguins’ because of their cute and naive appearance like gentlemen. Adult gentoo penguins are 75-90 cm long and weigh 5.5-6 kg. Killer Whale Science Show In the park, the killer whale theater is highly recommended for families with children. This is the only place in the country where killer whales can be seen in the park. You can enjoy the very shocking ‘Killer Whale Science Show’. Before the performance starts, some popular science knowledge will appear on the big screen. It is very suitable for parents and children to answer questions and increase intimacy. It is said that the intelligence quotient of killer whales is like that of children aged 6-10. Sure enough, they are the ‘top students’ in the ocean. When they jump out of the water in an instant, I am really touched. I really can’t believe that I can see this rare animal so closely with my own eyes. Under the guidance of the breeders, they will sometimes jump out of the water and sometimes make gestures. When the breeder picks up a long pole and is more than two meters above the water surface, they will drill out of the water and jump over. Sometimes they make beautiful sounds from the water surface, and the ethereal sounds resound through the theater. If you want to have close contact with killer whales, it is recommended that you can sit in the front row on both sides of the exhibition hall and have a chance to go on stage and kiss the killer whale baby through the glass. You can also feel the naughty killer whale baby making huge waves with its big tail. In an instant, the water splashes to the first six rows and enjoy the special treatment of killer whales! The audience all cheered.
(Highly recommended to wear a raincoat, otherwise you will truly become a drenched chicken, raincoat: 10 yuan per piece) The Time Cable Car is definitely one of the favorite attractions for couples. Resembling a time machine, the Time Cable Car is the only unobstructed water and land viewing cable car in the country, and it is also the best viewing point for the park’s panoramic view and the best overlook perspective for the parade. One end is located at the Iceberg Arctic Pavilion in the southern part of the park, and the other end is at the Volcano Shark Pavilion in the northern part, dividing the Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park into two main parts, north and south. Between ice and fire, the fully enclosed Time Cable Car travels 600 meters above the ground, and with the cable car’s progress, the high-angle overlook view is particularly wide. We can take in the entire amusement park scenery, which is truly worth experiencing. The ‘Dolphin Love Song’ is a spectacular large-scale interactive show performed at the Dolphin Theater, featuring our very smart and spritely dolphins as the main characters. The Dolphin Theater can accommodate up to 3000 visitors at the same time, showcasing the country’s most technologically advanced interactive dolphin show with sound, light, electricity, and water screens. It presents an immersive sensory feast with dolphins as the main characters. Here, you can enjoy the beautiful scene of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean getting along closely with people. Under the instruction of the caretaker, dolphins sometimes show their close relationship with the caretaker; dolphins with strong reaction and sports cells sometimes leap out of the swimming pool, touch the ball with their slender mouths, and then fall back into the water, charming and agile. They can also easily play hula hoops and casually whistle dolphin sounds. Watching their tacit cooperation with the caretaker, you can’t help but applaud and cheer for these lovely creatures. The entire performance process will also include many interactive segments. If you want to have an intimate contact with dolphins, it is recommended to sit in the front row, where you might get an intimate contact with dolphins. The dolphin will give you a kiss that you will never forget. Following the venue’s guidance, we arrive at the Shark Pavilion located inside the ‘volcano’, which gives people a surging perception from the outside. The most distinctive display tank in the Volcano Shark Pavilion is the world’s first inclined seven-degree design, which is the most eye-catching. Standing in front of the huge glass tank, it feels like being in the seabed, and this unique design makes people feel more immersed, as if we are in the deep blue ocean. From time to time, there are huge whale sharks swimming by, and the visual impact is self-evident. When the performance time comes, mermaids with fish tails appear in the deep sea, swimming with various marine creatures. Watching this in the dimly lit exhibition hall is quite shocking. The mermaid does not wear an oxygen tank but can dance freely and easily in the water, just like a mermaid living in the sea, swimming at will; sometimes they also perform some high-difficulty dance movements, slender and graceful dance movements, swimming in the deep sea, sometimes swimming through schools of fish, sometimes spinning and jumping, sometimes blowing a long string of bubbles at the audience, beautiful and magnificent, as if they are in a fairy tale under the sea, truly breathtaking! Dolphin Roller Coaster If you think that in the ocean park, you only watch marine animals, you are very wrong! Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, which has more than ten amusement facilities, will definitely make you scream all ‘summer’! The Dolphin Roller Coaster, a masterpiece from the world’s top roller coaster equipment manufacturer Intamin, is an outdoor project that must be tried. At the moment the roller coaster starts, neither shouting nor yelling can stop the change of time and space.
In this journey, you will transform into a dolphin, soaring through the skies and diving into the depths of the ocean, piercing through the belly of a great white shark. Seventy-five seconds are infinitely elongated due to the stretching of time and space, breaking the sound barrier with several accelerations, flips, and leaps, filling the air with screams that echo beneath the sky! Besides flying, you can also choose to experience the Volcano Rafting ride, crafted by the world’s leading water ride manufacturer, Canada’s WHITE WATER. This ride takes you through volcanic rapids, offering a thrilling and unique experience. The rafting project integrates multiple water entertainments, combining various water slides and magical bowls, where excitement and joy burst forth in unison. On a 1-kilometer rapid adventure journey, you can escape from a volcanic eruption in just 10 minutes with a massive drop of 21 meters. Waves crash, and lava pours, truly making you feel the tension and excitement of a high-speed whirlwind! Spinning and leaping, there are also magical love-filled rotations along the way, which are not only thrilling but also a great test of your balance! Let’s forget all our troubles amidst the screams, follow the rafting, and plunge into the cool water world to alleviate the summer heat; let’s revel in the joy. Tips: Restrictions for boarding: Children who are too thin, and adults who are too heavy need to be assessed by the staff before boarding; tourists with high blood pressure, spinal diseases, the elderly, pregnant women, those who are drunk, or those who have recently undergone major or minor surgery are restricted from boarding. Height restrictions: 1.3 meters to 1.96 meters. Jellyfish Coral Pavilion: As I stepped into it, walking through the dimly lit corridor, I encountered large colorful coral towers and thousands of jellyfish swaying in the light, truly astonishing. Corals and jellyfish are the most dreamy creatures in the ocean world. Although the exhibition hall is dimly lit, we can see a magnificent visual symphony of corals. This is one of the top single coral and jellyfish themed exhibition halls in the country, with a very rich variety of corals, such as feather mushroom coral, mushroom sunflower coral, and so on. The colorful and beautiful scenes are irresistible, making people want to press the shutter to record their touching moments. As you go further into the jellyfish theater, with rainbow-like light changes, the glass mirror refracts a beautiful jellyfish theater. Jellyfish are naturally transparent, but under the colorful lights, they continuously change colors, freely moving in the water, becoming the most dreamy ocean spirits. The dreamy scenes here are really suitable for shooting, with colorful lights shining on the jellyfish glass tanks, the shutter keeps clicking, and any pose in front of the glass tank is a beautiful shot. In the exhibition tank, a free and warm scene is created. The coral jellyfish pavilion does not let every moment of companionship be wasted, and it is a dreamy treasure dedicated to families.
After enjoying the exquisite beauty of the Coral Jellyfish Pavilion, we moved outdoors to experience a refreshing water party. In the scorching summer heat, where the sun is like a blazing fire, nothing can quench the burning heat better than the cool waters. This place is definitely a favorite among children for its play projects. Besides enjoying various performances filled with childlike charm, children can participate in interactive games to win small prizes. The most exciting part for children is touching the peculiar bubbles that emit a strange fragrance and engaging in a cool water gun battle to beat the heat. Finally, join the party with the music. Once you decide to step into this party, be prepared to get wet; if you don’t want to get wet, remember to wear a raincoat in advance before joining the party. This refreshing and thrilling summer water carnival will definitely make you scream with excitement.

In addition to enjoying various underwater creatures and performances within the park, there is also a children’s play area outdoors, which is perfect for a family to experience various child-friendly amusement projects, such as the Ocean Merry-Go-Round, Happy Little Flying Fish, and Pelican Adventure. When you sit on the rotating Ocean Merry-Go-Round and the dashing Happy Little Flying Fish, you can imagine that at this moment, you are walking with penguin babies or swimming with dolphins and belugas in the ocean. This place is like another ocean world, filled with laughter and joy, and you can spend a dreamy ocean journey with your family.

It must be said that when visiting Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, the must-visit internet-famous spot is the Underwater World Pavilion, which boasts a distinctive double-channel underwater tunnel in China. Stepping into the Deep Sea Voyage, you can admire the colorful manta rays, pearl grouper, and various schools of fish swimming freely through the underwater tunnel. This is a future world full of childlike charm and dreamy colors, and you must take portraits here, which will definitely capture a unique underwater dream scene. Different perspectives allow you to appreciate the tranquility and grandeur of the underwater world.

If there is an unforgettable high-difficulty free diving performance that you should not miss, it is the ‘Dance of the Fish’ appearing in the depths of the sea. Two underwater fairies with graceful figures dance lightly and delicately, like souls swimming in the water, performing legendary stories through the blue sea. With the music, a large group of fish surround their dancing bodies. The moment they swim out from the school of fish, it seems like a blooming underwater flower bud, beautiful and touching. The dance is like beautiful butterflies flying, like graceful willows twisting, so beautiful that it intoxicates people.
The integration with the sea and the dancing with the fish make them exude an ethereal charm. It is a realm where dreams and reality combine. This is a free dialogue with the vast sea while gracefully rotating one’s body. Penguin Restaurant. When tired and hungry after playing in the park, there is no need to worry about having no place to eat and rest. The park has five unique themed restaurants including Penguin Restaurant, Whale Shark Restaurant, Time Restaurant, Sand Tower Restaurant, and Aurora Restaurant. At the same time, there are cafes, water bars, dessert shops and other leisure snacks to meet the diverse catering needs of tourists. This time we chose to have a meal at the Penguin Restaurant. As soon as you walk in, you can feel the strong penguin-themed atmosphere. There are multiple set meal options available here, with moderate prices and suitable tastes. Another recommended restaurant is the Whale Shark Restaurant. The environment of the restaurant is like being in the sea. While enjoying delicious cuisine, you can also admire thousands of wonderful and diverse marine organisms swimming in front of you. Under the touch of the taste buds on the tip of the tongue, there is such an exciting visual feast. Choosing to have a meal at the Whale Shark Restaurant will be a double touch of vision and taste. Western food with an average cost of about 300 yuan per person is suitable for dressing up beautifully. The environment is very suitable for taking pictures. Surrounding Cultural and Creative Products. If you want to buy cultural and creative products/souvenirs, then the nine unique themed stores in the park will definitely meet your needs. There are shops with unique design styles in different areas and venues, accompanied by a dazzling array of themed products. Walking into the store feels like shuttling into a beautiful treasure store. These cultural and creative products in front of us are really hard to put down. In particular, Ocean World, Mermaid Treasure, Penguin Store and others are all very worth visiting. Needless to say, this is also the favorite place for children. Looking at the cute dolls placed neatly in order, it feels like my ‘girlish heart’ is about to sprout. With the help of the east wind of cultural and creative products, surrounding cultural and creative products have become an important carrier for tourism promotion, because each cultural and creative product contains the culture and story of the park. It seems that every wonderful performance we watch has been frozen into a cherished time, leaving people with endless aftertastes. Conclusion. In the stories of childhood, our dreams and passions are written. That majestic and vast aura. In the books of youth, our vast blue waters are painted. Let us all have an expectation. Expect the day when our childhood dreams come true. Expect dolphins to leap out of the water. Expect the dreamy mermaid deep-sea water show. Expect killer whales to roll up huge waves and make a deafening roar. Perhaps, in every city and every journey, what moves us is not the noisy and bustling side, but when you approach inadvertently, it has the same resonance with you.
Having witnessed wind, rain, and rainbows, one can then understand one’s own way of traveling. Perhaps, in different cities and places; with different delicacies and different lives. Along the pursuit, beautiful sceneries will not be missed, and some dreams will not be forgotten. Life is like a journey against the current. Time does not disappoint all those who are attentive in the world. I. Business hours Peak days: 9:00 – 20:30 Weekdays: 9:30 – 20:00. (In addition, the night session has been opened. Admission after 15:00.) II. Ticket prices (1) Adult standard ticket price Weekdays: ￥299 Peak days: ￥360 Note: Adults or children with a height of 1.4 meters (excluding) and above. (2) Concessionary ticket price Weekdays: ￥180 Peak days: ￥240 Note: 1. Children with a height between 1.0 meter (excluding) and 1.4 meters (including). 2. Elders aged 65 and above with their valid identity documents. 3. Active servicemen, on-duty/retired/disabled personnel with their valid certificates. 4. Fire rescue personnel, students of fire rescue colleges and disabled personnel. III. Performance time (Subject to the entertainment schedule of the day): IV. Recommended park tour route Counterclockwise: Entrance – Polar Town – Ice and Snow Kingdom – Take the cable car – Underwater Adventure – Ocean Tribe – Mermaid Bay – Exit Sea Beast Exploration Hall – Iceberg Arctic Hall – Love of Beluga Whales – Walrus Theater – Antarctic Penguin Hall – Orca Theater – Time and Space Cable Car – Dolphin Theater – Volcano Shark Hall – Mermaid Fairy Tale – Dolphin Roller Coaster – Coral Jellyfish Hall – Refreshing Wet Party – Underwater World Hall – Dance of Fish. V. Transportation guide (1) Public transportation methods: (2) Surrounding self-driving routes: (3) Airplane routes: Since the park is located in Pudong District, one can choose to take a flight and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. VI. Warm tips 1. If you have bought tickets in advance, you only need to scan your ID card when entering the park. There is no need to exchange for paper tickets or the like. You can enter directly, which is very fast and convenient. But note that for individual ticket types purchased online, they can only be used 2 hours after the order is issued. So be sure to buy tickets in advance. 2. Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park is equipped with a parking lot. It costs 50 yuan per time. The parking lot is very large. Generally, there are spaces if you arrive early. If it is full, you need to park in a farther parking lot. 3. The park does not advocate bringing your own food. Bags will be opened for safety inspections. However, alcohol, knives and other items cannot be brought in. 4. There are some moderately priced restaurants in the park. Therefore, it is not recommended to bring in too much food, as it will increase the burden. 5. Regarding item storage: There are storage points outside the park, but a fee is charged. Small packages (under 20 inches) cost 40 yuan per day, and large packages cost 60 yuan per day. They need to be retrieved on the same day. If retrieved the next day, a management fee of 20 yuan will be incurred.
6. When taking photos inside the exhibition hall, please refrain from using a flash. It can have a detrimental effect on the animals and cause severe reflections on the numerous glass exhibits, which will result in poor photo quality.

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