Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park
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New renderings and details have been released regarding the park's future expansion plans:

Across the street from the park's entrance will be a "marine-themed boutique hotel and world class marine cultural exhibition venue".













About 7 kilometers away from the park will be a new penguin-themed hotel developed in partnership with another company.



Lastly, Haichang is building a new headquarters office right near the theme park.



Sources: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LhbZe8ecZEz_UOwPjvqB-w and https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1hHFFrlBj9_yJT8HOESctw and https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tIVxqoTAIq-X-8C2Lkh8Ug

Potential expansion coming to the park:



Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3GtMbcVbP2VMkpKoxMSG6A

Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park's Dolphin Theater is the most advanced of its kind in the world. Unlike most dolphin show theaters, it is fully-enclosed, and features elaborate theatrical lighting and audio systems. In addition to its colossal wrap-around video wall, it also features an articulated water curtain capable of creating images and words out of falling water.

Located in the Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park's 'Rainbow Falls' warm water section, the 'Undersea World' pavilion is home to both the parks shark population, as well as its signature dark ride. During the design phases, this was to have been an ABC Swing Glider (similar to Turbo Drachen at Potts Park in Germany). It would have featured a slow-speed indoor section with colorful character sight gags designed by Six Flags Monster Mansion's Phil Mendez. Following this section, the vehicles would have exited the building with a high-speed finale over the land.

One of the most prominent elements of Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park's warm water zone is its expansive Dolphin complex, featuring both a large enclosed theater along with an observation and 'Swimming with Dolphins' activity zone. The theater is the most advanced of its kind in the world, featuring panoramic projections along with an articulated water curtain.

The underwater viewing zone and interactive theater depicted in the concept art were not realized in the final design.

The flagship attraction of Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park is its orca theater. Its debut in 2018 marked the first time live orcas have been showcased in mainland China.

First concept art of the expansion planned for across the street:



Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yWS8X6xjWfS-zBgD5tI1Dg

Regarding the expansion land that Haichang is bidding on they just released this image and I'm not sure what's going on in the bottom left corner of the layout...



Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/oY36QZXlCH_i72Cumu0MoQ

Inspired by Rothenburg ob der Tauber's iconic 'Käthe Wohlfahrt' Christmas Shop, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park's 'Port Majestic' zone was the intended home of another highly-immersive retail experience. While the exterior facade is faithful to Legacy's design, the interiors were simplified during later phases.

Today Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park has announced that the company has bid on the 12 hectares of land across the street from the park's entrance which they would use to expand the resort. Based on the layout of the expansion that they released the expansion would feature one or two new hotels plus new stores and restaurants. Keep in mind this is outside of the park itself, not an expansion of the existing theme park.



Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2bieOGR2FwZnugrhnl4eKw