Water is finally running on the park's upcoming spinning river rapids by WhiteWater
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Water is finally running on the park's upcoming spinning river rapids by WhiteWater
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The sea lion/walrus show theater has opened but right now it's just being used for a special Chinese New Year show with no animals
First satellite image of the now open park:
Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4333551086900004 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4333519075778423
Work continues on Fire Falls spinning river rapids this first photo shows the ride's signature manta slide section on the left and load area on the right. The building being built in the back is I believe the warehouse for the parade floats.
Choo-choo! All aboard the Snow Train!
The sea lion and walrus show has still yet to open
Photo of the dark ride's queue and new on-ride photos
New photos of the hotel
View of the park from a hotel room
Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4312686558528611 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4312564114906513 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4312526634159806
It's time for another update! This one is focused on two of the park's main rides, Steel Dolphin launch coaster and Fire Falls spinning river rapids
First is great on-ride photos and full POV video of the Steel Dolphin coaster by Intamin
Queue and sign
Recent off-ride photos
Work continues on Fire Falls by WhiteWater - decorations continue to be added along the ride but testing has not begun yet
Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4312824791131524 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4313055301160099 and https://touch.travel.qunar.com/comment/5927978
Brand new photos of some of the lesser photographed areas of the park:
Outdoor dolphin exhibit
Dolphin Theater entrance
Inside the Dolphin Theater lobby
Inside the arctic/train themed restaurant
Second floor of restaurant has outdoor terrace
A splash pad and koi fish touch pool recently opened
Peaceful pathways through Rainbow Falls area of park
Part of the queue for the Cable Car ride is indoors
Rainforest Food Court is now open - it's located on the side of the volcano along a creek
A sign in the Coral & Jellyfish pavilion shows a detailed layout of the building
Digital displays in the Coral & Jellyfish pavilion
The sea lion and walrus show has yet to begin but the entrance to the show's theater looks almost complete
Futuristic corridor inside the penguin exhibit building
Steel Dolphin seems to be fully operational now
Another peak at the outdoor dolphin exhibit
Video of dolphins in the outdoor exhibit: http://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:4310256029991870
Recent aerial photos
The Jumping Tower kiddie ride has finally opened!
The Penguin Restaurant's second floor has an overhead view of the Humboldt penguin exhibit - this in contrast to the adjacent Antarctic penguin exhibit where guests can view those penguins from an underwater viewing oculus
New photos of the park's dark ride, "Adventures in the Sea"
The train at the station
Sources: https://www.meituan.com/cate/3263119/ and http://www.mafengwo.cn/poi/56053804.html and https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/q1jGah3wRoi3yK8ebE0MCg and https://m.weibo.cn/1662610685/4310652786777996 and https://m.weibo.cn/5943353465/4310908807154212 and https://m.weibo.cn/1965428453/4310262280547102 and https://media.weibo.cn/article?id=2309404311584305482735 and http://www.hiraingroup.com/Company-News/557.html
With permission of the park we made a drone video some in end of October, during the soft opening, for Legacy Entertainment:
https://youtu.be/60MK6q6FX9A
Work is still taking place on Fire Falls spinning rapids and at the side of the volcano near where the ride's entrance will be
A brand new video was just posted online showing us the first POV clip of front row on Steel Dolphin!
Link to video: https://www.weibo.com/tv/v/H3YNPnN7d?fid=1034:4309487117360195
The train ride around and through the polar mountain is now fully operational
New photos of exterior and interior the park's onsite hotel
View from the hotel at night
Additional photos of the parade which began recently - guests can get a great view of it from aboard the Cable Cars
Sources: https://m.dianping.com/appshare/shop/18423764 and http://hotels.lvmama.com/hotel/1672218.html and https://m.weibo.cn/5674822388/4309256398140292 and https://m.weibo.cn/1636121385/4307040236795674 and https://m.weibo.cn/2266006373/4308498114294671 and https://m.weibo.cn/3165819443/4305219603052874 and https://m.weibo.cn/2602827262/4307450150425072 and https://m.weibo.cn/1947789993/4308164431637336 and https://m.weibo.cn/3855130073/4308179862734729 and https://m.weibo.cn/1553106273/4307039603676814 and https://m.weibo.cn/2090891855/4307428223006364 and http://www.dianping.com/shop/121692683
New aerial overview of the park and concept art for comparison
New photos and details have come out about the park's dark ride, "Adventures in the Sea"
The ride's track is 273 meters in length and features 8 scenes, 10 large screens, and 1 undersea tunnel
A day after the park's grand opening both the Snow Train and Steel Dolphin coaster opened! It seems that both rides ended up closing later in the day and were closed for the entire day on November 18. It has been rainy in Shanghai so that might have caused the ride closures...
Entrance to the Snow Train
The one and only Snow Train
Views aboard the train
Sign at the entrance to Steel Dolphin
Videos of the first ever ride on Steel Dolphin
http://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:4307310961715240
http://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:4307310982686898
http://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:4307311003658562
In addition to park maps, showtimes guides are now being distributed at the entrance
A ride aboard the park's Cable Cars
For the grand opening dolphin trainers got new wetsuits
Exterior and interior of the Sand Castle Restaurant
Facial recognition being used at the gate
A Shangahi Haichang Ocean Park staff member creating marine life art out of what I believe to be pebbles
Sources: https://www.skypixel.com/pilot/videos/share/e528004d-4e4e-4ef1-ab22-77540cbc9ae6 and https://new.qq.com/omn/20181116/20181116G0R5S0.html and https://m.dianping.com/appshare/shop/18423764
After more than six years in the making and an investment of almost a quarter of a billion dollars, today, November 16, 2018, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park officially held its grand opening! Unfortunately Steel Dolphin coaster and sea lion/walrus show did not open but the significant opening of the day was the premiere of the park's orca show and the stadium was at standing room only
Huge lines for the first killer whale show
Guests viewing the whales at the underwater viewing window
During the grand opening ceremony, the park's executive director, along with the president of the National Aquatic Wildlife Protection Branch, the vice president of Shanghai Ocean University, and the director of the Aquarium Professional Committee of the China Association of Natural Science Museums, announced the launch of the "Shanghai Haichang Marine Biological Conservation Foundation" in which Haichang will put 5 million yuan towards the foundation plus 1 yuan from every park ticket purchased will go directly towards the fund.
Crowds lining up at the entrance in the morning
New sign displaying the daily showtimes
New digital directories throughout the park
Special grand opening park tickets
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The jumping tower ride is still undergoing testing
Couple of nice photos of the kiddie coaster in action
Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/2109885920/4306941885008034 and http://www.lvjie.com.cn/destination/2018/1116/9776.html and https://life.online.sh.cn/content/2018-11/16/content_9112954_4.htm and https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1617347067839633167&wfr=spider&for=pc and http://m.dianping.com/appshare/shop/18423764