Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park
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More new photos of the park from this week's trial operations:

Mermaid Bay - the park's entrance plaza





Christmas Town











Scaffolding can still be seen on parts of the Polar Mountain





Harbor seal inside the polar mountain



Arctic wolf inside the polar mountain



Beluga inside the polar mountain



Sculpture at one of the entrances to the Gold Coast kiddie ride area



Testing of the Skyway continues





Smaller shark exhibits inside the Volcano Whale Shark Hall





Different scenes of the dolphin show



News videos of the park: https://v.qq.com/x/page/h142950qnob.html and https://v.qq.com/x/page/n00275r81k8.html

Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291781304500429 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291744960438782 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291443952639762 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291474369777998 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291462122233501 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291877610490563 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4292193403120813 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4292212143352913 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4292181822373236 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4292442133517944 and https://m.weibo.cn/5573794921/4292159546741889

Some guests who have visited this week have been complaining about and posting photos of the current condition of the park on a local Shanghai online forum



















Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291744960438782 and https://wap.libaclub.com/t_13_10112912_1.htm and https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1613546043070117230&wfr=spider&for=pc and http://kuaibao.qq.com/s/20181006A1NQBH00

New panoramic photos around the park:









Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291906677190036 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4292398819556448

More new photos as the first week of trial operations continue:

Steel Dolphin coaster plus jet ski show in the park's central canal









Penguin exhibit and 360 dome show building seen from one of the park's two bridges that crosses the central canal



Inside the penguin building will be a restaurant



Guests can meet Haichang's "7 Guardians," including Willy the whale shark, Po the polar bear, Luke the sea lion, Pam the penguin, Dodo the dolphin, Orac the orca, and last but not least Jojo the jellyfish









Seal/sea lion underwater viewing



The park has a manatee exhibit I'm not sure where it's located



Facade of the seal/sea lion exhibit



An up close look at one of the Skyway's gondola's heading over to the polar mountain



Park guests, scuba divers, and grouper are still waiting for the arrival of the whale sharks and manta rays





A great photo of the dolphin show with a surprisingly small crowd



360 dome show





The screen is now working on the 'O' at the park's entrance and see if you can spot the peak the of the polar mountain in the distance



Sources: http://www.sohu.com/a/257751778_391452 and https://m.weibo.cn/1839443202/4291822945926696 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291922903966390 and https://m.weibo.cn/1257300175/4291903140253030 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291742566030155 and https://m.weibo.cn/2236798023/4291430820158838 https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291784366755004 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291820714810996 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291919569326875 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291920291089818

Park map!



Source: https://m.weibo.cn/2033425810/4291877610490563

Today, October 4, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park opened to the public! Trial operations are still taking place so not all rides, animal exhibits, restaurants, are open/fully operational yet.

Photos and videos Part 3 (note that photos and videos posted in this post and the following posts are in no particular order):



Whale shark tank



This building might be a gift shop



Dark ride/Underwater World building exterior





Gold Coast kiddie ride area







This is either inside the Coral and Jellyfish Pavilion or the Underwater World



Rainbow Fall's volcano



Sand Castle Restaurant interior



Outdoor seal/sea lion exhibit





Dolphin show







Otter exhibit



Close up photos of the entrance's "WOW"







Video showing many of the animal exhibits: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av33112570/

Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291096265720486 and https://www.jfdaily.com/news/detail?id=109008 and http://www.zhoudaosh.com/196307.html and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291686173096439 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291558780454632 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291447647666499 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291420695129040

Today, October 4, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park opened to the public! Trial operations are still taking place so not all rides, animal exhibits, restaurants, are open/fully operational yet.

Photos and videos Part 2 (note that photos and videos posted in this post and the following posts are in no particular order):

The park's volcano is home to a Skyway station and the Volcano Whale Shark Hall



The main aquarium tank is open to guests at the Volcano Whale Shark Hall but the whale sharks and manta rays haven't arrived yet



I think this underwater viewing tunnel goes through the main whale shark tank



Lemon shark exhibit inside Volcano Whale Shark Hall



Entrance



Long lines to enter the park



360 degree dome show





The Skyway goes to and from the arctic mountain - bottom right of this photo in the foreground is the Gold Coast kiddie ride area



Inside the arctic mountain is a beluga exhibit, penguin exhibit, arctic rabbit exhibit, and exhibit for some species of pinniped









Guests admiring the jellyfish at the Coral and Jellyfish Pavilion





Sand Castle Restaurant





Steel Dolphin coaster



Gold Coast kiddie ride area





News video of the theme park: http://imedia.eastday.com/node2/2015imedia/i/20181004/u8i759549_K691.html

Sources: http://sh.qq.com/a/20181005/002911.htm and https://xw.qq.com/sh/20181004006747/SH2018100400674700 and http://sh.eastday.com/m/20181004/u1ai11869947_K36320.html and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291705605683209 and https://m.weibo.cn/2342721183/4291523694394806

Today, October 4, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park opened to the public! Trial operations are still taking place so not all rides, animal exhibits, restaurants, are open/fully operational yet.

Photos and videos Part 1 (note that photos and videos posted in this post and the following posts are in no particular order):

Large crowds entering the park



The entrance's signature "WOW" sign and fountain is one of if not the most photographed spots at the park



Entrance archway to "Christmas Town" which is home to the park's 360 degree dome show, penguin exhibit, seal/sea lion exhibit and show stadium



Futuristic sign at the entrance to the 360 degree dome show



Up close photo of the peak of park's polar mountain



Within the polar mountain is the beluga exhibit. So far two belugas are on display,





Steel Dolphin coaster is intertwined throughout the park





Entrance to Volcano Whale Shark Hall which is inside the park's volcano in the Rainbow Falls area



Smaller fish tank inside the Volcano Whale Shark Hall



Entrance sign for the park's Coral and Jellyfish Pavilion



Sign for dolphin show times



The line to see the dolphin show was reportedly 400 meters long - imagine the line for the killer whale show once that begins...



An energetic crowd enjoys the dolphin show which includes six bottlenose dolphins interacting with guests, performing alongside their trainers and a large video screen that provides educational information during the show.







There's a small Burger King at the park



Though the outside seating area is incomplete the Sand Castle Restaurant is open.





Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0bzer9Z0l409aIrnnjVJow

Though the theme park is clearly still an active construction site, a handful of people can be seen walking around. I am not sure who these people are but I'm thinking they might be friends and family of the park's employees...

Entrance











Gift shop



Steel Dolphin launch coaster by Intamin





Facade for seal/sea lion exhibit



Seal/sea lion exhibit





Arctic mountain



Indoor penguin exhibit exterior



Straight ahead is the Sand Castle Restaurant, to the left in the back is the dark ride and on the right is Gold Coast kiddie ride area



The park's signature volcano - home to the whale shark exhibit







On the side of the volcano is the ramp to and from the Rainbow Falls side of the Skyway - note the Fire Falls river rapids by WhiteWater still be assembled in the background



This might be the underwater viewing for the whale shark exhibit but I'm not sure



Killer whale topiary at the entry road to the park's onsite hotel



Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291374914544202 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291068042027210 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291332980173100 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291016213174484 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291109049672857 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291376722609125 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4291243914110238

More new photos from today and yesterday:







































Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4290734992984535 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4290753054823326 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4290677065384242 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4290720171002980