Ocean Park Hong Kong
The entrance to the park, during the thirty -year anniversary in 2007.
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The Ocean Park Hong Kong is an amusement park in Hong Kong Iceland in the People's Republic of China. With 5.1 million visitors per year (2010) he is currently the seventh largest amusement park in Asia and the siebzehntgrößte theme park in the world.
The theming of the park refers to the marine habitat.
History
The establishment of the park was opened in 1977 organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, which was free of charge by the Hong Kong government the necessary land. 1987 belonged to the park on to be a subsidiary of the club and received its own body, the Executive Board was appointed by the government. Today, the park is managed by the Ocean Park Corporation, an organization that is financially independent and non-profit.
Division of the Parks & Attractions
The park is divided into two parts: Lowland and Highland, the latter being somewhat higher on a hill where there is room. The two parts are connected by a cable car.
Apart from the division into a higher and a lower-lying part of the park was also organized thematically: A total of eight topics found on the park grounds Headland Rides, Adventure Land, Amazing Asian Animals, Marine, Lowland Gardens, Whisker 's Harbour, The Rainforest and Tai Shu Wan entrance.
In addition to some animals, there are also a total of 19 guests on the grounds of the park, including two roller coasters: The Zamperla train Wild West Mine Train (1999) and the double - looping roller coaster from Arrow Dynamics Dragon from the year 1984.
For the new center Rainforest two more roller coasters this year in planning: The powered coaster Arctic Blast from the German manufacturer Mack Rides and Hair Raiser by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, which will have five inversions.
Number of
Sources:
1995-2005: Clavé, Salvador Anton: The Global Theme Park Industry. 2007, p.65
2006-2010: Global Attractions Attendance Report 2006-2010 (2006, 2007 (PDF file, 1.05 MB ), 2008 (PDF file, 956 kB ), 2009 (PDF file, 3.23 MB ), 2010 )