Experiences in Ocean Park
I dare to say, most people must have been to Ocean Park once for their entire life in Hong Kong. Why? Because Ocean Park is the theme park in Hong Kong and is one of the attractions to tourists. It has already been in Hong Kong for almost 30 years. Below are some interviews, which people in Hong Kong and tourists shared about their experiences and feeling in visiting Ocean Park.
Interview (1) – A Hong Kong People
A 35 years old professor has already been to Ocean Park for three times. Every time he visited to Ocean Park, he had different feelings. When he was 10 years old, he went to Ocean Park with his family and relatives. That was the 3rd year, when Ocean Park has opened. He had a great time though there had not headland rides, but just some exhibition places only. Like his second time of visiting few years later, he enjoyed being there and had lots of fun. He thought Ocean Park is a great and only place to have family gathering and to have fun. The most remarkable things for him were to play the rollercoaster and took the cable car.
When he grew up, he went to Ocean Park again with no expectation with his girlfriend by chance since they got some coupons. They preferred to play the headland rides rather than going to visit the exhibition places since it would be more exciting. They chose to visit the exhibition places only because there were so many people line up for headland rides. However, they did enjoy visiting those places like Atoll Reef, because it gives them a sense of reality and they can observe those marines’ life closely.
Ocean Park gives him the feeling of nature, not only because there are different kinds of marines’ life but also the natural environment. In holiday, Ocean Park would be a paradise for teenagers and families.
Interview (2) – A family with children
Ocean Park is the place which is suitable for family gathering and to have fun. Yes, it is true. My uncle and aunt brought their 7 years old twin daughters visiting Ocean Park in Chinese New Year. My twin cousins were having fun because there are many games to play and walk around, and they won some prizes in the games booth. They would like to go there again because they thought it was an amazing and wonderful place for them to have fun and they didn’t feel bored and tired.
For my uncle and aunt, it was not easy for them to bring two children, since Ocean Park is quite big. Though it was not easy, they liked to bring them there. This is because in Hong Kong, there is no such place where children can have fun all day and can see so many different kinds of marines’ life and animals. For them, they didn’t play any headland rides, since their children are still small. They preferred to visit the exhibition places and they did go to the Shark Aquarium and Atoll Reef. My twin cousins got excited when sharing with me. They liked to see the fishes especially the sharks, because they haven’t seen the real one and in such a close distance. “The shark is so big, it is very interesting.” My cousin said to me.
However, they didn’t look into the narration and descriptive boards since there were so many visitors and they cannot stay long, but they were willing to. Though the observation of the marines’ life was too brief and short, it still gave children ideas of what they are and how they live.
Interview (3) – A tourist
‘I like Ocean Park more than Disney.” My cousin said. He came back from Holland with his girlfriend for holiday this year. He went to both Disney and Ocean Park, he preferred the latter one. Disney gave him not a good impression for his first time visited, he thought it is small and has little things to play; it was not excited at all. He thought Disney is just a place for taking pictures with the characters and buying souvenirs.
As a tourist, he liked visiting Ocean Park, because there is much more fun. He liked playing headland rides, since it was excited. Also, he enjoyed watching the dolphins’ show, as they are very cute. Ocean Park gives him a very warm feeling too, because he used to go there when he was young. And he recalled so many memories from there before he left Hong Kong and settled in Holland. Ocean Park keeps his own history and he keeps the history of Ocean Park too. As he noticed that Ocean Park has changed a lot, like the innovation of some headland rides and the Giant Panda Habitat.
Interview (4) – A foreigner who works in Hong Kong
A visiting scholar in Lingnan University has already been to Ocean Park when she arrived in Hong Kong for only few days. Her friends took her to, because it is one of the attractions in Hong Kong and where they can spend a whole day on. She enjoyed visiting to the exhibition places because she can have a close distance with the marines’ life, which she has never been to. Though she just stayed for half of the day, she enjoyed it very much and she hopes she can visit there again because Ocean Park is a nice place to spend the weekend with friends and family.