Ocean Park is the favourite local landmark for Hong Kong’s schoolchildren, despite the attractions of rival Disneyland. The city’s first theme park topped the poll of 100,000 pupils who were asked to vote for their favourite of top 10 landmarks. It scored 22,243 votes, ahead of the Magic Kingdom’s 18,261.
Keeping this in view, how did Ocean Park differentiate itself from Hong Kong Disneyland?
‘By positioning itself as the much-loved Hong Kong people’s park that prides itself on connecting people with nature, Ocean Park could differentiate itself from Disneyland while complementing Disneyland to further promote Hong Kong as a must-visit tourist destination,’ Ms Lee said.
| Area | 91.5 hectares (226 acres) |
| Attractions | |
|---|---|
| Total | 44 |
| Roller coasters | 4 |
| Water rides | 2 |
Correspondingly, is Hong Kong Disneyland worth visiting?
Unlike other Disney resorts, Hong Kong Disneyland is a breeze to manage. In fact, it’s probably the world’s easiest Disney park to visit. Not only is it connected to town by a simple subway ride, but it’s also so compact and uncrowded that you can see its best attractions in six hours or less.
Is Ocean Park or Disneyland bigger?
Ocean Park at 92 hectares is much bigger than Hong Kong Disneyland (28 hectares) in terms of area so careful planning needs to be done prior to visit to maximize stay.
What is the difference between Disneyland and Ocean Park?
The parks. Opened in 1977, Ocean Park is Hong Kong’s original theme park and combines an animal and marine park with an assortment of rides and attractions. … Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005, as the second Disney park in Asia. At 68 acres it is the smallest Disneyland to date.
Why is Ocean Park better than Disneyland?
Ocean Park is big – really big
With it’s logo literally cut into the side of the mountain, Ocean Park has two main areas filled with animal exhibits, rides and attractions spread all over the entrance-level grounds PLUS a whole stack more when you catch a cable car or train to the mountain top summit.