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About Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park
A snow-mountain setting contrasts with a tropical volcano environment, with bridges across a canal connecting the two parts.
The landscape provides a useful route even before choosing individual rides or animal programmes. Begin in the polar setting, cross to the tropical side and choose activities from the current park map. Show schedules and animal access can change, so they should not be inferred from opening-era attraction lists.
Development of the park had begun by at least 2012, when it was originally planned for a site on the east side of Dishui Lake (滴水湖) in Pudong's Lingang area. Before construction, Haichang commissioned three design firms — Romero VanRell Jeng and Associates, FORREC and Legacy Entertainment — to prepare competing designs, and local officials chose Legacy Entertainment's plan, which was then adapted for a new site on the lake's west side. Groundbreaking took place on March 29, 2015, and trial operations began on October 1, 2018.
The completed park is arranged into five theme areas, Renyu Wan (人鱼湾), Jidi Xiaozhen (极地小镇), Bingxue Wangguo (冰雪王国), Haidi Qiyu (海底奇域) and Haiyang Buluo (海洋部落), together with an on-site ocean-themed resort hotel. Its animal collection includes more than 20 polar-animal species and over 300 fish species, totalling more than 20,000 individual fish.
The park occupies 29.7 hectares with a total planned area of about 190,000 square meters, and was named a national 4A tourist attraction (国家4A级旅游景区) in 2020. In July 2022 it opened what was described as the world's first Ultraman-themed exhibition hall (奥特曼主题馆), before temporarily closing on November 25, 2022.
What to look for
- The snow-mountain setting creates a polar-themed landscape.
- The contrasting volcano environment is linked across the canal by pedestrian bridges.
Background & history
Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park (Chinese: 上海海昌海洋公园) is a theme park owned by Haichang Ocean Park Holdings and located in the Chinese municipality of Shanghai. The grand opening of the park took place on November 16, 2018. The park is Haichang Ocean Park Holdings' second theme park in the country. Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park is themed to the ocean and its marine life and features rides, animal exhibits, an onsite hotel, and shows. Half of the park is themed to a tundra environment, which includes a conspicuous snow-covered mountain, while the other half of the park is themed to a tropical environment, which includes an equally conspicuous volcano. The two halves are connected by a gondola lift and two large pedestrian bridges that cross a canal. The theme park's flagship attractions include a launch roller coaster, a river rapids ride, and a killer whale show and exhibit.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected introductory sentences; formatting simplified. Background information, not current visitor-service advice.
The surrounding area
A large district containing major museums and the tower skyline. A hotel near one attraction may still be far from another.
Location & getting there
Getting to Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park
Use Lingang Avenue station as the regional rail approach, then continue by the current local connection to the park west of Dishui Lake.
Combine your visit
A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.
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Polar and snow-mountain setting
Begin with the park’s cold-climate themed landscape.
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Canal crossing
Compare the two themed halves from the connecting bridges.
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Tropical volcano setting
Continue through the contrasting warm-climate environment and selected current attractions.
This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.
Find Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park
上海海昌海洋公园 · 浦东新区
The pin marks the area, not the entrance.
More places nearby
Approximate straight-line distances between map pins, not travel distances.
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The linked encyclopedia sources support background and place descriptions. Current opening hours, ticket prices, booking rules and transport schedules have not been independently verified for this guide. Confirm them with the venue or operator before travelling.
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
- 上海海昌海洋公园 ↗
- Chinese Wikipedia: 上海海昌海洋公园 (revision 92854500, 2026-05-30) ↗
- English Wikipedia: Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park (revision 1364355745, 2026-07-16) ↗
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “上海海昌海洋公园” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92854500.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "上海海昌海洋公园", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92854500.
Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1364355745.