Finally Hong Kong Day 5: Ocean Park

It was Ocean Park day! The kids (and me too) had been looking forward to Ocean Park.

We finally summoned the courage to tabao bfast from the 茶餐厅 right beside the hotel. We were fearful of rude and impatient Hongkongers who usually man such restaurants. Yes, we totally stereotyped and the experience turned out to be very much a pleasant one. Maybe it was bcos we spoke in English. We learnt that whenever we speak English, which distingished us as tourists (plus non-PRCs), the locals tend to treat us better. The traditionally Hong Kong bfast was fabulicious.

Of course we headed to Ocean Park right after bfast. We took the train to Admiralty MTR and then the bus 629 that sent us directly to Ocean Park. We saw that a new MTR station at Ocean Park will be opened in end December 2016. That will make traveling to and fro Ocean Park so much more convenient.

We had bought the Ocean Park tickets at the Tourist Service counter At Admiralty MTR station a few days ago when we went to the Peak. It was a great choice and it saved us time from queuing for tickets on the actual day. We arrived at about 10am, right when Ocean Park opened its door. Hello Ocean Park!

While I was researching on Ocean Park, I found a blog post with tips on how to conquer Ocean Park. It sounded clever and we followed the tips to take the Ocean Express to the Summit upon arrival. This is where the thrilling rides are located and doing so gave us the opportunity to take the exciting rides before the crowd comes in. Our 1st ride - the Whirly Bird.

Our last trip to Ocean Park was 2 years back. Then, the kids were not tall enough to take the thrilling rides. I still remembered how Lil Shauna complained loads about not being tall enough to take the exciting rides and was forced to take the baby rides. Now, even Zaky could take 75% of the rides and Lil Shauna could take almost all the rides. It is all perception; when we couldn't take the rides, it seems like there were so many rides in Ocean Park. Now that we can take most of the rides, we realised that there are not that many rides. Haha.

We rode many thrilling rides. Behind us is the raging river ride. It wasn't that scary actually.

Unfortunately, we couldn't take the most exciting ride in the park - the Hair Raiser. The kids aren't tall enough. It is a roller coaster that goes upside down.

My favourite of all must be this swinging chair. Why? Bcos the kids could take the ride themselves. Muahahaha. I even sent them 2x for the ride.

Bcos we didn't take that many rides the last time, we explored the park a lot more this time. We realised how super tiring it was, given that Ocean Park was built on a mountain. We had to walk up and down slope to get from one ride to another and we walked back and fro a few times. My calves were still screaming from the Peak descend 2 days back. Haha.

The trip went well until we saw the Dragon ride. It was a roller coaster that also goes upside down but on a smaller scale. Lil Shauna really wanted to try it. Zaky wanted too but he was not tall enough and threw  quite a tantrum. There was tons of "not fair" statements and lots of negotiation before Lil Shauna and I finally went on the ride. It was not scary at all; I ended up feeling the want to puke more than scare after the ride. Haha.

It was again another late lunch. We had plenty of late lunches in Hong Kong. By then, the crowd had started to come in and the Qs were getting longer. We caught 1 last ride after lunch and were in the Q for a good 40 mins. We didn't catch any show but visited the Shark Mystic.

And of course the jellyfish exhibits.

That was when we realised that Ocean Park was suddenly swarmed with PRCs tourists. They must had came in truckloads; the entire park was filled with people! We were so glad that we were done with most of the rides.

We then took the cable car down to the ground level of the park.

It was late afternoon when we arrived. There wasn't much to do at the ground level and mostly baby rides. We did go to the kids corner and saw hoards of parents and young kids. Our kids are way too old for the bouncing castle and playground. While the other parents chased after their young ones, we relaxed one corner. Haha. Shiok ah, no need to chase already.

Ended up, our kids werent interested in the playground too. When we went to ask them to leave, we found them catching lizards instead. Haha.

We left at about 6pm. The park closes at 7pm but we really didn't want to squeeze with the crowd, either for more rides or bus 629.

It was a great day but we all agreed that Disneyland was better. It must be the companion. Hehe. XOXO to the Liow family.

Mummy Lim