Ocean Park's new water world to be ready for all seasons
The new attraction - set to open in Tai Shue Wan in 2017 - will avoid making the mistake of the old water world, which closed in the late 1990s after making losses in the colder seasons of the year, said park chief executive Tom Mehrmann.
Ocean Park is bringing back its water world - this time with an all-weather design that will welcome visitors all year round.
The old water world made money only in summer. "We were seeing a market reluctant to go out and get wet after mid-September," Mehrmann said.
Now the park can finally build a new water world given its brisk business in recent years and the space available to expand, said the park's chief executive.
The attraction was also allocated a HK$2.3 billion government loan in this year's budget.
"People kept asking, 'when are you going to bring back the water world?'" he said.