After dark at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park, the backstage team that keeps the show rolling
When the last visitor has left for home, an army of security staff, cleaners and technicians moves in and goes to work
As the sun sets, the music fades and visitors stream out after another fun-packed day, dozens more people descend on Ocean Park.
These are the security staff on the evening shift whose job is to usher out the last few stragglers and clear the way for the cleaning crew and allow the maintenance workers to perform their routine checks.
Watch: a walk through Ocean Park after dark
With the lights down and waterfall turned off, security staff do their rounds in a blanket of darkness. Is there a visitor still lurking in a dim corner? No – not once over all those decades has anyone tried to hide in the park after closing time, security supervisor Ken Tse says.
Now it’s show time for the engineers and technicians who ensure the safety of every ride, including the cable cars, Ocean Express trains and many others. And yes, they do get to ride everything for free – it’s all part of keeping the show on the road for visitors to enjoy the next day.