With the celebration of Halloween becoming more popular across China, an increasing number of visitors from mainland China are making a pilgrimage to Ocean Park for an authentic taste of Halloween.
Ocean Park Hong Kong announced the “Republic of Halloween,” the 11th annual Ocean Park Halloween Bash. The new republic comes complete with inauguation ceremony, national anthem and national flag, presided over by park chairman Dr. Allan Zeman as emperor.
Dr. Zeman said, “The establishment of the Republic of Halloween will help us spread Hong Kong’s unique Halloween culture, engendered by Ocean Park, to all corners of the world. This year, we are introducing for the first time ever a locally-developed 3D technology in our Nightmare in 3D to plunge guests into a world where reality and illusion cannot be distinguished. We have also created a solo haunted journey in Fear Factory, where each guest would have to escape from a booby-trapped coffin factory alone.”
Dr. Zeman added, “We will also put on a Carnival for the Damned at Aqua City. The show will include the first-ever haunted spectacular on a water-screen. In addition, guests will have a chance to encounter 444 ghosts and ghouls, including Lady Gwai Gwai, a superstar in the underworld. We will also spread Halloween culture outside the Park to all of Hong Kong through a ghost car parde, haunted commercials, ghastly gifts, a macabre embassy and more. Kids visiting Ocean Park in the daytime can share in the Halloween spirit at Creepy Treats for Kids.”
Fear and trembling in the Republic of Halloween begin at the Waterfront. Joining the world-wide craze for 3D cinema, Ocean Park will take the experience outside of theatres with Nightmare in 3D. Guests will be plunged into a nightmare with images of horror and ghosts leaping towards them. Once awakened, guests will need to gather their wits to make it through Fear Factory, a solo haunted journey filled with tricks and traps.
When night falls, the Lagoon in Aqua City will be turned into what appears to be a pool of blood and the 360° water screen will play host to the first-ever Carnival for the Damned. Giant bizarre puppets and a ghoulish procession will come together for a party from the nether-regions. After enjoying the frightful frenzy, guests will be able to tour Macabre Studio, where they can revisit scenes from classic horror movies.
With the celebration of Halloween becoming more popular across China, an increasing number of visitors from mainland China are making a pilgrimage to Ocean Park for an authentic taste of Halloween. Therefore, Ocean Park has created Torture Chamber of the Dragon Empress, which features many eerie elements familiar to all Chinese people. An evil empress will burst out of her coffin to brandish notorious torture devices. Guests who manage to escape the Chamber can visit the Psychic Club to learn about their future from a fortuneteller who dispenses his wisdom in rap; they can also dance away their fears at Nightmare Prelude, Fury of Lights, Satire from the Other Side or Forbidden Dances.
Terror will also reign on the Summit during Ocean Park Halloween Bash. Zombies will be eager to engage guests in a laser tag game at Zombie Mayhem, a military camp setting with various interactive elements and zombies carrying their own laser tag guns. Lady Gwai Gwai, who rose to fame last year, will take to the stage with fright bands in Freaky Party of Halloween Republic, a spooky variety show that features hair-raising aerial stunts guaranteed to please the crowd.
At the Bloody Workshop, a deranged artist will use blood to paint on carcasses to create works for his exhibition, while paper dolls usually burned as offerings will band together and take revenge on humans at the Paper Doll Paradise.
Since legends have it that the final bus ride of the day is reserved for denizens of the spiritual world, guests visiting The Last Bus will learn about the nightmarish tales behind some of the most blood-curdling lore in Hong Kong. Those thirsting for yet more screams would do well to take in the various shows on offer at the Summit, including: Asylum Breakout, Haunted City Tales, The Cocoon Party, Dance of Paper Offerings and Lady Lucifer’s Revue. They can also strut their scary stuff at the Demon Street of Dance Competition and the Wicked Image Design Contest.
