Cebu Ocean Park

Cebu Ocean Park is a marine theme park in Cebu City, Philippines. It is currently the largest ocean park in the Philippines,[1] tripling the size of the Manila Ocean Park.

Cebu Ocean Park
Cebu Ocean Park Logo
General information
StatusPartly Finishesd
LocationSouth Road Properties
Town or cityCebu City
CountryPhilippines
Named forCebu
GroundbreakingMarch 13, 2016
OpenedAugust 24, 2019 (Soft Opening)
OwnerCebu Sealife Park
SM Prime Holdings
Website
www.cebuoceanpark.com

History

The SM Supermalls announced its partnership with Cebu Sealife Park Inc., which is affiliated to the operators of Manila Ocean Park in late 2015. SM disclosed plans to plans to construct a marine theme park in Cebu City with Cebu Sealife Park .[2] Cebu Sealife Park was leased a lot at the South Road Properties from the SM Group for the site of the new oceanarium which is near the site of the San Pedro Calungsod Chapel and SM Seaside City Cebu. The groundbreaking of the Cebu Ocean Park began in March 2016 with the initial target of completion of the marine theme park set in late 2017.[3] The park had its soft opening on August 24, 2019.[1]

Facilities

The ocean park is divided into several sections exhibiting both marine and terrestrial wildlife. The Seven Seas features aquariums with fishes and garden eels, the Jungle Trek features river wildlife, including freshwater fishes while the Creepy Critters section exhibits reptiles and insects. The facility also hosts an oceanarium, the Deep Tank Lagoon which has a volume of 3,500 cubic meters (120,000 cu ft) with a depth of 7.2 meters (24 ft), and a 360-degree viewing tunnel.[1]

Reference
  1. Lopez, Monica (August 24, 2019). "Things to do, parts to explore at Cebu Ocean Park, biggest oceanarium in the PH". Sun.Star Cebu. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. "Marine theme park to rise in SM Seaside City Cebu". BusinessMirror. December 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. Cuizon, Razel (March 13, 2016). "Marine theme park to rise on SM's property at SRP". Sun Star. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

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