Why is Chimelong not talked about much on here?
Firstly, I do not agree with the wild capture of cetaceans, nor their captivate breeding and exploitation for shows, and la-dee-da-dee-da, this is purely from a perspective of park design, animal habitat theming/design, and animal collection.
Chimelong is a Chinese theme park and entertainment group, with lots of their parks having an animal focus. As of July 2026, this includes:
- Chimelong Ocean Kingdom (Zhuhai)
- Chimelong Spaceship Kingdom (Zhuhai)
- Chimelong Birds Park (Guangzhou)
- Chimelong Safari Park (Guangzhou)
-Chimelong Forest Kingdom (Qingyuan)
Each is absolutely mega in terms of size, animal roster, and design. Ocean Kingdom in itself is the world’s largest aquariu, holding whale sharks, manta rays, manatees, walrus, seals, polar bears, grizzly/brown bears, arctic canids, penguins and various species of dolphins, tropical birds, and smaller touchpools throughout. Not to mention, the small (in comparison to other zoos) plot of land also holds these animals with a mountain in the shape of a walrus, more polar-themed mountains, a huge screen tunnel, and some of Asia’s best roller coasters and themed rides.
Chimelong Spaceship Kingdom broke records again, with its massive orca tank, the world’s largest wave pool, holding 15 wild-caught orcas. As mentioned earlier, I do not agree with this, but one could argue they have better space management than any of the SeaWorld parks’ orca tanks. See link [1] for size in comparison to SeaWorld. It also has numerous species of seabirds, dolphins, sharks, manatees, and has a purely insane amount of smaller tanks with more obscure fish. The park itself is the world’s largest indoor theme park, and is known for its spaceship theming and spectacular looks at night!
Chimelong Safari Park and Chimelong Birds Park are a lot more obscure. They are harder for tourists to visi, so not much is known about exact details. Safari Park holds lots of typical species, like elephants, giraffe, zebra, antelope, lions and tigers and their white colour morphs, koalas, wolves, lynx, and china’s special giant pandas. Birds Park is the same in levels of obscurity, but supposedly holds 300+ rare species and 10,000+ individual birds.
Chimelong Forest Kingdom is a copy and paste of Chimelong Safari Park, with added entertainment such as bird shows, bear behaviour shows, safari shows, and rides like their giant lion king ferris wheel and giraffe drop tower thingies.
[1]. https://www.reddit.com/r/orcas/comments/1keagn7/information_and_dimensions_about_the_chimelong/