The Cebu Ocean Park & Events Center is a
marine theme park
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in
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. A ...
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Philippines
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. It is currently the largest ocean park in the Philippines,
tripling the size of the
Manila Ocean Park.
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 .
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
SM Seaside, (formerly SM Seaside City Cebu) also known locally as Seaside, is a large shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings in South Road Properties, Cebu City, Philippines. The mall opened on November 27, 2015, exactly 22 yea ...
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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.
The oceanarium project received opposition from environmental groups which opposed captivity of animals. The park had its soft opening on August 24, 2019.
In April 2020, Cebu Ocean Park temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later reopening in November 2020.
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 with a depth of , and a 360-degree viewing tunnel.
References
External links
Cebu Ocean Park official website*
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Buildings and structures in Cebu City
Aquaria in the Philippines
Tourist attractions in Cebu City
2019 establishments in the Philippines