Qingdao Polar Ocean Park is a National AAAA-rated scenic area, located at No. 60 Donghai East Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao City. It is situated in the core tourism belt along the coast of Laoshan, facing the Yellow Sea, backed by Fushan Mountain, adjacent to Sculpture Park, Shilaoren Seawater Bathing Beach, and Xiaomai Island Park. With its three sides surrounded by the sea, it boasts beautiful scenery and convenient transportation. It is a polar ocean-themed park that integrates marine display, cultural tourism experience, science education, and animal conservation.
Qingdao Polar Ocean Park consists of five major venues: the Polar Ocean Aquarium, Horizon Theater, Deep Sea Fantasy – Jellyfish Secret Realm, Polar Legend – Ice Snow Experience Hall, and 360-degree Dome Theater, combined with the central Whale Surprise Square, creating a unique marine joy cube in Shandong Province. Within the park, you can get up close to observe polar animals such as beluga whales, dolphins, walruses, and polar bears, as well as over 50,000 marine creatures including hawksbill turtles, tiger sharks, golden dories, swallow rays, jellyfish, and sea horses. Beyond that, six major performances including ‘Marine Whale and Dolphin Show’, ‘Beluga Love’, ‘Deep Sea Mermaid Show’, ‘Sea Lion Legend – Pava’, ‘Science Magic Show’, and ‘Magic Ocean’; seven popular check-in areas such as the 360-degree transparent dream jellyfish tunnel, underwater tunnel, beluga tank, deep-sea migration pool, ocean mascot gallery, flowing light goldfish bay, and Whale Surprise Square combine real marine scenes with artificial settings, allowing you to ‘come to the poles and leave with memories’, feel the magic and charm of the ocean, and gain the wonderful experience of ‘traveling through the North and South Poles in one day and harvesting thousands of surprises’. I. Five Major Theme Pavilions 1. Polar Ocean Pavilion: Home to tens of thousands of marine animals from the North and South Poles, you can travel through the poles in one stop, encounter the secrets of the deep blue, and appreciate the countless marine ‘whale’ joys. 2. Horizon Theater: Watch the entertaining competition of walruses and sea lions in the outdoor theater overlooking the sea, with LED giant screens and comprehensive sound, light, and electric effects bringing an extraordinary visual feast. 3. Deep Sea Fantasy – Jellyfish Secret Realm: The first 360-degree transparent jellyfish tunnel in China, a fantastic secret realm woven by thousands of jellyfish, and a microscopic ocean world composed of more than 20 different shapes and colorful jellyfish, waiting for you to explore the ‘little secrets’ of the deep sea. 4. Polar Legend – Ice Snow Experience Hall: A comprehensive ice and snow venue that integrates ice and snow art with entertainment experience. It enables year-round enjoyment of ice and snow, and for the first time, adopts the ‘ice and snow fusion’ process, featuring ‘Blue Ice Cave’, ‘Neptune’s Throne’, ‘Colorful Ice Slide’, and ‘Big Snow Monster’ snow interaction, where you can fully appreciate the beauty of ice and snow and feel the unique charm of ice and snow. 5. 360-degree Dome Theater: Step into the ‘sphere’, and in one second, you will be in the deep ocean world, with naked-eye 3D and holographic horizontal sky幕 watching beluga whales and penguins swimming in the air, taking you into the undersea visual cube to experience another kind of ‘whale’ wonder of the ocean! II. Over 50,000 Marine Animals Polar Bear | ‘Ice and Snow Cute Master’ accompanies you to check in the ‘Ice and Snow World’ Beluga Whale | The beauty king with 18 abdominal muscles, whales follow the waves Dolphin | Swimming champion, listening master, sea school bully… Meeting me brings good luck for the whole year.Shark | The male lead of marine ‘horror films’. Jellyfish | Elegant marine spirits that heal all unhappiness. Seal | ‘Gas tank’ is not fat. It’s just full of air in the belly. Penguin | Short wings don’t affect my powerful paddling. Sea lion | The energetic star on the stage and the happy messenger in the ocean. Third, six major performances. 1. Stunning | Whale and dolphin show at sea: Elegant beluga whales, majestic false killer whales, and dolphins with extraordinary skills. Combining dance, acrobatics, contortion, and water ballet, it is a combination of strength and beauty. Feel an unprecedented polar carnival.
2. Romantic | Love of beluga whales: Beluga whales incarnate as dancers. Humans and whales dance together to compose a beautiful love song. 3. Dreamy | Deep-sea mermaid show: A brand new mermaid and thousands of golden trevallies dance beautifully together! Incorporating modern light and shadow technology to create a sea show spectacle that combines the virtual and the real. 4. Joyful | Legend of sea lions: Sea lions and walruses incarnate as brave warriors. With the power of Pava, they defeat pirates. The legend of ‘Qin Yu Island’ is being staged. 5. Knowledgeable | Scientific magic show: The marine doctor starts a scientific experiment journey with booming air cannons. Learn while traveling and combine education with entertainment. 6. Magical | Magic Ocean: Starting from the sea area of Qingdao, ‘travel’ to different depths of the marine world. A fantastic journey to explore the ancient ocean unfolds… Fourth, seven major photo-taking and check-in areas. 1. 360 fully transparent dreamy jellyfish tunnel: Explore the dreamy world of jellyfish. The changing light and jellyfish spots complement each other. Encounter the elegant ‘marine spirits’ in the middle of the sea. It is gorgeous and fantastic. 2. Underwater tunnel: In the depths of the blue ocean, feel different kinds of fish and marine life surrounding you in a panoramic view. Capture the vivid moments at zero distance. Let the ‘healing’ be within reach. 3. Beluga whale exhibition tank: Under the shimmering waves, snuggle up with the romantic and beautiful beluga whales. Beluga whales and caregivers dance in the water. Compose a beautiful love song together. The wonderful audio-visual feast is worthy of being recorded by the camera. 4. Deep-sea migratory pool: With a 300m² giant viewing field, you can be among colorful corals and more than 10,000 colorful marine fish without diving. The atmosphere is full! 5. Gallery of cute marine animals: When polar animals meet world famous paintings, a unique oil painting texture emerges. Each one is cute and classic. 6. Streamer goldfish bay: The beautiful bay of goldfish. Thai lionhead goldfish, Liu Jin goldfish, Butterfly tail goldfish, Lan Shou goldfish… Many kinds of precious goldfish swim slowly in the water. Encounter lovely little goldfish in the light and shadow. 7. Whale Delight Square: Facing the Yellow Sea, the giant beluga whale water spray sculpture is a landmark building in Qingdao. You who love art and taking pictures must come and try it! Opening hours: Open from 08:30 to 16:30 on Mondays to Fridays throughout the year; open from 08:30 to 17:00 on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year; open from 08:30 to 17:00 on New Year’s Day. Preferential policies: For children: height 1.For children under 2 meters (inclusive), they must be accompanied by an adult who has purchased a ticket to enter the park. One adult with a ticket can bring one child under 1.2 meters (inclusive) for free. Additional children need to purchase separate tickets. For the 5D dynamic experience hall, there are no seats provided. Free entry for teenagers: height from 1.2 meters (exclusive) to 1.4 meters (inclusive). Discounted entry for seniors: aged 70 years (inclusive) and above (based on ID information). Free entry for elderly who need to present valid documents (ID) at the window to receive entry tickets. Discounted entry for people aged 60 to 69 years (inclusive) based on ID time. Discounted entry for students: full-time undergraduate and associate degree students from higher education institutions approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education, excluding non-full-time students such as graduate students, correspondence students, self-taught students, evening university students, and students from distance education institutions. Please bring your student ID to enter. Discounted entry for disabled individuals: those with a disability certificate. Half-price entry for military personnel: active-duty soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, military academy students, retired Red Army veterans, disabled soldiers, and retired military cadres with valid documents. Additional note: The information above is for reference only; please refer to the actual information disclosed by the scenic spot on the day of visit.
Service facilities: Parking lot: [Scenic spot parking lot] Reference price: The official parking lot of the park is located to the east (left) of the Donghai East Road entrance. Parking fees are 10 yuan/hour during the peak season and 8 yuan/hour during the off-peak season, with a daily maximum price set. Address: No. 60, Donghai East Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao; Spaces: 600; Directly accessible by Qingdao Metro Line 2 (500 meters walk from Haiyou Road Station Exit B).
Restrooms: Qingdao Polar Ocean Park has multiple restrooms located near the ticket office, second-floor Duoduo Ocean Mall, opposite the Sea Animal Bay, to the right of the Underwater Ice Bar, next to the 2nd entrance of the performance venue, and opposite the Sea Lion Restaurant, all marked with prominent signs.
Nursing rooms: Address: If you need to breastfeed or prepare formula milk while visiting the park, please seek assistance at the customer service center.
Dining: Subway Restaurant, Su Xiaowan Wonton Shop, Mermaid Restaurant.
Snack areas are available at the park’s underwater tunnel and outside the polar oceanarium performance venue. There are also cold drink shops and other places such as Subway and Su Xiaowan Wonton where you can taste various dishes.
