Farglory Ocean Park

Farglory Ocean Park, also known as Hualien Ocean Park, is a marine-themed amusement park in Yanliao Village, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. It combines aquarium and marine-animal attractions with amusement rides, themed environments, live entertainment, and water-oriented recreation. The park is described as Taiwan's first marine theme park and occupies approximately 51 hectares on the Hualien coast, southeast of central Hualien and accessible from the Taiwan Railway network via Ji'an Station. Construction began in April 1999, and the park opened to visitors in December 2002 after an investment reported in reference material as approximately US$160 million. Its layout is organized into a series of themed areas and entertainment zones, including Brighton by the Sea, Crystal Castle, Discovery Island, Dolphin Lagoon, Harbor Square, Main Street, Mariner's Cove, and Underwater Kingdom. These areas give the destination a hybrid identity: it is not solely an aquarium or animal park, but a full-day leisure destination combining marine interpretation, shows, rides, scenic spaces, and family entertainment. The park's attractions include marine-mammal presentations, aquarium experiences, amusement rides, and named signature attractions such as Dolphin Show, Fly across the Ocean, and Pirate of El Dorado. A cable car provides an additional transport and sightseeing feature within the site. The combination of coastal setting, themed architecture, marine exhibits, and rides positions Farglory Ocean Park primarily as a family-oriented tourism destination serving visitors to eastern Taiwan. Available reference material does not identify a founder, a current parent company, detailed corporate ownership, executive leadership, financial performance, or a formal international expansion strategy. Its known operating footprint is Taiwan, with the Hualien site forming the core of the brand. The park's public-facing proposition is centered on marine-themed recreation and destination entertainment rather than on a separately documented consumer-product business.

Farglory Ocean Park was developed as a large-scale marine-themed tourism and entertainment complex in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. Construction began in April 1999. The project was completed and opened to the public in December 2002, with reference material placing the total development cost at approximately US$160 million. The opening established the park as Taiwan's first marine theme park. The park occupies about 51 hectares in Yanliao Village, Shoufeng Township. Its concept combines a marine park and aquarium with amusement rides, themed architecture, shows, and visitor facilities. Rather than presenting a single attraction type, the site is divided into several themed districts, including Brighton by the Sea, Crystal Castle, Discovery Island, Dolphin Lagoon, Harbor Square, Main Street, Mariner's Cove, and Underwater Kingdom. This spatial organization supports a destination-park model in which visitors move between animal-related attractions, entertainment venues, rides, retail or service areas, and scenic spaces. Marine mammals and aquarium experiences are central to the park's identity. The attraction list includes a Dolphin Show and the Underwater Kingdom area, while other named attractions, such as Fly across the Ocean and Pirate of El Dorado, broaden the offer beyond animal exhibits. A cable car forms part of the park's infrastructure and provides transport and elevated views across the site. The park's location makes it part of Hualien's tourism economy. It is situated southeast of Ji'an Station on the Taiwan Railway system, providing a rail-linked access point for visitors traveling within Taiwan. Publicly available reference material supplied for this dossier does not provide a detailed account of later expansions, ownership changes, management appointments, attendance, financial performance, conservation programs, or international operations. Consequently, the documented history is centered on the park's development, 2002 opening, physical configuration, and core attractions.

• 2002

  Park opens to visitors

  [1]Farglory Ocean Parken.wikipedia.org

  Farglory Ocean Park was completed and opened in December 2002, becoming Taiwan's first marine theme park.

• 1999

  Construction begins

  [1]Farglory Ocean Parken.wikipedia.org

  Construction of the marine-themed park began in April 1999.

Family entertainment destination combining a marine park, aquarium experiences, amusement attractions, themed zones, and live shows in a coastal Hualien setting.

• Marine attractions · 2002

  Marine park and aquarium

  The park's central offering is a combined marine park and aquarium experience. It presents underwater and marine-life environments alongside visitor interpretation and themed facilities, forming the core of the destination's identity as a marine theme park.

• Live animal entertainment

  Dolphin Show

  Dolphin Show is one of the named signature attractions at Farglory Ocean Park. It contributes a scheduled live-entertainment component to the park's marine-mammal and family-oriented visitor proposition.

• Amusement attraction

  Fly across the Ocean

  Fly across the Ocean is a named attraction within the park's broader portfolio of rides and themed experiences. The available reference material identifies the attraction but does not provide further specifications about its ride system or operating history.

• Themed attraction

  Pirate of El Dorado

  Pirate of El Dorado is a named themed attraction at Farglory Ocean Park. It extends the destination's entertainment offer beyond aquarium and marine-mammal content, although the supplied reference material does not describe its format in greater detail.

• Transport and sightseeing

  Cable car

  A cable car is part of the park's visitor infrastructure. In addition to helping connect areas of the large site, it provides a sightseeing element consistent with the park's destination-entertainment format.

1. 1Farglory Ocean Parken.wikipedia.org
2. 2Farglory Ocean Park official websitefarglory-oceanpark.com.tw