Ocean Park Hong Kong

I’ve been to Sea World and Disneyland in my lifetime, but I won’t use them as comparisons. However, that being said, Ocean Park has its strengths and weaknesses. Perhaps now having to compete with Disneyland, Ocean Park is more than just fish. It’s a diversified amusement park with elements that Disney doesn’t focus as much. There are various wild land animals, along with the extensive collection of sea creatures. However, there are rides, shows, and a part of the park that recreates old Hong Kong. The old Hong Kong part was kinda nice for a non-​resident like me.
The first part of the park emits this loud music from speakers that tries to exude an epic feel to the experience. It sounded like I was in Jurassic Park or something. I was waiting for the $h!t to hit the fan, a dinosaur breaking out of its cage, and me having to utilize my best Owen Grady (which won’t be nearly enough). The music was just weird for me.
The gondola ride to the other side of the park is scary as heck for someone scared of heights but it’s a nice view of the Pacific Ocean. There are a variety of food options but expect, like every other theme park, said food to be overpriced. The place I went to, Tuxedos, was decent and had sizable portions.

I had wanted to come to Ocean Park all my life. Out of previous 3 visits (1990, 1999, 2006), every day we had planned to go Ocean Park, there was a freakin typhoon or in their terminology like a black warning, etc etc. Essentially, poured like hell. Lol (Downside of being in school and only being able to visit in the summer)
Prior to this trip, i was super scared again (dang do i have a curse or something) that it was going to rain again. The forecast for my trip in HK consisted most of rain ! What the heck??? Luckily, we barely saw any until like the 2^nd to last day, and even then, it wasn’t too much.
Ocean Park is similar to what you’d get at like SeaWorld and a Zoo but tinier. Aquarium, animals, rides.
We had came here around opening time so not many people around. Which was nice, so no lines anywhere, or very minimal line.
You get to see PANDAS and RED PANDAS and arctic FOXES and penguins ! Panda being a panda and sleeping most of the time. We did catch it when it moved around a little but it plopped back down minutes later and knocked out again. Lol Red Pandas are cute as well ! Small little creatures climbing around xD Arctic foxes were adorable. Never seen them before but they all went ZzZzZz…
We had decided to eat at the restaurant near the panda exhibit. Oh man the prices are high ! Yeah i know this is an amusement park but wao. Lol We had ordered spicy beef noodle soup and rice plate with bbq pork and chicken. Flavor wise, they were both decent but oh man, that price. I think it was like $ 40 USD for the both of these.
The park itself is split into two areas. Partially understandable since its hong kong and space is a huge issue but a huge mountain inbetween? oh man. There are two ways to go between the areas. Cable car that goes up the mountain and along the cliff… or a train that goes through the mountain. As said before, weather wasnt its best so it was cloudy and a little windy on the day we went. We had tried the cable car first. Prior to getting onto the cable car, there was an «Old Hong Kong» area where modeled to how Hong Kong was with some older music. (ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen… LOL) xD ANYWAYS… each «cabin» fits 4 – 5 people. Us being a group of 3, had our own. Going up the mountain wasn’t bad. Had a great view of the island and the bay to the south end of HK. This is when things got shaky. I have a small fear of heights but not so bad (usually), same for my friend, except her reaction was much worse. The wind swayed the cabin left and right while moving at a speed of like 1 mph. Then as most cable cars, they have towers they have to pass which caused an unsettling sound.
After getting to the other side, thats where most of the «extreme» rides are. Roller coasters, spinny things, etc. There was a shark and sting ray aquarium on the other side too. One sting ray came up to greet us AND splash water at you XD ! be careful ! If the weather wasn’t so meh, we probably would have tried the water tube ride but it was kinda chilly with the wind. You can entertain yourself and other spectators with spraying water at the riders though. xD
Roller Coasters had little to no line. Almost instant on. The one to the side of the cliff was pretty fun and scary. You’d be going towards the side of the cliff then it turns u out and back in. XD
Chinese tour groups showed up later early afternoon and made it very busy. Everything started getting lines. Park closes at 6pm. They showed up at like 2−3pm. Weird? We had left around 3pm as we had covered all of the park already (oh we took the train back as we weren’t gonna try the cable car again… much smoother and uhm… dark ride Lol)
It probably would have been funner at a younger age. Maybe with experience of going to so many other types of parks in the states, it seems more meh now. Still good to try at least once. At least i can say ive been there now, after almost 30 years.

I have heard about Ocean Park my whole life but I have never been able to go. My mother is from Hong Kong and the last time we visited, I was only 4, and I don’t believe we stopped by. Fast forward 20 years later, my friends and I decided to visit Hong Kong after a vacation in Korea. My best friend have always wanted to go as well but every time he was in Hong Kong, it was raining so he never got the chance. So I guess now is our chance!
First and foremost, Ocean Park is local so it’s definitely something that you won’t find elsewhere. However, in terms of an amusement park, it’s quite lackluster. It has an animal area, an aquarium, and rides.
It was nice to be able to see pandas, red pandas, and arctic foxes. Ocean Park was the first place that I have got to see these animals. They were all very cute!
The aquarium was also nice to go to. I’ve been to other aquariums before so I can’t say the one in Ocean Park was exceptionally great.
They also have a section of the park that is decorated with the old Hong Kong theme, similar to the 20’s-50’s and that was definitely nice to see. They play all the old classic songs in that area as well … :)
One thing I did not enjoy was. how come the park is separated? You have to either ride a train or a cable ride to get to the other side. The other side of the park is also where you’ll find all the exciting rides but honestly, the cable ride was enough excitement for me. I’m afraid of heights but I’m typically okay with these types of rides … but the day we went, it was really windy so not only do you hear the every single creaking noise, you also get to hear the strength of the wind. It was scary and it’s got my head spinning. Needless to say, we took the train back later in the day to get back to the main area of the park.
As many have pointed out, the prices of the food were pretty ridiculous. I understand that food is typically up charged at an amusement park but holy moly. it’s a huge up charge. We went to Everland in Seoul and their food prices weren’t as bad so we didn’t think that it would be bad at Ocean Park but boy were we wrong.
We were pretty thankful that when we went, there weren’t a whole lot of people. It was probably a down time season. But because of that, the park seemed like it wasn’t even open. When we first got into the park, a good portion of the stands weren’t open at all. Guess you don’t have to open them if you aren’t busy! On the bright side, every ride had a very short wait or no wait at all!
Also, for that one river ride, there’s an area that you can stand on and shoot water at people that are on the ride. That was pretty funny.
Overall, I probably wouldn’t go to Ocean Park again. It wasn’t particularly that much fun. The park closed at 6 PM on the day we went and we found ourselves leaving at around 3 – 4 PM. If it was fun, I may have stayed longer…

For some kids, the happiest place on earth was almost always Disneyland. But for me, it was all about Ocean Park (香港海洋公園). An entertainment child from the likes of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, HK’s most celebrated park celebrates 40 years next year. It was and still is, the most visited theme park in Hong Kong and a top 20 most visited amusement park in the world.
For families doing research, know this amusement park is massive. Ocean Park is basically split through a mountain, with two areas (Waterfront + Summit) accessible via cable cars, railway cars, and elevators. There are subzones from within; 8 areas known as:
Amazing Asian Animals
Aqua City
Whiskers Harbour
Marine World
Polar Adventure
Adventure Land
Thrill Mountain
The Rainforest
Every area has so much going on that it’s overwhelming to cover even in this review. I would be hard pressed to believe the new Ocean Park can be conquered in a day, it’s easily a weekend kind of place. Some highlights:
+ Hair Raiser (Thrill Mountain): The world’s first and only floorless roller coaster. Nuff said.
+ Ocean Park Tower (Marine World): This is an amazing viewpoint in one of the tallest observation towers in Asia. 360 degree views of various HK islands and an ideal photo point.
+ Sea Jelly Spectacular (Marine World): The only «sea jelly» exhibit I’ve ever seen or heard of; beautiful exhibition.
+ Grand Aquarium (Aqua City): One of the largest aquariums in the world. This is worth the price admission alone.
+ Giant Panda Adventure (Amazing Asian Animals): Self explanatory.
+ South Pole Spectacular (Polar Adventure): Penguin overload. They’re just so cool.
+ Bungee Trampoline (Thrill Mountain): Don’t want to bungee jump but still get a feeling on how it is? Try this instead.
+ The Flash (Thrill Mountain): One of the fastest roller coasters in the world. 3.9Gs!
+ Raging River (Adventure Land): Float on a log and fly down some waterfalls? Yes.
+ Old Hong Kong (Aqua City): A replica of HK in the 50s, this is both cheesy and interesting for people who are looking for their next fun social media photo.
+ Whiskers Harbour (the whole thing): If you have kids who are 7 and below, this is where they should be. Super safe rides, lots of interactive exhibits, and attractions for days.
There is so much still in development for Ocean Park that the experience in the next few years will be so different. They’re in midst of completing a hotel for next year (finally!) and more than 3 dozen attractions are going to be unveiled in the next few years. Disney HK might only next door with a 10 year life span, but Ocean Park is clearly bringing out the big guns.
General admission for adults (12 years old+) is $ 385HKD and children (3 – 11 years old) is $ 193HKD. If you forsee multiple visits throughout the year, consider rocking one of their annual memberships between $ 740−2300HKD for free admission and priority access. Parking is available for a fee, but like all things in HK — consider public transit.

I’ve always loved coming to Ocean Park for their mixture of rides/​games and animal exhibits. What’s better, is that keep improving and adding/​changing things, so that there’s always something new to visit. Personal favourites are the panda and penguin exhibits. Note the penguin exhibit and shark aquarium are excellent in the summer, since it is so, so chilly in both those places. In terms of rides/​games, I love the lookout tower, just because it gives such a nice panoramic view, and it’s definitely a short, fun ride.
My main issues with Ocean Park are its ridiculous food prices. If I recall correctly, their BBQ pork rice in the store beside the panda exhibit was $ 70. That’s just BBQ pork and rice. All their food and drinks are completely overpriced, and especially, in the summer, their iced water and popsicles/​ice cream will be crazy. Their souvenirs, on the other hand, are very, very reasonably priced though.
Lineups are terrible in the summer — long and chaotic. Chaotic because many people try to break the queue and/​or are terribly impolite. For some of the rides, you can expect up to 1 hour wait times — in the middles of a sweltering Hong Kong summer. If you can, I’d suggest going on a rainy/​cloudy day — we went once on a day with a Yellow rain warning, everything was open at some point during the day and there were no, absolutely no line ups, it was so beautiful. Or, go during the winter, even during the winter holidays, there are short (~10minutes) line ups.
One suggestion is to arrive early, so around when the park opens. I’d recommend going to the other side first, by tram because there will be no lines then. Typically there are long line ups to go from the entrance side to the other side by tram by 1pm, so it would be wise to take the «subway» when coming back.
Perfect way to spend a day looking at animals and going on classic amusement park rides. Would definitely recommend visiting as a tourist to Hong Kong and fantastic for children specifically.

If you have to pick between Disney and Ocean Park pick this one! I spent the entire day here and wished I had more time. This place is like a zoo/​aquarium/​theme park all in one. It is massive. There are two sides to the park-I’d suggest taking the cable cars first and working your way back. The lines can get long for some of the coasters-​my favorite was one on the side if a cliff where you can literally see all of Hong Kong below you. Breathtaking! I would go back on my next trip in a heartbeat.

This place was absolutely adorable! We ended up getting half price tickets through our hotel which made it even better. When we got to the park gates we handed them our phone & they had a scanner right there. No line. No waiting. No hassle! I definitely recommend purchasing an e-​ticket prior to arrival. Once inside there were lines but the waits were not that bad. There is food everywhere with a ton of options. Even a McDonald’s for us wary eaters. The sky buckets to the other side of the park made for amazing photo opportunities of the surrounding islands. You definitely need to go to the other side during the day & come back at night for another amazing view.
On the other side we saw the dolphin show which was a lot of fun. The background of carnival rides & the ocean was breathtaking. The screen also has the words in English so us English only speakers know what is going on. The jellyfish exhibit was a ton of fun. There are mirrors everywhere & changing lights. You get so turned around & confused but all in a fun & silly way.

The honest opinion is that if you have very limited time and you can only afford one day for theme parks; then you should go to Ocean Park rather than Disney HK.
Personally I have been to both more than a hand full of times, I like both places, but as a tourist, Ocean Park just adds a local touch to the place compared to the standardised Disney.
The only down side is that, there are a Lot of people, like a-​lot. Hence make sure you go early or maybe bring your own food/​drink.
Ocean park is more of things like roller coaster, while Disney is obviously a lot more ‘themed’.

It’s been more than 10 years since I’ve been here. They’ve done so much upgrade to the park it’s worth a visit if you haven’t been in a while. The cable car ride is still my favorite though. I love the recreation of old Hong Kong. The Ocean Express funicular takes you to the same spot as the cable car ride which is the other side of the park. The cable car has a nice views but the Ocean Express funicular is a cool ride as well because it has video screens so it feels like you are riding at the bottom of the ocean similar to the old submarine ride at Disneyland. There’s so much to see it’ll take you the whole day so come early. The only down side is the food are expensive. If you do eat in the park, the terrace café has a great view of the ocean. The roller coasters are usually not busy even when the park is full.

How can you ever say you’ve been to Hong Kong without ever going to Ocean Park? It’s THE amusement park of Hong Kong that was present before I was even born.
There are direct buses or other modes of transportation to get here. I always take the CityBus Route 629 from Central (Star Ferry) or from the Admiralty MTR station. Bus fares for adults are $ 10.60HKD. Each bus comes between 20−60min if you are waiting at Central, I would suggest coming here early to avoid the long lineups.
Admission fees for adults (ages 12 or above) is $ 345HKD for the day. This includes entrance to the park and all of the shows and rides Ocean Park has to offer. Entering into the park, you will need to take the escalators up to the entrance. Going into the park, you will first encounter the waterfront where the beautiful aquarium where a ton of fish reside. You will also see other animals, such as the famous PANDAS and little rides for everyone to visit.
Go up the summit with the beautiful cable car ride, where you will be able to visit the home of many jellyfishes and go on exciting rides (of course, if you are from America, these rides aren’t really comparable to Six Flags or Wonderland that are much more exciting). Check the times for the Dolphin Show, because you can watch the dolphin show here as well!

The service by staff was horrible. The lines were up to 45 minutes and there was no way to get back quickly to the other side of the park. We waited for 75minutes for a bus — to the other side of the park. There was 1 bus servicing over 3000 patrons. This is no way to treat patrons. Absolutely disgusting treatment of patrons once they have your money. If you must go be prepared to stand for a very long time. Shame I have to review so low but this is extremely rude.

Yay! I’m a fan.
I had such a good time here. It was massive and filled with ocean animals and roller coasters and bad food and a skyrail that takes you across the park, and joy.
So much joy.
I loved the penguins and seeing a walrus swim above me and the unbelivably beautiful light up Jelly Fish enclosure. Terrifying. Don’t miss it.
Yes, it’s cheesy. And yes, two roller coasters were actually broke when we came in the middle of summer on an incredibly hot day. But still, I had such a good time.
Basically, it’s the cheaper alternative to Disneyland and I think it is solid. So solid

We came here with our 2-​year-​old and had a fun day. This place is big. It’s divided into 2 parts and you can get to the other place via the cable car or by the shuttle. It was $ 345 hkd per person.
We did almost everything that we can do with a toddler. We did not go on any of the roller-​coaster rides. What was cool was that at the exit of the jellyfish exhibit, you can have your picture taken and within a matter of 10 seconds, your picture floats out on a jellyfish. Another cool thing they had was the goldfish exhibit. These are some of the prettiest and fattest goldfish I’ve ever seen.
They were also celebrating Halloween when we visited and we saw a lot of employees dressed up in their creepy customs.
We dined at the Ocean Café. This place is not cheap by any means. I guess that’s typical. They had also decorated the restaurant for Halloween. The customers are mostly foreigners and young people.
Two things that I have to complain about are: 1) all the rides are very short. I guess they have to keep the lines moving. 2) whenever there’s a little gap, people would sneak in front of you. That just drove me crazy.
I recommend going early when they first open. It gets crowded in the late morning/​early afternoon when all the tour buses drop off other tourists.

Sighs… where do I even begin…
I simply do not have much to Unilocal about so here is a bullet pointed review:
Month and year of visitation: February 2015
Reason for visiting: We wanted to see how it compares to Seaworld.
Ease of transportation to get there: Fair. Do you research on map instructions before you go. It will make your life a lot easier.
Pros:
— Able to purchase tickets at 7 Eleven
— Cable cars
— Ocean tower provides a 360 view of the park and surrounding areas
— Small section of roller coaster rides
Cons:
— Show times are poorly coordinated
— Shows are very amateur and boring
— Lots of uphill walking
— Poorly labeled signs for different attractions
— They did not even have black and white pandas during our visit. They had a red panda which looked like a fox (jipped)
— Food is overpriced and not appetizing
Cleanliness:
— Fair
Friendliness of park staff:
— Between fair and poor. The honestly couldn’t care less about what you think.
Would I recommend it to a friend: No. Visit a Seaworld location in the States instead.

Great place! The customer service all around the park is SUPER friendly! Much better then back in the states! Its a very clean park and well maintained. They have many different animals see ranging from Sharks to Arctic Foxes as well. The shows are fun and entertaining with many different rides to choose from. It is one of the best theme parks that I have been to and recommend anybody who comes to Hong Kong to stop by this well kept and entertaining park.
There is only one downsides to this place and that was the area where they kept the Great Whites (I believe) was removed and was replaced by Mainland Chinese fish… The kind where you can buy at a Ranch 99 Market (Asian market). The entire section of that park with Mainland Fish had cardboard cutouts on the side of the path, which was riddled with China’s landscape and architecture leading to the inside of a cave which had yummy fish!
Other then that. Its an AMAZING park. When I go back to Hong Kong, I plan on definitely coming back here!

First time here, I would definitely preferred OP over HK Disney. So much to do and see! On the day we went, the cable cars were closed for maintenance. So, we just stuck to one side of the park. Looking at the pictures from other Unilocalers, I truly missed out on a lot but no regrets. Traveling with an 18 month old, you do what you can. We love love the aquarium, wasn’t overly crowded and it was nice and cool. Being from the states, this girl can’t deal with heat and the humidity! We saw pandas, fish, some shows. Checked out «Old Hong Kong». It was quite enough, my toddler loved the park, where we spent most of our time. I known waste of $$ to go play in the park but what else can a toddler do in the exhibits? Main thing was, he had fun and we got a small reprieve from the sun. Definitely a must see! I will be back when I visit Hong Kong again!

WOW WOW WOW
So glad I chose this over the HK Disneyland!
This park is incredible! It’s been around for a while but it has been very well maintained. It is absolutely gigantic, and you will walk around the entire 6+ hours you’re here, so bring your sneakers. And water. And something to cover yourself up from the cruel sun if you were so ill-​timed as I was in the middle of seventh-​level-​of-​hell-​heat July. Definitely see the penguins, play in the water park area, see some koalas, and DO NOT MISS the giant pandas! This park is also very easy to get to on public transit — just nab an oyster card and take the bus over here, it will drop you off right in front of the park!

So what they have a panda bear.
I’ve been to Cheng Du and have actually held a panda bear, and have been to the Washington DC zoo where they too have panda bears to see.
Tourists go crazy over the fact that they have animals here. I guess when you’re in Hong Kong this is the closest thing to a zoo that you’ll find.
Oh, and some rides.
Very boring rides.
I feel like I’m in someone’s backyard birthday party.
Came here for Halloween since they had the special haunted sections where they scare you, and I was still equally bored.
The only reason this place is crowded my mom and uncle say is that thy get in free for being a senior citizen. Hence that’s why there are people here.
It gives them some place to be.
Yet for my brother, cousins, and I we were so bored.
Hardly any rides except for the sky tram and you spend most of your time waiting in line to see animals that you could see back in the USA with less crowds!
Skip this park unless you get dragged here by your old relatives!

I have mixed feelings about this park, one part due to the fact that majority of the rides are located on the Summit level, which is as the name indicates, at the top of the mountain. I was lightheaded and had a extremely bad headache the entire time and it really impacted my ability to enjoy the park.
Just in case you don’t want to read my entire review, let me cut to the chase in this next paragraph.
All in all, the park was okay but be prepared to walk around like being in a maze. Not a lot of rides, more encounters with animals which is really nice and you can tell the animals are taken care of extremely well by the park. Total Judgment but their Symbio water show is a total knock off of Disney’s Fantasmic show.
Line Cutting Issue: I noticed many people mentioning their annoyance with the «Mainlanders» in Hong Kong with their perceived rude behaviors. Look, I high end shop like it’s a sport so I know how to deal with people trying to accidentally cut in front of you so that never happened to me.
Shows: The shows fill up ridiculously quickly which was irritating because who knew you need to arrive an hour in advance see a show… After all, we’re in an amusement park and that precious time can be spent getting on rides, especially when you have children in tow.
They have great encounters with their animals and they take good care of their living environment, which was a contrast to the Beijing Zoo.
However, my other negative is primarily due to my overall experience being in China. I know that my family and I are anomalies being of color in China, especially with my daughter having braids in her hair. Being a first generation person and having foreigners as family members, trust me, I don’t get offended easily like your average North American.
But the grabbing, tugging and picture taking of the kids without permission was a major issue for me. I was prepared for the space invasion but this was at a whole new level. While queuing up for the rides (which on average is a 30 – 45 minutes wait), my daughter grabs my waist saying she felt someone pulling her hair, another person pinched my son’s arm to see how he feels. As with many cultures, we have beliefs and superstitions, random hands in the hair are a NO, NO!
This was the first time we encountered this in Hong Kong. In Beijing we encountered this so much my daughter asked me if she was famous as we went literally running out of Tiananmen Square due to the mob of people wanting to touch or take pictures of the kids.
It appears that they’re expanding the park.

This place was awesome! Visited Ocean Park during my two week business trip to Kowloon for Go-​Live training back in August of 2013. The park was massive, where I had to take cable cars from one area to another, and an underground train to access other areas of the park. Full day spent here and it was an amazing experience. My favorites were the panda exhibits and sea lion show. Got ot ride a roller coaster, saw penguins, jellyfish, and an acrobat show with wall climbers being belayed. Really hoping I can return again someday!
Best,
Charlie

honestly if you come from North America from places like Toronto and have been to Wonderland/​Six Flags, it’s not as good and there’s not much point to come.
the rides aren’t as exciting, the aquarium/​animals/​panda viewing is sub par and the transportation around the park kind of sucks. you need to walk up hills and take cable cars/​trains to get around the park and it’s a drag.
anyway, I thought it was a waste of time and I usually love amusement parks. only thing I can say is that the scenery is nice.

Ocean Park fails on many levels as a must see place in HK!
it’s mostly geared towards kids.
WHATEVER YOU DO DON’T GO HERE DURING SUMMER SEASON — heat + humidity makes you experience hell before death.
++ all the line cutting Chinese mainlanders get quite annoying when you are dying out there in long lines for a mediocre ride.
the park is a bit expensive but not unreasonable.
rides are OK, some better than others some are not impressive at all. the lines are terrible as in most amusement parks but, the rides seldom make you feel good about the wait. It’s worth checking out but, shouldn’t be a must on most people’s itinerary.

There are two amusement parks in HK, Ocean Park and Disneyland. Definitely, Ocean Park is the place to be! The park is also way bigger than Disneyland HK.
This place is where I have many childhood memories. They have shows with cute sea animals and thrilling roller coaster rides. They also have aquariums and different interesting attractions here. You can definitely have a lot of fun spending a whole day here. I especially love to see the pandas and other animals!
Make sure to hop on the cable cars to take you to another part of the park. You get to travel over a body of water at a great height. You get to enjoy some peacefulness with scenic views of nature.
The restaurants at this park are also very good. There are Chinese and American-​style food. This place is definitely worth your time and money. I highly recommend this place for those traveling to Hong Kong!

Headsup! This review is for the indoor aquarium only:
The aquarium portion of this park blew my mind. The indoor color mood lit jellyfish tanks were incredible… and adjacent the large depth and reflective tank held the presence of so many, many swirling fish. Which, IMHO, was the coolest thing, and with it… the realization of layers of what could only be revealed a schools (plural) of community. Meaning… the fish that stayed in their strata.
AND
And they were all busy! Moving with purpose.
Why was this zoo able to create such an amazing environment where other aquariums have IMHO, have failed?
Is there a wave or motion machine in effect to create this highway of movement?
There is a deep magic that turns these fish into purposeful beings. When I saw them in harmony and I saw them beautiful.
And I had my answer, that’s Sovereign in play.
Come because of the jellyfish in Las Vegas changing colored light show cylinder display tubes artfully positioned in the room.
Come because the air conditioning is on super blast; and it’s miserable hot outside.
But come to see the swirl of gigantic proportions, it’s beauty and it’s path will transfix you, as it did me, standing in the cooled darkness. Wow!