Fascinating Look Inside Chimelong Spaceship, the World’s Largest Indoor Theme Park

The Chimelong Spaceship Theme Park in China’s Zhuhai region is a 750-meter-long structure that lies against green hills, like a vessel that just landed and stayed. The world’s largest indoor theme park is contained within its over 400,000-square-meter enclosed area. It began functioning in stages in late 2023 and quickly established seven Guinness World Records before most people outside the region were aware of it.

The structure itself sends a very clear message from the start, with its sleek, rounded form creating a stunning display at night thanks to the blue accent lights and blending in pretty well with the surrounding terrain during the day. The park was created by a Los Angeles company with great experience in huge marine projects at a cost of around $1.1 billion spread over more than ten years. It shares a border with an ocean-themed resort and a huge hotel, forming part of a major destination expected to attract millions of visitors each year.

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However, when you enter, it becomes clear that this place is massive. The park combines a vast aquarium operation with rides, entertainment, and themed attractions spread across around 15 different zones. It’s not just big; it’s also home to over 150,000 marine animals of over 300 species. The total volume of water in all of the tanks is a staggering 75 million litres, setting yet another record. The largest single tank alone holds 56 million litres and incorporates an incredible wave system capable of producing waves as tall as 3.2 metres, gaining the Guinness World Record for the highest indoor artificial wave ever.

One of the most impressive marine attractions is the world’s largest living coral reef exhibit, spread across multiple specially designed tanks with a combined capacity that breaks all kinds of records. Visitors can walk through an environment filled with live coral, stunning fish, and well-lit displays underlining the value of reef ecosystems. There’s even a presentation that uses a giant animatronic coral monster to demonstrate reef importance in an engaging fashion, rather than just a boring lecture.

Rides are scattered throughout the park, mixing together with space themes and undersea excursions. One of the first things you’ll notice is a very gentle introduction to the park, a motion simulator called Spaceship Story in which you sit aboard a vessel that takes off, encounters a few challenges, and then returns, all using screens and movement to immerse you in the park’s story of exploration and discovery from the start.

The clear star of the show is below in the deep-sea section, where Bermuda Storm, the world’s largest seated motion simulator capacity, can accommodate 304 people on a single platform. Riders enter what appears to be a research vessel and face a giant curved projection screen that must be well over 1,600 square meters in size. The entire thing is overlaid with water effects, wind, actual set pieces, and even an animatronic character who interacts with what’s happening on screen. Many tourists believe that this is the ride that will stay with them the most at the park since it involves all of your senses at once and delivers a light and adventurous story that is never too intense.

Next to that is China’s first real underwater submarine experience. Riders enter a vessel that transports them through a genuine aquarium tank, with fish swimming straight past the windows and projections and stage pieces resulting in some very spectacular encounters with larger creatures, such as the gigantic squid scene. The entire journey unfolds at a very peaceful, observant pace, which contrasts perfectly with the high-adrenaline adventure next door.