The Hidden Planet Hong Kong is a temporary attraction setup in the basement of The Pulse in Repulse Bay. It’s been open since 3 July and will continue until 3 September 2018. It was Grobblers idea to go to the Hidden Planet Hong Kong and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Not sure how to describe this – their website sums it up as an “immersive sensory experience that will blow your mind! Immerse yourself in the one-of-a-kind journey featuring music, performance, interactive visual delights and Instagram-worthy attractions”. Basically I’d describe this as an indoor light show.
You can buy tickets to Hidden Planet Hong Kong here. or just show up on the day. We went on a rainy Sunday and showed up when it first opened at 11a.m and there was only a couple of people waiting. They stagger entry to each group, so we had to wait a few minutes after the first couple of cats when inside. On the Pulses website they warn that you may face a long wait for afternoon sessions and I can see why as there’s some nice photo ops inside.
Pricing is above, and each session lasts 90 minutes which is unrealistic as we took our time and spent about 30 minutes inside. Unless flashing lights is your absolute dream of all dreams, it’s almost impossible to spend more than 45 minutes inside. Anyway, once you get inside the first bit is some colourful arches. We got inside and the couple in front of us hadn’t got past this bit. Next up is a neon light interactive wall which is fun for a few minutes.
The next room is more of the same but it’s the room after that has some pretty cool effects. We were told we only had 3 minutes in here but we hung around for a bit longer as the light show here is quite cool, see the video below for a bit of the action – much better in person. After this there’s a hallway with some laser lights, also pretty cool, then after that is a room full of doors, a few of which have some interesting things inside. I won’t spoil the surprise, don’t get too excited but you can spend 10-15 minutes in here.
As you leave there’s another room with some neon lights which is also pretty cool. Overall, Hidden Planet Hong Kong is definitely worth a visit, especially if you live or are staying on Hong Kong Island. It’s probably not something you’d go back to again and again but well worth visiting once and you’ll come away with some cool photos.
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