Johnny So

Short biography

Johnny So is a highly experienced professional in operations and theme park management. He currently holds the position of Senior Head of Operations and Engineering at Ocean Park Corporation, where he oversees guest experiences, operations, and engineering for both Ocean Park and Ocean Park Water World. Johnny's career began at Ocean Park Hong Kong, where he worked in zoological operations. Over the years, he gained a diverse range of experience in operations and contingency management at Ocean Park and the mass transportation corporations in Hong Kong. In 2005, he joined Hong Kong Disneyland as part of the opening team. During his 13 years there, he held various operations leadership roles, including arrival experiences, resort duty manager operations, attractions operations and attractions expansion. He was also instrumental in successfully opening Toy Story Land, Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Manor, Fantasy Garden, and Iron Man Experiences for Hong Kong Disneyland. In 2019, Johnny returned to Ocean Park as Operations Director and led the park through various challenges, including the unprecedented impact of COVID. He then joined Evergrande Fairyland Group as a Group leader, where he was responsible for the theme park operations segment, including zoological management and operations at Ocean Park, Water Park, Zero Gravity Park, Yacht Club, retail and dining zones, Museum and Exhibition Centers, and Water Sport Centre in Hainan, China. Before rejoining Ocean Park Hong Kong in 2023, Johnny served as General Manager at Chinachem Group in Hong Kong, where he oversaw the establishment and P&L of a wood fossil museum park and a movie art center.