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Antarctica - Empire of the Penguin

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Brian G.

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Just making an official thread.


Antarctica - Empire of the Penguin
will be SeaWorld Orlando’s biggest-ever attraction expansion, opening spring 2013.
Through the years, SeaWorld Orlando has taken you to far-flung corners of the globe, immersing you in exotic places and introducing them to unique worlds of adventure. But no journey is bigger -- or as incredible -- as the one to come in 2013. It’s a voyage to the bottom-of-the-world, to the coldest and windiest continent, to a place of ice more than 9,000 feet thick. It’s a journey to Antarctica and to the empire of the penguin.

You’ll be surrounded by the sights, sounds and awesome encounters found in this frozen place, embarking on a one-of-a-kind ride and an incredible family adventure. You’ll experience the mystery and wonder of life on the ice through the eyes of a penguin, sensing the beauty and drama of their sometimes-dangerous habitat. Antarctica – Empire of the Penguin combines closer-than-ever animal connections with state-of-the-art interactive ride technologies for adventures that are different each time. And, it’s safe to say Antarctica – Empire of the Penguin will be the coldest theme park attraction in the world!

A year-and-a-half from opening at SeaWorld Orlando, details are few. For now, SeaWorld Orlando’s Antarctica will stay as mysterious as its namesake continent.
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photos from today

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I'm really excited about this. Will definitely get me in SeaWorld.
 
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Just wondering have the penguins and puffins been relocated?
 
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^SeaWorld has animal housing centers across the state of Florida for animal re-launch purposes. Supposedly, some penguin species will be kept at those locations, while other species will be kept on-site in secondary locations.
 
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KRAKENvsMANTA said:
^SeaWorld has animal housing centers across the state of Florida for animal re-launch purposes. Supposedly, some penguin species will be kept at those locations, while other species will be kept on-site in secondary locations.
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What I heard the warm water (or was it fresh water) penguins got a brand new facility, and their old backstage facility was re-purposed for the on display antarctic penguins... since it would be too much stress to relocate them to other zoos and be in quarantine not to mention other zoos use are doing the season lighting patterns differently.
 
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KRAKENvsMANTA said:
^SeaWorld has animal housing centers across the state of Florida for animal re-launch purposes. Supposedly, some penguin species will be kept at those locations, while other species will be kept on-site in secondary locations.
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This is correct.
 
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FloridaThrills has some new aerial pics from the Skytower

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New photos!
http://www.wdwfanboys.com/blog/disn...iversal-studios-sea-world-aerials-02-09-2012/
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Look for a few new aerial pics of the Antarctica construction site, beginning on page 2 of the pic update.

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Construction update from the weekend.

http://orlandounited.com/2012/02/14/turtletrek-antarctica-construction-update/
 
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Thanks for the pics! :rep:
 
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batsmouth said:
Just wondering have the penguins and puffins been relocated?
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Behind the Thrills has a new article discussing one of the penguins' temporary homes: http://behindthethrills.com/2012/02/up-close-and-personal-with-penguins-at-seaworld/

The habitat the penguins are currently in while Antarctica is being constructed is located behind Shamu's Happy Harbor. The area holds roughly two hundred to two hundred and fifty penguins at a time.
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That looks like a Penguin Daycare.
 
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Construction update

http://orlandounited.com/2012/02/20/turtletrek-and-antarctica-construction-update/
 
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I am really liking the Turtle Trek theming! Looks great... Very excited to see what kind of ride the Antarctica will be... Very curious! Glad to see SeaWorld really making quick progress on this!
 
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Orlando Sentinel posted this pic of how the coming attractions now appear on the park map

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Here's a great shot that a Twitter friend took last Saturday.

They are digging a gaping hole right in between the former gift shop and Penguin Encounter. The rest of the square is already totally emptied out

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Thnx and credits: Eric M. Davis
 
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Well now we know what buildings are staying and getting redone. I am really excited about this addition but am I the only one wondering about the location. I mean where is the flow :lol: You have the Keys, the Lost City, and giant sea monster, the pacific, and a seaside village surrounding Polar Ice caps? Its still going to be amazing and is a huge move in the right direction for SeaWorld.
 
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From the Orlando United Twitter:

If I were a betting man, I would bet these set pieces belong to Antarctica in SeaWorld.

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Is this over by the cut through to the convention center?
 
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