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SeaWorld Orlando: General Discussion
Harv
TS Member
Does anybody know who manufactured the 3D Turtle Trek cinema thing at SeaWorld, and how much it would have roughly cost? I just thought it was a really great attraction and would like to see something similar in the UK sometime, if these types of thing offer good value for money.
Sam
TS Member
Twitter account Pixels at the Park claims these dark rides are going into SeaWorld, Orlando and CA.
Sudden dramatic splurge of investment on rides seems to indicate that they're preparing long-term to get rid of the whales - they must know it's only a matter of time.
Can't be any worse than the dark ride already there.


Sudden dramatic splurge of investment on rides seems to indicate that they're preparing long-term to get rid of the whales - they must know it's only a matter of time.
Can't be any worse than the dark ride already there.
EuroSatch
TS Member
Can't be any worse than the dark ride already there.
Setting the bar quite low, there...
Rob
TS Team
The Shamu Show at San Diego is being phased out during 2016 to be replaced with an orca experience in 2017 which will be more informative and has a more natural setting. No doubt the SeaWorld haters will still moan about this but short of killing them or releasing them (which is also killing them) there's not much else they can do.
I'd imagine long term this will spread to their other parks including Orlando.

I'd imagine long term this will spread to their other parks including Orlando.
Alexsutton
TS Member
God, Empire of the Penguin is possibly the worst dark ride I have ever been on. It's just so.......frustrating, that a ride with that technology is so, so poor.
It's just a waste really.
Yup. When I was there they had someone guarding the back entrance so you couldn't even go and see the penguins without having to queue up for an eternity, sit through that 'attraction' and then go through that way. Such a waste of a decent ride system.
AirFAN
TS Member
Interesting how these new rides are geared towards promoting their 'convervation efforts'. I think it's little too late in regard to the Orca shows - you can dress that bathtub up all you want but fact is it remains a bathtub, and a small one at that. The park is a commercial entity who cares not about the wellbeing of these whales but about corporate gains - proven by their change in strategy only after they've begun to feel the heat in the media.
If you think I'm a 'SeaWorld moaner' that's absolutely fine - but we live in a world where forcing whales to interbreed with each other and live in minuscule habitats whilst being made to perform (however 'educational' it may be) should be considered barbaric.
I could go into way more detail, but the information is out there and I recommend reading it if this is at all interesting to you.
If you think I'm a 'SeaWorld moaner' that's absolutely fine - but we live in a world where forcing whales to interbreed with each other and live in minuscule habitats whilst being made to perform (however 'educational' it may be) should be considered barbaric.
I could go into way more detail, but the information is out there and I recommend reading it if this is at all interesting to you.
Scott
Former TS Team Member
Was about to post the same Rob:
http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2016/01/new-hypercoaster-gets-topped-off-at.html?m=1
Looking very nice!
http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2016/01/new-hypercoaster-gets-topped-off-at.html?m=1
Looking very nice!
DiogoJ42
TS Member
Given the way modern B&Ms are designed, that's probably the final brake run.Might just be the angle, but the lift hill doesn't look particularly steep?
Sammy
TS Team

Another angle of the first drop, to say the coaster is only just on the 200ft mark that drop is a lot steeper than I thought it would be. It also seems to pull out rather early and have an almost prolonged downwards section at less of an angle before actually leveling out completely?
I am in full agreement with Rob, I do always love watching these B&M mega's rising into the sky!!
Danny
TS Contributor
An alternate angle on Mako's first drop:
Work on the station building:
Further track has been erected after the first drop:
Further photos can be found over at Pixels at the Parks.

Work on the station building:

Further track has been erected after the first drop:

Further photos can be found over at Pixels at the Parks.