InPark Magazine: SeaWorld Orlando unveiled plans for its latest attraction planned to open in spring 2025: the Arctic Flying Theater. This new experience invites families to soar over icy landscapes, dive beneath frozen waters and come face-to-face with some of the planet’s most magnificent creatures.
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I understand the hype of a new attraction, but I also sort of don’t understand the hype around this being “first of its kind” – I might not be understanding it fully (I looked around beyond the article to try to understand it a little more but still) but it just seems like a (very good/cool) movie in “a theater that uses rigging to lift seats into the projection of a film, creating the illusion of flight,” which is pretty cool but also feels like something that has been done elsewhere. Still, very cool! I might be totally wrong and it might be brand new. Also, I do really like how they emphasize education and research – it’s great that guests can be having an amusement park experience but also learning things and also knowing that their ticket money is going towards a good cause, at least partially. I always loved the Omnimax giant cinema at the Carnegie Science Center when I was a kid, so there’s a special place in my heart for educational films about nature; I remember seeing some arctic-themed films at the Omnimax which makes this article feel a little nostalgic to me.
(I forgot to tag my name this was posted by Ella S)
In a world where digital media has consumed our lives, this is something that I’m shocked hasn’t really been introduced yet. Yes, there’s Soarin’ at Disney World, but the areas in that ride are as remote as the Arctic. These types of things remind me of the saying you hear from older people: “Why do we need to actually pay to go there? You can go there, just look it up. The world is at your fingertips.” I think Penguin Trek is going to be great, finally shedding light on the parts that people don’t normally look at. There’s a lot of learning that can be done on this ride, which the makers seem to prioritize. I think the importance of linking entertainment with education is rapidly increasing, which is why I love hearing about how we’re advancing technology to fit those needs.
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