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SeaWorld hopes new ride ready for the spotlight
After more than a year of construction and two years of hype, SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin formally opens Friday to what the marine park expects will be a sea of excited guests. They're betting the icy attraction won't slip up...
Tags: Wildlife, Discovery Cove, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, SeaWorld, Trips and Vacations
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SeaWorld's Antarctica: Does it pass the sniff test?
Hundreds of penguins have moved back into SeaWorld Orlando thanks to the new Antarctica - Empire of the Penguin ride. That's prompting a question about the birds' new home: Does it smell? Penguin Encounter, the previous habitat that was leveled to make...
Tags: SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks
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SeaWorld's Antarctica by the numbers
12 flags, representing the countries in the 1959 Antarctic treaty, featured in the Expedition Café 25 minutes to get through the queue, 4-minute ride and penguin habitat 30 degrees Fahrenheit, the air temperature at ride's end 45 degrees...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks
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Busch Gardens parent: Rising sales in 1st earnings report
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT Regional News)Reporting financial results for the first time as a publicly traded company, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter sales jumped 12 percent, powered in large part by higher prices. SeaWorld is the parent company of Busch Gardens...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, SeaWorld, Jim Atchison, Services and Shopping, Companies and Corporations
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SeaWorld's Antarctica: Cool location designed for warm welcome
SeaWorld Orlando's newest attraction turns the planet on its side. Just look at the globe at the entrance: The South Pole is at the equator with a "You are here" designation. And there are glacial reefs standing right here in sunny Central Florida, next...
Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Conservation Fund, SeaWorld, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Little Puck steals show in SeaWorld's new wild ride to Antarctica
A young black-and-white bird soon will take SeaWorld Orlando guests for a spin on the theme park's new ride, Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. Little Puck, an animated creation who's the star of the ride, met dozens of SeaWorld's business partners...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Trips and Vacations, SeaWorld, Theme Park Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks
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SeaWorld: Rising sales on higher prices in 1st earnings report
Reporting financial results for the first time as a publicly traded company, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter sales jumped 12 percent, powered in large part by higher prices. The Orlando-based theme-park owner also...
Tags: Wildlife, Economy, Business and Finance, SeaWorld, Services and Shopping, Amusement and Theme Parks
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UPDATED: A Florida360 exclusive first-look at SeaWorld Orlando's 'Antarctica' penguins
Orlando SentinelPenguins are cool. Literally, of course, acclimating to their new habitat at SeaWorld Orlando's 'Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin,' chilled to a bottom-of-the-world, sub-freezing 30 degrees. But the birds of SeaWorld's newest attraction are also...Tags: SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Big week ahead for SeaWorld
This is a big week for SeaWorld. SeaWorld Orlando on Friday will hold the grand opening for "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin," which the park bills as the largest expansion in its history. SeaWorld has high hopes for the 3.6-acre land, which...
Tags: Cedar Fair LP, Entertainment, SeaWorld, Trips and Vacations, Restaurants
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SeaWorld Orlando: 5 tips for traveling to new Antarctica
The grand opening of SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica - Empire of the Penguin isn't until Friday morning, but here are five tips to help guide through the theme park's largest expansion. The Antarctica area includes a dark ride, an eatery, a gift shop and...
Tags: Conservation Fund, SeaWorld, Trips and Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Travel
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This week at theme parks: SeaWorld's Antarctica opens, Magic Kingdom goes 24 hours
Big events are on the horizon at Orlando-area theme parks and attractions. +The grand opening of SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica -- Empire of the Penguin is set for Friday morning. The area, considered the largest expansion in the theme park's history,...
Tags: Monsters University (movie), Gardens and Parks, SeaWorld, Trips and Vacations, Pixar Animation
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SeaWorld Orlando: Antarctica construction walls down
Construction walls have been removed around the site of Antarctica -- Empire of the Penguin at SeaWorld Orlando. Theme-park guests could get a peek but not enter the area, SeaWorld's largest expansion in its history, on Sunday. Antarctica is scheduled...
Tags: SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks
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