Friday, March 7, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
New SeaWorld Aquatica Renderings
I've added some cool new Aquatica renderings to The Essential Guide to SeaWorld Orlando's Aquatica. Check them out!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
New SeaWorld Aquatica Video
The new SeaWorld Aquatica preview trailer above will give you a good idea of what to expect when this state-of-the-art Orlando water park opens in March 2008. Stay tuned to the SeaWorld Aquatica Guide for up-to-date information on SeaWorld Aquatica construction developments, as well as information on discount Aquatica tickets.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Aquatica's Commerson's Dolphins
Aquatica's crystal-blue lagoon will provide a home to several beautiful Commerson's Dolphins (Cephalorhynchus commersonii). These beautiful, black-and-white dolphins are also known as skunk dolphins or piebald dolphins. The Commerson Dolphin was named for Philibert Commerson, a French naturalist who described them in 1767 after sighting them in the Strait of Magellan. In addition to the Strait of Magellan, the Commerson Dolphin can be found off the shores of Argentina and near the Falkland Islands.
For more information about Aquatica, visit the SeaWorld Aquatica Guide.
Commerson's Dolphins Video
For more information about Aquatica, visit the SeaWorld Aquatica Guide.
Commerson's Dolphins Video
Monday, December 3, 2007
SeaWorld Orlando's Aquatica Begins to Rise
Below is the official press release from SeaWorld Orlando Communications about Aquatica:
Rising up in Orlando is a whimsical, one-of-a-kind water park only SeaWorld could create - Aquatica. Opening March 2008, Aquatica blends up close animal experiences, waters from serene to extreme, high-speed thrills and wide, sandy beaches.
"SeaWorld is famous for immersing guests in the mystery of the sea and its animals," said Jim Atchison, executive vice president and general manager of SeaWorld Orlando. "Aquatica takes this immersion to a new level, inviting guests to play in, over, and under the water itself."
Setting foot into Aquatica, guests immediately experience the vastness of nearly 60 acres of lush landscape inspired by the vivid color, stunning flora and carefree personality of the South Sea Islands. Reminiscent of the rugged beauty of New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea, the landscape of Aquatica is striking. Crystal-blue rivers wind through hidden grottos and refreshing waterfalls, while rich greenery and bright flowers adorn towering formations.
Peaking through this verdant landscape, brightly colored, quirky buildings topped with swooping, pitched roofs create an uplifting, carefree setting. Colorful, whimsical animals - derivative patterns from New Zealand's Maori culture - adorn carved totem poles and interactive fountains.
Live animals from lands all over the world including Commerson's dolphins, brilliant macaws and colorful fish bring to life the park's playful, high-energy nature.
Aquatica features the most thrilling water rides in the world with 36 water slides, six rivers and lagoons, and more than 80,000 square feet of beach area. Designed in a way that could only be done by SeaWorld, these distinct attractions will zoom, float and splash guests through amazing animal habitats and undersea adventures.
The park's signature attraction plunges riders in clear tubes through a crystal-blue lagoon with black-and-white Comerson's dolphins. Guests feell as if they are flying beneath the sea among these beautiful animals. While similar in coloration to SeaWorld's icon, Shamu, these dolphins are also distinctly different. In addition to being much smaller, they are also fast, agile swimmers - making them the perfect inhabitants for this lively park.
Aquatica's attractions offer equal emphasis on high-energy thrill rides and immersive swimming experiences. A colorful mix of racing tunnels, raft rides and rivers offer crashing surf and high-speed thrills, while pools, lagoons and lazy rivers invite guests to enjoy slower pace.
Many of the park's attractions even offer dual experiences within the same ride. Two immerse wave lagoons create the world's only side-by-side wave pools that can be operated independently or together. Though side-by-side, each lagoon offers a very different experience: one with crashing waves and 5-foot swells, the other with a gently rolling surf. Nine different wave patterns can be created throughout the two pools, with the ability to generate one immense wave, or even "dueling" waves.
Winding rivers throughout Aquatica also offer two different journeys from serene to extreme. One river carries guests through gentle waterfalls, past exotic birds and into an undersea grotto with thousands of colorful fish. An adjacent river offers pure thrill, jetting riders through rolling rapids, rushing geysers and racing waters.
Colorful eight-lane racing slides, triple-drop raft rides, double inner tubes, and a 6-story family ride round out the mix of thrills.
Even the littlest swimmers will enjoy one-of-a-kind attractions at Aquatica. One of the world's largest interactive water play areas includes a colorful rain fortress that towers 60 feet above a 15,000-square-foot pool. The entire family can zoom together on slides and blast water cannons. In a separate children's pool, even those Aquatica guests not old enough to walk can still slide down tubes with Mom and Dad in specially built rafts.
Rising up in Orlando is a whimsical, one-of-a-kind water park only SeaWorld could create - Aquatica. Opening March 2008, Aquatica blends up close animal experiences, waters from serene to extreme, high-speed thrills and wide, sandy beaches.
"SeaWorld is famous for immersing guests in the mystery of the sea and its animals," said Jim Atchison, executive vice president and general manager of SeaWorld Orlando. "Aquatica takes this immersion to a new level, inviting guests to play in, over, and under the water itself."
Setting foot into Aquatica, guests immediately experience the vastness of nearly 60 acres of lush landscape inspired by the vivid color, stunning flora and carefree personality of the South Sea Islands. Reminiscent of the rugged beauty of New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea, the landscape of Aquatica is striking. Crystal-blue rivers wind through hidden grottos and refreshing waterfalls, while rich greenery and bright flowers adorn towering formations.
Peaking through this verdant landscape, brightly colored, quirky buildings topped with swooping, pitched roofs create an uplifting, carefree setting. Colorful, whimsical animals - derivative patterns from New Zealand's Maori culture - adorn carved totem poles and interactive fountains.
Live animals from lands all over the world including Commerson's dolphins, brilliant macaws and colorful fish bring to life the park's playful, high-energy nature.
Aquatica features the most thrilling water rides in the world with 36 water slides, six rivers and lagoons, and more than 80,000 square feet of beach area. Designed in a way that could only be done by SeaWorld, these distinct attractions will zoom, float and splash guests through amazing animal habitats and undersea adventures.
The park's signature attraction plunges riders in clear tubes through a crystal-blue lagoon with black-and-white Comerson's dolphins. Guests feell as if they are flying beneath the sea among these beautiful animals. While similar in coloration to SeaWorld's icon, Shamu, these dolphins are also distinctly different. In addition to being much smaller, they are also fast, agile swimmers - making them the perfect inhabitants for this lively park.
Aquatica's attractions offer equal emphasis on high-energy thrill rides and immersive swimming experiences. A colorful mix of racing tunnels, raft rides and rivers offer crashing surf and high-speed thrills, while pools, lagoons and lazy rivers invite guests to enjoy slower pace.
Many of the park's attractions even offer dual experiences within the same ride. Two immerse wave lagoons create the world's only side-by-side wave pools that can be operated independently or together. Though side-by-side, each lagoon offers a very different experience: one with crashing waves and 5-foot swells, the other with a gently rolling surf. Nine different wave patterns can be created throughout the two pools, with the ability to generate one immense wave, or even "dueling" waves.
Winding rivers throughout Aquatica also offer two different journeys from serene to extreme. One river carries guests through gentle waterfalls, past exotic birds and into an undersea grotto with thousands of colorful fish. An adjacent river offers pure thrill, jetting riders through rolling rapids, rushing geysers and racing waters.
Colorful eight-lane racing slides, triple-drop raft rides, double inner tubes, and a 6-story family ride round out the mix of thrills.
Even the littlest swimmers will enjoy one-of-a-kind attractions at Aquatica. One of the world's largest interactive water play areas includes a colorful rain fortress that towers 60 feet above a 15,000-square-foot pool. The entire family can zoom together on slides and blast water cannons. In a separate children's pool, even those Aquatica guests not old enough to walk can still slide down tubes with Mom and Dad in specially built rafts.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Highlights of SeaWorld Orlando's Aquatica
Highlights of SeaWorld Orlando’s Aquatica will include 36 thrilling waterslides, side-by-side wave pools (that operate independently or together), raft rides, more than 80,000 square feet of sandy beaches, and six rivers and lagoons. Aquatica’s signature attraction will be a 300-foot-long waterslide, which will feature a clear tube that will plunge riders down a 42-foot drop and through a crystal-clear lagoon full of black-and-white Commerson’s Dolphins (variously described as “baby Shamus”).
Two rivers will wind their way through Aquatica – one that will provide a relaxing, lazy river ride past waterfalls, exotic birds and an undersea grotto full of colorful tropical fish and the other that will feature whitewater rapids full of sharp twists and turns. Aquatica also will offer eight-lane, slalom-style racing slides, which will provide guests with the perfect opportunity to race their family and friends.
In addition, Aquatica will boast one of the world’s largest interactive water play areas, which will include a 60-foot-tall “rain fortress” and 15,000-square-foot pool, as well as several smaller slides and water cannons. Private cabanas and beachside waiter service also will be available for those guests who would simply like to relax on the white-sand beach.
Two rivers will wind their way through Aquatica – one that will provide a relaxing, lazy river ride past waterfalls, exotic birds and an undersea grotto full of colorful tropical fish and the other that will feature whitewater rapids full of sharp twists and turns. Aquatica also will offer eight-lane, slalom-style racing slides, which will provide guests with the perfect opportunity to race their family and friends.
In addition, Aquatica will boast one of the world’s largest interactive water play areas, which will include a 60-foot-tall “rain fortress” and 15,000-square-foot pool, as well as several smaller slides and water cannons. Private cabanas and beachside waiter service also will be available for those guests who would simply like to relax on the white-sand beach.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Welcome to SeaWorld Aquatica Guide!
SeaWorld Orlando's Aquatica is scheduled to open across from SeaWorld Orlando in the spring of 2008. Bookmark the SeaWorld Aquatica Guide and visit often for periodic updates about this one-of-a-kind water park.
For more information, visit the SeaWorld Aquatica Preview.
SeaWorld Aquatica Construction Video
For more information, visit the SeaWorld Aquatica Preview.
SeaWorld Aquatica Construction Video
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