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Submarine Quest by Chance Rides
Deep Sea Divin’ F
The newly opened Ocean Explorer zone at SeaWorld San Diego invites guests to dive into a realm of deep sea discovery.
ive new family-friendly children’s rides and three new animal encounter opportunities are combined with digital technologies at Sea World San Diego, creating
an experience designed to not only be fun, but to inspire guests to protect the wonders of our oceans. “We want to bring animal lovers up close and personal to an undersea world while providing them a family-fun experience,” said SeaWorld San Diego’s park president, Marilyn Hannes. “Our exciting children’s rides and encounters with some incredible animals found in the deep ocean make for a truly engaging experience.” The Ocean Explorer realm features five new children’s rides. Submarine Quest, from Chance Rides, boasts the world’s first interactive digital ride using ‘smart play’ technology to enable riders to guide their mission of oceanic exploration. The ride’s proprietary gaming platform lets guests actively explore their surroundings during this 221-second ride while moving through digital and sculptural representations of an undersea world. There are seven submarines, each carrying six passengers as high as 14 feet (4m) in the air, for an hourly capacity of 600. Each submarine ride vehicle has its own fun nautical-themed name – ‘Bubbly Bailey’, for example. The show building is close to the end of the ride path, and features large screens displaying marine life. Tentacle Twirl is an exhilarating wave swinger from Zierer
where guests will fly in chairs suspended from the tentacles of a giant jelly. There are 40 seats providing an hourly capacity of 1,000. Three additional family-friendly rides, all by Zamperla, include Aqua Scout, a jump-around ride with six four-seat mini-subs; OctaRock, a 12-seat happy swing ride, and Sea Dragon Drop, which is a six-seat family free-fall tower. Guests can also get up close and personal with real
Above: Sea Dragon Drop by Zamperla 42
giant Pacific octopi, Japanese spider crabs and California moray eels in three uniquely designed aquariums. Interactive surprises like pop-up bubbles and a kid crawl tubes inside the actual octopus and crab aquariums bring younger guests face to face with these incredible species. “Ocean Explorer is an amazing addition to SeaWorld San Diego, for guests of all ages,” said Hannes. “The opportunity to see and learn about some of the ocean’s most
fascinating creatures, coupled with a mix of distinctive rides and activities, gives our visitors a meaningful experience only SeaWorld can create. Introducing our guests to amazing animals like giant octopi, spider crabs and moray eels so that they can learn, be inspired, and want to help preserve their ocean home is something we can’t wait to share.”
Tentacle Twirl, byZierer JANUARY 2018
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