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SeaWorld turns 60
As SeaWorld celebrates no less than 60 years of conservation, education and fun, our North American editor, Susan Storey, reports
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his month, SeaWorld kicked off a year-long celebration to mark 60 years of bringing the wonder of the world’s oceans to guests of all ages. What started in San Diego, California today extends to San
Antonio, Texas, Orlando, Florida, and SeaWorld Abu Dhabi. For the Orlando Park, which opened in 1973, the celebration builds on
the incredible momentum it has seen this year. “2024 has already been an exciting one,” shared Cindi Miller, Vice President
of Entertainment, SeaWorld Orlando. “We began with the launch of a fifth anniversary event for Sesame Street Land. This included an all-new Sesame Street Birthday Parade, special weekends featuring visiting Sesame Street ‘friends’ we don’t usually have at the park, new character dining and more.” “That was the beginning for us, and now with the announcement and launch
of this year-long 60th anniversary, we’re thrilled to introduce even more,” Miller continued. “SeaWorld is again fully embracing entertainment and putting it back into the forefront of experiences for families. For instance, we are adding a second parade to the park. This summer we’ll continue to have the daily Sesame Street parade in the Sesame Street Land while on the other side of the park our guests will enjoy a brand-new Shamu and Crew parade. This new parade means we are bringing back park character favourites, Shamu, Coral the Dolphin, Sydney the Shark, and Puck the Penguin.” “We’ve never done this before,” she added. “To have two different
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parades daily is something special. This 60th Anniversary Celebration builds on our incredible history and values and is moving us forward in so many wonderful ways.” Along with the Sesame Street Land’s additions, SeaWorld’s Seven Seas
Food Festival and Concert Series returned bigger than ever. “We are in the midst of our largest Seven Seas Food Festival,” said
Jon ‘JP’ Peterson, Park President, SeaWorld Orlando. “We want our guests to know we are focused on food just as much as we are on animal experiences, thrills, and fun. We have 28 huts and over 200 menu items, each better than the one before.” However, it is the addition of Penguin Trek that Peterson and his team
know everyone is ready for. A family roller coaster designed and built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger and Mabillard, Polar Trek will be the park’s eighth roller coaster. Located in the Antarctica section of the park, it will feature two exhilarating launches and a labyrinth of twists and turns along 3,020-feet (920 metres) of track that weaves indoors and out while reaching a top speed of 43 mph (69 kph). “Remember, this is a 42” roller coaster,” Peterson emphasised. “This
experience is meant for families to ride together. It will take you out and about, over two launches and once you return to the station and step off the ride, you will enter the world of our beloved penguins.”
MARCH 2024
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