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[4K] Penguin Trackless Ride - SeaWorld Orlando - Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin
[4K] Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin Trackless Ride at SeaWorld Orlando.
"Get transported into the rarely seen and icy world of Antarctica. You'll feel the majestic grandeur of the South Pole and see it through the eyes of a penguin named Puck. You'll be able to choose a "mild" or "wild" version of this trackless, motion-based simulator experience. After you step off the ride, you'll explore the penguins' colony" - SeaWorld Orlando website
Video filmed October 2018
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The ending is so anticlimactically halarious. Yup there they are the penguins....i wonder how the penguins feel. "Oh look the space shuttle people are here to look at us again oh wait where are you going?!!! Nooo!!!"
It's not very exciting, however on a really hot Orlando day it's the best. It is extremely cold on the ride and even colder at the end of the ride.
@Justicia007
4 жыл бұрын
Great for small children
@danaabel1049
4 жыл бұрын
Well, that's pretty much the point. They wanna make the whole ambiance, not only appear as real as possible, but also FEEL real as well.
Has All the thrills of riding a Rumba robot vacuum cleaner around a public library
@TheMotz55
5 жыл бұрын
That is really funny
@fionladfinley281
5 жыл бұрын
Lol!!!
@dorkultra
4 жыл бұрын
OMG
@badideabearcub2747
4 жыл бұрын
I want that ride: rhumba at the library!
@jonathanrose829
4 жыл бұрын
My cat would love riding on this!
I was so sad to see that this ride closed down. It was the only ride they had that the whole family could ride and enjoy together.
@adamsmith2331
8 ай бұрын
Please. It was the worst ride of all time. And penguins were being tortured.
@dianapatriciaamariles9524
7 ай бұрын
@@adamsmith2331It was the best ride for kids, when I was a child I loved this ride, the thing is that this ride was a great ride for KIDS, you know, I don’t think little kids like riding Mako, Manta or Kraken, bruh just take a moment to think about all the kids sad or even crying bc their favorite ride closed.
@adamsmith2331
6 ай бұрын
@@dianapatriciaamariles9524 bullshit. This ride was a low rated unpopular disaster. Kids with Down syndrome maybe liked it tho I get that lol.
@tinsote7176
5 ай бұрын
@@adamsmith2331How exactly were they being tortured?
@CoasterHead
3 ай бұрын
@@adamsmith2331it looks like it was pretty good. Also the penguins were not being tortured at all. 😑
The best part is when the ride vehicle spins around the ice uvulas
@FelixW0lf
5 жыл бұрын
Oh, so it's a girl cave...
@jaykay1899
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing reference
@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY
4 жыл бұрын
Carsten lol you mean icicles
@Pop_Candyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@FelixW0lf PFFT-😂
@jfilmsproductions5131
3 жыл бұрын
@@FelixW0lf greatly appreciate the reference
I'm glad that I didn't wait 2 hours for this ride.
It’s so sad to see a good ride like this gone.
@averywaite4440
Жыл бұрын
It’s gone??
@courtneylynn1854
Жыл бұрын
@@averywaite4440 It's closed, not gone. They don't know when they are going to reopen.
@tinsote7176
Жыл бұрын
@@courtneylynn1854 Nope. It’s gone. They’re ripping it out as we speak.
@Wiki021
Жыл бұрын
@@tinsote7176I hope they make it better cause we really need more family rides in universal this is one of the reasons I came to the park
@tinsote7176
Жыл бұрын
@@Wiki021They’re apparently replacing it with yet another roller coaster. Ugghh!
Such a cool idea and it looks pretty but god I wish they’d replace those screens with some animatronics or something
@HauntFreak13
4 жыл бұрын
Screens are cheaper and less maintenance, which is why a lot of theme parks are switching to those instead of animatronics 😕
@Mya.Griffin
3 жыл бұрын
@@HauntFreak13 they could at least keep a couple of animatronics
The trackless ride vehicle holds so much promise but the use of screens is so disappointing. Themed entertainment is so much more than fancy digital movies. Great video. Thank you for exposing us to so much diversity in the industry.
@Wig4
5 жыл бұрын
In the very same way, Disney's Ratatouille (Paris) is so underwhelming: Trackless, big floor... (a) drive a bit, (b) stop in front of a screen with 10 seconds of video, (xx) repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat... , () OHHH, it's over....
@BobPagani
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Amazing technology in service of nothing engaging.
@NeecyGG
3 жыл бұрын
Yup! Its a really cool technology, especially bei NY able to have multiple ride vehicles in the same scene (speeds up queue wait times) or being able to give each vehicle a slightly different “track”. But just flat screens 90% of the time? Soooo boring. I think of the now 20 year old Spiderman ride at Islands of Adventure. It was screens but it was so well staged and incorporated with practical sets and effects that the ride was/is far more immersive and alive and exciting!
@darkridearts
4 ай бұрын
It’s me from five years in the future. It’s even worse now. Screens everywhere
It's literally nothing but screens and pretty props.
@tinsote7176
3 жыл бұрын
You just described a Universal attraction.
@AlbertoFrisiero
3 жыл бұрын
@@tinsote7176 but that works well at universal
@Pop_Candyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@tinsote7176 PFFT-😂. Yeah pretty much. They treat their second park (I.O.A) so much better.
@DZstudios.
2 жыл бұрын
sad to report that your comment is being used as Evidence by Conspiracy theorists to prove penguins are fake....😂
This is literally watching a beta version of Happy Feet in a Roomba vacuum.
Oh look..... screens...
I like how towards the end it shows real penguins except it’s sad they aren’t active much
@chuckcookus
5 жыл бұрын
The last chapter in Puck's Journey is where he stands around for tourists in an Orlando habitat.
I miss this ride. It was great for kids
This would be a cool roller skate rink
The line for this ride is over 30 minutes on a slow day.
@Lil_Angry_Bitch
4 жыл бұрын
SeaWorld does that on purpose to sell quick Queue passes. it's a scam
two of my favorite things. penguins and a trackless ride. i just hate how they use the screens.
This looks like a ride more fascinated with the technology than the actual experience
That was a really neat ride. That was the first time ever watching a POV. Dad and i should have stood in line to ride it. We wanted to just see the Penguins, but we were told we had to ride the ride first. The wait time was 90 minutes.
@Spurrit11
4 ай бұрын
Why didn't you go through the no ride lane
@sportsygirl8
4 ай бұрын
@@Spurrit11 I didn't know they had that lane.
I can smell and feel this ride
people keep criticizing this attraction for its lack of of one thing or another, they seem to have forgotten that they are in Sea World, not Disney or Universal. Sea World is an aquarium and zooilogical location built around animal and natural attractions, not thrill rides and animatroncs. This ride was intended to give you the perspective of a penguin chick then introduce you to the birds themselves at the end. The same thing for the sea turtle 3 d imax film they have in park.
@giovannipavone8048
Жыл бұрын
It looked like a fun ride, they even showed you real penguins at the end of the ride
They didn't care about the ride itself. They just wanted to add a trackless dark ride before disney.
@mstrmren
3 жыл бұрын
Probably.
SeaWorld has no plans to reopen the ride again sadly. Wild arctic is also gone for good.
I was so upset this ride was closed! SeaWorld needs more indoor attractions.
@Jdotrhh
Жыл бұрын
Seaworld needs more attractions in general
@crissysquatchette5111
Жыл бұрын
And it's still closed today!!! 😢😢😢
@tinsote7176
Жыл бұрын
@@Jdotrhh They already have plenty of attractions. The problem is that they don’t have a diverse lineup.
When the real thing is way better than the attraction...
@Pop_Candyz
3 жыл бұрын
@@largeslappy SeaWorld had AMAZING coasters. Anything other than that though....meh.
I can see why they closed this down, I mean the entire ride being a joke already adds to the problem. But they need to like actually try something better. What if they do, this could be a test for an actual groundbreaking dark ride. i also miss how cold that place was tho
Honestly, the screens wouldn't be half as disappointing if the video was of actual Planet Earth style real life footage instead of poorly done CGI.
I will miss this ride one of my favs
Antarctica is awesome this ride is okay if you go extreme at the end the highlight is the penguins very educational a learning experience hands down also it is very cold 32 degrees honestly but it is a true adventure
That cold air on a hot hot day. And the penguins 👌🐧
At least this is better than those Dubai ride
i know this ride wasn’t the best but it still made my childhood so happy; i truly miss it. plus, this was practically the only ride that the whole family could enjoy together 😞
Can’t believe replacing this with another coaster 🤦♂️
THAT WAS IT? I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE MORE
@tinsote7176
5 жыл бұрын
Gabe Valliere All the ride is is an introduction to the penguin habitat.
Those real penguins at the end in the enclosure just standing there looked so sad and bored. The ride was nice, but seeing that at the end was very depressing. The main reason I can't go to Sea World.
@honureef6185
5 жыл бұрын
The people there take great care if them and they do that to conserve energy. They are not humans and they like it and the main reason that you probably hate it because of the movie Blackfish😠
@Spiderific
5 жыл бұрын
@@honureef6185 No, it's not because of a movie. It's because Sea World has a horrible track record as far as proper animal care. Look it up. In addition, there's the ethics of it which is what I can't get past. Keeping penguins in a small enclosed area with bright lighting like that, with loud noises and people gawking at them all day, is not exactly the greatest of environments for them. Many studies have shown an environment like that can make the animals neurotic, breaking them down mentally. That's why you see most of them just standing completely still, or swaying back and forth. Taking care of them is more than just keeping them fed. It's making sure, if you are going to keep animals in captivity, that their environment is large enough so that they are not all forced to be crammed together in one area, and that they have places they can go to where they can remove themselves from the rest of the other animals, in order to feel more secure if needed. As well as providing enrichment that is right for that particular animal, to keep their minds active and busy in order to decrease boredom and prevent neurosis. Sea World tends to put guest entertainment over the proper care for the animals they keep. They have for decades. Their problems started way before Blackfish came out.
@Spiderific
5 жыл бұрын
@@EclecticInventor I'm an animal biologist, so yes..I kind of do.
@Spiderific
5 жыл бұрын
@@onsenvole Thank you. Nice to see that someone cares.
@honureef6185
5 жыл бұрын
Seaworld is a good place and lets all stop aurguing please this is just a rollercoater
People might not see this comment but there is a cool easter egg in the new Penguin Trek ride as they actually re-use the soundtrack from when Puck was being chased by the Leopard Seal. It can be heard right before you launch out of the indoor section.
This ride is so unforgivably bad. I'll never forget how angry I got at that shitty "grand finale" after thinking the ride was less than halfway over. I'm seriously convinced 90% of the budget went into the ride technology.
@patrickkim4195
5 жыл бұрын
This ride looks pretty decent tbh imo
@vinnyb1958
5 жыл бұрын
@@patrickkim4195 not after that hellish queue
@patrickkim4195
5 жыл бұрын
It looks to have some really great theming imo
@kw6stheater539
5 жыл бұрын
I don't see what's wrong with it. Personally I thought it was pretty great.
@dedrick7949
5 жыл бұрын
Go on it of it has less then a 10 minute wait
Penguins are like “god there’s that music again.”
@mstrmren
3 жыл бұрын
lmao
@tinsote7176
3 жыл бұрын
They’re behind a glass so I don’t think they can hear it.
@mstrmren
3 жыл бұрын
@@tinsote7176 Glass isn‘t a magic sound barrier
@tinsote7176
3 жыл бұрын
@@mstrmren In some cases yes it is if it’s thick enough, and most Penguin habitats have soundproof glass.
これの進化番が東京ディズニーランドの美女と野獣のライドだな
@user-rd2td4du3u
5 жыл бұрын
おんなじこと思ってる人いた!
@naokinao7584
4 жыл бұрын
青木元秀 あと、プーさんのハニーハントやアクアトピアもそうです。
I was so freaking cold it’s so cold T^T I had to wear two jackets
@hiibob2618
5 жыл бұрын
Ananda Cortes I was wearing shorts and short sleeves and I didn’t mind that much
@Foxy967
4 жыл бұрын
Hi I Bob same
The point of this is to send people through in batches, not all at once. This was a walk through thing back in the early 2000s. It was crowded and easily "clogged" when people would gather at the screens.
i remember getting stuck on this ride in 2016. i finally came back to seaworld a few days ago and was sad it closed :’)
I love how it says no camera yet everyone takes pictures.
@theshape7214
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing much else to do on that ride lol
Warning it’s cold but worth it because it’s super hot haha!
I WAITED 65 FRICKEN MINUTES FOR THIS RIDE
@benm1414
5 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry...
@DutchFunkenstein
5 жыл бұрын
But hey, penguins right!! 🐧
I just think these trackless rides are amazing i love watching these videos
@oversizedburger2384
5 жыл бұрын
wolfie L'Ps how did you like this? I just went on it and it was bad
@wolfielps4411
5 жыл бұрын
Planet Vulpix I liked this video because of the penguins at the end 🐧
Bless you SeaWorld. So much you do attraction wise is half arsed. Luckily the animals are beautiful when you treat them well.
I’m pretty sure those ride vehicles are supposed to, move around like a simulator when you are in front of the screens
coolest ride ever
I hate to criticize such an adorable and lighthearted concept as this. I mean, it's a celebration of penguins ffs. But damn that was a terrible waste of potential.
@tinsote7176
3 жыл бұрын
What else did you expect it to be or how could it have been better?
2:27 Summary of the excitement and thrills this ride offers.
When the car spins around to the live habitat with the real penguins, and there's just an absolute mountain of penguin turds just behind the glass... Yikes.
this is super nostalgic bc i got stuck on this ride five times when i was little
SeaWorld Orlando has a lot of great rides, but this is definately one of the weaker ones. I'd go there just to ride the rollercoasters.
@_tuling
5 жыл бұрын
Tibainium not everyone likes rollercoasters and this is more of a children’s thing.It’s not meant to have high drops and loops.It’s mainly for the visuals.
@timhulsen7385
4 жыл бұрын
@@_tuling I know but it is exucuted badly. My favourite rides are darkrides. But this is just bad
@videluniverso7541
7 ай бұрын
@@timhulsen7385it’s for kids dude, and some people like me think it was really good
This is a shitty trackless ride. Disney has done much better with the concept. Look at Disney trackless rides like the Ratatouille ride in Disneyland Paris, Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland, and Pooh's Honey Hunt in Tokyo Disneyland. Now those are how you do trackless rides.
@tigertail777
5 жыл бұрын
Hunny Hunt in Tokyo was first. And Tokyo Disneyland is not owned by Disney. It took an outside company (Tokyo Land Holdings, which is NOT Disney, they just rent the name and properties) to show Disney how to do it. Imagineers wanted to do something like it for years, but Disney was too tight with the purse strings. Which is why Disneyland got the crappy version of Pooh. This is also why the other parks outside the US got trackless rides; those parks are not 100% owned by Disney either and I don't just mean share holders. Tokyo however is unique in that is not at all owned by Disney, they made the deal when they were not doing so well in the 80's.
@hirokidoll
5 жыл бұрын
And the Beauty and the beast ride 2020!! (Also, there using this penguin ride system! Can’t WAIT to see the DEFERENCE!! )
@Gee-xb7rt
5 жыл бұрын
its a really expensive pre-show, I don't get it. a penguin ride without penguins til the end. if you want to see bad trackless rides the park in Dubai built by chattel slaves is about as bad as they come.
@2doot
5 жыл бұрын
Mystic Manor is hands down one of the best rides to utilize the trackless ride mechanism correctly. THAT'S how a trackless ride should work.
@hirokidoll
5 жыл бұрын
Beauty and the Beast HERE I COME.
Now I know why my cat likes to sit on the robot vacuum, because human like it too!
The ending is so anticlimactic
This is a testament that SeaWorld Parks and Ent. Can only complete in the thrill ride market. This was soooooo bad. I was pissed I waited an hour. They should seriously take this out......
Okay I don’t care what anyone says about this ride I want to go on it I love sea worlds Antarctica!!!
Honestly liked this better than the NIAVI BOAT ride at Animal Kingdom.....Hate see it shut down
Seaworld in 2020: let’s replace this it’s dirty! *demolishes it* Seaworld in 2024: PENGUIN TREK IS OPEN BABY!!!
You know If I was a sea world designer I would give this an upgrade
I thought SeaWorld should've broadened their horizons with their rides and add more dark rides, but after seeing this, I think they should just stick to roller coasters.
@benm1414
5 жыл бұрын
You know... I never thought of it that way and I think you've changed my mindset. I always thought they needed to focus on dark rides (as the park is pretty much closed if lightning is remotely nearby) but they do tend to not do well in the dark ride department yet soar in the coaster realm...
@Wig4
5 жыл бұрын
@@benm1414 ans, they started roller coasters, because they ALREADY had no fantasy about, how presenting animals in an interesting way ?? :-) How far can a (sea-)ZOO fall from it's roots !
@rckblzr
4 жыл бұрын
You think this is bad? You should see the Submarine Quest ride they built in San Diego that only lasted a few months.
Everyone is saying this ride was boring but I had a few great memories on this ride lol it was my favorite ngl
Bummed I never got to ride this. The exhibit's nice though.
I’m glad that I got to experience this great ride; unfortunately I rode the extreme spinning side and all that spinning ruined my day😢
Did this ride get torn down? I went in September this year (2022 by the time someone else reads this) and there wasn't any entrance or advertisements for this ride, yet we were allowed to go right up to see the penguins and take pictures. There were two observation areas for them. I did kind of like how I got more time to interact with the penguins vs the ride though.
@trafficxagency5152
Жыл бұрын
Yea the ride is no longer here unfortunately
Great ride for kids, they always love it. Not sure why everyone always expects major thrills.
This ride is the most hilarious ride ever!!!
音楽が最高だね…!!!!
wow! The theming and art that was put into this ride is amazing!
Felling chilly just watching it
We'll never hear that in Antarctica ever again
I got stuck on this ride for an hour
@BobPagani
4 жыл бұрын
You could have hopped out of your pod and walked out in 30 seconds.
Very excellent penguin
Looks like a neat ride
すげー!!
Gracias 😘
This is great. Can’t wait to see more of your attractions from the UAE.
this ride looks boring but I went on it and it was actually very fun
I am upset that they changed the ride. All it is now is basically what was at time stamp 4:37, I don't know if its a covid policy but last time I went on that ride it was only allowing us to walk in and only see what was at time-stamp 4:37.
I rode this ride during the summer on vacation! The ride is very pretty! Hey
Am I the only one who likes this ride, pretty dang cute if you ask me.
Pretty and all but looks damn boring
@lifeisfundisney6029
5 жыл бұрын
Lameashellcosplay yes it is I went on a field trip there with my school in 6th grade
@Theme-Park-Kingdom
5 жыл бұрын
It's a kids ride....
@Lameashellcosplay
5 жыл бұрын
@@Theme-Park-Kingdom and your point is? Ive seen so many waaaayyyyyy better kids rides than this garbage.
@oversizedburger2384
5 жыл бұрын
Theme Park Kingdom to ride this you have to be taller than 48 inches... and that’s the wild version of the ride
@clipuniverse2250
5 жыл бұрын
They have a version that sound you like crazy
I love this ride its sooo cold in their
I was so excited to go to SeaWorld and ride this, but its already closed :( this ride gives me good memories
Until the make a decently themed trackless ride that's not boring or ball-less, I'm not sold.
Very nice. I haven’t seen it yet. It’s been over decades now.
I have been on this ride before and I loved it
Call that a ride?
@nathanielisaacs972
5 жыл бұрын
Call that a comment?
@tinsote7176
5 жыл бұрын
It’s more of an experience. Combining the queue, ride, and especially penguin exhibit.
Wow, sitting on pins and needles in great anticipation of such an extreme ride. I better bring some motion sickness pills to combat the intensity of the attraction.
I feel bad for so many penguins in such a small space.
@arachnohumanoidpolymultiverse
5 жыл бұрын
The penguins were not real
@CoderatheGreat
5 жыл бұрын
@@arachnohumanoidpolymultiverse I believe he's talking about the penguins at the very end. Those are real.
@arachnohumanoidpolymultiverse
5 жыл бұрын
CoderatheGreat oh, lol. Yea I commented this in the beginning of the video 😂
@JediKris2
5 жыл бұрын
If i remember correctly that’s just part of their enclosure i believe that it goes around on both sides and there’s a huge area for swimming around the corner ( i think or i dreamed it lol)
@Cris.Vlades
5 жыл бұрын
That is only 1/4 of their enclosure. Google pictures of their inside tours and you'll see 😊
I would probably enjoy this, I haven't done many dark rides
Did anyone else see all the empty ride vehicles? Popular ride says no one ever.
Now penguin trek is there And its a actual family coaster
Sounds like we’re in the ice age hahaha
日本にできる美女と野獣のアトラクションもこんな感じになるのかなー?? 楽しみ🥴🥰🥰
@naokinao7584
4 жыл бұрын
yrnnnwzk そうですよー プーさんのハニーハントやアクアトピア等と同じ仕組みです。
These trackless rides give me so much anxiety and I have no idea why. I think it’s because they flow so weirdly
I love penguins
Remind of the film Wallie, where humans are on personal transport in stead of walking. Interesting ride.