Antarctica - Empire of the Penguin

[knokout1]

Well before there was Antartica there was Penguin Encounter so it's not like it's an Arctic attraction out of nowhere.

 

[Nitro_230]

I heard rumors that TMs were riding yesterday.

 

[Andy]

Only 5 more days and I'm on it!!

 

[Octobers Fade]

Only 5 more days and I'm on it!!

Six for me, unless they soft it Thursday afternoon. :rofl:

 

[Felipe]

I'll be there Saturday morning to explore Antarctica, ride Empire of the Penguin, then Manta, then Kraken, rinse and repeat a couple of times, and then head over to Uni!

 

[bobwadd]

Only 5 more days and I'm on it!!

I might see you there

 

[Cheezbat]

I'm off Thursday and would love to go...I'm still planning Friday since I know it'll be open that day. Are they doing softs Thursday?

 

[Andy]

I'm off Thursday and would love to go...I'm still planning Friday since I know it'll be open that day. Are they doing softs Thursday?

Media preview for most of the day,not sure about afterwards though.

 

[YETI PINTRADER]

Was driving by last night and saw a set of spotlights coming from Antarctica around 9:45. They were turned off when I went by after 10:00. Was there some kind of event?

 

[mebweb]

Does anyone know if Antarctica will have a single rider line?

 

[IzzyB]

^^^^ I am going to say no based on the fact that Sea World doesn't have any of these right now.

 

[OrlandoHauntedHouse]

No single rider line for Empire. Btw, on busy days manta has single rider

 

[knokout1]

Atlantis also has a single rider line, but I don't go on busy days so it just dumps you at the front so you can ride with your party anyways, I always use it to avoid weaving around the ropes.

 

[Fun]

Here's some exterior pictures that the Orlando Sentinel published http://www.orlandosentinel.com/trav...tarctica-construction-20130519,0,6962016.post

Penguins acclimate to their new habitat at the "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" attraction, during an exclusive preview, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The attraction is scheduled to open Friday, May 24

 

[Andy]

The penguins have officially made all other SW inhabitants jealous

 

[Octobers Fade]

Looking good! Looks to be some good photo ops, beware pic of the day thread you are about to be bombed by Antarctica!

 

[BJCool]

At the least, the area is now an epic visual improvement over the glorified turd that the previous plaza used to look like.

 

[Fun]

Pictures are starting to pop up online from a press event

Short Video from inside the penguin exhibit: http://www.keek.com/!wXaicab

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Entrance

Underwater viewing

Inside Explorer Cafe

Penguin education rock

 

[Andy]

Oh wow looks fantastic!

 

[Tbad556]

Agreed. I'm really looking forward to checking this out eventually. It seems like all of their hard work will really pay off with this project.