From the pics...I'm impressed :thumbs: especially being able to see penguins without being behind glass.
Antarctica - Empire of the Penguin
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Did I miss something? Why do you think you can see penguins without being behind glass?
In the model they had little army men as guests and you can see how they have the new display set up sort of like they are set up for Wild Arctic how they are in the open.
Apparently it's something SeaWorld has done. A penguin encounter experience with a special ventilation system that helps reduce the smell factor without a glass wall. This is in addition to an underwater viewing area.
I believe they said for a separate viewing experience, though I wouldn't be surprised to see it integrated into the ride as well.
I don't "think" this has been posted here:shrug:
http://land.allears.net/blogs/debwills/2013/02/welcome_to_the_bottom_of_the_w.html
http://land.allears.net/blogs/debwills/2013/02/welcome_to_the_bottom_of_the_w.html
Can't wait for this thing to start soft-opening. It is really coming along nicely. A friend who will be on the opening team said it should be in softs well before the May 8th date, but it still looks like they've got a decent amount of exterior work to do from what I saw today.
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Ratatouille in Paris is rumored to be trackless, maybe WDW is interested in cloning it?
It's PERFECT for the France pavilion at Epcot.ray:
YES! Seeing how Epcot needs a new E Ticket this would be perfect!
People have been pretty critical of the show building's visibility. Sadly I haven't been to SWO in person recently, but is it really that bad? From the construction pics I've seen it didn't look that noticeable.
It's just surrounded by public area on all 4 sides. Most show buildings tend to have only service road behind them, so they build a large facade in the front to make it look good. So when a guest can see every corner it gets difficult concealing the entire thing without seeing a large glacier next to a bunch of sea lions. The construction pics just don't show it because no one is really interested in a blank building, it's the new themed stuff like the rock work people want to see. It's the same argument as Transformers or the side of the FJ show building from JP really.
P.S. not disagreeing with people, it does look odd, just stating why it becomes a problem, at least in my opinion.
P.S. not disagreeing with people, it does look odd, just stating why it becomes a problem, at least in my opinion.
