IzzyB
V.I.P. Member
I mean I think I would throw in the towel too, that ride was awful.For those who care...
Batteries need to be used. If they sit around, they swell and seals break. It's why old AA's are useless.
They let that ride sit unpowered for like a year. no cycling. no upkeep. no checks. The batteries swelled, broke, and are no no longer useful.
Apparently, the cost to replace them was so high that they threw in the towel.
When you factor in they would have to repair it and they are lacking a family coaster, I feel this was a good move as long as they move on to Arctic and make that an indoor dark ride. I agree they need that next and probably would be nice to have two of them. The good part is you can still see the penguins and get the cold part to cool down. I don't always agree with Sea World, but in this case I feel they did the right thing. That building wasn't big enough to do a true indoor family ride properly and with how new the building and that enclosure for the penguins was I can see why they took this option.Multiple times. The ride was terrible. Truly nonsensical. BUT... it was the only dark ride in the park! (Unless you count Journey to Atlantis with none of it's original dark ride effects..) And one of the only things you could do as a family, plus it was nice and cool in there on a hot day. So regardless it was a loss for the park and its attraction mix.