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Wild ArcticSimulator rideAbout Wild ArcticThere are two options for the exhibit: By Land or by Air. If you chose land, you take a breath taking and adventurous ride exploring the Arctic in a specialy designed helicopter. After that, its pretty much the same as the "Land" option. You are in Base Station Wild Arctic, a research facility located in the frozen Arctic enviorment right next to a great ice cap and frozen shipwreck. You pass research equipment, frozen shipwrecks, and vast exhibits housing an array of Arctic wildlife, such as polar bears and beluga whales. Wild Arctic has interactive features such as cameras built into the rocks in the animal exhibits to give a closer glimps of the animals above AND below the water. There is also a 25 foot long ice tunnel complete with foggers, misters, and actual ice! Embeded into the ice are polar bear paws, and inside of the polar bear paws are coins. See how long it takes to get a penny out before your fingers freeze! Ride time is 4 minutes -- Last edited by Christopher Bombon [Update this description | Read previous versions] Photos from Wild Arctic
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Starts with a decent movie ride. But, the animal attractions are fantastic. One of the best animal exhibits I have ever seen. - Will Chilcote To get to the exhibits, you have the option of riding a simulator helicopter ride or just heading straight in. The ride is unremarkable and in fact feels quite dated. The better option is to just skip it (and the accompanying line) altogether and head straight to the animals. The habitats here are nicely themed and offer a lot of good viewing ares of animals seen less frequently in captivity. Worth checking out. - David Eggert 9/10 My friend Steven skipped the ride, which I thought was awesome and met us in the arctic exhibit. The exhibit features Walruses, Beluga Whales, arctic birds, and Polar Bears. The ride was really intense. In it, you were supposed to be an expedition crew who gets caught in a blizzard. My brother, (who was 7even at the time) loved the caves and shipwrecks in the exhibit part. - Jack Borgeson My favorite attraction at Sea World. The first part is a fun simulator ride through the arctic and the second part is a nicely themed animal exhibit that features polar bears, walruses, and belugas. The ride itself is underrated. It is similar to Star Tours at Disneyland but its way better than Star Tours. The have some really nice images that are actual footage and the climax if exciting. The walk-through exhibit is nicely themed as an arctic station. Lines for Wild Arctic rarely exceed the 20 minute mark so go whenever you want. Whatever you do don't miss out on this fun adventure. - Manny Barron The whole exibit is fun and it's always nice and cool in there which is good for hot days! - Chloe ! it was fun once, but i wouldnt like to ride it again - Geordie Bain
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