Journey to Atlantis is reopening tomorrow at SeaWorld San Diego.
The Mack Rides water coaster has been down for nearly a year while SeaWorld worked on reimagining the experience. The ride debuted in 2004, but has lost multiple thematic features over the years. Originally featuring a Commerson's dolphins exhibit that the park no longer hosts, Journey to Atlantis now will be themed not just to the to the mythology of Atlantis but also to the Kraken and SeaWorld's S.E.A. (Science. Exploration. Adventure.) Collective.
The story will be begin the queue, where SeaWorld has added audio, maps, and other decorations to set up the story of the S.E.A. Collective's exploration. On board, SeaWorld has added new projections and lighting effects to simulate a Kraken attack. But the climax remains the ride's 60-foot drop and splashdown.
"We're so excited to reopen Journey to Atlantis for our guests this summer. This ride is a popular way to cool off during a fun day at the park. As a guest favorite, it’s been exciting to see the reactions from our fans about the ride revisions and additions, and transforming it to an amazing adventure," SeaWorld San Diego Park President Tyler Carter said. "The next-level features and fresh storytelling is for all ages and provides a thrill to a whole new generation of explorers."
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For those unfamiliar with this ride, this is the fourth time SeaWorld San Diego has overhauled this attraction since it opened, and judging by videos from today, it appears to be the first time they actually added anything new rather than just swapping audio tracks. It's still unfortunately a shadow of the original version of the ride that ran for the first few years, but at least it shows they're investing something into the attraction (unlike Florida's version). I'm still not sure how it wound up being delayed two who months, however, and given that the park's two most popular attractions (Atlantis and Arctic Rescue) missed the entire summer, wouldn't be surprised if the numbers are down this year.
Pathetic revision but maybe the money went into refurbishing the core ride
I think it's noteworthy that SeaWorld did not host a press event for this. Indeed, the press release about the opening went out less than a day in advance. That's not what a park that really wants to hype and build expectations for a ride that it is proud of does.
It's what happens when you just want to get something open and suffer minimal fuss while doing it.
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I just watched this on a livestream and yeah…that was like 5 seconds of the ride that they changed. I guess most of the work and money went into queue updates?