[4K] Penguin Trackless Ride - SeaWorld Orlando - Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin

[4K] Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin Trackless Ride at SeaWorld Orlando.
"Get transported into the rarely seen and icy world of Antarctica. You'll feel the majestic grandeur of the South Pole and see it through the eyes of a penguin named Puck. You'll be able to choose a "mild" or "wild" version of this trackless, motion-based simulator experience. After you step off the ride, you'll explore the penguins' colony" - SeaWorld Orlando website
Video filmed October 2018

[@jamesbearvr]

The ending is so anticlimactically halarious. Yup there they are the penguins....i wonder how the penguins feel. "Oh look the space shuttle people are here to look at us again oh wait where are you going?!!! Nooo!!!"

[@dionneharrell3121]

It's not very exciting, however on a really hot Orlando day it's the best. It is extremely cold on the ride and even colder at the end of the ride.

[@Justicia007]

Great for small children

[@danaabel1049]

Well, that's pretty much the point. They wanna make the whole ambiance, not only appear as real as possible, but also FEEL real as well.

[@georgehartley1535]

Has All the thrills of riding a Rumba robot vacuum cleaner around a public library

[@TheMotz55]

That is really funny

[@fionladfinley281]

Lol!!!

[@dorkultra]

OMG

[@badideabearcub2747]

I want that ride: rhumba at the library!

[@jonathanrose829]

My cat would love riding on this!

[@MeeksFleetFam]

I was so sad to see that this ride closed down. It was the only ride they had that the whole family could ride and enjoy together.

[@adamsmith2331]

Please. It was the worst ride of all time. And penguins were being tortured.

[@dianapatriciaamariles9524]

@@adamsmith2331It was the best ride for kids, when I was a child I loved this ride, the thing is that this ride was a great ride for KIDS, you know, I don’t think little kids like riding Mako, Manta or Kraken, bruh just take a moment to think about all the kids sad or even crying bc their favorite ride closed.

[@adamsmith2331]

@@dianapatriciaamariles9524 bullshit. This ride was a low rated unpopular disaster. Kids with Down syndrome maybe liked it tho I get that lol.

[@tinsote7176]

@@adamsmith2331How exactly were they being tortured?

[@CoasterHead]

@@adamsmith2331it looks like it was pretty good. Also the penguins were not being tortured at all. 😑

[@darkridearts]

The best part is when the ride vehicle spins around the ice uvulas

[@FelixW0lf]

Oh, so it's a girl cave...

[@jaykay1899]

Thank you for this amazing reference

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

Carsten lol you mean icicles

[@Pop_Candyz]

@@FelixW0lf PFFT-😂

[@jfilmsproductions5131]

@@FelixW0lf greatly appreciate the reference

[@averypapczynski6613]

It’s so sad to see a good ride like this gone.

[@averywaite4440]

It’s gone??

[@courtneylynn1854]

​@@averywaite4440 It's closed, not gone. They don't know when they are going to reopen.

[@tinsote7176]

@@courtneylynn1854 Nope. It’s gone. They’re ripping it out as we speak.

[@Wiki021]

@@tinsote7176I hope they make it better cause we really need more family rides in universal this is one of the reasons I came to the park

[@tinsote7176]

@@Wiki021They’re apparently replacing it with yet another roller coaster. Ugghh!

[@crimsonstang]

I'm glad that I didn't wait 2 hours for this ride.

[@OfficialDeejayW]

Such a cool idea and it looks pretty but god I wish they’d replace those screens with some animatronics or something

[@HauntFreak13]

Screens are cheaper and less maintenance, which is why a lot of theme parks are switching to those instead of animatronics 😕

[@Mya.Griffin]

@@HauntFreak13 they could at least keep a couple of animatronics

[@TL_oS]

The trackless ride vehicle holds so much promise but the use of screens is so disappointing. Themed entertainment is so much more than fancy digital movies. Great video. Thank you for exposing us to so much diversity in the industry.

[@Wig4]

In the very same way, Disney's Ratatouille (Paris) is so underwhelming: Trackless, big floor... (a) drive a bit, (b) stop in front of a screen with 10 seconds of video, (xx) repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat... , () OHHH, it's over....

[@BobPagani]

Exactly! Amazing technology in service of nothing engaging.

[@NeecyGG]

Yup! Its a really cool technology, especially bei NY able to have multiple ride vehicles in the same scene (speeds up queue wait times) or being able to give each vehicle a slightly different “track”. But just flat screens 90% of the time? Soooo boring. I think of the now 20 year old Spiderman ride at Islands of Adventure. It was screens but it was so well staged and incorporated with practical sets and effects that the ride was/is far more immersive and alive and exciting!

[@darkridearts]

It’s me from five years in the future. It’s even worse now. Screens everywhere

[@mikailithomas8045]

I like how towards the end it shows real penguins except it’s sad they aren’t active much

[@chuckcookus]

The last chapter in Puck's Journey is where he stands around for tourists in an Orlando habitat.

[@ridgedog2317]

It's literally nothing but screens and pretty props.

[@tinsote7176]

You just described a Universal attraction.

[@AlbertoFrisiero]

@@tinsote7176 but that works well at universal

[@Pop_Candyz]

@@tinsote7176 PFFT-😂. Yeah pretty much. They treat their second park (I.O.A) so much better.

[@DZstudios.]

sad to report that your comment is being used as Evidence by Conspiracy theorists to prove penguins are fake....😂

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

This is literally watching a beta version of Happy Feet in a Roomba vacuum.

[@PeterBenedetto]

I miss this ride. It was great for kids

[@benkennedy3376]

The line for this ride is over 30 minutes on a slow day.

[@Lil_Angry_Bitch]

SeaWorld does that on purpose to sell quick Queue passes. it's a scam

[@jiminycricket5195]

This would be a cool roller skate rink

[@spinlok3943]

Oh look..... screens...

[@sportsygirl8]

That was a really neat ride. That was the first time ever watching a POV. Dad and i should have stood in line to ride it. We wanted to just see the Penguins, but we were told we had to ride the ride first. The wait time was 90 minutes.

[@Spurrit11]

Why didn't you go through the no ride lane

[@sportsygirl8]

@@Spurrit11 I didn't know they had that lane.

[@twicecake]

two of my favorite things. penguins and a trackless ride. i just hate how they use the screens.

[@Jason-sj2xm]

They didn't care about the ride itself. They just wanted to add a trackless dark ride before disney.

[@mstrmren]

Probably.

[@mr-fh2be]

people keep criticizing this attraction for its lack of of one thing or another, they seem to have forgotten that they are in Sea World, not Disney or Universal. Sea World is an aquarium and zooilogical location built around animal and natural attractions, not thrill rides and animatroncs. This ride was intended to give you the perspective of a penguin chick then introduce you to the birds themselves at the end. The same thing for the sea turtle 3 d imax film they have in park.

[@giovannipavone8048]

It looked like a fun ride, they even showed you real penguins at the end of the ride

[@gradyjenkins9808]

This looks like a ride more fascinated with the technology than the actual experience

[@dannyadrian4174]

People might not see this comment but there is a cool easter egg in the new Penguin Trek ride as they actually re-use the soundtrack from when Puck was being chased by the Leopard Seal. It can be heard right before you launch out of the indoor section.

[@sweetIy.]

i know this ride wasn’t the best but it still made my childhood so happy; i truly miss it. plus, this was practically the only ride that the whole family could enjoy together 😞

[@DL30Creations]

SeaWorld has no plans to reopen the ride again sadly. Wild arctic is also gone for good.

[@gabevallieredesign]

THAT WAS IT? I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE MORE

[@tinsote7176]

Gabe Valliere All the ride is is an introduction to the penguin habitat.

[@dinofeatureflicks]

I can see why they closed this down, I mean the entire ride being a joke already adds to the problem. But they need to like actually try something better. What if they do, this could be a test for an actual groundbreaking dark ride. i also miss how cold that place was tho

[@matthewzepess5721]

I love how it says no camera yet everyone takes pictures.

[@theshape7214]

Nothing much else to do on that ride lol

[@actorpmw]

Penguins are like “god there’s that music again.”

[@mstrmren]

lmao

[@tinsote7176]

They’re behind a glass so I don’t think they can hear it.

[@mstrmren]

@@tinsote7176 Glass isn‘t a magic sound barrier

[@tinsote7176]

@@mstrmren In some cases yes it is if it’s thick enough, and most Penguin habitats have soundproof glass.

[@EclecticInventor]

I was so upset this ride was closed! SeaWorld needs more indoor attractions.

[@Jdotrhh]

Seaworld needs more attractions in general

[@crissysquatchette5111]

And it's still closed today!!! 😢😢😢

[@tinsote7176]

@@Jdotrhh They already have plenty of attractions. The problem is that they don’t have a diverse lineup.

[@B-777PTFS]

I will miss this ride one of my favs

[@tannerstubbe]

Honestly, the screens wouldn't be half as disappointing if the video was of actual Planet Earth style real life footage instead of poorly done CGI.

[@vinnyb1958]

This ride is so unforgivably bad. I'll never forget how angry I got at that shitty "grand finale" after thinking the ride was less than halfway over. I'm seriously convinced 90% of the budget went into the ride technology.

[@patrickkim4195]

This ride looks pretty decent tbh imo

[@vinnyb1958]

@@patrickkim4195 not after that hellish queue

[@patrickkim4195]

It looks to have some really great theming imo

[@kw6stheater539]

I don't see what's wrong with it. Personally I thought it was pretty great.

[@dedrick7949]

Go on it of it has less then a 10 minute wait

[@lisa4112]

i remember getting stuck on this ride in 2016. i finally came back to seaworld a few days ago and was sad it closed :’)

[@coojo8978]

Can’t believe replacing this with another coaster 🤦‍♂️

[@alenemoorewright]

I can smell and feel this ride

[@smolbear6231]

I was so freaking cold it’s so cold T^T I had to wear two jackets

[@hiibob2618]

Ananda Cortes I was wearing shorts and short sleeves and I didn’t mind that much

[@Foxy967]

Hi I Bob same

[@Spiderific]

Those real penguins at the end in the enclosure just standing there looked so sad and bored. The ride was nice, but seeing that at the end was very depressing. The main reason I can't go to Sea World.

[@honureef6185]

The people there take great care if them and they do that to conserve energy. They are not humans and they like it and the main reason that you probably hate it because of the movie Blackfish😠

[@Spiderific]

@@honureef6185 No, it's not because of a movie. It's because Sea World has a horrible track record as far as proper animal care. Look it up. In addition, there's the ethics of it which is what I can't get past. Keeping penguins in a small enclosed area with bright lighting like that, with loud noises and people gawking at them all day, is not exactly the greatest of environments for them. Many studies have shown an environment like that can make the animals neurotic, breaking them down mentally. That's why you see most of them just standing completely still, or swaying back and forth. Taking care of them is more than just keeping them fed. It's making sure, if you are going to keep animals in captivity, that their environment is large enough so that they are not all forced to be crammed together in one area, and that they have places they can go to where they can remove themselves from the rest of the other animals, in order to feel more secure if needed. As well as providing enrichment that is right for that particular animal, to keep their minds active and busy in order to decrease boredom and prevent neurosis. Sea World tends to put guest entertainment over the proper care for the animals they keep. They have for decades. Their problems started way before Blackfish came out.

[@Spiderific]

@@EclecticInventor I'm an animal biologist, so yes..I kind of do.

[@Spiderific]

@@onsenvole Thank you. Nice to see that someone cares.

[@honureef6185]

Seaworld is a good place and lets all stop aurguing please this is just a rollercoater

[@adonisfernandez3425]

When the real thing is way better than the attraction...

[@Pop_Candyz]

@@largeslappy SeaWorld had AMAZING coasters. Anything other than that though....meh.

[@AshleynVacation]

I’m pretty sure those ride vehicles are supposed to, move around like a simulator when you are in front of the screens

[@rochelimit55555]

At least this is better than those Dubai ride

[@DavidAnderson-d9n]

Seaworld in 2020: let’s replace this it’s dirty! *demolishes it* Seaworld in 2024: PENGUIN TREK IS OPEN BABY!!!

[@earthworm85]

That cold air on a hot hot day. And the penguins 👌🐧

[@enigma4990]

When the car spins around to the live habitat with the real penguins, and there's just an absolute mountain of penguin turds just behind the glass... Yikes.

[@sethschiller832]

Antarctica is awesome this ride is okay if you go extreme at the end the highlight is the penguins very educational a learning experience hands down also it is very cold 32 degrees honestly but it is a true adventure

[@tammymathis5893]

The point of this is to send people through in batches, not all at once. This was a walk through thing back in the early 2000s. It was crowded and easily "clogged" when people would gather at the screens.

[@user-ux6si4yt3k]

これの進化番が東京ディズニーランドの美女と野獣のライドだな

[@user-rd2td4du3u]

おんなじこと思ってる人いた！

[@naokinao7584]

青木元秀 あと、プーさんのハニーハントやアクアトピアもそうです。

[@mikewachowiak4976]

Honestly liked this better than the NIAVI BOAT ride at Animal Kingdom.....Hate see it shut down

[@ilovemyaihusbandsfr]

Warning it’s cold but worth it because it’s super hot haha!

[@najnebe3356]

This is a testament that SeaWorld Parks and Ent. Can only complete in the thrill ride market. This was soooooo bad. I was pissed I waited an hour. They should seriously take this out......

[@m_c_2729]

I WAITED 65 FRICKEN MINUTES FOR THIS RIDE

[@benm1414]

I'm sorry...

[@DutchFunkenstein]

But hey, penguins right!! 🐧

[@lanceflx63]

I’m glad that I got to experience this great ride; unfortunately I rode the extreme spinning side and all that spinning ruined my day😢

[@AK-cv1fv]

Bummed I never got to ride this. The exhibit's nice though.

[@Alexandra-rb7ju]

Did this ride get torn down? I went in September this year (2022 by the time someone else reads this) and there wasn't any entrance or advertisements for this ride, yet we were allowed to go right up to see the penguins and take pictures. There were two observation areas for them. I did kind of like how I got more time to interact with the penguins vs the ride though.

[@trafficxagency5152]

Yea the ride is no longer here unfortunately

[@Spurrit11]

We'll never hear that in Antarctica ever again

[@geeky9707]

this is super nostalgic bc i got stuck on this ride five times when i was little

[@wolfielps4411]

I just think these trackless rides are amazing i love watching these videos

[@oversizedburger2384]

wolfie L'Ps how did you like this? I just went on it and it was bad

[@wolfielps4411]

Planet Vulpix I liked this video because of the penguins at the end 🐧

[@riewo]

I got stuck on this ride for an hour

[@BobPagani]

You could have hopped out of your pod and walked out in 30 seconds.

[@Firegen1]

Bless you SeaWorld. So much you do attraction wise is half arsed. Luckily the animals are beautiful when you treat them well.

[@juliusschannelindeeditis7754]

You know If I was a sea world designer I would give this an upgrade

[@Emisop]

This is a shitty trackless ride. Disney has done much better with the concept. Look at Disney trackless rides like the Ratatouille ride in Disneyland Paris, Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland, and Pooh's Honey Hunt in Tokyo Disneyland. Now those are how you do trackless rides.

[@tigertail777]

Hunny Hunt in Tokyo was first. And Tokyo Disneyland is not owned by Disney. It took an outside company (Tokyo Land Holdings, which is NOT Disney, they just rent the name and properties) to show Disney how to do it. Imagineers wanted to do something like it for years, but Disney was too tight with the purse strings. Which is why Disneyland got the crappy version of Pooh. This is also why the other parks outside the US got trackless rides; those parks are not 100% owned by Disney either and I don't just mean share holders. Tokyo however is unique in that is not at all owned by Disney, they made the deal when they were not doing so well in the 80's.

[@hirokidoll]

And the Beauty and the beast ride 2020!! (Also, there using this penguin ride system! Can’t WAIT to see the DEFERENCE!! )

[@Gee-xb7rt]

its a really expensive pre-show, I don't get it. a penguin ride without penguins til the end. if you want to see bad trackless rides the park in Dubai built by chattel slaves is about as bad as they come.

[@2doot]

Mystic Manor is hands down one of the best rides to utilize the trackless ride mechanism correctly. THAT'S how a trackless ride should work.

[@hirokidoll]

Beauty and the Beast HERE I COME.

[@allisonr.599]

I am upset that they changed the ride. All it is now is basically what was at time stamp 4:37, I don't know if its a covid policy but last time I went on that ride it was only allowing us to walk in and only see what was at time-stamp 4:37.

[@stardustfuzz3568]

Okay I don’t care what anyone says about this ride I want to go on it I love sea worlds Antarctica!!!

[@videluniverso7541]

I was so excited to go to SeaWorld and ride this, but its already closed :( this ride gives me good memories

[@TheFett007]

2:27 Summary of the excitement and thrills this ride offers.

[@Tibainium]

SeaWorld Orlando has a lot of great rides, but this is definately one of the weaker ones. I'd go there just to ride the rollercoasters.

[@_tuling]

Tibainium not everyone likes rollercoasters and this is more of a children’s thing.It’s not meant to have high drops and loops.It’s mainly for the visuals.

[@timhulsen7385]

@@_tuling I know but it is exucuted badly. My favourite rides are darkrides. But this is just bad

[@videluniverso7541]

@@timhulsen7385it’s for kids dude, and some people like me think it was really good

[@teddybearrr235]

I thought SeaWorld should've broadened their horizons with their rides and add more dark rides, but after seeing this, I think they should just stick to roller coasters.

[@benm1414]

You know... I never thought of it that way and I think you've changed my mindset. I always thought they needed to focus on dark rides (as the park is pretty much closed if lightning is remotely nearby) but they do tend to not do well in the dark ride department yet soar in the coaster realm...

[@Wig4]

@@benm1414 ans, they started roller coasters, because they ALREADY had no fantasy about, how presenting animals in an interesting way ?? :-) How far can a (sea-)ZOO fall from it's roots !

[@rckblzr]

You think this is bad? You should see the Submarine Quest ride they built in San Diego that only lasted a few months.

[@savirose05]

Everyone is saying this ride was boring but I had a few great memories on this ride lol it was my favorite ngl

[@Ihavethreeaxolotls]

These trackless rides give me so much anxiety and I have no idea why. I think it’s because they flow so weirdly

[@Serena_9]

Now I know why my cat likes to sit on the robot vacuum, because human like it too!

[@ezekiela.2929]

Now penguin trek is there And its a actual family coaster

[@WillKalili]

The ending is so anticlimactic

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

I feel bad for so many penguins in such a small space.

[@arachnohumanoidpolymultiverse]

The penguins were not real

[@CoderatheGreat]

@@arachnohumanoidpolymultiverse I believe he's talking about the penguins at the very end. Those are real.

[@arachnohumanoidpolymultiverse]

CoderatheGreat oh, lol. Yea I commented this in the beginning of the video 😂

[@JediKris2]

If i remember correctly that’s just part of their enclosure i believe that it goes around on both sides and there’s a huge area for swimming around the corner ( i think or i dreamed it lol)

[@Cris.Vlades]

That is only 1/4 of their enclosure. Google pictures of their inside tours and you'll see 😊

[@lukebeelman4579]

coolest ride ever

[@ElChico20]

I don't get why I was always excited to go to this ride when I was a kid, but I guess I'll let my young self explain it to me

[@tori_suki385]

音楽が最高だね…！！！！

[@jant4385]

I knew I wasn't crazy. We rode this in 2019 but it's no longer on their site.

[@Marchant2]

In that first area with the real penguins, all of them had their backs to the riders. They're probably tired of being gawked at and on display.

[@booth2710]

Felling chilly just watching it

[@WhenTheMothersTalk84]

The actual penguin room is really cold just a heads up

[@chikepico7]

すげー！！

[@poursimi4864]

どういうテイストのアトラクションなのか めっちゃ気になる…

[@jbragg35]

Call that a ride?

[@nathanielisaacs972]

Call that a comment?

[@tinsote7176]

It’s more of an experience. Combining the queue, ride, and especially penguin exhibit.

[@Lameashellcosplay]

Pretty and all but looks damn boring

[@lifeisfundisney6029]

Lameashellcosplay yes it is I went on a field trip there with my school in 6th grade

[@Theme-Park-Kingdom]

It's a kids ride....

[@Lameashellcosplay]

@@Theme-Park-Kingdom and your point is? Ive seen so many waaaayyyyyy better kids rides than this garbage.

[@oversizedburger2384]

Theme Park Kingdom to ride this you have to be taller than 48 inches... and that’s the wild version of the ride

[@clipuniverse2250]

They have a version that sound you like crazy

[@TK-uh8pw]

this ride looks boring but I went on it and it was actually very fun

[@elijahglasser1421]

Very excellent penguin

[@Theme-Park-Kingdom]

Great ride for kids, they always love it. Not sure why everyone always expects major thrills.

[@hoiyinwan8233]

Remind of the film Wallie, where humans are on personal transport in stead of walking. Interesting ride.

[@MRKinoYoutube]

I hate to criticize such an adorable and lighthearted concept as this. I mean, it's a celebration of penguins ffs. But damn that was a terrible waste of potential.

[@tinsote7176]

What else did you expect it to be or how could it have been better?

[@marcelmcdanielsthebeast8956]

Sounds like we’re in the ice age hahaha

[@alexbazin4291]

Looks like a neat ride

[@ScottysAir]

Very nice. I haven’t seen it yet. It’s been over decades now.

[@isaaccramer2793]

This ride is the most hilarious ride ever!!!

[@darniusstudios5139]

Am I the only one who likes this ride, pretty dang cute if you ask me.

[@andrewh4855]

Did anyone else see all the empty ride vehicles? Popular ride says no one ever.

[@votemonty1815]

This meeting could have been an email.

[@hollylachance8392]

I love this ride its sooo cold in their

[@Wwitkovsky]

I rode this ride during the summer on vacation! The ride is very pretty! Hey

[@hazmiftw]

Genting skyworld’s ice age - expedition of thin ice dark ride use the same ride system! Also mix with animatronics and screen !

[@grvonny]

wow! The theming and art that was put into this ride is amazing!

[@2doot]

Sea World: Can't tell wether they want to be a theme park or a marine animal sanctuary. You can't have it both ways.

[@lemonthefox4464]

I mean Marine land does it ok......

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

2D's blue-ty shorts jurassic world is a theme park and a zoo too