Well that's sad. Hope this is only a temporary move, otherwise this is a pretty major loss for SWSD.
The emperor penguins have been removed from the website.
It's just crazy if the park thinks no one is going to notice or care that an entire category of animal was removed. This will be the only SeaWorld not to have penguins, and assuming they'll rename Emperor, it'll be the only SeaWorld not to have any representation of Antarctica.
The Magellanic Penguins are staying and getting a new exhibit so there will still be penguins. also technically, San Antonio‘s Penguin exhibit is themed to far South America and the islands around it not Antarctica. Also let’s hope if they retheme emperor we will get theming and a station maybe a tie in with Atlantis‘s new story?
I guess that's technically true (or rather in line with the rumors)... I should've said this will be the only SeaWorld without the iconic "cold" penguins that people normally think of and expect to see. The bottom line is that just having the Magellanic penguins is going to be a major disappointment for guests, just as it would be if the Shark encounter featured nothing but Spiny Dogfish sharks. Like I'm fully expecting to see (actually already seeing) the pass holder page fill up with complaints and people vowing to cancel their passes over this.
The Antarctic penguin encounter and on the ice tour are no longer on the app map. They are still listed on the website
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I figured they decided to keep this open a little longer because so much of the park is currently closed. As it is right now it’s hard to justify a visit unless there’s an event going on like Mardi Gras or Seven Seas, because aside from that there’s 3-4 rides, 2 shows, and maybe 60% of the animal exhibits open. Also it seems like SeaWorld doesn’t typically do multiple major projects in parallel, so it’d probably just be sitting untouched until work is finished on Shark Encounter.
