{"id":233193,"date":"2026-04-15T20:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233193\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T20:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:07:10","slug":"seaworld-orlando-expands-expedition-odyssey-with-new-arctic-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233193\/","title":{"rendered":"SeaWorld Orlando expands Expedition Odyssey with new Arctic adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 SeaWorld Orlando<\/a> is taking guests back to the Arctic \u2014 and this time, things are heating up. <\/p>\n

The theme park announced details of Expedition Odyssey: Fire & Ice, an all-new, story-driven upgrade to its popular indoor flying theater ride, set to debut later this spring. <\/p>\n

The experience expands on the original Expedition Odyssey attraction \u2014 the park\u2019s first-of-its-kind indoor flying theater ride \u2014 with a completely reimagined mission, new pre-show elements, and a high-definition cinematic adventure through some of the most extreme landscapes on Earth.<\/p>\n

Expedition Odyssey: Fire & Ice (United Parks & Resorts)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are introducing a brand-new entry experience, a themed pre-show, and an entirely new immersive, story-driven, high-definition attraction designed to deliver a visually compelling, transportive journey and leave them awestruck,\u201d said Justin Newton, senior vice president of project delivery for United Parks & Resorts, SeaWorld\u2019s parent company. <\/p>\n

Passing through a refurbished hangar and active research station, guests are immersed in the tools, technology, and stories of those who venture into one of the world\u2019s most extreme environments. Once inside the heart of the research station, they board a prototype research drone craft. A research scientist then delivers a final briefing before launch.<\/p>\n

From there, the mission takes off. Guests soar over mountain peaks, glide across glaciers and icebergs, rush past rivers and waterfalls, and fly dangerously close to an erupting volcano \u2014 all while encountering iconic Arctic wildlife along the way.<\/p>\n

Opened last year, the original Expedition Odyssey experience featured real Arctic footage captured by a SeaWorld team that spent a month stationed in the Arctic to produce the 4.5-minute film.<\/p>\n

The ride system \u2014 a row of seats that creates a \u201cflying\u201d effect in front of a large theater screen \u2014 uses wind, mist, and motion effects to blur the line between simulation and reality. The minimum height requirement to ride is 39 inches.<\/p>\n

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