SeaWorld, Sesame Street plan Orlando 'land' and eye 2nd theme park
Big Bird and Elmo will soon have a permanent theme-park home in Orlando. The 'land' will open by fall 2022.
Sandra PediciniContact ReporterOrlando Sentinel
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SeaWorld visitors could be strolling through a realistic version of Sesame Street in a few years.
SeaWorld Entertainment on Thursday announced a new Sesame Street land will open at its Orlando theme park by fall 2022. Also, plans are in the works for a second Sesame Place theme park, in a yet-undecided location in the United States.
The new land at Orlando’s SeaWorld will be an overhaul of the Shamu’s Happy Harbor play area, which has children’s rides and a net climb. Though SeaWorld hasn’t designed the project yet, executives plan an attraction that’s more immersive than the Sesame Street Bay of Play kiddie areas in its San Diego and San Antonio theme parks or its Safari of Fun at Busch Gardens Tampa.
“Sesame Street as it exists today only exists on television,” SeaWorld Entertainment CEO Joel Manby said. “We’d like to build the actual Sesame Street that kids can be on and walk down. We will have hopefully a Sesame parade, rides, show where they can see and meet the Sesame characters.”
Niles said.
But a Sesame Street area that feels like walking into the TV show is “exactly what they need,” Niles said. “That could be a real, real advantage for them, if they could pull it off.”
spedicini@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5240; Twitter @SandraPedicini
Big Bird and Elmo will soon have a permanent theme-park home in Orlando. The 'land' will open by fall 2022.
Sandra PediciniContact ReporterOrlando Sentinel
Download the Visit Orlando App: Your source for discount theme park tickets
SeaWorld visitors could be strolling through a realistic version of Sesame Street in a few years.
SeaWorld Entertainment on Thursday announced a new Sesame Street land will open at its Orlando theme park by fall 2022. Also, plans are in the works for a second Sesame Place theme park, in a yet-undecided location in the United States.
The new land at Orlando’s SeaWorld will be an overhaul of the Shamu’s Happy Harbor play area, which has children’s rides and a net climb. Though SeaWorld hasn’t designed the project yet, executives plan an attraction that’s more immersive than the Sesame Street Bay of Play kiddie areas in its San Diego and San Antonio theme parks or its Safari of Fun at Busch Gardens Tampa.
“Sesame Street as it exists today only exists on television,” SeaWorld Entertainment CEO Joel Manby said. “We’d like to build the actual Sesame Street that kids can be on and walk down. We will have hopefully a Sesame parade, rides, show where they can see and meet the Sesame characters.”
Niles said.
But a Sesame Street area that feels like walking into the TV show is “exactly what they need,” Niles said. “That could be a real, real advantage for them, if they could pull it off.”
spedicini@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5240; Twitter @SandraPedicini