As a former ride operator on Mission: Bermuda Triangle (I still have my uniform!), I'm deeply grateful to you for producing such a fond look back at this attraction. I worked there in 1993 and have a lot of great memories. I hold the dubious distinction of having once surfed the boarding ramps as they raised and lowered back into place, all while watching (and feeling) the cabin bounce around below. Totally stupid and dangerous, but I was young and bullet-proof back then. Good times. Thanks again - it was great to see some of the ride footage once more!
Childhood memory unlocked for Wild Artic. I can still feel the cold “artic” air when you got off the ride. The animals and theming were breathtaking. Wish it was still around!
I'm so glad other people than me remember Wild Arctic. I loved going on that ride when I was a kid and I only found out a few years ago that they were removed from the parks.
Surprised you didn’t mention the Polar Express holiday overlay! I grew up around Orlando and remember that version of the ride way more fondly than Wild Arctic. Plus the decor and Santa meet-and-greet in the exhibit area was great- or at least I remember it being so. Definitely one of my favorite theme park memories ever.
@@ExpeditionThemePark Polar Express Experience can also use an episode on its own. Certainly bled some life back into the ride with waits up to an hour in some days.
I remember riding the Wild Arctic one when I was a kid! It also spawned one of my nightmares, because we got on it shortly before closing... so when the big operators realized it was still on, they had the ride operators shut it down mid-ride, and my mom & I had to walk through a dark, entirely empty Sea World. I still loved it, to be fair. I will just never have another reason to tell that story.
I rode the San Diego one as a kid and absolutely loved it! I was so sad that it wasn't still there when I went last time. I loved the effects of the water mists when the vessel started to break.
I worked on this ride at Sea World Orlando Fall 1994 - January 1995. The very end where they are bobbing on the surface was the most common point where people threw up. We knew that it would be closing 'soon' to be converted into Wild Artic. As to the lines, keep in mind that it was pretty much the only ride at the time. Typically it was busiest after the neighboring stadium let out after each of its shows.
Wild Arctic was seriously one of the best attractions that any amusement park has ever created. I remember experiencing this when I was like 8 or 9 and my mind was just so thoroughly blown. I could have sworn we were really somewhere in the arctic after you get off the simulator and head out into the arctic animal enclosures. I'm 36 now and it's still one of the few non rollercoasters that I vividly remember, I even remember feeling scared because I didn't know how we would get back to the park in Florida. Whoever came up with the full idea of mixing the simulator and the after ride experience deserves a huge raise.
Wild Arctic! That takes me back. I rode it a number of times in the San Diego park in the early 2000s. As a kid it was entertaining enough, especially since it was the park's only thrill ride at the time, but it was pretty tame. It was already feeling a little dated at the time, I can't believe it lasted until 2020!
Sad to see that this ride never got replaced again and just sitting there with a bar in front of it but you can still see Wild Arctic branding around the building
It’s funny (and a bit scary) that TH-cam recommended this video to me. I was at SeaWorld Orlando this past Wednesday and walked past the Wild Arctic exhibit while wondering what happened to the simulator. So this video was great for me
Growing up in the 90s, the Bermuda Triangle seemed like an oddly popular topic, and then one day everyone just no longer cared about it lol. Still would have loved to try out the ride. Another attraction I would love to see covered one day is Rhythm & Hues' Seafari/Sea Odyssey that operated at a bunch of parks, including PortAventura. Of all of the simulator attractions that came out of the boom in the 90s (when people though simulators were poised to replace roller coasters), Seafari looked like one of the coolest ones.
Funny enough, given your username, I think the rise of GPS was part of why the Bermuda Triangle stopped being a common "mystery". Once you can track every ship or plane within a few meters from space, it really kills the idea that somehow a bunch of people are going missing without explanation in one particular region of the Atlantic.
MY GOD, YOU DID IT!!! I remember requesting this/mentioning this like, maybe even years ago at this point?? Dude. Thank you. You’re the best! Rode this in Orlando when I was nine years old :)
I worked at SeaWorld San Diego summer of 2007, Wild Arctic was my spot.. had so much fun working there! Very cool coworkers and nice talking with the riders.. i also remember riding the Burmuda Triangle as a 90s kid i was blown away! Thanks for the memories!
I remember going as a kid and having to sit in the stationary seats in the front row of the preshow. So cool! Also, the Polar Express overlay was very impressive and encompassing, they even had the ceilings themed properly.
I just started the video so I’m sure you’ll mention it, but it was also at SeaWorld Ohio! The first year it opened, I won a contest and got to be on the very first “mission”! Also got season passes for that year which the last year it was its own thing, behind the scenes tour of the shows and got to learn how Mission Bermuda Triangle worked! It was so damn cool and I loved that park so much!. Also so glad you are back!!
I remember Mission: Bermuda scared the heck out of me as a kid but I absolutely loved Wild Artic. I remember how amazed I was when we felt that cold artic chill when leaving the ride and seeing all the animals
The presenter in the orange coat was a local San Diego newscaster named Loren Nancarrow, who was beloved and passed away about 10 years ago or so. It was a pleasure seeing him randomly pop up here again. I fondly remember Mission Bermuda Triangle and always preferred it to Wild Arctic, except the exhibits after Wild Arctic were great and better than the ride portion.
I love Wild Arctic!! I grew up going to Seaworld and I always managed to get on Wild Arctic every time I’d go. I was really sad to hear that it closed recently, but I’m glad parts of the experience are still accessible. And thx for making this video! It was very informative and interesting.
I genuinely had forgotten about this. Not something I'd have been able to ride regardless, but conceptually it sounded so cool. You had this ride experience but it had real footage which made it educational in as least as much as you were really seeing that part of the ocean. I know if we'd gone to the park after it was built, my brother and sister would have loved it. I do remember the Arctic exhibit being announced and I don't think I put together that there was the ride attached.
This video unlocked a memory. Mission Bermuda Triangle was an absolute key childhood memory. I'm from Cleveland, and I must have went to SeaWorld Ohio super young! Because I def remember being on this ride!
This looks so cool! I often had season passes to the SeaWorld San Antonio and we never had anything this cool. There was a boring 4D movie about pirates (starring Leslie Nielsen!!) and then that got replaced w a cute trick show featuring rescue pets (dogs/cats/birds etc)
Glad to see you back making these! I loved Bermuda Triangle growing up near San Diego. Sadly, I visited Worlds of Adventure when they had Bermuda Triangle but only visited the "rides" side- assuming Bermuda wasn't open anymore. I was heartbroken to find out that it was in fact still operating in Ohio the year I visited. Oh well, maybe it was best to stick to the fond memories than to have the reality set in that it wasn't up to par with the other more famous simulators of its time.
Clarifying the state of empire of the penguin, Empire of the Penguin's queue line and pre-shows are still around, and the entire ride seems to be completely intact. To get to the penguins, you use the pre-show and queues for the original ride, but you bypass it using this other pre-show room after queueing. Everything seems to be how it was, and it really sucks since it's genuinely a good ride.
I definitely have fond memories of this ride and the artic version in San Diego my home park before they both closed lol. Thanks for bringing back the memories of the ride everyone seems to forget was there.
It's great to see one of your videos again! I love the long list of puns at the end. The comment section for your videos are always fascinating. It's cool to hear from former ride operators.
I was lucky enough to get to ride both of versions as a kid, and definitely preferred the Bermuda Triangle version. Something about supposedly being transported to the Arctic from Central Florida just didn't sell as well to me as the whole Bermuda Triangle, which is at least somewhat nearby.
Between Questor, Akbar's Adventure Tours, and Mission: Bermuda Triangle, the Anheuser-Busch years of SeaWorld and Busch Gardens may have had the most bizarrely fascinating simulator rides in any theme park chain. I've been so curious about Bermuda Triangle ever since I discovered it through a SeaWorld commercial on TH-cam about a decade ago, but apart from recorded footage of the ride film, I couldn't really find much info about it at the time. Great to finally see some documentation on the ride's history alongside Wild Arctic, a sim ride I definitely rode and enjoyed Sidenote, have I mentioned I love simulator rides?
I remember going on Mission: Bermuda Triangle during my first visit to Sea World San Diego back in 1994. It was my first simulator and I wasn't too into thrill rides back then, so naturally I was scared throughout most of the ride. I do remember loving the end though (not because the ride was over but I found seeing the helicopter coming to retrieve the sub to be pretty cool for some reason). Sadly, I went a few weeks after the ride closed in 1997 and never did return to ride Wild Artic. I would return to Sea World San Diego on June 24, 2021 and I was able to walk through the old pre-show room and past the exit corridors on my way to the Wild Artic animal exhibit.
San Diego wild Arctic was accessible by walking through the old non motion film room to get to the exhibit for the animals. They kept the helicopter in the exhibit which was weird. I haven’t been to see the new ride but have been wondering how it’s gonna be
I’ve been an annual passholder for the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens parks since 2002 and I remember Wild Arctic at SWO and Akbar’s Adventure Tours at BGT but I never knew of the Bermuda Triangle experience. Akbar and Wild Arctic were incredible attractions for their time but did end up looking very dated towards the end. The Polar Express overlay for Christmas at SWO was also fun for the time as well. I just wish I got to experience the Bermuda Triangle version. I would hope they turn the building into a decent dark ride as that is something the park desperately needs.
Oh man, those shots of the Arctic exhibit send me back. Some time in the mid to late 2000s I did some sort of short marine biology program as a kid at sea world orlando. Would stay and actually sleep in the Arctic exhibit, which was kinda strange! That and feeding penguins and at one point got to wet suit up and take a dip in the shark tank.
For a while I thought I might have imagined this ride or thought I’d ridden it at another theme park! I remember it being very thrilling to a pre-teen.
As an SD native, Wild Arctic is near and dear to my heart - my sibling and I used to recite the preshow along with Norm "Snowman" Miller. So sad to have seen it closed down as of my last visit, but it was definitely showing its age
I've ridden Wild Arctic at both Orlando (vacation and summer camps) and San Diego (vacation). I rode Mission: Bermuda Triangle at the former Cleveland park while it was under Six Flags (Early 2000's). I've also been to the Cleveland park when I was little when it was owned by SeaWorld. Also done summer camps at San Antonio as well. I've been to all four (three) parks in my life.
I never got to experience the original attraction, but I went on Wild Arctic A LOT growing up since Sea World was my family's favorite (and most affordable) park.
I remember going on the bermuda triangle ride when i was about 10/11 years old...it was pretty rough from what i remember. But ill never forget that it made me and my whole family vomit everywhere afterwards and pretty much ruined the day lol. Ive never been so sick from a simulation ride or any other ride for that matter. I also remember going on wild arctic ride years later and it being a lot easier on the stomach and the fun of seing the animals after the ride... love the video and the memories it has brough back
Forgotten indeed! Probably one of the last times I ever went to SW San Diego, Mission Bermuda Triangle was the new hot thing. Pretty sure I rode it but I remember nothing about it at all and had completely forgotten about it till you published this video. I seem to recall that it was promoted heavily on TV in Southern California and at the time I thought it was weird that SeaWorld was getting a "thrill" ride. Welcome back! Always love to see the subscription light for your channel light up!
That clip of the guy in the white sweater had to be from the San Diego seaworld press for the same ride. He was at sunset cliffs in ocean beach . I’d recognize it anywhere ! Haha , which that then turned into wild Arctic which is now closed for a new coaster. Also Robert Stack ! His voice haunted my childhood with unsolved mysteries
Wow, I remember requesting for this ride and you actually did it, given that I live in the Orlando area, this ride hits close to home.. I really missed when you did these videos and would love for you to do more past attractions and current ones in the area. Keep up the great work😊! You're awesome!
I was born and grew up in San Diego, so Sea World in California was sort of my home theme park. Disneyland and Universal Studios were within driving distance. Since a Florida vacation is a large expense, I've only spent time and money doing Disney and Universal, never Sea World in Florida. I really enjoy videos like yours that show things I've never experienced.
I rode in 2001 at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure when Mission Bermuda Triangle was still there. This one was around for quite a long time. :) Even then though, somebody in our cabin was talking about how it was "posturiffic!"
great video! while hardly comparable in terms of scale, atlantis marine world out on long island in NY has a submarine simulator ride that i always loved. it has three or four long beach seats, no restraints whatsoever, and was so popular with kids many of them (including myself back then) would let folks go ahead of them, just to get to the front of the line for the next ride - all to sit in the front row! i learned to appreciate the back, however, as the last row offered the roughest ride and i loved getting thrashed around. the ride's plot is almost exactly the same as mission: bermuda triangle's, only you're exploring one shipwreck and the jumpscares were the skeletons of dead sailors... and sharks. it probably runs about seven minutes or so. for the life of me i can't remember the name of it [maybe shuttle or something with astro in the name?] but one year a local carnival had a huge space shuttle shaped and themed simulator ride. i remember it having seats but no restraints, perhaps only loose seatbelts at best, but man. that thing threw us around. i was already significantly mobility impaired but hadn't yet gotten my wheelchair at that point and, after riding the gravitron, i figured a low-impact simulator ride wouldn't be such a bad way to decompress. i was so wrong. having not seen the ride run prior to boarding, i chose a seat at the front, thinking it was similar to the submarine at atlantis marine world. nope! the shuttle angled upwards, elevating the front third of the ride pretty damn high, and making everyone at the back freak out thinking they were going to tip out of their seats backwards. the folks in the middle had the most tame ride, which makes sense given the design. needless to say my friends brought me some sun tea and zeppoles to make me feel better when i had to lay on the ground as soon as we exited the ride. great video! thanks for the memories. i don't know if the submarine simulator is worthy of a whole video/if it's even in other aquariums, but i recommend looking it up just for fun.
It wouldn't surprise me if SeaWorld Orlando builds yet another rollercoaster in this area. They've been adding coasters like crazy to the park in preparation of losing the Orca Encounter over time I think, and because to keep competing with the parks around them they have to do the one thing that has always worked. SeaWorld does have an incredible team for attractions most of the time, with some very beautifully designed theming, even if it's not always a storytelling theme. If I had to suggest something to go in this area based on what SeaWorld has right now in this park, another type of motion-simulator more along the lines of Walt Disney World's Soarin attraction in Epcot could be the way to go. The Wild Arctic area borders the Sesame Street kiddie area they've put a lot of work into in the last few years, so while they could attempt to get away with another coaster-type attraction, I think keeping the scale in mind would be better. Plus, it would keep that area of the park very kid and family friendly attraction-wise. They could certainly do something all-inclusive for the park instead of just the artic theming too. I think it would actually add something to their attraction lineup. But knowing SeaWorld Entertainment right now, god only knows if they'll decide SeaWorld Orlando needs its own Tigris...
Welcome back Sam! I rode this attraction in Ohio, they had to fight to get it built because of Geauga Lake, then they built the 4D theater where Pirates 4D played and then the Six Flags takeover and Cedar Fair yard sale.
I'll admit I didn't know that there was another ride there before Wild Arctic. I was sad when that closed though - I pretty much had the pre-show with Norm "The Snowman" Miller memorised I'd ridden it that many times!
Thank you for the video! Really looking forward to content on Geauga Lake and SeaWorld Ohio. That was my home park as a kid. When I saw the title for this video, I had a memory unlocked from the Ohio version. I appreciate it!
The San Diego location is what I remembered back in 1994. My hometown. I was in the second grade at the time and I rode it with my dad. I was terrified of it because other than the shaking and jerking I felt, it was also the impression water was leaking from the ceiling of the sub. Water sprayed out from the top.
Yeah I just commented how it was completely different to this one.... Not sure if you rode it but it was a boat ride in the dark full of janky animatronics that finished with the boat getting jettisoned out of a volcano.. Also for some reason I'm remembering that there were generic Aliens in a circa 1950 Flying Saucer... Probably got that set from a storage locker auction in Hollywood.
I'm impressed with how much footage of this ride your were able to track down. I've been looking for more stuff on it for years since it was a childhood favorite of mine at Sea World San Diego. I'm pretty sure the experience of seeing how the attraction worked from inside the gift shop is a core memory for me.
Trust me i watched a ton of families home videos on TH-cam for a longer time than i like to admit. Sadly i could not find any clips of the gift shop window.
@@ExpeditionThemePark I know that feeling. Somewhere between thankful someone went to the effort to put it up publicly on TH-cam, and at the same time a little weird that you're watching their vacation from decades ago, that they had no idea would mean *anything* to a complete stranger all that time later.
*Fascinating (👏)!* Well, thanks to you, this ride _won't_ stay forgotten (😉)! I never experienced this, but I did experience 'Wild Arctic' when I went to SeaWorld of San Diego one time.
I rode Mission: Bermuda Triangle as a kid back in October 1993 and loved it. I was a huge fan of motion simulators back then like Star Tours, Back to the Future, Questor and for some reason Space Race at the CN Tower in Toronto
Sea World San Diego had a similar ride but I don't remember it being Bermuda Triangle. Was kind of fun. Thanks for showing this old Orlando history. As someone said below I've never been able to get to Orlando for any of the parks there.
I saw Loren Nancarrow, a San Diego local TV newscaster doing a blurb. At the time, he would have been working for the CBS affiliate. Simulators weren't my thing. San Diego's ride had a motionless option. My niece and I did that. Saw the animals. A new Wild Arctic is going up with a coaster track. Funny thing is the Penguin encounter is right next to it. Two polar themed attractions; three is you count Emperor which isn't as close.
I was literally looking at your channel yesterday and thought "wonder if they're still uploading", lo and behold this morning: A new video! so cool to see
Welcome back sir..hope things have been great wherever you are in the world..been checking your channel seeing if you had made a new video yet..so when you popped up on my list and I was like "YESSSSSS" lol anyways great content like always..
i was in the last public flight of wild arctic in san diego and it definitely was getting old and started creaking during its last few years. excited for arctic rescue though for sure!!!
I’ve experienced the Bermuda Triangle ride in San Diego. The whale part was my favorite. It thrusts us back a bit. I thought it was such a neat effect. I had no idea Wild Arctic in San Diego closed.
Welcome back! I was missing your bad puns 😂. Mission: Bermuda Triangle looks like a great ride. Just from seeing the story beats I can tell I would have LOVED it as a kid.
We had that Bermuda Triangle ride in the Ohio Sea World as well. It was such a wild experience. Dont know how well itll hold up today, but I vividly remember every time being dropped into the ocean in the sub. It was such a surreal experience as a kid.
At SeaWorld San Diego they included some Mission Bermuda Triangle posters and props in the speakeasy inside one of the haunted houses, which was a cool throwback! Also I loved riding Wild Arctic as a kid, it was my favorite ride in the whole park! I'm still sad they just gave up on these simulator rides and unceremoniously closed them at all their parks, considering they now have zero indoor rides in the entire chain. Especially in Orlando and Tampa where it rains all the time... the ride buildings are just sitting there unused aside from the occasional HOS house. They ought to replace it with something similar using updated ride technology.
Love your content! So at one point there’s the tall blonde dude standing on ocean bluffs. I live in orlando now but used to live in San Diego (God I miss that weather lol). Anyway, I immediately recognized that guy. Lauren Nancarrow who was and maybe still is with local cbs news in San Diego. The bluffs he’s at I recognized as Cabrillo National Monument. Looking at another video on the history, it also shows him at a lighthouse which is also at that monument. A beautiful location btw w awesome views of downtown San Diego and the bay as well as the ocean. The other spot in that other doc I saw him in was on a ship and yup credits showed maritime museum. That was very likely the Star of India ship on San Diego bay on the same street as the airport. It actually is part of a ship museum (a sub and other ships as I recall) that anyone can buy a ticket and go onto. They all have long unique histories there. I had actually forgotten that there was this ride prior to wild arctic! Thanks for a great video (again)!
That was great and I had no idea of this ride. Looked fun! However, although you didn't actually say this but implied it, Star Tours was NOT the first simulator ride. This was Tour of the Universe, and was located at the base of the CN Tower in Toronto. It opened in 1986 and was developed by Douglas Trumball using his ShowScan system. The same system was later used for Star Tours, which opened the next year.
Really enjoy your vids and I don't even like roller coasters lol. You are always respectful even in your criticism. You never stoop to ugly snark like so many others. Your absolute love of amusement parks always shines through. Thank you.
I had a major motion sickness incident when I was 9 or 10 from being on Mission: Bermuda Triangle. I had dizziness issues for numerous months after riding. Then one day, it stopped. Now I'm a roller coaster enthusiast. I cannot explain it.
Seems like this was a pretty unique ride, for example this might be one of the only theme park attractions where the riders are explicitly told they’re all going to die….!
I AM BACK! Get ready for tons of new Expeditions coming. As always, let me know where you would like to see covered.
pleze make a history talocan phantasialand
or really anything from phantasialand the now defunct darkrides are very interesting too
Do a history on wipeout at Dreamworld Australia the world's first vekoma waikiki wave super flip
Do Magic Journeys (Walt Disney World’s first 3D attraction).
@@SpezyCoasters no talocan a huss suspended top spin my favoriete ride
As a former ride operator on Mission: Bermuda Triangle (I still have my uniform!), I'm deeply grateful to you for producing such a fond look back at this attraction. I worked there in 1993 and have a lot of great memories. I hold the dubious distinction of having once surfed the boarding ramps as they raised and lowered back into place, all while watching (and feeling) the cabin bounce around below. Totally stupid and dangerous, but I was young and bullet-proof back then. Good times. Thanks again - it was great to see some of the ride footage once more!
I work in that ride bay currently
@@darkzoneattractions1060 What did they end up putting down there?
I remember you! We worked together
@@Free_Samples Hello there! This isn't Susanna, is it? I'd be surprised if it was!
@@Adam2-2 🤣 people just think that I am an inmate at the orange county jail. Same orange jumpsuits.
Childhood memory unlocked for Wild Artic. I can still feel the cold “artic” air when you got off the ride. The animals and theming were breathtaking. Wish it was still around!
I'm so glad other people than me remember Wild Arctic. I loved going on that ride when I was a kid and I only found out a few years ago that they were removed from the parks.
Surprised you didn’t mention the Polar Express holiday overlay! I grew up around Orlando and remember that version of the ride way more fondly than Wild Arctic. Plus the decor and Santa meet-and-greet in the exhibit area was great- or at least I remember it being so. Definitely one of my favorite theme park memories ever.
I didn’t cover much of Wild Arctic to leave it open to cover it when it’s replacement comes
@@ExpeditionThemePark Polar Express Experience can also use an episode on its own. Certainly bled some life back into the ride with waits up to an hour in some days.
i remember the christmas events where u got hot chocolate and stuff i think it was polar express too
I remember riding the Wild Arctic one when I was a kid! It also spawned one of my nightmares, because we got on it shortly before closing... so when the big operators realized it was still on, they had the ride operators shut it down mid-ride, and my mom & I had to walk through a dark, entirely empty Sea World.
I still loved it, to be fair. I will just never have another reason to tell that story.
I rode the San Diego one as a kid and absolutely loved it! I was so sad that it wasn't still there when I went last time. I loved the effects of the water mists when the vessel started to break.
I worked on this ride at Sea World Orlando Fall 1994 - January 1995. The very end where they are bobbing on the surface was the most common point where people threw up. We knew that it would be closing 'soon' to be converted into Wild Artic. As to the lines, keep in mind that it was pretty much the only ride at the time. Typically it was busiest after the neighboring stadium let out after each of its shows.
Wild Arctic was seriously one of the best attractions that any amusement park has ever created. I remember experiencing this when I was like 8 or 9 and my mind was just so thoroughly blown. I could have sworn we were really somewhere in the arctic after you get off the simulator and head out into the arctic animal enclosures. I'm 36 now and it's still one of the few non rollercoasters that I vividly remember, I even remember feeling scared because I didn't know how we would get back to the park in Florida. Whoever came up with the full idea of mixing the simulator and the after ride experience deserves a huge raise.
Wild Arctic! That takes me back. I rode it a number of times in the San Diego park in the early 2000s. As a kid it was entertaining enough, especially since it was the park's only thrill ride at the time, but it was pretty tame. It was already feeling a little dated at the time, I can't believe it lasted until 2020!
Sad to see that this ride never got replaced again and just sitting there with a bar in front of it but you can still see Wild Arctic branding around the building
It’s funny (and a bit scary) that TH-cam recommended this video to me. I was at SeaWorld Orlando this past Wednesday and walked past the Wild Arctic exhibit while wondering what happened to the simulator. So this video was great for me
Got to ride this at SeaWorld Ohio before it closed. Even as a kid it left a big impression. Thanks for posting this, it really brought back memories!
Thank you for watching
You've just unlocked a childhood memory for me of a ride I'd totally forgotten about
right?!
Growing up in the 90s, the Bermuda Triangle seemed like an oddly popular topic, and then one day everyone just no longer cared about it lol. Still would have loved to try out the ride. Another attraction I would love to see covered one day is Rhythm & Hues' Seafari/Sea Odyssey that operated at a bunch of parks, including PortAventura. Of all of the simulator attractions that came out of the boom in the 90s (when people though simulators were poised to replace roller coasters), Seafari looked like one of the coolest ones.
Funny enough, given your username, I think the rise of GPS was part of why the Bermuda Triangle stopped being a common "mystery". Once you can track every ship or plane within a few meters from space, it really kills the idea that somehow a bunch of people are going missing without explanation in one particular region of the Atlantic.
@tconlon251 Or 40s kids and war.
@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 or 30's kids and war
@tconlon251 Or 80's kids with nuclear war.
MY GOD, YOU DID IT!!! I remember requesting this/mentioning this like, maybe even years ago at this point?? Dude. Thank you. You’re the best!
Rode this in Orlando when I was nine years old :)
ahaha i get to it eventually :P
When Expedition theme park uploads something you know it is a good day.
Don’t jinx it!
No way. I disagree very much. When they upload, you know it's going to be a GREAT day my friend.
I worked at SeaWorld San Diego summer of 2007, Wild Arctic was my spot.. had so much fun working there! Very cool coworkers and nice talking with the riders.. i also remember riding the Burmuda Triangle as a 90s kid i was blown away! Thanks for the memories!
I remember going as a kid and having to sit in the stationary seats in the front row of the preshow. So cool! Also, the Polar Express overlay was very impressive and encompassing, they even had the ceilings themed properly.
Yeah the Polar Express was good!
I just started the video so I’m sure you’ll mention it, but it was also at SeaWorld Ohio! The first year it opened, I won a contest and got to be on the very first “mission”! Also got season passes for that year which the last year it was its own thing, behind the scenes tour of the shows and got to learn how Mission Bermuda Triangle worked! It was so damn cool and I loved that park so much!. Also so glad you are back!!
Thank you!
I remember Mission: Bermuda scared the heck out of me as a kid but I absolutely loved Wild Artic. I remember how amazed I was when we felt that cold artic chill when leaving the ride and seeing all the animals
Totally remember this at Seaworld Cleveland in the mid to late 90s. Thought I was crazy until the end of the video
The presenter in the orange coat was a local San Diego newscaster named Loren Nancarrow, who was beloved and passed away about 10 years ago or so. It was a pleasure seeing him randomly pop up here again. I fondly remember Mission Bermuda Triangle and always preferred it to Wild Arctic, except the exhibits after Wild Arctic were great and better than the ride portion.
YASSSSS.
THANK YOU EE, being an operator at Wild Arctic was my first job and I wholly appreciate it finally being covered by someone
I love Wild Arctic!! I grew up going to Seaworld and I always managed to get on Wild Arctic every time I’d go. I was really sad to hear that it closed recently, but I’m glad parts of the experience are still accessible. And thx for making this video! It was very informative and interesting.
I genuinely had forgotten about this. Not something I'd have been able to ride regardless, but conceptually it sounded so cool. You had this ride experience but it had real footage which made it educational in as least as much as you were really seeing that part of the ocean. I know if we'd gone to the park after it was built, my brother and sister would have loved it. I do remember the Arctic exhibit being announced and I don't think I put together that there was the ride attached.
Now that splash mountains time with us has come to an end I’d love a FULL history of splash mountain, from beginning to end!
i will one day i am sure!
I’m actually looking forward for the new ride.
@@nathanblevins9870 I guess your standards have went low. TBA will be bad! Really bad!
It will superior to the old version.
This video unlocked a memory. Mission Bermuda Triangle was an absolute key childhood memory.
I'm from Cleveland, and I must have went to SeaWorld Ohio super young! Because I def remember being on this ride!
Enjoyable as always. I would suggest doing Schlitterbahn in Kansas City a short lived water park that ended really badly.
This looks so cool! I often had season passes to the SeaWorld San Antonio and we never had anything this cool. There was a boring 4D movie about pirates (starring Leslie Nielsen!!) and then that got replaced w a cute trick show featuring rescue pets (dogs/cats/birds etc)
Hello Rachel how are you doing today
Glad to see you back making these! I loved Bermuda Triangle growing up near San Diego. Sadly, I visited Worlds of Adventure when they had Bermuda Triangle but only visited the "rides" side- assuming Bermuda wasn't open anymore. I was heartbroken to find out that it was in fact still operating in Ohio the year I visited. Oh well, maybe it was best to stick to the fond memories than to have the reality set in that it wasn't up to par with the other more famous simulators of its time.
Thank you!
Clarifying the state of empire of the penguin, Empire of the Penguin's queue line and pre-shows are still around, and the entire ride seems to be completely intact. To get to the penguins, you use the pre-show and queues for the original ride, but you bypass it using this other pre-show room after queueing. Everything seems to be how it was, and it really sucks since it's genuinely a good ride.
I definitely have fond memories of this ride and the artic version in San Diego my home park before they both closed lol. Thanks for bringing back the memories of the ride everyone seems to forget was there.
Thanks for covering this attraction! I rode it at SeaWorld Ohio and honestly it seemed like a fever dream!
It's great to see one of your videos again! I love the long list of puns at the end.
The comment section for your videos are always fascinating. It's cool to hear from former ride operators.
I was lucky enough to get to ride both of versions as a kid, and definitely preferred the Bermuda Triangle version. Something about supposedly being transported to the Arctic from Central Florida just didn't sell as well to me as the whole Bermuda Triangle, which is at least somewhat nearby.
Between Questor, Akbar's Adventure Tours, and Mission: Bermuda Triangle, the Anheuser-Busch years of SeaWorld and Busch Gardens may have had the most bizarrely fascinating simulator rides in any theme park chain. I've been so curious about Bermuda Triangle ever since I discovered it through a SeaWorld commercial on TH-cam about a decade ago, but apart from recorded footage of the ride film, I couldn't really find much info about it at the time. Great to finally see some documentation on the ride's history alongside Wild Arctic, a sim ride I definitely rode and enjoyed
Sidenote, have I mentioned I love simulator rides?
Quite the collection haha
I remember going on Mission: Bermuda Triangle during my first visit to Sea World San Diego back in 1994. It was my first simulator and I wasn't too into thrill rides back then, so naturally I was scared throughout most of the ride. I do remember loving the end though (not because the ride was over but I found seeing the helicopter coming to retrieve the sub to be pretty cool for some reason). Sadly, I went a few weeks after the ride closed in 1997 and never did return to ride Wild Artic. I would return to Sea World San Diego on June 24, 2021 and I was able to walk through the old pre-show room and past the exit corridors on my way to the Wild Artic animal exhibit.
San Diego wild Arctic was accessible by walking through the old non motion film room to get to the exhibit for the animals. They kept the helicopter in the exhibit which was weird. I haven’t been to see the new ride but have been wondering how it’s gonna be
Congrats! First upload of 2023!
Happy new year!
I rode Orlando’s Wild Arctic when I was 7! My parents and grandma hated how rough it was, but I had a blast.
I’ve been an annual passholder for the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens parks since 2002 and I remember Wild Arctic at SWO and Akbar’s Adventure Tours at BGT but I never knew of the Bermuda Triangle experience. Akbar and Wild Arctic were incredible attractions for their time but did end up looking very dated towards the end. The Polar Express overlay for Christmas at SWO was also fun for the time as well. I just wish I got to experience the Bermuda Triangle version. I would hope they turn the building into a decent dark ride as that is something the park desperately needs.
Oh man, those shots of the Arctic exhibit send me back. Some time in the mid to late 2000s I did some sort of short marine biology program as a kid at sea world orlando. Would stay and actually sleep in the Arctic exhibit, which was kinda strange! That and feeding penguins and at one point got to wet suit up and take a dip in the shark tank.
I literally just found out about this ride on Monday and now there’s an Expedition Theme Park video!
I loved Wild Arctic. I also love how they changed the video for Christmas to the Polar Express. I hope they bring it back or simply update the ride
For a while I thought I might have imagined this ride or thought I’d ridden it at another theme park! I remember it being very thrilling to a pre-teen.
you did not! :D
As an SD native, Wild Arctic is near and dear to my heart - my sibling and I used to recite the preshow along with Norm "Snowman" Miller. So sad to have seen it closed down as of my last visit, but it was definitely showing its age
I did the very last ride on the SD version, as I worked there at the time! It was a huge part of my childhood too.
I was there in the 90's to ride that. Loved it. Sad shame it got buried and forgotten.
I've ridden Wild Arctic at both Orlando (vacation and summer camps) and San Diego (vacation). I rode Mission: Bermuda Triangle at the former Cleveland park while it was under Six Flags (Early 2000's). I've also been to the Cleveland park when I was little when it was owned by SeaWorld. Also done summer camps at San Antonio as well. I've been to all four (three) parks in my life.
I live in Canada but I remember hearing this on TV wayYY back in day because of the back to future ride.
Right?!
Loved this. You should do a video covering the various 3D films that have been shown at SeaWorld parks.
thank you!
I never got to experience the original attraction, but I went on Wild Arctic A LOT growing up since Sea World was my family's favorite (and most affordable) park.
I remember going on the bermuda triangle ride when i was about 10/11 years old...it was pretty rough from what i remember. But ill never forget that it made me and my whole family vomit everywhere afterwards and pretty much ruined the day lol. Ive never been so sick from a simulation ride or any other ride for that matter. I also remember going on wild arctic ride years later and it being a lot easier on the stomach and the fun of seing the animals after the ride... love the video and the memories it has brough back
Forgotten indeed! Probably one of the last times I ever went to SW San Diego, Mission Bermuda Triangle was the new hot thing. Pretty sure I rode it but I remember nothing about it at all and had completely forgotten about it till you published this video. I seem to recall that it was promoted heavily on TV in Southern California and at the time I thought it was weird that SeaWorld was getting a "thrill" ride.
Welcome back! Always love to see the subscription light for your channel light up!
Thank you so much
Glad you elected to cover this classic. I just recently thought of these classic SeaWorld attractions just now.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COVERING THIS, I really missed this ride being at Seaworld many times, and seeing all their dark rides closed
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Nice reminder of Questor at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. That one I liked even better.
That clip of the guy in the white sweater had to be from the San Diego seaworld press for the same ride. He was at sunset cliffs in ocean beach . I’d recognize it anywhere ! Haha , which that then turned into wild Arctic which is now closed for a new coaster. Also Robert Stack ! His voice haunted my childhood with unsolved mysteries
it is haha
Did a little embarrassing “happy” dance when I saw Expedition upload again. Stoked for more videos!
thank you!
Wow, I remember requesting for this ride and you actually did it, given that I live in the Orlando area, this ride hits close to home.. I really missed when you did these videos and would love for you to do more past attractions and current ones in the area. Keep up the great work😊! You're awesome!
I was born and grew up in San Diego, so Sea World in California was sort of my home theme park. Disneyland and Universal Studios were within driving distance. Since a Florida vacation is a large expense, I've only spent time and money doing Disney and Universal, never Sea World in Florida. I really enjoy videos like yours that show things I've never experienced.
I rode in 2001 at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure when Mission Bermuda Triangle was still there. This one was around for quite a long time. :) Even then though, somebody in our cabin was talking about how it was "posturiffic!"
great video! while hardly comparable in terms of scale, atlantis marine world out on long island in NY has a submarine simulator ride that i always loved. it has three or four long beach seats, no restraints whatsoever, and was so popular with kids many of them (including myself back then) would let folks go ahead of them, just to get to the front of the line for the next ride - all to sit in the front row! i learned to appreciate the back, however, as the last row offered the roughest ride and i loved getting thrashed around. the ride's plot is almost exactly the same as mission: bermuda triangle's, only you're exploring one shipwreck and the jumpscares were the skeletons of dead sailors... and sharks. it probably runs about seven minutes or so.
for the life of me i can't remember the name of it [maybe shuttle or something with astro in the name?] but one year a local carnival had a huge space shuttle shaped and themed simulator ride. i remember it having seats but no restraints, perhaps only loose seatbelts at best, but man. that thing threw us around. i was already significantly mobility impaired but hadn't yet gotten my wheelchair at that point and, after riding the gravitron, i figured a low-impact simulator ride wouldn't be such a bad way to decompress. i was so wrong. having not seen the ride run prior to boarding, i chose a seat at the front, thinking it was similar to the submarine at atlantis marine world. nope! the shuttle angled upwards, elevating the front third of the ride pretty damn high, and making everyone at the back freak out thinking they were going to tip out of their seats backwards. the folks in the middle had the most tame ride, which makes sense given the design. needless to say my friends brought me some sun tea and zeppoles to make me feel better when i had to lay on the ground as soon as we exited the ride.
great video! thanks for the memories. i don't know if the submarine simulator is worthy of a whole video/if it's even in other aquariums, but i recommend looking it up just for fun.
It wouldn't surprise me if SeaWorld Orlando builds yet another rollercoaster in this area. They've been adding coasters like crazy to the park in preparation of losing the Orca Encounter over time I think, and because to keep competing with the parks around them they have to do the one thing that has always worked. SeaWorld does have an incredible team for attractions most of the time, with some very beautifully designed theming, even if it's not always a storytelling theme. If I had to suggest something to go in this area based on what SeaWorld has right now in this park, another type of motion-simulator more along the lines of Walt Disney World's Soarin attraction in Epcot could be the way to go. The Wild Arctic area borders the Sesame Street kiddie area they've put a lot of work into in the last few years, so while they could attempt to get away with another coaster-type attraction, I think keeping the scale in mind would be better. Plus, it would keep that area of the park very kid and family friendly attraction-wise. They could certainly do something all-inclusive for the park instead of just the artic theming too. I think it would actually add something to their attraction lineup.
But knowing SeaWorld Entertainment right now, god only knows if they'll decide SeaWorld Orlando needs its own Tigris...
They literally opened a roller coaster right outside this exhibit called "Icebreaker" that is a family launch coaster.
Holy moly. I’ve been on this ride. Being from Tampa all of this was right in my HS years. These rides were real exciting.
the best back in the day!
Welcome back Sam! I rode this attraction in Ohio, they had to fight to get it built because of Geauga Lake, then they built the 4D theater where Pirates 4D played and then the Six Flags takeover and Cedar Fair yard sale.
I'll admit I didn't know that there was another ride there before Wild Arctic. I was sad when that closed though - I pretty much had the pre-show with Norm "The Snowman" Miller memorised I'd ridden it that many times!
yeah a shame :(
Wild arctic was my FAVORITE ride as a kid lol. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you for the video! Really looking forward to content on Geauga Lake and SeaWorld Ohio. That was my home park as a kid. When I saw the title for this video, I had a memory unlocked from the Ohio version. I appreciate it!
Thank you for watching.
Man i loved the wild arctic attraction so much as a kid :')
The San Diego location is what I remembered back in 1994. My hometown. I was in the second grade at the time and I rode it with my dad. I was terrified of it because other than the shaking and jerking I felt, it was also the impression water was leaking from the ceiling of the sub. Water sprayed out from the top.
There was actually a Bermuda triangle ride T SeaWorld Australia! Would love to see a video on it
Yeah I just commented how it was completely different to this one.... Not sure if you rode it but it was a boat ride in the dark full of janky animatronics that finished with the boat getting jettisoned out of a volcano..
Also for some reason I'm remembering that there were generic Aliens in a circa 1950 Flying Saucer... Probably got that set from a storage locker auction in Hollywood.
Yess!! It terrified me as a kid
I'm impressed with how much footage of this ride your were able to track down. I've been looking for more stuff on it for years since it was a childhood favorite of mine at Sea World San Diego. I'm pretty sure the experience of seeing how the attraction worked from inside the gift shop is a core memory for me.
Trust me i watched a ton of families home videos on TH-cam for a longer time than i like to admit. Sadly i could not find any clips of the gift shop window.
@@ExpeditionThemePark amazing research.
@@ExpeditionThemePark I know that feeling. Somewhere between thankful someone went to the effort to put it up publicly on TH-cam, and at the same time a little weird that you're watching their vacation from decades ago, that they had no idea would mean *anything* to a complete stranger all that time later.
*Fascinating (👏)!* Well, thanks to you, this ride _won't_ stay forgotten (😉)! I never experienced this, but I did experience 'Wild Arctic' when I went to SeaWorld of San Diego one time.
I rode Mission: Bermuda Triangle as a kid back in October 1993 and loved it. I was a huge fan of motion simulators back then like Star Tours, Back to the Future, Questor and for some reason Space Race at the CN Tower in Toronto
I loved Space Race at CN Tower in Toronto, but before that Tour of the Universe Operating between 1985 and 1992!
I'm in UK in England 😀
Sea World San Diego had a similar ride but I don't remember it being Bermuda Triangle. Was kind of fun. Thanks for showing this old Orlando history. As someone said below I've never been able to get to Orlando for any of the parks there.
I saw Loren Nancarrow, a San Diego local TV newscaster doing a blurb. At the time, he would have been working for the CBS affiliate. Simulators weren't my thing. San Diego's ride had a motionless option. My niece and I did that. Saw the animals. A new Wild Arctic is going up with a coaster track. Funny thing is the Penguin encounter is right next to it. Two polar themed attractions; three is you count Emperor which isn't as close.
Glad to have you back!
thank you so much
I was literally looking at your channel yesterday and thought "wonder if they're still uploading", lo and behold this morning: A new video! so cool to see
aha good timing!
Great video Sam. That was very cool. I never knew of that ride. That’s a definite no if your claustrophobic! Lol.
Thank you so much
Hello Melissa how are you doing today
Welcome back sir..hope things have been great wherever you are in the world..been checking your channel seeing if you had made a new video yet..so when you popped up on my list and I was like "YESSSSSS" lol anyways great content like always..
thank you so much!
i was in the last public flight of wild arctic in san diego and it definitely was getting old and started creaking during its last few years. excited for arctic rescue though for sure!!!
Your vid didn't show up in my feed for some reason, even though I got that bell clicked... weird. Glad to see you back.
I’ve experienced the Bermuda Triangle ride in San Diego. The whale part was my favorite. It thrusts us back a bit. I thought it was such a neat effect. I had no idea Wild Arctic in San Diego closed.
Welcome back! I was missing your bad puns 😂. Mission: Bermuda Triangle looks like a great ride. Just from seeing the story beats I can tell I would have LOVED it as a kid.
Thank you so much!
Glad you're back. Great video!
Thank you so much
We had that Bermuda Triangle ride in the Ohio Sea World as well. It was such a wild experience. Dont know how well itll hold up today, but I vividly remember every time being dropped into the ocean in the sub. It was such a surreal experience as a kid.
“The uv’ah ride is more frilling, gov’nah!” Kidding, cool vid
Glad you are back!
At SeaWorld San Diego they included some Mission Bermuda Triangle posters and props in the speakeasy inside one of the haunted houses, which was a cool throwback! Also I loved riding Wild Arctic as a kid, it was my favorite ride in the whole park! I'm still sad they just gave up on these simulator rides and unceremoniously closed them at all their parks, considering they now have zero indoor rides in the entire chain. Especially in Orlando and Tampa where it rains all the time... the ride buildings are just sitting there unused aside from the occasional HOS house. They ought to replace it with something similar using updated ride technology.
Love your content! So at one point there’s the tall blonde dude standing on ocean bluffs. I live in orlando now but used to live in San Diego (God I miss that weather lol). Anyway, I immediately recognized that guy. Lauren Nancarrow who was and maybe still is with local cbs news in San Diego. The bluffs he’s at I recognized as Cabrillo National Monument. Looking at another video on the history, it also shows him at a lighthouse which is also at that monument. A beautiful location btw w awesome views of downtown San Diego and the bay as well as the ocean. The other spot in that other doc I saw him in was on a ship and yup credits showed maritime museum. That was very likely the Star of India ship on San Diego bay on the same street as the airport. It actually is part of a ship museum (a sub and other ships as I recall) that anyone can buy a ticket and go onto. They all have long unique histories there. I had actually forgotten that there was this ride prior to wild arctic! Thanks for a great video (again)!
That was great and I had no idea of this ride. Looked fun! However, although you didn't actually say this but implied it, Star Tours was NOT the first simulator ride. This was Tour of the Universe, and was located at the base of the CN Tower in Toronto. It opened in 1986 and was developed by Douglas Trumball using his ShowScan system. The same system was later used for Star Tours, which opened the next year.
another great video! thanks for sharing and I LOVE seeing you and Jackie in your videos. You guys are so good together : )
Thank you so much!
Really enjoy your vids and I don't even like roller coasters lol. You are always respectful even in your criticism. You never stoop to ugly snark like so many others. Your absolute love of amusement parks always shines through. Thank you.
Thank you
I grew up in Florida and Wild Arctic was my absolute favorite as a kid!
it was good !
Finally! Thanks alot Sam. You are a brilliant film maker 👏
thank youuuuu
Can't wait to see your Geauga Lake and SeaWorld Ohio episode(s)!
I didn’t know about this old ride before thanks
I had a major motion sickness incident when I was 9 or 10 from being on Mission: Bermuda Triangle. I had dizziness issues for numerous months after riding. Then one day, it stopped. Now I'm a roller coaster enthusiast. I cannot explain it.
Seems like this was a pretty unique ride, for example this might be one of the only theme park attractions where the riders are explicitly told they’re all going to die….!