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Sea World (Australia)
Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It offers attractions such as rides and animal exhibits and promotes conservation through education and the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife. The park is commercially linked to Warner Bros. Movie World and Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast as part of the theme park division of Village Roadshow. The park has no affiliation with an American park chain of a similar name. History Park history Sea World was founded by Keith Williams as the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens. The main attractions were "water ski shows that combined SOS, aqua ballet and action". In 1971, the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens moved to land on The Spit. Major dredging works were required to build the new ski lake. A year later, the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens became known as Sea World with the introduction of dolphins, marine displays, a replica of the Endeavour, a swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Beach, Queensland
Main Beach (originally Southport East) is a coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Main Beach had a population of 3,998 people. Geography Historically, the Main Beach area was a narrow strip of coastal sand dunes separating the mouth of the Nerang River () from the Coral Sea. Narrow Neck, Queensland, Narrow Neck formed the southern boundary and to the north was a long sand spit terminated by the Bar (river morphology), bar between the Gold Coast Broadwater, Broadwater and the sea. This created a natural basin for boats at the mouth of the river protected from the sea by the Main Beach area. As at 2021, the suburb of Main Beach is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea, to the north by the Gold Coast Seaway, to the west by Labrador Channel and South Channel, and Macintosh Island, and to the south by Narrow Neck, Queensland, Narrow Neck (). History During the early years in which Southport, Queensland, Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marineland Of South Australia
Marineland of South Australia was a public aquarium and wildlife park in West Beach, South Australia that opened in 1969 and closed permanently in 1988. Exhibits Exhibits included local species such as the Australian pelican, Little penguin, Australian sea lion, Long-nosed fur seal, Southern rock lobster, sea urchins, leatherjackets and other fishes. In 1974, a loggerhead turtle that had been caught in a crayfish pot off Kangaroo Island was put on exhibit. In 1987, a sea lion pup, believed to have been orphaned was taken into care at Marineland. Bottlenose dolphins were trained to perform tricks, including one called Nipper, who had been caught in the wild by fishermen at Outer Harbor then taught to leap through a flaming hoop. Patrons were also able to "dine with dolphins" while seated in a restaurant with windows into the dolphin enclosure. Helicopter joyflights on the Seven Network helicopter could also be taken from Marineland for a fee. Management In 1974, the manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon Land (Gold Coast, Australia)
Nickelodeon Land is a themed children's area at the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast, Australia. The area currently features 6 operating rides as well as some other attractions. History In 1981, Sea World opened the Carousel. Prior to October 1999, Sea World the area where Beach Break Bay currently stands was part of the Sea World Lake. The land was filled in for the construction of Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach which opened in October 1999. This saw the introduction of several rides including Air-See Rescue, Airborne Barrel Brigade, Dexter's Time Machine, Toon Point Lighthouse and Woody's Beachtrucks. In 2007, work began on the removal of the Cartoon Network theme. On 29 September 2007, Sesame Street Beach officially opened replacing Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach. This saw the introduction of a new ride, an SBF Visa Group Happy Tower named Big Bird Bounce as well as a show stage adjacent to the area. The stage was used for Bert and Ernie's Island Holiday. In late 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bull Shark
The bull shark (''Carcharhinus leucas''), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. It is known for its aggressive nature, and presence mainly in warm, shallow brackish water, brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and (usually) lower reach (geography), reaches of rivers. Their aggressive nature has led to ongoing shark-culling efforts near beaches to protect beachgoers, which is one of the causes of bull shark populations continuing to decrease. Bull sharks are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Bull sharks are euryhaline and can thrive in both saltwater, salt and fresh water. They are known to travel far up rivers, and have been known to travel up the Mississippi River as far as Alton, Illinois, about from the ocean, but few freshwater interactions with humans have been recorded. Larger-sized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Shark
The tiger shark (''Galeocerdo cuvier'') is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus '' Galeocerdo'' and family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large apex predator, with females capable of attaining a length of over . Populations are found in many tropical and temperate waters, especially around central Pacific islands. Its name derives from the dark stripes down its body, which resemble a tiger's pattern, but fade as the shark matures. The tiger shark is a solitary, mostly nocturnal hunter. It is notable for having the widest food spectrum of all sharks, with a range of prey that includes crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, squid, turtles, sea snakes, dolphins, and others, even smaller sharks. It also has a reputation as a "garbage eater", consuming a variety of inedible, man-made objects that linger in its stomach. Tiger sharks have only one recorded natural predator, the orca. It is considered a near-threatened species because of finning and fishing by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shark
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch cartilaginous fish characterized by a ribless endoskeleton, dermal denticles, five to seven gill slits on each side, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the Division (taxonomy), division Selachii and are the sister group to the Batoidea, Batomorphi (Batoidea, rays and skate (fish), skates). Some sources extend the term "shark" as an informal category including Extinction, extinct members of Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) with a shark-like morphology, such as hybodonts. Shark-like chondrichthyans such as ''Cladoselache'' and ''Doliodus'' first appeared in the Devonian Period (419–359 million years), though some fossilized chondrichthyan-like scales are as old as the Ordovician, Late Ordovician (458–444 million years ago). The earliest confirmed modern sharks (Selachii) are known from the Early Jurassic around , with the oldest known member being ''Agaleus'', though records of true shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shark Bay (Sea World)
Shark Bay is a shark exhibit located within the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast, Australia. It was the largest man-made lagoon system in the world. History In early 2003, work began on the construction of ''Shark Bay'' in a vacant patch of land adjacent to the Mid Monorail Station and Polar Bear Shores. During the construction period seven sharks were being kept inside the main lagoon swimming pool of Sea World's Water Park. In August 2003, the RSPCA began an investigation into the treatment of the sharks whilst in captivity. The investigation resulted in Sea World releasing the world's largest tiger shark in captivity back into the wild. Sea World had originally planned to move the sharks into ''Shark Bay'' in October 2003, prior to the public opening of the exhibit on 26 December 2003. A variety of delays forced the opening date to be moved back to 9 April 2004. The exhibit cost $13 million to construct. Exhibit The ''Shark Bay'' exhibit is divided into four distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon Land (Sea World)
Nickelodeon Land is a themed children's area at the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast, Australia. The area currently features 6 operating rides as well as some other attractions. History In 1981, Sea World opened the Carousel. Prior to October 1999, Sea World the area where Beach Break Bay currently stands was part of the Sea World Lake. The land was filled in for the construction of Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach which opened in October 1999. This saw the introduction of several rides including Air-See Rescue, Airborne Barrel Brigade, Dexter's Time Machine, Toon Point Lighthouse and Woody's Beachtrucks. In 2007, work began on the removal of the Cartoon Network theme. On 29 September 2007, Sesame Street Beach officially opened replacing Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach. This saw the introduction of a new ride, an SBF Visa Group Happy Tower named Big Bird Bounce as well as a show stage adjacent to the area. The stage was used for Bert and Ernie's Island Holiday. In late 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3-D Film
3D films are motion pictures made to give an illusion of Three-dimensional space, three-dimensional solidity, usually with the help of Stereoscopy#3D viewers, special glasses worn by viewers. 3D films were prominently featured in the 1950s in American cinema and later experienced a worldwide resurgence in the 1980s and 1990s driven by IMAX high-end theaters and Disney-themed venues. 3D films became increasingly successful throughout the 2000s, peaking with the success of 3D presentations of ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' in December 2009, after which 3D films again decreased in popularity. Certain directors have also taken more experimental approaches to 3D filmmaking, most notably celebrated auteur Jean-Luc Godard in his film ''Goodbye to Language''. History Before film The basic components of 3D film were introduced separately between 1833 and 1839. Stroboscopic animation was developed by Joseph Plateau in 1832 and published in 1833 in the form of a stroboscopic disc, which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirates 4-D
''Pirates 4D'' (also known as ''Pirates 3D'') was an attraction film designed to be shown in a specially-built or remodeled theater space in a theme park, featuring in-theater special effects, sometimes referred to as a 4D film. The film itself is a dual strip 70mm 3D film short, featuring Leslie Nielsen and Eric Idle, written by Idle and directed by longtime theme park film director Keith Melton. It was produced by Renaissance Entertainment and Busch Entertainment Corporation, and distributed by Iwerks Entertainment. It was released in 1999, and first shown at Sea World Ohio (then owned by Busch), at two Busch Gardens parks, and at Thorpe Park in England, then owned by The Tussauds Group, which was the earliest overseas venue. Venues The film was produced exclusively for theme park usage. It was formerly shown at Sea World Ohio in Aurora, Ohio, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, in Williamsburg, Virginia, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida, Thorpe Park in Chertsey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bermuda Triangle (Sea World)
The ''Bermuda Triangle'' was a themed indoor water ride at the Sea World (Australia), Sea World amusement park, theme park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Australia. In 2013, the ride was replaced by Storm Coaster, a Mack Rides Water Coaster (roller coaster), water coaster. The Sea World ride has a replica (named ''Bermuda Triangle: Alien Encounter'') that still operates in Movie Park Germany to this day, though it was given an Area 51 retheme in 2019, titled ''Area 51 - Top Secret''. History In 1980, Sea World opened a set of bumper boats located in a small lake in the centre of the ''Viking's Revenge Flume Ride''. In 1987, these bumper boats were removed to aid in the construction of ''Lassiter's Lost Mine''. ''Lassiter's Lost Mine'' was an indoor flume ride where guests would experience the flooding of a mining, mine. The ride was built for only A$3 million - compared to a Disney estimate of A$20 million. Sea World's parent company, Village Roadshow The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea World Monorail System
The Sea World Monorail System was a monorail circuit around the Sea World (Australia), Sea World Amusement park, theme park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It was Australia's only remaining monorail system, after the closure of the Sydney Monorail and the other system at Broadbeach, linking the Oasis Shopping Centre with The Star Gold Coast. History The Sea World Monorail System was opened on 15 August 1986 by Premier of Queensland, Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen as Australia's first monorail system.Australia's First Monorail ''Railway Digest'' December 1986 page 387Monorail first at Seaworld ''Network (periodical), Network'' January 1987 page 58 Following the conclusion of World Expo 88 in Brisbane, at least one of the monorail trains was relocated to Sea World in 1989. It was the first monorail opened in Australia. In 2022, the ride closed, and two of the three trains were removed. In early 2024, the monorail was dismantled as part of park renovations. Due to rising m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
