Company:Orbi
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| Location | Yokohama, Japan |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sega, BBC Earth |
| Opened | 19 August 2013 |
| Closed | 31 December 2020 |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 13 |
| Status | Closed |
Orbi was a wildlife theme park in Yokohama, Japan , which opened on 19 August 2013.[1] The indoor park contained over 12 exhibitions, a shop and an 80-seat café. Orbi's main feature was a 23.4-degree theatre that was 8m tall and 40m wide and which showcased three wildlife films. The park was a joint venture between BBC Earth and Sega.[2]
The park permanently closed down on December 31, 2020.[3]
Exhibitions
- Animalpedia
- Earth Cruising
- World Transporter: African Elephants
- On location in 4D: Mountain Gorilla
- Frozen: Mt. Kenya
- Ocean Explorer
- Mega Bugs Playground
- Earth Canvas
- Basecamp
- Animal Selfie
- Time Capture
- Extreme Photospot
Theatre 23.4 shows
- Rise Of The Temple King
- Roxy's Island Adventure
- Magic of Yellowstone
- The Meerkats
- Ice Worlds
- Voyagers
Orbi Osaka
On 29 January 2016, Sega Live Creation and BBC Earth opened a second Orbi location, in Osaka, Japan. This location closed on September 30, 2018, after the licensing agreement for the location was terminated.[4]
Orbi Dubai
References
- ↑ "Observing the world in Yokohama's giant Orbi | The Japan Times". 2016-06-03. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/26/arts/observing-the-world-in-yokohamas-giant-orbi/.
- ↑ "The Orbi story: BBC and Sega collaborate on experimental natural history theme park" (in en-GB). WIRED UK. http://www.wired.co.uk/article/the-story-of-orbi. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "オービィ横浜、2020年末で閉館 ｜ ガジェット通信 GetNews". 29 October 2020. https://getnews.jp/archives/2788018.
- ↑ "【吹田】え！！エキスポシティの《オービィ大阪》が閉館！？ライセンス契約終了につき9月末で！". 9 September 2018. https://suita.goguynet.jp/2018/09/10/orbi-oosaka/.
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