The Parkz Update: Sea World, February 2011

What's happening at Sea World this month? All is revealed in this month's first Parkz Update from Sea World

Update By Richard Wilson
16 February 2011

Our first stop in this update is Sea World, and after a brief absence, the flagpole has returned. Fun Fact: The flags spell "Welcome to Sea World" in the flag alphabet

Of course the really big news from out the front of the park is replacement of those bloody tensor barriers with new permanent ropes

While the signs may spoil the vista a tiny bit, the improvement to the area more then make up for it, and gives Sea World the most user friendly entry area of any Gold Coast park. Well done to Sea World for improving this area!

We may have covered Penguin Encounter, but it's nice to see the building in the sunshine

Zoe's Submarine was rebuilt this year, and while it opened a while ago, it was curiously missing from the updates. Here it is now it all its glory

Speaking of curiously missing, Grover's flight school (helicopter ride) is missing from Sesame Street Beach, and has been replaced with Picnic tables (making it a nice place to enjoy a pack lunch). No official word yet on if the ride is gone for good, or what it's replacement will be.

Still not much progress over at Bermuda Triangle

Next door the scaffolding that had been used for 'painting' has been removed from the last drop of the Flume Ride

Hopefully we'll soon see painters heading over to Jet Rescue, which in areas is starting to look a little worse for wear from the salty sea air

Elsewhere in the park there's a new baby dolphin! Since baby dolphins are so hard to take a photo of, here's a photo from the morning's dolphin show. Can you find the flying man?

Sea World has also held an eBay auction to name the baby dolphin. The bidding ended at $8,988.00. Proceeds went towards a Dugong research trip.

In revenue department news, on this hot summer's day the only drinks available are bottled water, and post mix soft drink in souvenir bottles for $10. We'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they sold out of bottled soft drinks rather than not selling the cheaper alternative as an evil money grab, but we'll be back next month to find out for all our valuable readers.