Orbi

Orbi Yokohama

Location	Yokohama, Japan
Status	Defunct
Opened	19 August 2013
Closed	31 December 2020
Owner	Sega, BBC Earth
Attractions
Total	13

Orbi Yokohama 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 Sega and BBC Earth.[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

Main article: Orbi Dubai

References

1. "Observing the world in Yokohama's giant Orbi | The Japan Times". 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
2. "The Orbi story: BBC and Sega collaborate on experimental natural history theme park". WIRED UK. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
3. "オービィ横浜、2020年末で閉館 ｜ ガジェット通信 GetNews". 29 October 2020.
4. "【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.

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