Close Banner

LAST CHANCE

Save up to $14
GET MY TICKETS

Valid for arrivals April 2, 2024 – Sept. 22, 2024. Blackout dates apply. See ticket for details.

Orlando

Show me:
Home / Orlando / Attractions / SeaWorld® Orlando / SeaWorld® Orlando / SeaWorld® Orlando Things To Do / Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin®

Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin®

Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin®

Skip the Lines with the Orlando Planning App!

Download our FREE on-the-go iPhone app for easy access to current wait times, preset and custom touring plans, and daily park activities.

Learn More
View Tickets for SeaWorld® Orlando

About Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin®

Frog Family Rating

View Orlando Crowd Calendar

When to Visit

Visit in first 2 or last 2 hrs

Can Skip Line

Quick Queue Unlimited

Suitability

  • Toddlers (3-5),
  • Children (6-12),
  • Teenagers (13-17),
  • Adults,
  • Seniors

Source: Undercover Tourist

Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin® Details

Quick Facts

Type

Poi | Ride

Duration

15 min.

Height Req.

None

View Park Map

Experience Attraction

Frog Overview

See the icy world of Antartica through the eyes of a penguin named Puck. Experience the beauty and grandeur of the South Pole through this adventurous ride. Antartica: Empire of the Penguin® is a trackless, motion-based simulator experience, and you may choose a "mild" or "wild" version of it for a different experience! Each room of this dark ride gets colder and colder, while displaying vibrant and dazzling colors. Once you've ventured through the ride, you'll visit the penguins' colony and experience the cool extremes of their icy world. If you just want to visit the penguins and skip the ride, you can do that now too!

There are two versions you can choose from: the "mild" or "wild" version. Both are quite tame. The wild version features brief mild spinning. The spinning isn't anything to be too worried about; it doesn't make Mommy Frog's stomach uneasy, and she is the queasy frog of the family. The spinning is also brief!

Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin® is a trackless, dark ride at SeaWorld® Orlando. The duration of the ride and exhibit is about 15 minutes, depending on how long you linger in the penguin exhibit. Each of the ride vehicles has two rows with four seats, carrying a total of 8 riders. Guests less than 48 inches tall must be accompanied by a supervising companion at least 14 years of age. To experience the wild version, guests must be at least 42 inches tall. Guests using wheelchairs should enter the standard queue and transfer into the ride vehicle or proceed into the exhibit via the non-rider entrance.

Source: Undercover Tourist

Frog Family Tips and Fun Facts about Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin®

Frog Family Tips

  • Expect consistently lines throughout the day. 
  • Bring a bottle of water on hot days—the queue is almost completely outside!
  • For the shortest waits, jump in line for Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin® the first two hours of park opening or closing. Consider also going during a show; the park usually slows down while shows are occurring.

Fun Facts

  • Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin® opened on May 24, 2013.
  • In all of SeaWorld Orlando's 39-year history, the expansion of Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin® is the largest! 
  • The rock wall inside the attraction features carvings of the world’s 18 penguin species.

Source: Undercover Tourist

Similar Things to Do

Filter by Area SeaWorld® Orlando SeaWorld® Orlando

Total Results

Filter By Area
Sort By
Abby's Flower Tower

Abby's Flower Tower
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Aerial Carousel
Duration:
Area: Sesame Street Land™ at SeaWorld Orlando®
Big Surf Shores

Big Surf Shores
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Wave Pool
Duration: 10 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Commerson's Dolphin

Commerson's Dolphin
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 5 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Cookie Drop!

Cookie Drop!
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Drop
Duration: 3 min.
Area: Sesame Street Land™ at SeaWorld Orlando®
Cutback Cove

Cutback Cove
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Wave Pool
Duration: 15 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Dolphin Adventures

Dolphin Adventures
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal
Duration: 20 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Dolphin Cove

Dolphin Cove
Visit During: Visit any time
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 10 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Dolphin Nursery

Dolphin Nursery
Visit During: Visit any time
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 10 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Dolphin Plunge®

Dolphin Plunge®
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 48"
Type: Slides - Body
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Elmo's Choo Choo Train

Elmo's Choo Choo Train
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 36"
Type: Train
Duration: 5 min.
Area: Sesame Street Land™ at SeaWorld Orlando®
Flamingo Paddle Boats

Flamingo Paddle Boats
Visit During: Visit anytime
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 56"
Type: Boat
Duration: 4 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
HooRoo Run®

HooRoo Run®
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Flume - Tube (Multi-Person)
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Ice Breaker™

Ice Breaker™
Visit During: Visit in 1st hr
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Roller Coaster
Duration:
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Ihu's Breakaway Falls™

Ihu's Breakaway Falls™
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 48"
Type: Slides - Body
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Infinity Falls™

Infinity Falls™
Visit During: Visit in first 2 or last 2 hrs
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: River Raft
Duration:
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Jewel of the Sea Aquarium

Jewel of the Sea Aquarium
Visit During: Visit any time
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 10 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Journey to Atlantis®

Journey to Atlantis®
Visit During: Visit in first 2 or last 2 hrs
Current Wait:
Quick Queue Unlimited:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Log Flume
Duration: 4 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Kata's Kookaburra Cove®

Kata's Kookaburra Cove®
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Play Area
Duration: 15 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Kraken®

Kraken®
Visit During: Visit in first 2 or last 2 hrs
Current Wait:
Quick Queue Unlimited:
Height Req.: 54"
Type: Roller Coaster
Duration: 4 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Loggerhead Lane

Loggerhead Lane
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Lazy River
Duration: 15 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Mako®

Mako®
Visit During: Visit in 1st hr
Current Wait:
Quick Queue Unlimited:
Height Req.: 54"
Type: Roller Coaster
Duration:
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Manatee Rehabilitation Area

Manatee Rehabilitation Area
Visit During: Visit anytime
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 20 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Manta Aquarium®

Manta Aquarium®
Visit During: Visit anytime
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 10 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Manta®

Manta®
Visit During: Visit in first 2 or last 2 hrs
Current Wait:
Quick Queue Unlimited:
Height Req.: 54"
Type: Roller Coaster
Duration: 4 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Omaka Rocka

Omaka Rocka
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 48"
Type: Slides - Tube
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Orca Encounter

Orca Encounter
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal
Duration: 23 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Pacific Point Preserve®

Pacific Point Preserve®
Visit During: Visit anytime
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 20 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Pelican Preserve

Pelican Preserve
Visit During: Visit anytime
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 10 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Pipeline: The Surf Coaster

Pipeline: The Surf Coaster
Visit During:
Current Wait: 5 min.
Quick Queue Unlimited:
Height Req.: 54"
Type: Roller Coaster
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Riptide Race

Riptide Race
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Slides - Tube
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Roa's Rapids®

Roa's Rapids®
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Thrill
Duration: 10 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Rubber Duckie Water Works

Rubber Duckie Water Works
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Water
Duration: 20 min.
Area: Sesame Street Land™ at SeaWorld Orlando®
Sea Lion and Otter Spotlight

Sea Lion and Otter Spotlight
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal
Duration: 20 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
SeaWorld Rescue Center

SeaWorld Rescue Center
Visit During: Visit in first 2 or last 2 hrs
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit - Walkthrough
Duration: 27 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Sesame Street Party Parade

Sesame Street Party Parade
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type:
Duration: 15 min.
Area: Sesame Street Land™ at SeaWorld Orlando®
Shark Encounter®

Shark Encounter®
Visit During: Visit any time
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 20 min.
Area: Shark Wreck Reef
Sky Tower

Sky Tower
Visit During: Vist in first 2 or last 2 hrs
Current Wait:
Quick Queue Unlimited:
Height Req.: None
Type: Tower
Duration: 25 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Slimey's Slider

Slimey's Slider
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Spinning
Duration:
Area: Sesame Street Land™ at SeaWorld Orlando®
Solar Vortex

Solar Vortex
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Roller Coaster
Duration:
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Stingray Lagoon®

Stingray Lagoon®
Visit During: Visit any time
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 25 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Sunny Day Carousel

Sunny Day Carousel
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Carousel
Duration: 2 min.
Area: Sesame Street Land™ at SeaWorld Orlando®
Super Grover's Box Car Derby

Super Grover's Box Car Derby
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 38"
Type: Roller Coaster
Duration: 3 min.
Area: Sesame Street Land™ at SeaWorld Orlando®
Tassie's Twisters

Tassie's Twisters
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Flume - Tube
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Taumata Racer®

Taumata Racer®
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Slides - Body
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Underwater Viewing

Underwater Viewing
Visit During: Visit any time
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 10 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Walhalla Wave®

Walhalla Wave®
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Slides - Tube
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Walkabout Waters

Walkabout Waters
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Play Area
Duration: 15 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Whanau Way

Whanau Way
Visit During:
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: 42"
Type: Slides - Tube
Duration: 1 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando
Wild Arctic® Habitat

Wild Arctic® Habitat
Visit During: Visit anytime
Current Wait:
Skip Lines:
Height Req.: None
Type: Animal Exhibit
Duration: 20 min.
Area: SeaWorld® Orlando

Aw, toad warts! There aren't any things to do that match your request. Please adjust the filter options.

Helpful Resources for Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin®

Related Orlando Posts

Latest Undercover Tourist Posts