Orbi

Orbi
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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[1] "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/.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[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. https://suita.goguynet.jp/2018/09/10/orbi-oosaka/.

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