Orbi

OrbiLocation| Yokohama, Japan

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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]

## Contents

* 1 Exhibitions
* 2 Theatre 23.4 shows
* 3 Orbi Osaka
* 4 Orbi Dubai
* 5 References

## 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

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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