When schools break for the winter, bring your family to Sea World™, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. It’s one of Yas Island’s four theme parks, and its winter events are not to be missed.
The highly anticipated winter events at SeaWorld™ Yas Island, Abu Dhabi include festive meet-and-greets and enchanting performances everyone in your family will love.
The Winter Experience at One Ocean
Go to One Ocean, one of the eight realms of SeaWorld™ Abu Dhabi, to experience its immersive winter wonderworld. Aside from the ethereally dreamy lighting, the lovely ambiance, and the beautiful winter-themed decorations, there’s also a 40-minute experience featuring aerial acrobatics, a harpist, and a roller skater inside a giant snow bubble.
Mr. Wonder and Festive Friends Meet-and-Greet
Mr. Wonder is a new SeaWorld™ Abu Dhabi character. He is white-haired, white-bearded, night-capped, bespectacled, and assisted by elves. He also lives in the Arctic cold. Hmmm–sounds familiar?
Anyway, children love him, and his good cheer will charm you, too, so head on over to The Armillary, a 360-degree dome that offers stunning views of the Arctic and Antarctica realms, to meet Mr. Wonder. Be sure to take lots of photos.
Winter Storytime
Join Puck the penguin, Shivers the polar bear, and Mr. Wonder the white-haired, white-bearded new character at SeaWorld™ Abu Dhabi for some fun story-telling at the Animal Care Center.
Hold your breath when they tell you about snow spirits. Imagine yourself as the hero in an epic tale of Arctic adventure or some legendary folklore.
Juhani Village
Make your way to the cold Arctic realm. If you’ve ever been curious how the North Pole would look dressed with string lights, tinsel, and garlands, wonder no more. Juhani Village, festively decorated for the season, will transport you there.
Taste of the Season
The festive season cannot be complete without holiday eats and drinks. Enjoy the cold with a hot cuppa choco or some other seasonal beverage in hand.
Sleepover
SeaWorld™ Yas Island also occasionally holds sleepovers (there’s one at the Dolphin Underwater habitat this winter break, too). It’s an event designed for children (and their parents) who want to spend the night at the theme park with peers to enjoy fun activities, such as ocean-themed hide-and-seek, interactive experiences, and marine education enrichment.
Children and their parents chow down on pizza, sleep on foldable camping beds, and enjoy a lovely continental breakfast the next day.
Learn About Marine Animals
SeaWorld™ park events aside, there’s so much to see and experience in this one-of-a-kind marine theme park. For instance, you can get to know many of the park’s animal residents.
Penguins
Visit the Antarctica realm to learn all about penguins. It’s also the perfect time to go visit because it’s the penguins’ nesting season, and you get to witness how these adorable, flightless birds act and behave at this special time of the year.
Trivia: Penguins may be flightless, but they’re strong and fast swimmers. In fact, they “fly” underwater.
While in Antarctica, enjoy interacting with penguins, shop for souvenirs at the Polar Pier, and get yourself pizza and pasta or some fish and chips.
Walruses
Walruses are beautiful, flippered marine mammals. Head to the Arctic realm for a visit and get up close and personal with these mammoth animals.
While in the Arctic realm, check out the Hypersphere 360°, an immersive virtual reality ride.
Dolphins
Dolphins are playful, intelligent mammals. You can see Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and learn how they live by visiting the Tropical Ocean realm. Resident experts will teach you what dolphins eat, what their habitat is like, and their unique traits.
While you’re in Tropical Ocean, do not miss the Manta Coaster. This is one of the newest rollercoaster attractions in Yas Island, featuring a zero-gravity flip, 17 airtime moments, and a ride through a bioluminescent tunnel.
Seals and Sea Lions
Seals and sea lions may look the same, but they’re not the same. If you visit Rocky Point, you can observe California sea lions and harbor seals playing on the rocks and jumping into the water.
The Rocky Point is a carefully engineered habitat that simulates the lighting conditions, water currents, and wave movements of the United States northwestern Pacific coast, providing an environment where seals and sea lions can thrive.
Tip: If you need a snack while in Rocky Point, visit Pretzel Point for (you guessed it) some pretzels.
Dugongs
Dugongs are sea cows like manatees. They are native to the UAE, and Abu Dhabi has one of the world’s highest concentrations of this fascinating marine mammal. The dugong rescue, Malquot, lives in the Abu Dhabi Ocean realm. During your visit, you can hear about Malquot’s story and learn how you can help protect the dugongs.
While in Abu Dhabi Ocean, try to spot the other animals that live in the realm, such as sea snakes, sea turtles, bamboo sharks, and rays.
Discover the Wonders of SeaWorld™ Yas Island
When schools break for the winter, enjoy the many magical winter events at SeaWorld™ Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
Explore the entire park, especially its eight realms, and learn about the park’s resident marine animals.