SeaWorld Dubai

[Orcaluvur]

SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Discovery Cove and Aquatica - As rumored, Busch Entertainment Corp. has announced a four park project called Worlds of Discovery - Dubai that will include four parks: Busch Gardens, SeaWorld, Discovery Cove and Aquatica. This is a partnership between Busch and Nakheel PJSC, the major developer in Dubai behind The Palm islands projects. Nakheel will invest the capital to build and operate the parks as BEC will license their brands to Nakheel and operate the parks under a management contract. According to the artwork of the island they’ve set aside 107.5 acres for SeaWorld, 112.4 acres for Busch Gardens and 30 acres apiece for the Discovery Cove and Aquatica parks. They will all be tied together by a 10 acre Shopping, Dining, Entertainment district and the remaining property on the island will be used for a series of high end resort projects.
Dubai is growing rapidly, expected to bring in 7 million tourists in 2008, a number that is expected to rise to 15 million by 2015. Preliminary work is already under way and they expect to open the first phase of Worlds of Discovery by 2012.

[Orca Dreamer]

Wow no wonder with orcas will be moved there.Can't wait to see the new park

[Orcaluvur]

Me either! i think it will be exileratinf because you know how happy and amazed you when you visit a sea world park, with all the plants, and music, and shops and food and animals but imagine a whole Sea World Island with discoverycove and Aquatica.

Just throwing this out there what kind of animal do you think they will put in their premire attraction at Aquatica in Dubai, they dont have that many commies. Oh and do you think they will have a beluga show too? cause they do in Texas. Maybe they will use the Lags for teh main attraction in Aquatica!

[·Tikilina·]

I think probably bottlenose dolphins. I know - it's sounds boring but SW has a LOT of dolphins and about 4-5 new babies every year just in Florida ! I think they have to find a place for all those dolphins.

[Orcaluvur]

yeah an di think some parks like florida need some more room for their breeding program! Tehy seem to be a little crowded. So next question (please dont make this an argument!) which whales do you think are most likely to go?!?!?!?!?

This really is a personal question because i think they will send some/most of the juveniles, but i also think they will send some adults. I could be wrong though, because they sent all juveniles to Loro, so who knows! lol.


SWC
Corky2-WW
Kasatka
Ulises
Orkid
Sumar-WW
Nakai-WW
Kalia

SWT
Kyuquet
Keet-WW
Unna-WW?
Tuar-WW
Halyn

SWF
Katina-WW
Tilly
Kalina-WW
Kayla-WW
Takara-WW
Taima
Trua-WW
Nalani


The parks have 21 killer whales in th states, so they will send maybe 4 or 5 to Dubai! Time to guess!lol

These are all my maybes, but if its not on here then i highly doubt they are moving! the astric means i think dubai, if their names are here i think they are going to be moved around the parks.
Dubai=*
Orkid
Sumar*
Nakai**
Kalia*
Unna?
Tuar*
Halyn**
Tiki
Trua**
Nalani*
Malia*

I asume thye will want a bull, or maturing one, such as nakai or tuar or sumar. and they will send some maturing females, likehalyn, kalia, nalani.ect.
I also thionk Trua would be a good candidate cause he is so happy all the time.
I really dont think they will send adults, like they did in Loro, but they might want to breed some of the whales that arent doing so good with AI, so at that case maybe Orkid will go, and Unna, and then Ky. But wait what bull male isnt related to Unna? besides Uly cause aparently hes got some problems.lol
I know they dont move adults alot i just see it as a better thing to maybe send some adult so they can start a monarch, cause really its alot for Ko to take on to be the leader, she is still pretty young, does anyone agree?

[·Tikilina·]

I think Kayla, Trua, Malia and Nalani and maybe Tuar from SWT.

Katina, Taima, Tilikum .... NO WAY, lol.
Halyn ... ALSO no way, lol.

Maybe Kalina but she's moved soooo much already so I don't think so. Takara they will keep in the USA for breeding.

I know, most from SWF but I don't think they would take Unna from SWT because she is the only female and no females from SWC because Corky and Orkid do WW but not Kasatka. and I don't think they will take Nakai or Kalia away from Kasatka and make her upset.

[Orcaluvur]

I think Nakai or Sumar are coming cause they are almost mature. And i think Nakai would be fine to come to Dubai, or any park cause he is old enough that he doesnt spend that much time with his dad. also i think Halyn is going to move some where or they are going to move a companion to her. She is very smart and bigger and older than trua so i dont see why not to move her. especially in 2012 she will be bigger but i just dont see her having much fun or the fun she needs to have with another whale, just being around keet all the time. i think trua or kalia or nalani would be the best companions for her. why dont you think Halyn is going to move?

[Orcaluvur]

As for the bottlenose dolphins in aquatica, i think they wont use them because they have a whole nother dolphin cove to fill, a show to fill, and a discovery cove! Thats alot of dolphins. So i think they will use the lags. unless they are going to bring the rest of the 3 guys in cali to dubai, which they might. Also does anyone know how often the lags mate?

[animaltrainer95]

Jun 10, 2008 9:39:06 GMT -5 Orcaluvur said:

Also does anyone know how often the lags mate?

Lags mate about every 3-4 years.

And maybe SW will breed orcas for SWD, with AI, of course. Then they could transfer those new calves to SWD so all the orcas who are in SW right now could stay.