Orbi Explained

Orbi Yokohama
Location:	Yokohama
Location2:	Japan
Owner:	Sega, BBC Earth
Opening Date:	19 August 2013
Closing Date:	31 December 2020
Rides:	13
Status:	closed

Orbi Yokohama 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 Sega and BBC Earth.^[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

See main article: Orbi Dubai.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Observing the world in Yokohama's giant Orbi The Japan Times . 2016-06-03 . 3 June 2016 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603170427/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/26/arts/observing-the-world-in-yokohamas-giant-orbi/ . 3 June 2016.
2. The Orbi story: BBC and Sega collaborate on experimental natural history theme park . WIRED UK . en-GB . 3 June 2016 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603170004/http://www.wired.co.uk/article/the-story-of-orbi . 3 June 2016.
3. Web site: オービィ横浜、2020年末で閉館 ｜ ガジェット通信 GetNews. 29 October 2020.
4. Web site: 【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.