Thursday, June 27, 2013
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I've always wanted to fly over Canada! FlyOver Canada is a new attraction site in Vancouver and I'm so happy I was able to attend the advanced with my family. Thank you Virgin Radio for the tickets!
The whole experience lasts 30 minutes, starting with a pre-show, "Uplift!" created especially for FlyOver Canada by Moment Factory. It's meant for participants to stand and watch as it's shown on a 360° screen showing the landscapes of Canada and lives of 4 Canadians. After that, we entered into the pre-boarding zone where we watched a brief safety video. And now, the flight ride. It was absolutely beyond amazing and unfortunately pictures/videos were not prohibited (duh!) so the following pictures do not do justice. More reasons for you to go and experience it yourself!
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| seats |
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| seats |
We were seated in to comfortable seats - nothing like economy flight seats, but also obviously not like business class either. (You wouldn't want to be lying down.) Then the gates drop and the row of seats move outward, into the "sky" and I heard some screams (including my own).
It was out of excitement and a bit of fear. With your feet dangling, the flight takes you soaring from the east coast of Canada to west coast going across the most beautiful scenes like the Atlantic icebergs, rivers, forests, prairies, BC mountains, etc. Because of the huge dome-shaped screen, it really felt so real. But that's not all. You get wind in your hair, Niagara Falls' mist, the scent of nature and oceans... every minute of the ride was breathtaking! |
| Flight attendants at FlyOver Canada |
This 16 million dollar project will be officially open on Saturday, June 29th 2013 and will be open for 7 days a week from 10am - 9pm. It's located at 2nd floor of Canada Place, where the IMAX theatre used to be. I think it's a great location as visitors will have to walk down the Canadian Trial to get there. How much are tickets for this experience? $19.95 for adults, $17.95 for youth/seniors, and $14.95 for children. BUT if you purchase them online here, they're about a dollar cheaper!
Here is the official video teaser. If you want a full surprise, then I suggest that you don't watch it!
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| View from of Stanley Park from outside of FlyOver Canada |
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| Virgin Radio's booth on advanced screening day |
An interesting fact: of course FlyOver Canada uses a lot of energy.. but it's 100% renewable electricity by BullFrog Power.
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