The ride represents a joint effort with Nickelodeon, Super 78 and SimEx-lwerks. In the animated 3D sensory presentation, a performer behind-the-scenes controls the sensory aspects of the attraction which include bubbles, scents, lights and sounds. The performer who acts as the animated hero, Patrick Star can get feedback from the audience. Guests can help direct Patrick Star through the deep ocean, Bikini Bottom. The attraction was designed to give guests a realistic experience in an animated world. The SpongeBob Adventure opened in May 2015.

Children and parents wear 3D glasses as they enjoy a wild and silly submarine voyage during the SpongeBob SubPants Adventure at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas. Moody Gardens.

The previous winner was the Time Machine, Futuroscope Park in Poitiers, France, which earned the 2015 Award for Outstanding Achievement: Attraction. In this attraction, guests are taken back in time to visit the Pre-historic Age, the Greek Games, and Native Americans.

The SpongeBob attraction at Moody Gardens costs $18.95 for adults and $16.95 for children and senior citizens. Moody Gardens will receive the award during an award’s event in the spring of 2016 in California.

The post Moody Gardens Earns Award for SpongeBob Attraction appeared first on Somewhere Luxurious.

For the first time in the US, guests are able to enter the Krusty Krab made of ice at Moody Gardens

Festival of Lights has more than a mile of holiday lights and decorated and lit scenes with festive music. An outdoor ice skating rink and huge ice slide complete the holiday experience for fun-loving visitors. Entertainment, holiday movies shown in the 3D and 4D theaters add to the holiday spirit at Moody Gardens.

The ice slide at Moody Gardens ICE LAND in Galveston, TX (Photo: Moody Gardens)

The Festival of Lights celebration continues until January 10, 2016. Admission is $10.95, which include access to the ice skating rink. Ice skate rental is $7 or visitors can bring their own skates. Tickets to the year-round attractions, the various pyramids: the Rainforest Pyramid, Aquarium Pyramid, the MG 3D Theater and the 4D Special FX Theater, Discovery Museum, SpongeBob SubPants Adventure, Colonel Paddlewheel Boat and the Arctic Ice Slide have an admission fee of $7 with the purchase of a ticket to the Festival of Lights.

Festival of Lights opened Saturday /Moody Gardens)

Are you planning to take a vacation to Galveston Island for the Festival of Lights? Try reserving your rooms at the Moody Gardens Hotel with views of the lit Pyramids.

The post Festival of Lights at Moody Gardens is Open for Its Fourteenth Season appeared first on Somewhere Luxurious.

Moody Gardens is an educational entertainment complex with an aquarium, rain forest, theaters, museum, and zipline.

The ice festival is scheduled to open on November 9. The idea for the ice festival was inspired by Harbin Ice Festival in Harbin, China. The Harbin Ice Festival is renowned for its spectacular lighted ice sculptures.

Moody Garden announced the theme for the 2015 ICE LAND: Ice Sculptures with SpongeBob SquarePants will be a SpongeBob Christmas Party when it opens November 14 (PRNewsFoto/Moody Gardens)

In fact, the VYA Ice Carving Team from Harbin, China will do the carving for the festival. Nickelodeon is also a partner for the Ice Festival project, which will feature 2,000 pounds of snow and ice.

The new ICE LAND Ice Sculptures with SpongeBob SquarePants is one of many holiday attractions at Moody Gardens.

ICE LAND Ice Sculptures with SpongeBob SquarePants  at Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas (PRNewsFoto/Moody Gardens)

The post Moody Gardens Has Already Announced Its November Ice Sculpture Theme appeared first on Somewhere Luxurious.