SEA WORLD ORLANDO FL
by Paula Hughes Court
Known as Orlando’s best kept secret, Sea World Orlando FL is
a great theme park for adults and children of all ages.
Covering over 200 acres, the adventure park offers world-
class shows, thrilling rides and hands-on animal encounters.
Unlike Orlando's other amusement parks, Sea World Orlando
is large and spread-out so you'll never feel crowded.
Several reasonable Orlando hotels are located close-by on
International Drive, so your best bet is to visit in the morning,
go back to your hotel for lunch and a swim, them return to Sea
World in the cooler evening hours.
If time is limited, the following attractions are the ones that you
don't want to miss.
SEAWORLD ORLANDO FLORIDA THRILL RIDES:
KRAKEN:
Kraken is the newest, highest, fastest, and longest roller
coaster in Orlando. It's also floorless with open-sided seats,
which means the riders feet dangle. The roller coaster reaches
speeds up to 65 mph.
Height requirement is 54".
JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS:
Part water-ride, part roller coaster, the Journey to Atlantis ride
combines the excitement of both into this one-of-a-kind water-
coaster. The ride includes two of the steepest, wettest, fastest
drops to be found in any theme park. Height requirement is 42".
WILD ARCTIC:
Guests have a choice of two ways to visit the Polar Exhibit,
they can walk through, or they can enter by way of the Wild
Arctic ride, a simulated motion-based flight over the frozen
Arctic. Though tame-looking in appearance, this ride is not for
guests who experience motion-sickness. Height requirement is
42".
SEA WORLD ORLANDO'S ANIMAL EXHIBITS:
MANATEES: THE LAST GENERATION:
If you're short on time, skip the movie and go straight to the
aquarium where you can view gentle endangered Florida
manatees. The attraction was named the best new zoological
exhibit in the country by The American Zoological Association.
PENGUIN ENCOUNTER
Guests ride a 120-ft. moving walkway through this icy exhibit
featuring more than 200 playful penguins. Children love this
exhibit, so don't miss it. The exhibit holds four species of
penguins and is kept at a freezing 30 degrees. Six thousand
pounds of snow falls daily inside the simulated penguin habitat.
On your way out, be sure to visit the puffins.
WILD ARCTIC EXHIBIT
Don’t miss the wild Arctic where you’ll be transported into a
simulated twilight zone of the Arctic circle. Children will enjoy
watching the baby-faced beluga whales toss balls around, but
don’t forget to visit the enormous walrus on the lower level. He
loves interacting with visitors.
KEY WEST AT SEAWORLD
If you want to handfeed the dolphins, go straight to this area
when the park opens and get in line for the dolphin food (a cup
of fish). The dolphin's appetites diminish quickly so morning is
your best time to do this. There's also a smaller tank holding
gentle stingrays that park visitors are allowed to touch.
CLYDESDALE HAMLET
Children (and adults) are always amazed at the size of
these giant Budweiser Clydesdales. Don't miss a walk
through their stalls to see them up close. During daily
petting sessions, guests can have their photo taken
with a Clydesdale.
SHARK ENCOUNTER
Travel through the world's largest, underwater acrylic
tunnel and find yourself just inches away from
dangerous predators in Shark Encounter. Slithery eels,
frightening barracuda, venomous fish and toothy sharks
make their home in this coral reef habitat.
SEA WORLD SHOWS:
Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island:
This is my family's favorite attraction at SeaWorld
Orlando. The park's talented sea lions, otters, and a
giant walrus join the actors in a tale of pirates and lost
treasure. This is a not-to-be-missed show. Get there
early, the mime working the crowd before the show is
hilarious.
BELIEVE
“Believe” is a revolutionary production that features
SeaWorld’s entire family of majestic killer whales
performing awe-inspiring choreography to an original
musical score performed by Prague National Symphony
Orchestra. The elaborate 3-story set features an 80-foot-
wide whale tail designed exclusively for this show as
well as four rotating panoramic LED screens and nearly
100 speakers.
BLUE HORIZONS
“Blue Horizons” is a new breakthrough theatrical
spectacular that showcases graceful dolphins and false
killer whales, a rainbow of exotic birds and an entire
cast of world-class divers and aerialists draped in
elaborate costumes. The vivid imagination of a young
girl sets the stage for an emotional adventure to
experience the power of the sea and the elegance of
flight.
PETS AHOY
“Pets Ahoy!” is a comical show featuring the talents of a
menagerie of dogs, cats, birds, rats, skunks, pot-belly
pigs, and other animals performing a series of
uproarious and amazing skits. Most impressive is the
fact that nearly all of the fabulous four-legged celebs
were rescued from animal shelters before they found
their fame at SeaWorld.
ODYSSEA
“Odyssea” is a 30-minute spectacle combining gravity-
defying acrobatic feats, lively music and dazzling special
effects within a set that transports guests into an
underwater world filled with wonder and fantasy.
MISTIFY
Special this summer, “Mistify” is a nighttime finale on
SeaWorld’s center lake and features larger-than-life
marine creatures on 60-foot mist screens, 100-foot
fountains, flames on water and dazzling fireworks.
Shamu Rocks America:
Both of the Shamu shows are great, but this nighttime
show is a perfect ending to the day. The killer whales
and their trainers perform high-energy routines to loud
rock music. Take note of the splash-zone signs.
Trust me-you will get wet if you're sitting in those seats
and the water is ice cold!
PRIVATE ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS
Along with the opportunities to touch stingrays and feed
dolphins, SeaWorld also offers special programs for a
limited number of participants who desire an even
closer animal encounter. Surprisingly inexpensive, the
one-hour programs include tours of rescue and
rehabilitation facilities, a behind-the-scenes arctic tour
where you can pet a penguin, and a predators tour of
the shark tank where you can even touch a white-
spotted bamboo shark. For the truly adventurous,
SeaWorld offers the chance to scuba dive enclosed in a
shark tank in the Shark Encounter attraction.
“Adventure Express Tour” An exclusive guided tour
with back-door access to rides, reserved seating at
shows, special animal feeding and interaction
opportunities and lunch. Tour guests will have a
knowledgeable guide to personally escort them through
various park attractions and answer questions. The six-
hour Adventure Express tour costs $89 per adult, $79
per child (ages 3 - 9) plus tax. Prices are in addition to
park admission. Reservations can be made at the
Guided Tour Counter inside the park or in advance by
calling (800) 327-2424.
“Saving a Species” This 60-minute tour takes visitors
behind the scenes for a look at the park’s animal
rescue, rehabilitation and release efforts. Manatees,
sea turtles, birds and other animals have all received a
new lease on life with the help of SeaWorld’s animal
care team. Guests have the rare opportunity to hand-
feed exotic birds in a free-flight aviary, and tour
SeaWorld's rehabilitation facilities where endangered
and threatened species receive state-of-the-art medical
treatment. One dollar of this tour admission is donated
to the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund to
support research, conservation and education projects
around the world. Nominal fee.
“Polar Expedition Tour” This 60-minute tour features an
adventure from the North Pole to the South Pole. Guests
explore the world of polar bears and beluga whales, get
a backstage view of the Wild Arctic animal care areas,
meet and touch a Magellanic penguin, and go behind
the scenes at SeaWorld's Penguin Research Facility.
Nominal fee.
“Predators” Who rules the oceans, sharks or killer
whales? During this 60-minute tour, guests get an
exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of Shamu Stadium
and a backstage peek at eerie ocean dwellers at “Shark
Encounter.” Participants find out how SeaWorld
aquarists care for sharks and stingrays, visit the shark
food preparation room and get to touch a live shark.
Nominal fee.
BEST FOR SMALL CHILDREN
Shamu's Happy Harbor is a wonderful place for small
children to run off some energy. Pack a bathing suit for
the kids so they can play in the water jungle gym. Older
children will enjoy climbing in the large netted areas.
SEA WORLD TICKET PRICES
Ages 10+ $64.95 (plus tax); Ages 3-9 $53.95 (plus tax);
Ages two and under are free. Prices are subject to
change without notice. Discounts available for guests
with disabilities, senior citizens, military personnel and
AAA members
TERRIFIC TUESDAYS FOR SENIORS
Geared for guests over 50, SeaWorld’s Terrific Tuesdays
is a series of one-hour symposiums on a variety of
topics such as health, horticulture and animal training.
Every Tuesday, AARP members receive an $8 discount
off admission to SeaWorld. Every other day of the week,
AARP members receive $5 off park admission.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For general park information, call (800) 327-2424, or visit
SeaWorld.com
by Paula Hughes Court
Known as Orlando’s best kept secret, Sea World Orlando FL is
a great theme park for adults and children of all ages.
Covering over 200 acres, the adventure park offers world-
class shows, thrilling rides and hands-on animal encounters.
Unlike Orlando's other amusement parks, Sea World Orlando
is large and spread-out so you'll never feel crowded.
Several reasonable Orlando hotels are located close-by on
International Drive, so your best bet is to visit in the morning,
go back to your hotel for lunch and a swim, them return to Sea
World in the cooler evening hours.
If time is limited, the following attractions are the ones that you
don't want to miss.
SEAWORLD ORLANDO FLORIDA THRILL RIDES:
KRAKEN:
Kraken is the newest, highest, fastest, and longest roller
coaster in Orlando. It's also floorless with open-sided seats,
which means the riders feet dangle. The roller coaster reaches
speeds up to 65 mph.
Height requirement is 54".
JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS:
Part water-ride, part roller coaster, the Journey to Atlantis ride
combines the excitement of both into this one-of-a-kind water-
coaster. The ride includes two of the steepest, wettest, fastest
drops to be found in any theme park. Height requirement is 42".
WILD ARCTIC:
Guests have a choice of two ways to visit the Polar Exhibit,
they can walk through, or they can enter by way of the Wild
Arctic ride, a simulated motion-based flight over the frozen
Arctic. Though tame-looking in appearance, this ride is not for
guests who experience motion-sickness. Height requirement is
42".
SEA WORLD ORLANDO'S ANIMAL EXHIBITS:
MANATEES: THE LAST GENERATION:
If you're short on time, skip the movie and go straight to the
aquarium where you can view gentle endangered Florida
manatees. The attraction was named the best new zoological
exhibit in the country by The American Zoological Association.
PENGUIN ENCOUNTER
Guests ride a 120-ft. moving walkway through this icy exhibit
featuring more than 200 playful penguins. Children love this
exhibit, so don't miss it. The exhibit holds four species of
penguins and is kept at a freezing 30 degrees. Six thousand
pounds of snow falls daily inside the simulated penguin habitat.
On your way out, be sure to visit the puffins.
WILD ARCTIC EXHIBIT
Don’t miss the wild Arctic where you’ll be transported into a
simulated twilight zone of the Arctic circle. Children will enjoy
watching the baby-faced beluga whales toss balls around, but
don’t forget to visit the enormous walrus on the lower level. He
loves interacting with visitors.
KEY WEST AT SEAWORLD
If you want to handfeed the dolphins, go straight to this area
when the park opens and get in line for the dolphin food (a cup
of fish). The dolphin's appetites diminish quickly so morning is
your best time to do this. There's also a smaller tank holding
gentle stingrays that park visitors are allowed to touch.
CLYDESDALE HAMLET
Children (and adults) are always amazed at the size of
these giant Budweiser Clydesdales. Don't miss a walk
through their stalls to see them up close. During daily
petting sessions, guests can have their photo taken
with a Clydesdale.
SHARK ENCOUNTER
Travel through the world's largest, underwater acrylic
tunnel and find yourself just inches away from
dangerous predators in Shark Encounter. Slithery eels,
frightening barracuda, venomous fish and toothy sharks
make their home in this coral reef habitat.
SEA WORLD SHOWS:
Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island:
This is my family's favorite attraction at SeaWorld
Orlando. The park's talented sea lions, otters, and a
giant walrus join the actors in a tale of pirates and lost
treasure. This is a not-to-be-missed show. Get there
early, the mime working the crowd before the show is
hilarious.
BELIEVE
“Believe” is a revolutionary production that features
SeaWorld’s entire family of majestic killer whales
performing awe-inspiring choreography to an original
musical score performed by Prague National Symphony
Orchestra. The elaborate 3-story set features an 80-foot-
wide whale tail designed exclusively for this show as
well as four rotating panoramic LED screens and nearly
100 speakers.
BLUE HORIZONS
“Blue Horizons” is a new breakthrough theatrical
spectacular that showcases graceful dolphins and false
killer whales, a rainbow of exotic birds and an entire
cast of world-class divers and aerialists draped in
elaborate costumes. The vivid imagination of a young
girl sets the stage for an emotional adventure to
experience the power of the sea and the elegance of
flight.
PETS AHOY
“Pets Ahoy!” is a comical show featuring the talents of a
menagerie of dogs, cats, birds, rats, skunks, pot-belly
pigs, and other animals performing a series of
uproarious and amazing skits. Most impressive is the
fact that nearly all of the fabulous four-legged celebs
were rescued from animal shelters before they found
their fame at SeaWorld.
ODYSSEA
“Odyssea” is a 30-minute spectacle combining gravity-
defying acrobatic feats, lively music and dazzling special
effects within a set that transports guests into an
underwater world filled with wonder and fantasy.
MISTIFY
Special this summer, “Mistify” is a nighttime finale on
SeaWorld’s center lake and features larger-than-life
marine creatures on 60-foot mist screens, 100-foot
fountains, flames on water and dazzling fireworks.
Shamu Rocks America:
Both of the Shamu shows are great, but this nighttime
show is a perfect ending to the day. The killer whales
and their trainers perform high-energy routines to loud
rock music. Take note of the splash-zone signs.
Trust me-you will get wet if you're sitting in those seats
and the water is ice cold!
PRIVATE ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS
Along with the opportunities to touch stingrays and feed
dolphins, SeaWorld also offers special programs for a
limited number of participants who desire an even
closer animal encounter. Surprisingly inexpensive, the
one-hour programs include tours of rescue and
rehabilitation facilities, a behind-the-scenes arctic tour
where you can pet a penguin, and a predators tour of
the shark tank where you can even touch a white-
spotted bamboo shark. For the truly adventurous,
SeaWorld offers the chance to scuba dive enclosed in a
shark tank in the Shark Encounter attraction.
“Adventure Express Tour” An exclusive guided tour
with back-door access to rides, reserved seating at
shows, special animal feeding and interaction
opportunities and lunch. Tour guests will have a
knowledgeable guide to personally escort them through
various park attractions and answer questions. The six-
hour Adventure Express tour costs $89 per adult, $79
per child (ages 3 - 9) plus tax. Prices are in addition to
park admission. Reservations can be made at the
Guided Tour Counter inside the park or in advance by
calling (800) 327-2424.
“Saving a Species” This 60-minute tour takes visitors
behind the scenes for a look at the park’s animal
rescue, rehabilitation and release efforts. Manatees,
sea turtles, birds and other animals have all received a
new lease on life with the help of SeaWorld’s animal
care team. Guests have the rare opportunity to hand-
feed exotic birds in a free-flight aviary, and tour
SeaWorld's rehabilitation facilities where endangered
and threatened species receive state-of-the-art medical
treatment. One dollar of this tour admission is donated
to the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund to
support research, conservation and education projects
around the world. Nominal fee.
“Polar Expedition Tour” This 60-minute tour features an
adventure from the North Pole to the South Pole. Guests
explore the world of polar bears and beluga whales, get
a backstage view of the Wild Arctic animal care areas,
meet and touch a Magellanic penguin, and go behind
the scenes at SeaWorld's Penguin Research Facility.
Nominal fee.
“Predators” Who rules the oceans, sharks or killer
whales? During this 60-minute tour, guests get an
exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of Shamu Stadium
and a backstage peek at eerie ocean dwellers at “Shark
Encounter.” Participants find out how SeaWorld
aquarists care for sharks and stingrays, visit the shark
food preparation room and get to touch a live shark.
Nominal fee.
BEST FOR SMALL CHILDREN
Shamu's Happy Harbor is a wonderful place for small
children to run off some energy. Pack a bathing suit for
the kids so they can play in the water jungle gym. Older
children will enjoy climbing in the large netted areas.
SEA WORLD TICKET PRICES
Ages 10+ $64.95 (plus tax); Ages 3-9 $53.95 (plus tax);
Ages two and under are free. Prices are subject to
change without notice. Discounts available for guests
with disabilities, senior citizens, military personnel and
AAA members
TERRIFIC TUESDAYS FOR SENIORS
Geared for guests over 50, SeaWorld’s Terrific Tuesdays
is a series of one-hour symposiums on a variety of
topics such as health, horticulture and animal training.
Every Tuesday, AARP members receive an $8 discount
off admission to SeaWorld. Every other day of the week,
AARP members receive $5 off park admission.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For general park information, call (800) 327-2424, or visit
SeaWorld.com
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