SeaWorld® Orlando

There's more than one great family theme park in Orlando. At SeaWorld, the resident animals are more than just photo ops - they're the main attraction! With its educational exhibits, entertaining shows, and edge-of-your-seat thrill rides, a visit to SeaWorld is an exotic and exciting adventure into the world beneath the water.

Combined with its adjacent sister theme park Discovery Cove, also owned by the Anheuser-Busch company, SeaWorld offers visitors an amazing zoological experience in an entertainment complex devoted to the oceans and the array of life that inhabits them. For visitors to Orlando, this theme park is a must-'sea'!

Tips on Getting Around

• Get there early to help avoid lines for the rides and to book reservations at restaurants and shows whenever possible.
• One of the best ways to avoid long lineups is to go directly to the back of the park and work your way forward. Or, start at the right and work your way around the park counter-clockwise.
• Ride Kraken or Journey to Atlantis right before the park closes at night. Most people are at the evening show so the lineups are almost nonexistent, and you can see the fireworks from the rides.
• On Journey to Atlantis choose your seat wisely. You will get drenched if you sit in the front seat.
• Get to Shamu Stadium as early as possible. The whole place fills up in a matter of minutes.
• They aren't kidding when they label areas as 'Splash Zones'. If you choose to sit in these areas be sure to cover cameras and other non-waterproof items.
• Arrive about 15 minutes prior to shows. On extremely crowded days, give yourself a little extra time to move about the park and ensure good seating.
• Take your seat for the Clyde and Seamore show at least 15-30 minutes ahead of time. Latecomers miss out on their zany pre-show antics.
• Temperatures can get quite high, especially in the middle of the day. Be sure to include a few stops in some of the air-conditioned shows during these times.
• Animal meal times are the best times to meet some playful Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins, sea lions, and sting rays, who you can even feed by hand, but only at designated times throughout the day. Stop by in the morning to check the day's schedule, and then give yourself some extra time to get a great spot right at the water's edge.
• Plan to have lunch during show performances and you'll get ahead of the crowds.
• Enjoy an early dinner and then come back in the evening to enjoy the rides and nighttime shows when everyone else is leaving the parks or eating dinner.

Rides and Exhibits

The following are just a few of the many awesome rides, exhibits, and shows that exist in the immense theme park:

Manta

The big new attraction for summer 2009 is Manta. Once strapped in, the cab tips forward to leave you speeding around face down with the park way below. The cabs are shaped like manta rays, there are several near misses with water hazards and the boring wait to board is alleviated somewhat thanks to it passing through the ride's seven-acre aquarium, where you can gape in at the 300 rays that seem to swim in mesmerising circles.

Posted by: AttractionsMagazine
Posted youTube: May 07, 2009

Believe (The Shamu Show)

Captivating and visually stunning, this show highlights the interaction between killer whales and their trainers. An elaborate set combined with state-of-the-art multimedia, music, and choreography enhance an already amazing performance.

Posted by: orlandoparkfan
Posted youTube: August 13, 2007

Wild Arctic

An exhilarating jet-copter simulator will take you to the frozen land of the Arctic where you'll come face to face with real whales, walruses, seals, and polar bears.

Posted by: travelshorts
Posted youTube: December 07, 2007

Kraken

Named after the mythological underwater beast, it is the tallest, fastest, longest and only floorless roller coaster in Orlando. It will take you to soaring heights and turn you upside down time and again, all at speeds reaching 65 mph.

Posted by: ent529
Posted youTube: February 16, 2008

Journey into Atlantis

A hybrid water/roller coaster thrill ride that plunges guests into the lost city of Atlantis. This ride combines the best parts of water rides and roller coasters, and adds amazing special effects for an experience that'll leave you soaked and running back for more.

Posted by: mattroseboom
Posted youTube: March 29, 2007

Seamore and Clyde Take Pirate Island

Features the hilarious hijinks of sea lions, otters and harbor seals as they search for buried treasure, on one of the most realistic and elaborate sea lion sets ever built.

Posted by: halcyon1222
Posted youTube: January 09, 2009

Shark Encounter

Takes you on a journey through the world's largest under water viewing tunnel for a rare, as close as you dare look at these dominant predators of the sea.

Posted by: koigekken
Posted youTube: January 23, 2008

Manatee Rescue

View how SeaWorld staff have rescued, and how they care for, these unique animals before releasing them back into the Florida waters. It's the largest manatee primary care center in the world.

Posted by: Zeezy
Posted youTube: January 06, 2009

Pacific Point Preserve

View how sea lions, harbor seals and fur seals climb, dive, swim, snooze and surf at Pacific Point Preserve. Stop by during feeding time for a real show!

Posted by: mattroseboom
Posted youTube: March 29, 2007

Intensity Water Ski Show

The ultimate explosion of high-energy action and intense athletic competition in the water. SeaWorld's high-powered water stuntmen, wake boarders and skiers heat up the water to the beat of pumping music, and perform a fast-paced frenzy of high-flying, heart-stopping action that will amaze and thrill you.

Posted by: hfigueroam
Posted youTube: June 01, 2008

Aquatica Water Park

Located just across the street from SeaWorld, and also owned by the Anheuser-Busch company, Aquatica by SeaWorld is a huge water park that places guests directly in the mystery and wonder of the sea. Unlike any water park you've ever experienced, Aquatica features a truly revolutionary enclosed tube slide that sends visitors through a clear lagoon inhabited by actual Commerson's dolphins. Guests will find a wealth of sandy beaches to relax upon, thrilling water rides, wave pools and much more!

Posted by: AttractionsMagazine
Posted youTube: March 01, 2008

See also International Drive | Disney's Animal Kingdom | Disney's Hollywood Studios | The Magic Kingdom | EPCOT Center | The Rest of Walt Disney World | Islands of Adventure® | Universal Studios® | Discovery Cove® Orlando | Gatorland | Kissimmee and Lake Tohopekaliga

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