{"id":60235,"date":"2018-04-17T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=60235"},"modified":"2022-04-08T23:41:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T03:41:52","slug":"seaworld-orlando-fun-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/seaworld-orlando-fun-family\/","title":{"rendered":"SeaWorld Orlando is Fun for the Entire Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combining unique opportunities to see live animals, marine-life exhibits, and great shows, SeaWorld Orlando<\/a> is a perfect park for the entire family to enjoy.<\/p>\n

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In addition to being entertaining, the park is also educational. Here are some of the top exhibits.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0Dolphin Cove,\u00a0one of the largest interactive dolphin pools in the world, you can see dolphins play and jump above the water, or see them swim in the underwater viewing area. Mother dolphins and their calves can be seen at the\u00a0Dolphin Nursery.<\/p>\n

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One of my favorite viewing areas is the small but fascinating\u00a0Jewel of the Sea Aquarium\u00a0tucked under the Journey to Atlantis ride.<\/p>\n

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At\u00a0Shark Encounter,\u00a0guests get an up-close look at these prehistoric predators walking through one of the world\u2019s largest underwater viewing tunnels. Did you know that sharks roamed the seas over 450 million years ago\u2014long before even dinosaurs walked the earth?<\/p>\n

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At\u00a0Stingray Lagoon\u00a0you can reach your hand just below the surface\u00a0and touch these amazing animals as they gracefully glide\u00a0through\u00a0their habitat.<\/p>\n

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Penguins are the stars at\u00a0Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin,\u00a0a\u00a0combination of a dark ride and live penguin exhibit. Riders beware: As you progress through the ride, the temperature drops until it bottoms out at about 30\u00b0F, the ambient temperature of the live penguin habitat at the end. The\u00a0penguin habitat houses almost 250 birds, including gentoo, king, rockhopper, and Ad\u00e9lie penguins. Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin is a fabulous experience and draws huge crowds as soon as the park opens.<\/p>\n

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Several guided tours are offered and are very reasonably priced. During the\u00a0approximately 75-minute\u00a0Behind-the-Scenes Up-Close Tour,\u00a0guests\u00a0discover how animal experts care for sharks and penguins. The $20 tour provides fascinating facts about SeaWorld. My favorite is the 45-minute\u00a0Dolphin Up-Close Tour,\u00a0where\u00a0you can interact with\u00a0Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and learn some of the training techniques used at SeaWorld. This tour costs $35. Check out all the available tours\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SeaWorld Orlando also presents some amazing fun and family-friendly shows. Little tykes will love the\u00a0Clyde and Seamore\u2019s Sea Lion High\u00a0show\u00a0at the Sea Lion and Otter Stadium and the\u00a0Pets Ahoy\u00a0show, where dogs, cats, ducks, doves, and even a potbellied pig are the main actors.<\/p>\n

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One Ocean\u00a0is SeaWorld\u2019s signature whale show, where as\u00a0many as six orcas at one time are in the tank, fronting the 6,000-seat Shamu Stadium.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Dolphin Days\u00a0show celebrates\u00a0the ocean\u2019s most playful ambassador, the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin.<\/p>\n

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And SeaWorld is, of course, home to Mako, Kraken, and the face-down flying Manta roller coasters. They are among the\u00a0tallest and fastest roller coasters in Orlando and a must-ride for every thrill seeker.<\/p>\n

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In Journey to Atlantis guests travel the\u00a0watery passageways of a sunken city before being flung down a thrilling plunge into the waters below.<\/p>\n

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Shamu\u2019s Happy Harbor is a play area with free kiddie rides for small children.\u00a0In May of 2017, SeaWorld Entertainment announced that\u00a0Shamu\u2019s Happy Harbor is slated to receive a major overhaul and conversion to a Sesame Street-themed land. That announcement stated the new land would be completed by Fall of 2022. No official or more detailed announcements have been made since.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Opening in the summer of 2018 is SeaWorld\u2019s all-new jungle river ride\u00a0Infinity Falls.\u00a0This whitewater raft ride through fountains and waterfalls ends with a big drop, guaranteed to soak you to the bones. Mind you, sitting in the\u00a0splash zone\u2014the half-dozen or more rows of seats closest to the One Ocean or Clyde and Seamore\u2019s Sea Lion High\u00a0show will accomplish the same!<\/p>\n

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Have you visited SeaWorld Orlando recently? Did you sit in the splash zones?<\/p>\n

More information on SeaWorld Orlando attractions is found in\u00a0The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Bob Sehlinger and Liliane Opsomer, with Len Testa.<\/p>\n

Have you visited SeaWorld Orlando with your family? What were some of your favorite experiences? Share them in the comments or on our Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Combining unique opportunities to see live animals, marine-life exhibits, and great shows, SeaWorld Orlando is a perfect park for the entire family to enjoy. In addition to being entertaining, the park is also educational. Here are some of the top exhibits. At\u00a0Dolphin Cove,\u00a0one of the largest interactive dolphin pools in the world, you can see…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":60601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60235"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61785,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60235\/revisions\/61785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}