9/6/17: Family Fun at Sea World in San Diego California

We recently returned from a whirlwind trip to California and we were lucky enough to include Sea World in San Diego as part of our travels.  There is so much to do an see including animal interactions, shows and even rides!

A great way to start your day is in by taking the Sky Tower.  This raises you above the park so you can get an overview of the lay of the land in an air conditioned capsule.

When you arrive make sure to check out the show schedule, or if you are a planner like me go to the website before you arrive and on the park hours page you can see the schedule.  I knew that the Dolphin Days show was first so we headed there first.

 It is amazing how high they can jump.

 They are such beautiful creatures.

 

Next we headed to Sea Lions Live.  This is a super funny and cute show.

 There were different little skits with Survivor, CSI, Dancing with the Stars and more.

 
I love this guy. 

I love roller coasters and so does Lauren.  We headed on to Manta and got right on twice in a row.  It was a great ride and Lauren loved it too.

We also headed to the new Orca Encounter.  This is only on the schedule once a day so keep an eye out.  It is a big stadium but get there early for a good seat, and I personally suggest sitting outside of the "soak zone".

This allows you to learn about the way Orcas behave.

 I loved that it was very educational and gave you a sense of how they hunt, communicate and play.

 Getting a snack!

 They are amazing animals!

 

There is also a huge video screen to give more of the story.

There is also an underwater viewing tank that we went to observe the Orcas swimming around.

 
 So gorgeous.

 

We also really enjoyed going to the Dolphin tank and hearing from the trainers and being able to interact with the dolphins up close.  I highly suggest checking times for this and heading there a few minutes early.  Here is Evan feeding a dolphin.

 Petting the dolphin's tail.

 How cute are they?

We also pet the stingrays.

 There is a shark encounter where you can walk through a tunnel of sharks.

 
There are tons of cute Sea Lions.  You can buy food to feed them.

 I love Beluga whales!

 There is even a roller coaster/water ride called Joutnry yo Atlantis which is so much fun!

There is even a kids play area and kids rides.

We had so much fun exploring!

 This is only some of what Sea World has to offer.  Check them out on:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SeaWorld

Twitter:  @SeaWorld

YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/SeaWorld

Disclosure:  I was provided complimentary tickets to Sea World to review the Park.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

6/1/12: Sea World Fun With Shamu

I remember going to Sea World as a kid and basically remembering just shows.  Sea World is so much more now!  There are still the shows you know and love but there are also rides!  Plus a more relaxed pace.  We were at the one in Orlando and after numerous days at the Disney Parks it was nice to slow down a bit at Sea World.

What I also learned before our trip is that there is a Lynx bus #50 that goes from Downtown Disney to Sea World and is only $4.50 per person and kids 6 and under are free.  For $9 we had transportation back and forth from the park and didn't have to rent a car!

We started our day with taking the Sky Tower.  This raises you above the park so you can see everything in an air conditioned capsule.

 From the ride we could see Shamu Stadium which we were headed to next.

 And the roller coasters!  Here is Kraken.  I absolutely love roller coasters and these were worth the price of admission.  They were fantastic and I walked right on to them with no wait.

 Here is Manta which I also rode.  Loved it!

Then we headed to see the One Ocean Shamu show as I was eagerly awaiting seeing it.

 This show was fabulous!

 It is so amazing to see these large animals move through the water.

 So beautiful.

 It truly is a mesmerizing show.

 So beautiful.

 They are kissing!  So cute.  It is amazing how well these animals are trained.

 Absolutely awesome!

The kids posing with some Killer Whales.

 Love it!

Then we headed to the Sea Otter show, Clyde and Seamore take Pirate Island.

 This is a comical and cute show that gives the animals some character.

 The kids got some giggles from this show.

 So cool.

 This walrus is awesome.  He is so big.

 Then we went to the Blue Horizons show.  This had dolphins, acrobatics, diving, and birds.

 So awesome!

 We loved the dolphins.

 There was also an area where the Dolphins live and the kids enjoyed watching them practicing their tricks.  They kept going up on this platform and rolling off.

 They are so adorable!

You can also feed the dolphins for an extra fee of $7 per person.  We decided to pet the Stingrays.

Plus you can walk through a Shark tank.

The kids in a shark mouth. 

Another cool experience is TurtleTrek in which you experience a 360 theater with 3D glasses and see life from the view of a turtle.  This was really cool and one of their newer attractions.  There are lots of cute places to pose and take pictures.

Now on to the rides.  There was a carousel of aquatic animals.  There were also carnival games and a huge climbing structure.

 A crab that bounces up and down.

And the roller coasters that I loved.  I am actually in this picture on Kraken.  This was an awesome ride!

 And here is Manta!

This is only some of what Sea World has to offer.  Check them out on:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SeaWorld

Twitter:  @SeaWorld

YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/SeaWorld

Disclosure:  I was provided complimentary tickets to Sea World to review the Park.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.