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'SeaWorld Orlando' is a theme park located near Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch. The park, when combined with its neighbor Discovery Cove and the upcoming Aquatica water park, forms a larger entertainment complex devoted to Earth's oceans and the array of life that inhabits them.
Park design
Unlike most other theme parks, SeaWorld Orlando is not divided into "lands" or sections. There are, however, some distinct areas within the park.
Key West at SeaWorld
Key West at SeaWorld is designed to mimic the appearance of the city of Key West, Florida. Exhibits in this portion of the park include stingrays, dolphins, sea turtles, manatees and alligators. The stingray and dolphin habitats offer opportunities for guests to feed the animals.
Shamu's Happy Harbor
Shamu's Happy Harbor is a children's play area hosted by Shamu, the park's killer whale mascot, that features family rides and a play fortress.
The Waterfront at SeaWorld
The Waterfront, the newest section of the park, resembles a seaside Mediterranean village and contains shops and restaurants, as well as the park's iconic Sky Tower ride.
Clydesdale Hamlet
A signature component of the Anheuser-Busch theme parks is the stables of the famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Adjacent to the stables is the Hospitality House, where adult guests can sample Anheuser-Busch products and learn about the beer-making process.
Rides and attractions
SeaWorld Orlando has a vast array of attractions, including rides and animal exhibits, and even one that is a combination of the two.
Rides
★ Kraken, a "floorless" roller coaster
★ Journey to Atlantis, a boat ride with roller coaster elements themed to the mythical Atlantis
★ Numerous children's rides, located in Shamu's Happy Harbor
Animal exhibits
Dining with the sharks at the Sharks Underwater Grill
★ Penguin Encounter, an indoor exhibit that also includes puffins and murres
★ Shark Encounter, which features an underwater tunnel and a wide array of sharks, rays and venomous fish. At Sharks Underwater Grill, guests can dine while observing the sea life in the main exhibit tank.
★ Pacific Point Preserve, home to the park's sea lions and seals
Combined attractions
★ Wild Arctic, an indoor exhibit featuring polar bears, beluga whales and walruses that is designed to resemble a research station in the Arctic Ocean. Guests can take a motion-simulated helicopter journey to the exhibit, or may bypass the ride and proceed directly to the exhibit.
Live entertainment
''Elmo and the Bookaneers''
Katina at SeaWorld Orlando in 2002
SeaWorld Orlando hosts a number of live shows, many featuring trained animals. During peak seasons (such as summer), the park will offer special shows in addition to the main performances.
★ 'Shamu Stadium' is the seven-million gallon home to the park's killer whale performers. The park's current production is ''Believe'', which is joined by ''Shamu Rocks'' during busier seasons.
★ The 'Whale and Dolphin Theatre' features dolphins and false killer whales in ''Blue Horizons'', which also adds human acrobats and divers.
★ The 'Sea Lion and Otter Stadium' hosts "Clyde and Seamore," a pair of California sea lions in the comical presentation ''Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island''. During the summer months, the pair lampoon the park's other shows during ''Sea Lions Tonight''.
★ At 'Atlantis Bayside Stadium', guests can watch water skiing shows on the park's central lake. The current show, ''Elmo and the Bookaneers'', features Elmo and other Sesame Street characters.[1]
★ The 'Nautilus Theatre' is home to ''Odyssea'', an acrobatic show similar in style and presentation to the works of Cirque du Soleil.
★ 'Seaport Theatre' features dogs, cats and other animals that have been rescued from local animal shelters in ''Pets Ahoy!''.
During peak seasons, ''Mistify'' immerses guests in a vivid underwater adventure that encompasses both sea and sky. SeaWorld's center lake is stage to the show featuring larger-than-life marine creatures on 60-foot mist screens, 100-foot fountains, flames on water and fireworks.
Aquatica
On March 5, 2007, SeaWorld held a press conference officially announcing Aquatica. Its signature slide will be two clear tubes that will run through a Commerson's Dolphin habitat. It will also feature two side-by-side wave pools that can run independent of each other or together. There will also be two lazy rivers, one calm and slow that goes under a tank full of tropical fish and a fast one that will feature rapids and geysers. Altogether it will feature 36 slides for guests of all ages. It will be SeaWorld Orlando's third gate, after Discovery Cove.
External links
★ Busch Adventure Zone (unofficial fansite)
★ SeaWorld Orlando Photos of SeaWorld in Orlando published under Creative Commons License
★ Orlando vacation's SeaWorld site
★ Aquatica Website
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