Seaworld has the excitement and big thrills of a theme park, but
not as hectic.
MUST DO'S
Kracken - Come off feeling rather dizzy. can do child swop.
Feed the dolphins $5.00 for 3 fish, not sure who ws more excited me or the kids!! An AMAZING experience.
Clyde and Seymour - Sea Lion and Otter show arrive at least 15 mins before the show starts the mime artist is SOOO FUNNY.
Blue Horizons- Dolphin and acrobat show. Sit in the middle of the stadium, towards the left hand side of the stage, excellent views, if frightned of flying birds - sit at the right hand side at the front.
Really DISAPPOINTED with the Shamu show - Believe, no where near as good as previous years they should have left it alone.

Have visited Sea World some years ago, and I can say it has definitely improved. Unfortunately we could not see the new Shamu show as a baby whale had just been born, so it was cancelled, but the dolphin show more than made up for it - it was spectacular. We were also impressed with Pets Ahoy! - a great show with dogs and cats, also a skunk! We have a cat at home and you can't train her to do ANYTHING so we were really impressed!! We also liked Wild Arctic - seeing polar bears and walruses was great. I think it's good that they now have introduced some rides since we last came - we especially enjoyed Journey to Atlantis, and our son liked the simulator in Wild Arctic. The manatee experience is also very good, and really makes you think about conservation.
I can't imagine where the negative reviews are coming from. It's a lovely relaxing day. I would recommend it to anyone.

I visited Sea World with my husband in October. This was the first time I had been to the park in probably close to 20 years, and his first visit ever - we had a fantastic time! We saw the sea lion and otter show which was very cute and made the entire audience laugh. We then went and fed the sea lions which was a lot of fun - they sit on the rocks and make a ton of noise, begging for fish. We went to the new "Believe" Shamu show, but it was only partially presented because there was a new baby Shamu - they actually did a nice job of amending the show to incorporate footage of the baby's birth, etc. It was informative as well as entertaining, and the audience still got splashed and got see all of the big tricks.

Other things we did were feed the stingrays, and my favorite was feeding the dolphins. This attraction gets very busy -they only do it in spurts, and sell limited amounts of fish so that they can control how much the animals are eating, so we got there about a half hour early and I secured a spot at the tank while my husband patiently waited on line until the fish booth opened - it was well worth the wait - the dolphins swim right up to you and you can pet them while you feed them -they are literally right in front of you.

The shark attraction was really well done - I have been to several of these "underwater tubes" where you ride the moving sidewalk, and this was by far the best I have been to - you really felt like you were underwater with the sharks.

The penguin exhibit was not so hot - it seemed overcrowded and the paint was peeling off of the walls. It was cute, however, to see the penguins taking a "shower" in the ice chips that were falling from the ceiling.

My husband rode Kraken by himself, as I am 5 months pregnant, and he said it was fun.

All in all, we had a great time, and would highly recommend Sea World. I understand the people who are upset that shows are cancelled, etc., but I think it's important to remember (and to teach our kids rather than complaining about things we can't control), that these are animals, and they can't be forced to perform - Sea World is not just an amusement park, it is a park dedicated to animal preservation and education, and there are countless opportunities throughout the park to take advantage of this experience.

My husband and I spent a day in SeaWorld in September 2006 and loved every minute. I honestly don't understand where the negative reviews are coming from - I thought it was amazing.

I had visited Discovery Cove (amazing place - just across the road from SeaWorld - apparently it is SeaWorlds's sister park) a few days before so was interested in seeing what the dolphins were like here. We went to the dolphin pool and were able to feed the dolphins, pat them loads and interact with them for a good while which was wonderful.

I love rollercoasters and the Kraken didn't disappoint. I was actually surprised that the queues weren't longer as it seemed very busy on the day we went.

We were also able to see the killer whale show Believe just before the killer whale that was taking part in the show gave birth to her calf (I think her name was Corina). I can understand a few people being disappointed that the show in the afternoon had to be cancelled (we overheard a lot of people moaning) but the poor whale had just given birth surely you couldn't have expected her to continue with the shows? I agree with other reviewers that all the animals are well cared for - if they weren't happy surely they wouldn't be having babies!

I would recommend SeaWorld to anyone who is visiting Orlando- if I do go back to Orlando I will definitely visit again.