My husband and I have been to Discovery Cove twice and are now planning our third trip. We're excited to be bringing our daughter for her 2nd birthday. Kids under 3 are free and can participate in everything but the dolphin swim (you have to be 6). She's a little water baby and will have a blast and my husband and I are thrilled to be going back. It seems pricey, but keep in mind the prices are all-inclusive. Continental breakfast, lunch, all snacks and drinks, parking, towels, sunscreen, great shower facilities...it's all included. Plus you get a 7 consecutive day pass to Sea World or Busch Gardens. The dolphin swim is only about 30 minutes, but still a great experience and there's plenty to occupy yourself with the rest of the day. You can also save about $100 if you do the non-dolphin swim package. I highly recommend Discovery Cove.

My wife and I have developed an addiction to Discovery Cove and have just returned from our 3rd visit.

Our first visit was in 2003 and was amazing. During our second visit, I took advantage of their special occasions package and proposed to my wife there. That day was absolutely perfect- from the dolphin delivering the buoy to my wife with "Will you Marry Me?" on it, to the private cabana, to the champagne and chocolate covered strawberries. It was truly a perfect engagement day.

So again we returned on December 19th as my wife was feeling overdue for some dolphin contact. What we found is that the place just keeps getting better every time.

The beautifully designed park was spotless as always. They've moved the complimentary breakfast from the reception area to the restaurant which was a welcomed change.

Lunch is now advertised as all you can eat, return as many times as you want. All of the snack food and alcohol is complimentary as well.

The dolphin swim was incredible as always. All of the reviews here offer great descriptions of DC, but I wanted to offer this special story as an example of the way you are treated there:

While waiting in our cabana area with the other guests for our dolphin swim briefing, Jeff (one of the employees who coordinates the swims) was asking us if we were having a good time. We told him how it was our third time and we always had a perfect day at DC. When we told him that we had gotten engaged at DC in 2005, he asked which dolphin we had. We told him that "Cindy" was our engagement dolphin. Jeff told us that we would have Yoshi on that day and that Yoshi was a great energetic 4 year old dolphin. Right after the briefing was over, Jeff asked us to return to the cabana after our dolphin swim because he was "working on something" for us. We didn't think much of it and headed off to the lagoon where we found that Yoshi was a blast!

After the swim, we headed back to the cabana. Jeff was waiting for us and told us that he had arranged for us to head down to the lagoon so that we could get in the water privately and have some time with Cindy. My wife was so excited she literally cried.

We headed down to the lagoon and got to spend some time, just us Cindy and the trainer. It was really great to be able to see her again and it was really special for my wife.

The fact that Jeff took it upon himself to arrange this special time for us even though we never had asked for it shows how truly dedicated the DC staff are to making sure you have the best time possible.

Discovery Cove is admittedly expensive, but you won't find a better return on your money anywhere.

Thanks Jeff and everybody else who makes DC so special!

This was a truly fantastic and memorable day, the close interaction with the dolphins was amazing, to be able to touch and swim with them was out of this world. Swimming amongst the rays was a bit daunting at first, they were huge, but they were so elegant, even the kids enjoyed the wonderful experience. This day out is an absolute must , theres so much to see and do, it is well worth the money, i would definitely do it again

Visited Discovery Cove April '05 - fantastic experience swimming with the dolphins and in the reefs but not something i would do on every trip to Orlando.

Personally thought it was quite expensive for just 30 mins with the dolphins - from what i can remember lunch was nice and included in the
price. Bought pictures and video of the interaction with the dolphins,
again kind of steep but is a once in a lifetime opportunity - both must buys. Was only two of us on the trip resulting in us sharing the interaction with about 6 other people - this was the another downside of it. Would've preferred it a bit more intimate but i think you may be able to pay a little bit extra for more of a personal interaction -i may be wrong but if i was to do it again i would certainly check that out.

Am not a very confident swimmer, wasnt struck on the coral reef (not really a fish fan!) but loved the other river/pool they have. A nice relaxing break from the hustle and bustle of the theme parks.