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SeaWorld Orlando is the world's premier marine adventure park with 200 acres of world-class shows, thrilling rides and unforgettable animal encounters. Millions of visitors have explored the mysteries of the sea with up-close animal interactions and exhilarating experiences. State-of-the-art rides such as Kraken and Journey to Atlantis twist, turn, and drench guests with unprecedented thrills, while amazing animal encounters include killer whales, dolphins, sea lions, sharks and more.

Address & Contact
7007 SeaWorld Drive
Orlando, Florida 32821
(800) 327-2424
www.SeaWorld.com

Location
Intersection of Interstate 4 and FL 528 (the Bee Line Expressway), 10 minutes south of downtown Orlando and 15 minutes from Orlando International Airport.

Parking
Available for both RVs, campers and cars.

Hours
Open daily, year-round from 9:00am until 7:00pm, with extended hours during summer and holidays. Allow a full day to see all shows and attractions.

Admission
Ages 10+ $69.95 (plus tax); Ages 3-9 $59.95 (plus tax); Ages two and under are free. Prices are subject to change without notice. Discounts available for guests with disabilities, senior citizens, military personnel and AAA members. More Pricing Info

Florida Residents
NEW!: Pick Two - choose two of four parks for $79.95. (more details) SeaWorld Fun Card: For the same price as a single-day admission, Florida residents can re-visit their favorite theme park again year round.

Closer Look At Some Feature Attractions
Believe - Premier Killer Whale Show
Blue Horizons - Multi-specie Broadway-style performance
The Waterfront - Dining, shopping and entertainment
Shamu's Happy Harbor - Cool fun for kids
Brewmaster's Club - Interactive program gives you an inside look at beer (with delicious Anheuser-Busch beer samples)

Rides
Kraken - Orlando's tallest and only floorless roller coaster - is themed after a massive, mythological underwater beast unleashed from the depths of the sea. Riders' feet dangle as they travel in open-sided seats, riding on a pedestal above the track at speeds of 65 mph to heights of more than 140 feet.

Journey to Atlantis is an edge-of-your-seat water-coaster -- part water ride, part roller coaster -- thrill ride that plunges guests into the middle of a clash for the lost city of Atlantis. Riders encounter spine-tingling thrills, including two of the steepest, wettest and fastest drops to be found at any theme park in the world.

Wild Arctic takes guests on a thrilling, motion-based flight over the frozen North where they are enveloped in the beauty, exhilaration and danger of Arctic exploration. Stepping from the simulated jetcopter experience they enter a frozen wonderland with live beluga whales, walruses, harbor seals and polar bears.

Animal Attractions
Clydesdale Hamlet is home to SeaWorld's world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Guests can enjoy the majestic eight-horse hitch as it is meticulously prepared for parades through the park. During daily posing and petting sessions, guests can have their photos taken with a Clydesdale.

Key West at SeaWorld spans five acres and celebrates the legendary mystique and animals of the Florida Keys while it immerses guests in the quirky, carefree ambiance of America's southernmost city. Guests may feed and touch dolphins in a tropical lagoon with rolling waves, a sandy beach, underwater viewing and naturalistic coral reef -- as well as feed stingrays and see endangered sea turtles up-close.

Manatee Rescue submerges guests in the beautiful underwater world of the endangered Florida manatee. All of the manatees in this habitat have been rescued by SeaWorld's animal rescue team, and those who become healthy enough will be returned to their natural habitat. The attraction was named best new zoological exhibit in the country by The American Zoological Association (AZA).

Pacific Point Preserve is home to California sea lions and harbor seals. The 2½-acre naturalistic setting duplicates the rocky Northern Pacific coast.

Shark Encounter takes guests underwater, surrounding them with the spine-chilling denizens of the deep, including eels, barracuda, venomous fish, and sharks. The 60-foot shark tunnel in SeaWorld's Shark Encounter attraction is formed of acrylic panels weighing up to 5,000 pounds, and able to support the pressure of more than 500 tons of water.

Penguin Encounter is home to more than 200 penguins and puffins. Featuring six species of penguins -- king, gentoo, adelie, macaroni, chinstrap and rockhopper -- the animal habitat is kept at a chilly 30 degrees and the water an icy 45 degrees. Six thousand pounds of snow fall daily inside the naturalistic habitat, which is reminiscent of the Antarctic's rocky cliffs and frigid waters. Guests ride a 120-foot-long moving walkway through the frozen wonderland to watch the playful birds cavort both above, and under the water.

Dolphin Nursery is home to dolphin mothers and their newborn calves.

Shows
Believe is a revolutionary production that features SeaWorld's entire family of majestic killer whales performing awe-inspiring choreography with an original musical score performed by Prague National Symphony Orchestra. The elaborate 3-story set features an 80-foot-wide whale tail designed exclusively for this show as well as four rotating panoramic LED screens and nearly 100 speakers.

Shamu Rocks kicks off Memorial Day 2008 and is a rock n' roll concert of unprecedented proportions combining improvisational movements of killer whales with music remixed by some of the hottest rock stars in the industry including Savage Garden, Cold Play, Jennifer Lopez, Rascal Flats and Shakira.

Blue Horizons is a new breakthrough theatrical spectacular that showcases graceful dolphins and false killer whales, a rainbow of exotic birds and an entire cast of world-class divers and aerialists draped in elaborate costumes. The vivid imagination of a young girl sets the stage for an emotional adventure to experience the power of the sea and the elegance of flight.

Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island stars the park's hilarious sea lions, otters and walrus in a swashbuckling adventure and a sensational tale of lost loot, pirate plunder and misadventure on the high seas.

Pets Ahoy! is a comical show featuring the talents of a menagerie of dogs, cats, birds, rats, skunks, pot-belly pigs, and other animals performing a series of uproarious and amazing skits. Most impressive is the fact that nearly all of the fabulous four-legged celebs were rescued from animal shelters before they found their fame at SeaWorld.

Odyssea is a 30-minute spectacle combining gravity-defying acrobatic feats, lively music and dazzling special effects within a set that transports guests into an underwater world filled with wonder and fantasy.

Special this summer, Mistify is a nighttime finale on SeaWorld's center lake and features larger-than-life marine creatures on 60-foot mist screens, 100-foot fountains, flames on water and dazzling fireworks.

Vacationers
Now, when you purchase any admission to SeaWorld Orlando, you can come back for a second visit of excitement and adventure on us. Enjoy the fun and flexibility of another visit to SeaWorld.

Print-at-Home Tickets
SeaWorld Orlando offers print-at-home tickets that allow guests to directly enter the park without waiting in line. Go to www.SeaWorld.com to purchase tickets.

Services
Strollers, wheelchairs, two-way radios, lockers and indoor, climate-controlled pet kennels are available for rental. Wheelchair seating is available at all facilities. Diaper-changing and baby-nursing areas, first aid, foreign currency exchange, automated teller machine, taxi and bus parking may be found on-site.

Meetings and Conventions
From cocktail parties in the shadows of lurking sharks, to delectable buffets amid 200 tuxedo-clad penguins, SeaWorld Orlando offers truly wild customized events. SeaWorld accommodates groups ranging in size from 30 to 25,000 people.

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Blue Man Group
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