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| Still happy after a long day of fun! |
I didn’t realize until we were at animals on safari at the Columbus Zoo that my at the time 2 year old son could sit still!! It was amazing he sat there for the entire show, fixated on the animals and all the tricks. We probably see that show at the zoo five times a year and it never gets old. Which is one of the main reasons we love SeaWorld.
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They have tons of great shows!! We have probably
seen every show they offer twice. We have been three times, twice so far with the
kids. They have their own form of animals on safari, a dolphin show, the Shamu
show, and the sea lion show to name a few of our favorites. My son fell in love
with whales after our first trip and no lie one of his first words was shamu! He
still to this day sleeps with his stuffed whale and we watch free willie on a
regular basis. The other nice thing about these shows is you don’t have to wait
in lines! I don’t know about your kids but mine hate waiting and hate standing
still. So shows are great, you walk up find and a seat and the show begins
shortly after. All shows are reasonable in length and we’ve never had an issue
making it through one. They are also nice because they are usually shady and if
it’s hot there is a soak zone up front where you can get splashed and cooled
off. They also have holiday themed shows around Christmas time.
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| Dolphin Show |
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The the little kids area. They have a large
climbing area where kids can burn off some energy and again no lines! I will
warn you though this has lots of entrances and exits we lost Lincoln once for a
bit and found him in the gift shop. This was pretty scary! They also have tons
of rides in this area geared for kids. They
have fun things to take pictures with and games all in the same area.
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| Hands up! |
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The fun touch and feed areas. You can feed sting
rays, sea lions and sharks. They have a package you can purchase a card to feed
all 3 for $10. The kids love all the hands on stuff.
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| Feeding Time |
4.
The most memorable reason was what we discovered
during our last trip to SeaWorld, dinner with Shamu. This was one of the
coolest experiences we have had and plan on doing it again. Each ticket came
with an all you can eat buffet and unlimited drinks including alcohol. There
were a bunch of long tables all running perpendicular to a glassed off tank. We
got to eat dinner while watching a private training season to two whales. The
trainers were interactive and had the kids helping train the whales to do
different tricks. The whales even goofed and splashed us all over the glass.
They said it was an accident but it was hilarious either way. The kids and
adults loved the up close encounter with the whales.
Adult Tickets $29 Kids (3-9) Ticket $15
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| Highlight of the trip |
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| Our personal trainer |
Diner with Shamu video
As for adult rides, I will say that Mako, their new coaster, may be the best roller coaster I have ever been on. Our last trip to sea world was when our youngest was nine weeks old, and thankfully we had pop pop with us. As soon as the park opened we all headed straight for Mako. We did rider swap so two of us rode while one played games with the big kids near the ride exit. Then we swapped passes and two more rode. It was awesome!! We rode it as many times as we could before the line showed up. Then we scouted our day based on show times and were able to rider swap other roller coasters throughout the day.
So how we got half off tickets? Every year the U.S. Travel Association sponsors a promotion called Daily Getaways. From the website:
Save up to 60 percent on loyalty points, park tickets, rental cars, vacation packages and more from America's top travel brands.
For two years in a row we have purchased SeaWorld tickets for $50 each. The tickets are emailed to you for easy use at the park. Keep an eye out next year for these deals. I will be sure to let everyone know when the spring 2018 deals come out.
SeaWorld has touched our kids lives so much that they both
want to be animal trainers when they grow up (as of now anyway). We were even a
SeaWorld family for Halloween. Two whales, a penguin and our awesome trainer!
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