IanHi all! Today was another super busy day! I went to SeaWorld in Orlando! It was the perfect weather today, cloudy with sun peeking through with highs of 20c today, which is ideal for me!
On the way there, the Uber driver explained that Floridians like this weather as they sometimes get fed up with the heat! I can only imagine what it would be like all the time, and I struggled with 29c!! Anyway, the Uber guy was friendly and put me at ease. We chatted all the way there!
So I planned to have a chilled day, look at the Aquariums and watch the shows; I didn’t fancy any of the rides today, so I guess I want to save my riding for Monday with Disney! So I started the day at the Shark Encounter; this was an incredible underwater aquarium where I got to see some of the sharks they have; the music effects were sound, and the atmosphere was great too!
After I hit the shark encounter, I went on the Tower ride (Ok, I lied, but this was a chilled ride), which takes you up to about 65ft, and you can see the entire park plus Orlando; it was a pleasant experience!
Next up for me was the Dolphine Adventure, one of the shows they had planned for today; this was a fun show showing how incredible dolphins are and what SeaWorld is doing to protect them. It was an enjoyable show!
Now, I headed to the “Beautiful Ocean” aquarium, which showed the species in the ocean. This was another enjoyable aquarium, it was getting busy at this point, so it was pretty challenging to move around, but I still enjoyed it!
Alongside this was the stingray lagoon allowing guests to touch and feed the stingray. As you can imagine, it was pretty busy, so I got a few pictures and left; it was still a fun little encounter.
It was time for my next show, the Sealion and Otter spotlight. It showcased what SeaWorld is doing to protect both of these animals. This was a fun and enjoyable little show; they added humour it looked like the animals were having fun too!
The next show, I was cutting it a bit fine; unfortunately, the Sealion and Otter spotlight ran quite late, so I rushed over to the Orca encounter. I am not going to lie, I was worried about this as I had heard rumours of how badly they were being treated, but the show alleviated any fears I had as they explained their role and what they were doing to ensure the survival of the Orca, this was a good show demonstrating the full power of the predator of the sea.
Now that all the shows I wanted to see had finished, I just wondered around to see what I could find; the next one I came across was Sesame Street Land, now obviously, this area isn’t tailored to me, but I did take a walk through the site. It brought back my childhood memories as I watched this when I was younger!
After I had passed through Sesame Street Land, it was now time for the Wild Arctic encounter, which was themed around a base camp in the Antarctic and the animals that can be found there; this encounter had seals, walruses and other animals that can be found in the Antarctic, although busy, it was still an enjoyable experience!
Lunchtime had arrived, and with my ticket, I also got a meal with it, so that was handy; I had chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks and a cheesecake, which was awesome!!
I let my food sink down and moved on to the next section, the SeaWorld rescue centre; this showcased SeaWorld rescue efforts which were very informative; I also got to see some of the turtles and other animals they had recused, so that was good!
Finally, my last stop was the birds encounter, showcasing all the birds around the sea and whatnot, including pelicans and flamingos.
Overall I had a fantastic time at SeaWorld; I think so far for me this was the best park I have been to; it was informative and enjoyable while adding a dash of fun to the mix. It also showcased all their hard work to protect sea animals and creatures. Although I did not go on the rides, it was still fun, and I would go again.
After a long day, I headed back with an Uber. Unfortunately, this guy was not chatty at all, so we just sat in silence in the car; hey, we can’t have it all, can we? For dinner, I headed to a neighbouring hotel for food (with universal hotels, you can eat at any universal hotel, which is pretty handy). This is what I had:
That was really nice; shame I am not used to American portion sizes yet as I struggled to eat the food and then had indigestion for a while!
Anyway, that’s it for today; I hope you enjoyed today’s blog. Tomorrow I plan on having a chill day and relaxing as I have a hectic week ahead of me for Disney, I will still blog, but it won’t be as big! So see you tomorrow for a short blog. Then on Monday, it’s Disney week which I am looking forward to! See you later!
