Mary Diehl
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 19, 2001
Our family spent a nice day at Seaworld on Tuesday 6/24. Was VERY hot though. Bought our tickets on line to save the 20%. No problems and lady just looked at them, scanned them and said "Have a nice day". My family was nervous that they wouldn't work. Also, we stayed at the RPR and when my husband went to concierge to get the bus schedule, they gave him 5 coupons that entitled you to free magnet picture frames. We picked these up on our way out. We didn't use RP transportation because the first bus didn't leave till 9:05 and we wanted to get there early to do Kraken and J to A. We got there around 8:45 and waited for them to drop the rope. We headed straight for Kraken and rode this about 5 times and then did J to A. Got wet and decided not to ride it again for we didn't want to walk around the park too wet all day. Did all this within the first hour with no waiting. Headed for the show at Key West Dolphin Fest @ 10:00. Got there right when it started and had to sit in the handicapped area. When they tell you to arrive 30min. early, do it. All the shows were packed by the time we arrived(5 min. early) Funny show-can't tell you why. You'll have to be surprized. Then the Penguin Encounter and to Pacific Point Preserve. The kids enjoyed hearing the seals bark. Bought two trays of fish for the seals at $5. When they say watch out for the big white birds, they mean it. Some of them stole the fish right out of my kids hand. We next did the 11:00 Shamu Adventure show. That was o.k. Alot of people sure do like to get wet/soaked!! We then headed over to the Shark Encounter area and gave our reservation # for Shark's Underwater Grille. Good we had ressies because they were turning people away saying they were totally booked for the day. They took us at 11:45(ressies were for 12:00) Had a nice booth one row over from the tank. I voiced my disappointment in my trip report on other board. We received bread while waiting for our entree. My husband got the scallops for $20(5 or 6 of them) but nothing else. No veges, salad etc. I thought that was odd. I got the seafood stir fry-which was good. My son got the tuna which was totally raw. Waitress got offended when asked to send it back to get cooked. My other two boys ate from the children's menu and did get watermelon and fries with their nuggets. The youngest did receive a paper to make a shark from and a finger game. All in all, I don't think I'd come back here for it was too expensive for what you got and our waitress was not very friendly. After we ate, we walked through the Shark Encounter and then headed for the Cyde and Seamore show at 1:00. Very good show-so funny! We leisurely walked the rest of the park and did whatever we came upon. We did, however, do the Wild Arctic and wasn't worth the 45 min. wait. Should have done this the first hour so we wouldn't of had to wait. Liked the Dolphin Cove but too many people. Kids had to wait a while before they could stand up against the wall to try and steal a touch on the dolphin. The dolphins tease you for they swim real close to your hand but not enough to actually touch them. Maybe it was different for others but we tried our hardest to touch them. Shamu icecream bars cost $2.55 if anyone's interested. Son bought a stuffed shark for $10. My husband bought me one of those Quarry Critters for $18. I'm not sure what they're made out of but they are so cute. Mine is a polar bear and a bird. It's a figurine that you'll see throughout many of the gift shops. Kids spent alot of time in the Stingray Lagoon. They liked the feel of them. Left the park at 5:00 for we were all getting cranky from the heat. It was a day well spent!!
