SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park, and marine-life based zoological park, near Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group. When combined with its neighbor Discovery Cove and the Aquatica waterpark, it forms a larger entertainment complex devoted to Earth's oceans and the array of life that inhabits them.
In 2010, SeaWorld Orlando hosted an estimated 5.1 million guests, ranking it the ninth-most visited amusement park in the United States.However, SeaWorld's owners have challenged the estimated figures in the past; in 2007, the estimate was 5.8 million guests, while the park's internal data, normally not released to the public, was closer to 6.2 million guests.A spokesman for then-owner Busch Entertainment Corporation disagreed with the report, saying, "They are wrong across the board.
Attractions
SeaWorld Orlando has a vast array of live shows and attractions including rides and animal exhibits. Two of these attractions actually combine the two, with both a ride component and a separate animal exhibit.
Live Entertainment
SeaWorld Orlando hosts a number of live shows, many featuring trained animals. During peak seasons (such as summer), the park will offer special seasonal shows in addition to regular daily performances.
- Shamu Stadium is the seven-million gallon home to the park's killer whale performers. The park's current production is One Ocean, which is joined by Shamu Rocks during busier seasons and Shamu Christmas Miracles during the holiday season. In 2011, Believe was replaced with another killer whale show, One Ocean.
- The Whale and Dolphin Stadium features dolphins, false killer whales, macaws and even an Andean condor in Blue Horizons, which also adds human acrobats and divers.
- The Sea Lion and Otter Stadium hosts "Clyde and Seamore," a pair of California sea lions in the comical presentation Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island. During the summer months, the pair lampoon the park's other shows during Sea Lions Tonight.
- Bayside Stadium formerly hosted water skiing shows on the park's central lagoon. Today, the stage is used for SeaWorld's numerous music concert series and other special events as well as the official viewing area for the seasonal Reflections firework show.
- The Nautilus Theatre is home to A'lure, an acrobatic show similar in style and presentation to the works of Cirque du Soleil.
- Seaport Theatre features dogs, cats, and other animals that have been rescued from local animal shelters in Pets Ahoy!. This venue is also home to Elmo & Abby's Treasure Hunt.
- Seafire Inn is both a restaurant and a theatre in the style of a dinner theatre. This venue is home to the Makahiki Luau, a Polynesian festival offering authentic cuisine, fire dances, and island chants and songs. In the summer, this venue also hosts Wild Things at Seafire, an educational display of several various exotic animals being handled by an animal trainer.
- Reflections, a seasonal firework show on the park's central lagoon featuring fireworks, dancing fountains, and mist screens synchronized and inspired by the musical soundtracks of the park's shows and attractions. The show was formerly called Mistify.
Rides
- Kraken, a floorless roller coaster themed after the legend of the Kraken sea monster.
- Manta, a flying roller coaster themed to simulate the sensation of flying like a manta ray through the ocean. (See Combined Attractions Below)
- Journey to Atlantis, a boat ride with roller coaster elements themed to the mythical Atlantis.
- Wild Arctic, a motion simulator themed to simulate a rough helicopter ride to an artic base where guests can see the arctic-themed animal exhibit. (See Combined Attractions Below)
- Shamu Express, a Zierer-Vekoma family roller coaster with cars themed as Shamu.
- Sky Tower, 400-foot tall rotating observation tower, built in 1973.
- Sea Carousel, a carousel themed with caricatured marine mammals and fish without the organ music
- Jazzy Jellies, a balloon tower style ride that lifts up and spins controlled by riders with a disk
- Swishy Fishies, a Mad Tea Party-themed ride themed as fish.
- Ocean Commotion, a rockin' tug ride.
- The Flying Fiddlera kiddie crab themed Frog Hopper-style freefall attraction
- Net Climb, a four story net climb play areawith tire swings and slides.
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