Posted on Tuesday, 14th June 2011 by Dave Parfitt

On Friday, June 10th SeaWorld’s all-inclusive “boutique” park Discovery Cove opened its first expansion in history.  The DIS Unplugged’s Kathy Werling attended and submitted this first-hand report.  The Grand Reef is an all-new tropical reef where guests can wade, swim, and snorkel with thousands of species of tropical fishes.  The area will also include an underwater [...]

Tags: Discovery Cove, fish, Grand Reef, SeaVenture, sharks, snorkel, snorkeling, stingrays
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Posted on Saturday, 11th June 2011 by Kathy Werling

Yesterday I was invited to visit the all new Grand Reef at Discovery Cove in Orlando, FL.  Discovery Cove is an all inclusive tropical retreat where you can swim with dolphins, snorkel and experience a beautiful under sea world of exotic fish and graceful sting rays, see exotic birds, or just relax and enjoy the [...]

Tags: Coral Reef, Discovery Cove, Dolphins, FL., Grand Reef at Discovery Cove, Orlando, rays, snorkel, stingrays
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Posted on Sunday, 24th April 2011 by Dave Parfitt

On Earth Day, Friday, April 22nd, SeaWorld Orlando premiered a brand new killer whale show called “One Ocean.” This new show replaced the long-standing headliner “Believe” in Shamu Stadium.  During the opening celebration, animal expert Jack Hanna was on hand, and singer/actor Spencer Lee from ABC Family’s “Greek” and Fox’s “Glee” performed for the crowd.  Continue [...]

Tags: Jack Hanna, killer whale, One Ocean, SeaWorld Orlando, Shamu
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Posted on Monday, 7th February 2011 by Dave Parfitt

SeaWorld recently announced they will replace their headline killer whale show “Believe” with a new show called “One Ocean.”  The new show will debut in April at SeaWorld Orlando, and ultimately will be performed in all three SeaWorld Parks.  Update April 9, 2011: SeaWorld announced the new show “One Ocean” will premiere on Earth Day – [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 29th December 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Last week’s cold snap in Central Florida was hard not only for tourists visiting the theme parks, but on the animals in the area as well.  On Monday, December 27th, SeaWorld Orlando received a 10 foot, 1,000 pound male manatee suffering from cold stress.  The video provided by SeaWorld shows the manatee receiving a medical [...]

Tags: manatees, SeaWorld, SeaWorld Orlando
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Posted on Thursday, 9th December 2010 by Kathy Werling

Christmas has come to SeaWorld Orlando.  The park has been transformed into a winter wonderland.  This year they have added many new items.  I highly recommend  spending a day at the park to enjoy it all.  The best part of all is it doesn’t require a separate admission ticket! It’s all part of your park [...]

Tags: Clyde and Seamore, Sea World Orlando, Sea World's Christmas Celebration, Shamu
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Posted on Thursday, 4th November 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Saturday, October 9th SeaWorld Orlando announced the birth of their 16th killer whale.  It is difficult to identify the sex of the newborn whale at the time of its birth, but SeaWorld has recently confirmed the new baby is male.  They released the following video on their official blog and facebook page declaring the news.

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