SeaWorld Orlando recently announced the birth of a bottlenose dolphin. The new calf was born on Tuesday, July 26th at 9:36am. The newborn dolphin weighs 35 pounds, and is 40 inches long. The sex of the calf will be determined at a later date. Visitors to SeaWorld can view the mother and calf at the Dolphin Nursery [...]
Taking a page out of Disneynature’s book, SeaWorld launched a new initiative called SeaWorld Pictures. The first film released by the division is “Turtle: The Incredible Journey”, which premiered in 3D on Tuesday, June 21 at SeaWorld San Diego. The film’s premiere also corresponded with the grand opening of the new Turtle Reef exhibit also [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 – [...]
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 [...]
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