Category: Sea World
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US Congress Questions SeaWorld’s Educational Value
On Tuesday, April 27, 2010, the United States Congress debated the educational value of keeping killer whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals in captivity in zoos, aquariums, and theme parks. The hearing was triggered by a “perfect storm” of spring events including: SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau’s February 24th death by the killer whale Tilikum, the…
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Mom Will Love Her Royal Brunch at the Disneyland Hotel
How do you celebrate being a mother? Do you rely on your husband to pick the perfect place, or do you just make the reservation for the Mother’s Day Royal Buffet at the Disneyland Hotel’s Ballroom and tell them they have no choice? Well, guess what I did last year…. That’s right. I made reservations…
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Jack Hanna Encourages Everyone To Go To SeaWorld
April 16-18, 2010 was Jack Hanna Weekend at SeaWorld Orlando – followed by another Jack Hanna Weekend at Busch Gardens Tampa April 22-25. Celebrity animal expert Jack Hanna came specifically to celebrate Earth Day. The weekend at SeaWorld included special shows and animal encounters as well as a breakfast buffet with Jack Hanna himself. At…
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It’s A Wonderful (Correspondent’s) Life
I know, I know, it’s cliche to write the year-end retrospective article around New Year’s. However, I can’t help it. It’s my nature as a scientist to analyze, evaluate, and reflect, and it’s amazing to think about all the different experiences I’ve squeezed into 2009. There were trips to Disneyland, Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal…
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Holidays Around Orlando: Sea World
Sea World has turned their park into a Winter Wonderland. I always hear people saying that you need snow to enjoy the holidays. Personally I think it is great to walk around the theme parks in Orlando listening to the music and enjoying the decorations and shows in my shorts and flip flops.
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Sea World’s Spooktacular
Sea World in Orlando is offering another way for the kids to trick or treat for Halloween this year. Every weekend till Halloween families can visit the park and enjoy Spooktacular. The party is included in your admission ticket, no additional ticket required. You can enjoy the party dressed in your Halloween costumes but costumes…
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Profile of an Animal Trainer – SeaWorld’s Jennifer Fuhs
On my recent trip to SeaWorld San Diego, I was able to chat with one of the killer whale trainers, Jennifer Fuhs (pronounced “foos”). Now I’ve observed animal behavior for parts of my career, but nothing on this scale – so I had a tinge of jealousy towards Jennifer. However, I put that jealousy aside,…