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SeaWorld San Diego set the bar long ago for marine adventure parks, and remains just as fresh and exciting as it was when it opened in 1964. Located in Mission Bay, SeaWorld's 200 acres are filled with world-class shows, thrilling rides and unforgettable animal encounters. More than 80 million visitors have explored the mysteries of the sea here, with up-close animal interactions and exhilarating thrills. SeaWorld features several excellent shows, and more than 20 exhibits for the whole family.
See polar bears, walruses, and beluga whales in their own habitat at the Wild Arctic, or brave the Shark Encounter in which you enter the shark's tank through a submerged tube. Visit the Rocky Point Reserve where dolphins frolic and play, and enjoy penguins at the Penguin Encounter.
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And, of course, the most exciting show at SeaWorld is Shamu the Orca killer whale, located in the 5,500-seat Shamu Stadium. Here, you can view the intelligence of these mammals and sense the poignant relationship they develop with their trainers. According to the official SeaWorld website, people sitting in the first 14 rows "must be prepared to get soaked by Shamu," with water that is chilled to 55° F (13° C).
SeaWorld was founded in 1964 by four graduates of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). They had originally considered the idea of building an underwater restaurant. Although this idea was not technically feasible, the concept grew into the idea of a marine zoological park on 22 acres (89,000 m2) along the shore of Mission Bay in San Diego. With an initial investment of $1.5 million, 45 employees, several dolphins, sea lions, and two seawater aquariums, SeaWorld drew more than 400,000 visitors its first year.
In the earliest years, the park was held as a private partnership. In 1968, SeaWorld offered its stock publicly, enabling the company to grow. In 1970, a second SeaWorld park was built — in Aurora, Ohio, near Cleveland. It was followed by a park in Orlando, Florida in 1973, and the largest park, which opened in San Antonio, Texas in 1988. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. (HBJ), owned and operated SeaWorld from 1976 to 1989. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. purchased the SeaWorld parks from HBJ in November 1989. The parks are owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC), one of the Anheuser-Busch Companies.
The boat leaves the station and climbs the first lift hill, once at the top of the lift the boat takes a small decline to pick up a little speed and then travels around a right-hand turn that leads to the first tower building. The boat then enters the tower and plunges down a flume drop into a small man-made lake of water below.
During the next section of ride the boat slowly travels along a flume of water, makes a left-hand turnaround and approaches the second tower. Speakers placed along the side of the flume reveal the story behind Atlantis. The second tower contains a brief flood before entering an duel-elevator style lift. This contains two boats which are see through the "glass" (a projection) comersion dolphins, then a whale which comes in and "breaks" the "glass" and "causes" the elevator to rise. The boat slowly rocks side-to-side as it climbs to the top. Inside the tower there is more Atlantis style theming and spiel.
Once at the top of the lift the boat leaves the tower and comes to a sign warning you to hold on and prepare for the sudden slow-down at the end of the drop. The boat then travels down a right-hand twisting drop that turns about 270 degrees, then rises back up onto a flat section of track containing some block brakes. From here the boat descends down another drop that banks to the right, and then climbs up slightly and makes a banked left-hand turn before descending down a small drop into another pool of water. The boat then slowly travels along a flume of water before making a left-hand turnaround and then heading back towards the station.
The popular Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are on exhibit here. SeaWorld staff educates the public on their behaviors and lifestyle. Guests can interact with the dolphins and purchase fish to feed the animals.
Dolphin Cove (which is part of the main attraction Key West) can be found at all SeaWorld parks and holds about 700,000 gallons of water.
SeaWorld Orlando map with explicit Dolphin Cove location
Dolphin Cove was designed to reflect a natural ecosystem and has a underwater viewing area underneath it where the visitors can watch the dolphins while listening to relaxing music. Additionally, visitors are even able listening to the dolphin's communications.
The Dolphin Cove habitat is one of the largest dolphin pools in existence, on which the visitor can directly interact with the dolphins and features, approximately, two foot high waves, a sandy beach and a naturalistic imitating coral reef.
Bayside Skyride is a 1967 Vonroll type 101 that traveles over Mission bay, which is the only Vonroll skyride that goes over a body of salt water. It starts in the top-left corner of the map, and travles over a corner of Mission Bay on two poles and lands on the other side. Then an atendent has to push your gondala around to catch the wire to take you back to the other side. This ride provides a great view of the backstage of Cirque de la Mar.
Lights, Camera, Imagination 4-D! is a three-dimensional film experience themed around Sesame Street, featuring Elmo and his friends. Effects "spill" into the audience, hence the title 4-D. Some effects include water-jets, rain, blasts of air, vibration, and "rats".
Shipwreck RapidsShipwreck Rapids is a raft ride that ventures into the shipwrecks of the deep with twist and turns. At one point you even flow through a live-turtle exhibit.
The Sky Tower is a 320-foot (98 m) observation tower that was built in 1969.the ride was refurbished in 2007 with a new capsule.the ride gives passengers a six-minute view of SeaWorld and San Diego. It rises at a rate of 150 ft. a minute
SeaWorld's main attraction is its orcas, several of which are housed in 7 million gallon habitats that are each known as Shamu Stadium. Shamu was the name of the first orca brought to SeaWorld San Diego in the 1960s. "Shamu" is now used as a stage name for adult Orcas in performances at SeaWorld parks. The Orcas all have individual names.
Seven orcas live at SeaWorld San Diego: Corky, Kasatka, Ulises, Orkid, Sumar, Nakai, and Kalia.
Bottlenose dolphins may rotate between the dolphin exhibits and shows.
Bottlenose dolphins at San Diego include: Beaker, Belle, Bodine, Bullet (1/2 bottlenose, 1/2 common dolphin), Bugs, Captain, Cascade, Chow, Cometta, Corona, Crunch, Daphne, Deke, Dottie, Frankie, Gracie, Kenobi, Kolohe, Maguire, Malibu, Melanie, Pacino, Polka, Purina, Razzle, RIpley, Sadie, Sandy, Scarback, Sofi, Sparky, Steime, Sydney, Steime, Sydney, Toby, Venus, Zana, and a yet-to-be-named calf.
San Diego also has three Commerson's Dolphins: Juan, Betsy, and Ringer
San Diego has two short-finned pilot whales: Bubbles and Shadow (also known as 9'er), the only in the country, and four beluga whales: Allula, Ferdinand, Nanuq, and Ruby.
SeaWorld's Penguin Encounter exhibit features over 300 penguins representing eight different species. It is only one of two places in the world where Emperor penguins are kept in captivity, including the only successful captive breeding program.
