Totally awesome!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 7/1/11
We have 3 kids ages 10, 3 and 1 so we really had a wide range to deal with. Obviously our 1-year-old got nothing out of it except pointing out the different animals. He was just too little to enjoy it. Our 3-year-old was better. He fed the seals, watched the shows and enjoyed the Sesame Street playground they had there. Our 10-year-old really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, we did not hit any of the amusement park type rides so I cannot comment on those. We did go through the Shark Encounter, Turtle Reef, Pacific Point (feeding the seals) and 3 of the shows (the dolphin show, the Shamu show and the otter/sea lion/walrus show). The shows were fantastic and completely different from each other. The Shamu show featured the killer whales doing a variety of tricks. The dolphin show really showcased the humans more with lots of diving and acrobatics and high wire stunts. The sea lion/walrus/otter show was more of a comedy show, so 3 completely different styles of shows. Very enjoyable. One thing my daughter and I did was the Dolphin Interaction where we got in the water with the Dolphins at Rocky Point. There were 12 participants total divded into 2 groups of 6. It was expensive ($180 per person which includes use of wet suit and a towel you keep afterwards) but it was well worth it with my daughter. She enjoyed it. The trainers were extremely friendly. The dolphins were every bit as friendly as you see on TV. You can tell how much the trainers really do care about the animals they work with. All in all, don't miss Sea World! I wish we had gotten to more activities, but our younger children got tired and we didn't want to be the parents with screaming crying children because we forced them to stay longer at the park in the hot sun. Probably the only negative thing I could say was the fact that the shows are in open stadiums so in the middle of the day that hot sun really beats down on you and your children. Definitely do noto be without stuff to drink, hats, sunscreen and lots of coverup!