SeaWorld Orlando reveals Mako ride vehicle
February 16, 2016 Comments Off on SeaWorld Orlando reveals Mako ride vehicle
SeaWorld Orlando has unveiled their new ride vehicle for the Mako hyper-coaster at a media event this morning. Mako will be Orlando’s tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster when built. Surfacing summer 2016, this 200-foot-tall hyper coaster will reach 73 mph along 4,760 feet of steel track — nearly a mile long — and leave […]
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SeaWorld’s Bands, Brew & BBQ kicks off with headline performances from Gladys Knight and Smash Mouth
February 15, 2016 Comments Off on SeaWorld’s Bands, Brew & BBQ kicks off with headline performances from Gladys Knight and Smash Mouth
SeaWorld Orlando’s annual Bands, Brew & BBQ kicked off this past weekend with headline performances by Gladys Knight and Smash Mouth. We took the opportunity to wander along yesterday to see Gladys Knight (pictured above) and we were so glad we did. We previously saw her perform at the AARP Orlando event where B.B. King […]
Continue reading …Gladys Knight and Smash Mouth kick off Bands, Brew and BBQ at SeaWorld this weekend!
February 8, 2016 Comments Off on Gladys Knight and Smash Mouth kick off Bands, Brew and BBQ at SeaWorld this weekend!
It’s time again to eat, drink and rock at SeaWorld Orlando’s Bands, Brew & BBQ festival every Saturday and Sunday, February 13 through March 6. The event is in partnership with USO Central Florida and honors America’s heroes. It features live concerts from top classic rock and country musical artists, tasty BBQ and thirst-quenching brews, […]
Continue reading …“Wild Days” Event Starts This Weekend at SeaWorld Orlando
January 13, 2016 Comments Off on “Wild Days” Event Starts This Weekend at SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando kicks off the new year with Wild Days, presented by Coca-Cola, the popular annual event that connects guests in even more ways with animals and the natural, wild world. The event is included with park admission and takes place three weekends in January (Jan. 16-17, Jan. 23-24 and Jan. 30-31). Each weekend is […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Installs Tallest Point of New Mako Coaster
January 7, 2016 Comments Off on SeaWorld Installs Tallest Point of New Mako Coaster
Construction is well underway way at SeaWorld Orlando as MAKO – an all-new hypercoaster opening this summer – begins to take shape along the Orlando skyline. The coaster was “topped off” yesterday as cranes put into place the tallest point of the structure – the tracks of its signature 200-foot tall hill. When it opens, […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Team rescues Manatee stranded in South Carolina river
December 15, 2015 Comments Off on SeaWorld Team rescues Manatee stranded in South Carolina river
Members of the SeaWorld Orlando Rescue Team traveled to the Charleston, S.C. area this past week, where — along with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Ocean Service, and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources – they helped save a wayward manatee. The manatee was spotted […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration opens this weekend!
November 19, 2015 Comments Off on SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration opens this weekend!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year with waves of holiday spirit, seas of trees and twinkling lights during SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration. Select dates starting November 21, guests will enjoy this wintery, watery wonderland and entertainment inspired by the natural world and holiday cheer. Guests can journey to the North Pole on THE POLAR […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Returns A Special Mother-and-Calf Manatee Pair to Florida Waters
November 3, 2015 Comments Off on SeaWorld Returns A Special Mother-and-Calf Manatee Pair to Florida Waters
This morning, the SeaWorld Orlando Animal Rescue team returned a mother-and-calf manatee pair to Kars Park in Merritt Island, Fla. The pair was rescued on Mother’s Day this year after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) spotted the distressed adult manatee experiencing buoyancy issues. The mother manatee was injured by a water craft […]
Continue reading …Halloween Spooktacular starts this weekend at SeaWorld
October 1, 2015 Comments Off on Halloween Spooktacular starts this weekend at SeaWorld
Halloween meets the sea during weekends in October at SeaWorld Orlando’s Halloween Spooktacular. The family-friendly event starts this weekend and promises to immerse guests in an underwater “fantasea” with trick-or-treating, whimsical pumpkin fish, sea-themed arts and crafts, and up-close animal encounters. SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular® takes place from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekends, October 3-31 […]
Continue reading …Young Pilot Whale Receiving Extensive Medical Care for Infection at SeaWorld Orlando
September 15, 2015 Comments Off on Young Pilot Whale Receiving Extensive Medical Care for Infection at SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando veterinarians and animal care experts are caring around the clock for Ava, an estimated 4-year-old female pilot whale diagnosed with a bacterial infection. Ava was rescued during a mass stranding of pilot whales in September 2012. At the time she was estimated to be about 6 months old. The federal government determined that […]
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