SeaWorld Orlando opens Manatee Rehabilitation area to park guests
March 30, 2016 Comments Off on SeaWorld Orlando opens Manatee Rehabilitation area to park guests
Today, in conjunction with Manatee Appreciation Day, SeaWorld Orlando has opened a new area named “Manatee Rehabilitation” for park guests to see some of the behind-the-scenes rescue and rehabilitation work that SeaWorld does to help save wild manatees. Visitors are now able to get up close and step into the working wild manatee acute care […]
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“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 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 […]
Continue reading …All-New Mama’s Pretzel Kitchen Opens at SeaWorld Orlando
August 20, 2015 Comments Off on All-New Mama’s Pretzel Kitchen Opens at SeaWorld Orlando
Theme park snacks take a fun twist at the new “Mama’s Pretzel Kitchen” inside SeaWorld® Orlando. Pretzel connoisseurs can now savor sweet and salty pretzel combinations while sipping on a variety of local and seasonal craft beers, frozen cocktails, wines and beverages. The menu features a selection of both original and unusual soft pretzel […]
Continue reading …First Piece of “Mako” Roller Coaster Arrives at SeaWorld Orlando
August 19, 2015 Comments Off on First Piece of “Mako” Roller Coaster Arrives at SeaWorld Orlando
Today, the first piece of steel track for SeaWorld Orlando’s new 200-foot-tall hypercoaster – Mako – has arrived after traveling nearly 1,000 miles on an open flatbed semi-truck from the production facility in Ohio. Mako will be Orlando’s tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster when it opens in summer 2016. It will reach speeds of […]
Continue reading …Highway Sightings of SeaWorld’s New Roller Coaster – “Mako”
August 17, 2015 Comments Off on Highway Sightings of SeaWorld’s New Roller Coaster – “Mako”
The first piece of SeaWorld Orlando’s new 200-foot-tall hypercoaster surfaced today as it traveled from the production facility in Ohio to its new home in Orlando. Mako will be Orlando’s tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster, and will reach speeds of 73 mph along 4,760 feet of steel track when it opens in summer 2016. […]
Continue reading …The Oak Ridge Boys coming to SeaWorld Orlando
July 24, 2015 Comments Off on The Oak Ridge Boys coming to SeaWorld Orlando
This week, the “Celebrating America” Concert Series at SeaWorld Orlando announces The Oak Ridge Boys for the August 1 – 2 weekend. The Oak Ridge Boys are one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry with their hits “Elvira,” “Thank God for Kids,” “American Made” and “Y’all Come Back Saloon.” Their […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Orlando Cares For Beached Rough-Toothed Dolphin This Father’s Day
June 21, 2015 Comments Off on SeaWorld Orlando Cares For Beached Rough-Toothed Dolphin This Father’s Day
This Father’s Day morning, SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team was called by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to receive and care for a rough-toothed dolphin who was found beached on the shoreline of Clearwater Beach. Rough-toothed dolphins are found in warm climates and in deep waters. They are known to live near Hawaii and the […]
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