This is where I’m going to start my SeaWorld TR. I’m going to go to my UOR TR and get all the stuff I already typed there and put it all in one place over here…
I’m already at SeaWorld. I didn’t intend to come this early, but I am here an hour before RD. I will say that I wasn’t first here or anything! There’s already a very small collection of people at the main gate.
I schedule a delayed ride to time out my arrival so I would be here about 20 - 30 minutes before park opening. My driver showed up in about 2 minutes! Plus, it was only a 3 - 4 minute drive!
At least they have a few shaded benches along the path to the main gate!
Ok…so…30 minutes before opening they let you go through security screening and wait at the taps
It is odd as there are only 2 staff standing on their side of the entrance. No one knows which entry queues are going to be the ones used to enter. People are shuffling all around and are lining up in front of people already waiting. It’s not as bad as I may make it seem as this is the entire RD “crowds”
I just loathe disorganized situations
Ok…it did get hectic and a little “pushy” as they only opened 2 taps and people “funneled” to them.
I went to guest services right away and got my unlimited food wristband, my fast pass and I made an appointment to meet a dolphin!
The rides don’t start for a few more minutes as the let us in about 20 minutes early.
Animal exhibits are open early. I decided to go pet and feed a Stingray!
The rides are going and of course all the non planners stopped at the first attraction by the entrance. I’m going to the back of the park…
I rode Kraken…
It was a bit of a head rattling ride!! I hope that this isn’t going to be theme today with SeaWorld’s traditional big coasters.
Not as rough as Hulk or RRR
Visited my first aquarium of the day. Wow!
I have the all day dining plan. I’m not going to make it a food challenge or anything.
I wanted to activate it and I needed caffeine. I present you Captain Pete’s Hot Dog Island
The fries were inedible and hard as rocks. This is a chili dog with half a teaspoon of chili on it. The dog is a Nathan’s and it’s great. I threw it away…I wasn’t going to finish it anyway
I met a dolphin!!! It was amazing! Highly recommend!
SeaWorld is a lot of fun. If I was local I would get the AP for all the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens parks.
So… the aquariums are great. Kraken was the only ride that rattled me around.
I’ve been on everything and Icebreaker three times. The crowds are light enough that Quick Queue isn’t really needed, but I walked on everything instead of waiting for a couple cycles…
I know it’s my first day here, but the park is a bit hard to navigate. It reminds me of Six Flags (not a bad thing). The lack of “lands” and winding paths can make it confusing. I have made a full lap and have a decent idea on how to get around. I did get spun in circles a couple times though!!
I’ll keep going soon, but now it’s time for the Dolphin show!
Hey! The afternoon got hectic and not all in pleasant ways.
First let me catch up on the food.
I ate at 4 eateries. They did improve as the day went on. However, nothing was impressive or something I would’ve paid for. (My dining plan was free / included with my discounted ticket)
The popular Voyagers Smokehouse…
I come from a famous BBQ city. I know theme park BBQ can’t compete. This was a bit fatty and the chicken very dry. Not bad, but not good.
Next Waterway Grill
This is the steak… It was my favorite of all of the items today, but a bit bland. All the flavor is the sauce. The chocolate cake was good. It had that “defrosted” taste, but still good
Finally, a Chicken Caesar Wrap from Expedition Burger. Why a chicken wrap at a burger place? If you saw how sad and pale those wet cafeteria hamburger patties were you’d have gotten the chicken too!!
One major issue…no Caesar dressing at all. It had all the usual elements, but totally dry!
SeaWorld is filming ads today. They shut down multiple rides throughout the day for filming without notice. I was in line for a second Manta ride and they said we could stay and wait 30+ minutes or come back
Then, a locker wouldn’t open with all my stuff inside. It took 15 minutes to get someone to come to the lockers to open it. They don’t have locker attendants. I had to talk to multiple staff to find someone to radio another person who could assist.
The last eatery I wanted to go to was closed. I don’t know if they closed early or never opened. It was around 3:30pm. I bet they never opened.
After that, I bought a ticket to the Sky Tower. Right at my turn to board it went down. They said it wouldn’t reopen today. Then I had to stand in queue until a manager could come up to give refunds…
Ok…I’ve been waiting for the Orca show. I didn’t know it was only 2 shows a day. It is a must do, so I had to work my late afternoon around it. It’s about to start…
That drama was really about all of it! It happened in cascading order, so that’s how it really got me down for a couple hours. You know who made me feel better? This guy!
A Cookie Monster hug can fix anything!
Sesame Street Land is great! Definitely one of, maybe the best, themed area for toddlers and very small children. I’m talking about ages 7 and under. Not saying a 10 year old wouldn’t like it, but it is targeted at that younger demographic.
There’s plenty of rides and they’re spread out. They do a “parade”. It’s a street show that spans most of the land. The performers all come out and hit their marks. You get a up close show, but if you child HAS to see Big Bird you need to go find him and sit there.
As you see there is an indoor photo spot to meet the characters. They have 2 out at a time. …
Gotta go!