Disney Freak Andrew

The wait was posted as 75 minutes but we didn't wait longer than 45. Most of the others were around 30 minutes.

^Im sorry, I didn't mean to offend anybody. Please don't take offense to what I said, I should have been more sensitive to the situation.

Hello all, this would be my very first Photo TR! That being said, I have not perfected the art like many of you and this will not be perfect, so here goes nothing. Sorry for the quality of some of the pictures, I did the best that I could. I went to SeaWorld Orlando on Tuesday, March 30 for some spring break fun. You can see the trouble in that statement, Orlando and Spring Break in the same sentence. I'll talk more about that in just a moment. We didn't arrive at the entrance 'til about 9:45 (to my disapproval) but did not get in the gates until around 10:45! Turns out that the line to get into the parking lot would luckily be our longest all day. Walked in and straight to Manta which had about a 75 minute wait. We figured that lines would be long all day and we wouldn't be able to avoid them, luckily I was wrong. We couldn't have waited longer than 45 minutes, and the excellently themed queue made the wait easy. The verdict: Manta is my new favorite ride at SeaWorld. The drop is okay, but the pretzel loop is intense with some serious airtime at the top and insane G's at the bottom. I know that is what a pretzel loop is supposed to do, but it was far better than those on the Superman clones I have ridden. The rest of the ride was pretty good, but the theming after the break run made Manta an excellent ride. Quick lunch and headed over to Clyde and Seymour. This has quickly become my favorite show in the park, especially after the corny re-theming of the Shamu show. The stadium was packed, the incident earlier this month obviously hasn't affected crowds too much . The animals weren't quite cooperating today which made the show all the better. Plus the mime at the beginning is hilarious, overall making a great show. After a trip through Pacific Preserve and Penguin Encounter (the entrance has strangely been flipped to the exit making the puffins come first) we headed over to Journey to Atlantis, which was having issues that day. Again, the line was posted at 45 mins. but we only waited 30. As usual, it was a good ride but it was having problems (no surprises). Next came Blue Horizons which was again packed. It is my belief that humans take up too much showtime and the dolphins should be featured more. Also, much to my dismay, the false killer whales were MIA. Overall, this show has become only good with a fantastic ending and a few high points. We headed to Dolphin cove, the stingray pool and turtle point before heading over to Kraken. Kraken, as usual, was delivering great rides, however it was suffering from slow dispatch rides. I have now ridden this ride 28 times and I still love it. It definitely delivers the best rides from the back row. At this point, we were wearing down so we headed over to Believe for a quick break for the feet. The whale shows were the only shows all day that weren't packed full. It was also nice to see two of the killer whales playing with the crowd before the show without prompting. The show was pretty good, if not very corny (but I was expecting that as I have already seen it), though it is way better with the trainers IN the water instead of around it. After sitting a while at Happy Harbor, we walked over to see Pets Ahoy, which was also packed even at the end of the day. For some reason, it had been shortened a little, but luckily the pig was still there . Before a quick spin on Wild Arctic, we did a re-run on Kraken and Manta in the dark. It was a typical ride on WA, however, afterwards instead of seeing the polar bear conked out like usual, he was up and pouncing on his ball. It was hilarious. To end the night we saw Shamu Rocks, which was better than believe, but still needed the trainers in with the whales. Afterwards we headed over to see the new evening extravaganza, Reflections. This was a 10 minute commercial to convince you to buy a year pass and come back again. Aside from the pyrotechnics and some fountain action, all it was was a family talking about how great there day at SeaWorld was! BORING! SeaWorld needs to ditch the story lines for their evening shows and work on their mediocre pyrotechnics. The only redeeming quality was the fountains. It was quite anti-climactic. Overall, it was a great day at SeaWorld with a few disappointments but enough pros to greatly outweigh the cons. Please comment as I will be doing a couple more of these this year and want to know what I can do better. As always, we were welcomed in by this inspiring site. I was surprised by how soon you come to Manta once you enter the park. Manta between the trees. The part where I got my knees wet. Both times. The first of many picture fails that day. Sky tower looming over Manta. My favorite part of the ride. Picture fail #2. Upskirt shot of a not Manta ray. Leafy sea dragon...wait, where'd he go? What a lovely picture of the stage, hey look, a Kraken train just happens to be in the background. Mr. Mime just doin' his thing. This show is Elissa approved! What is Clyde doing to...I'm not even gonna ask. Let's play Whack-a-Seal! Maybe if I stare at you long enough, you'll give me a fish. LET ME OUT!!!! No honey, don't eat THAT snow. See the broken down boat? Just to give you an idea of the crowds that day. We have a two-dolphin pile up in mid-air. Peta-"Stop torturing that poor animal or else I will send you a copy-paste chain letter from Matt Damon!" Lawn ornaments. Dolphin butt. Oh no, he's dead! Is it just me, or is that Sea Gull eying that turtle nest? Release the Kraken. Wheeeeeeeeee! What can I tell you, I've run out of creative comments. Peta-"Stop torturing those poor humans or else I will send you a copy-paste chain letter from Matt Damon!" "Hey mama, what is that sitting out in the audience?" "Dinner." I am Killer Whale! Help me! I'm being tortured. I've got a whale of a tale to tell you now. Manta across the pond. B&M goodness. Manta is very photogenic. And I leave you with this picture of SeaWorld's new redheaded step child.

Is it just me or does that coaster look a lot like the Starliner at Cypress Gardens? After all they do have the same original manufacturer. I just found out that Starliner would be remaining in its place at the gardens and will be incorporated into Legoland! I'm so excited, I love the Starliner. Back on subject, great TR guys, and have a good spring break "oh ten".

I hate to disagree with such an AMAZING post, however, I fail to see the 40% of Animal kingdom that is not themed extremely well, all I saw was that crappy area behind the Zambezi traders. Otherwise, great pics guys!

I think the 4-D coasters have gone from 'past their prime' to 'They still make these things???'. They have not been very successful at all and I am very surprised that another park is installing one, though I am not surprised that it is in China. SS Power should discontinue these heaps of metal and work on engineering more new and cool things such as Tranan at Skara Sommarland. But that is just my opinion .

OMG!!!!!! The Main Street Electrical Parade is only THE BEST EVER DISNEY PARADE THAT HAS EVER EXISTED ON THIS PLANET EVARRRR! It's kind of my faveorite so I cannot wait. It just so happens that my family now has FREE TICKETS. I can tell you that we will be going this summer just for this.

Thank you sooo much for all of your hard work and efforts, this is great. We all appreciate this to no end.

Done and done Not hard for me, considering I have ridden a grand total of 9 woodies!

# 2, all the way

That Intamin Mega-Lite looks awesome They really know what they are doing over there at Intamin. B&M is still better though!

I'd do any of those crazy death contraptions. As long as there is a net or a restraint to keep me from experiencing the death part.

Why in the world would a company name there death contraption SCAD? They should have named it something that would strike fear into all who pass it, not make them laugh there eyeballs out! SCAD sounds like scat or scab or crab or slab. Maybe they should name their tower.......HOLY CRAP

If I ever go on one of these trips to Farup (which does look really awesome) I would be sure to lift some waits and condition for the monkey bars. Hey, I wouldn't want to look like a fool and be the only one who couldn't cross. Oh! I forgot, Joey would be with me. Better make sure I practice

It looks like Scandi parks totally kick our parks out of the water. Except for Disney

Yeah, didn't you read the disclaimer at the bottom of the page about a sense of humor? Keep up the sarcasm guys, it really makes reading the comments fun.

I would go if I could, but alas, I'm only fifteen. But watch out, because sometime in the next ten(ish) years, I'll be joining you. Lucky for you guys, right?

This park really does have a lot of potential. I think the previous owners just put too many luxuries in for a new park. I read somewhere that everything in the restrooms was automated. Just think how much money they could have saved if mankind were not so lazy. Also, they built a B & M right off the bat and those ain't cheap. This park could have been a lot better off if the original owners knew what they were doing. I'd hate to see this one go. I think that Universal would do great with this park. Maybe they could do with music what they did with movies. I agree, a better location would have done lots of good. Hopefully the attendance will pick up, and the owners will have the money to fix this place up.

Congrats guys, thats awesome

you have my three votes from now until the 30th!

I cannot cannot cannot wait for the openeing of this one. I love B&M, I love flyers, and I love seaworld. The quene sounds awesome as well.

WDW>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Disneyland

My faveorite food park is EPCOT. I especially like Italy in the world showcase.