TR: Sea World California 6/14

[alpengeistdude321]

I went to go to Sea World San Diego to redo my pass. The parking lot looked full so I was worrying all the lines will be long, which I thought would be odd for an exceptionally cold day and some drizzling but Sea World is a pretty big place which can hold a lot of people. First of all, I renewed my pass at the guest relations, I'd like to compliment them of how effcient they were, handling a very long line. I entered the park and headed to the right to Journey To Atlantis. This will be my first time on the ride. The line was about 30 minutes at the beginning of the day and then died down to walk-on after my first ride. They assigned me a seat in the back of the car. The lap bars are decent, but it is very uncomfortable on me since I am tall. They checked us and we went up the lift hill, then a right turn down the drop. The drop was a lot better then I expected and delivered a little pop of air, if any. We headed around a turn and they took our picture then went into the elevator. The elevator was cool, however, some of the projections weren't working properly. When we got to the top, I didn't know which ride we were on, Journey to Atlantis or Tower of Terror. We headed into the coaster part which was also very surprisingly intense. The banks were very heavy and fun. The splashdown didn't get me wet, thankfully, just a little moist. After I exited, I went to ride again which was a walk-on wait, and sat in the back again.

 

After Journey, I went to the Penguin Encounter after seeing how long the Wild Artic line was. Once I came out, the line was short for the motion side so I went on it. The ride was decent, it is not as intense or fun as Star Tours at DL but the polar bears, beluga whales, and walrus's at the post show was a pleasent surprise. Great theming also, with a collapsed ship and fake snow all over. After I exited Wild Artic I went to the Shark Encounter, which is cool as always. Seeing the sharks all around you as awesome.

 

After Shark Encounter, it was 11:30, and I went over to the Shipwreck Cafe to eat lunch. The food was decent, but the themeing was great. After lunch, I went over to Shipwreck Rapids which had a 20 minute wait which was surprising for such a cold day. I went on to the boat and didn't get very wet, the waterfall is the only thing that wet me.

 

After Shipwreck, I went to ride Journey 2 more times in the front and I got soaked, even more wet then Shipwreck Rapids. I felt all gross after it and walked around the park to dry off. I went to see the sting rays and the eels, and then I went back to ride Journey one more time in the back. Right when I was exiting, the boats got stuck on the block brakes right before the drop, which blocked two more boats, one was on the block brakes after the lift hill and one was stuck on the lift hill. Yep, the ride went 101. Luckily, it was literally right when I was exiting.

 

I left the park and saw the people having to go down the stairs on Journey.

 

Overall, I had a very fun day.

 

Ride Ratings:

Journey to Atlantis: 8/10

Shipwreck Rapids:9/10

Wild Artic:6/10