dj snow Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 A few weeks ago I decided to make a quick trip over to Sea World San Diego. I found it to be a great park, perhaps my favorite of the three Sea Worlds in the U.S. Lots of fun, humorous shows, interesting exhibits and great food. It's not heavy on the rides, but it doesn't have to be. Its atmosphere and fantastic spirit (for lack of a better word) make it a great stop. I spent time at the park over the course of two days, and here are the photos. Please enjoy. Finally on board the plane back to Phoenix, you can see that I scored the "Money Seat" on this aircraft! In case you were wondering: Yes, I did have enough legroom. But just barely. Hope you enjoyed the pics! Proudly posted at the airport was this reminder that Kenny Rogers is The Gambler. Never, EVER forget this. Kenny would not approve. Time to head back to the airport. The San Diego airport is shoehorned into the city, leading to alarmingly low approaches like this. The end of the runway is just across the street from this gas station. Don't worry--the pilots have done this before. Here's another delicious meal I ate: Freshly-carved beef sandwich with potato salad and chocolate cake. (I accidentally smeared some frosting on the trash can when throwing it out. Sorry cleaning lady, please forgive me!) Another Busch parks requirement is anything in a waffle cone. They have the best waffle cones! Here we see the Gorton's fisherman enjoying some quality time with the penguins. Oh, time for lunch! When visiting a Busch park, the barbecue beef brisket is always a good choice. This friendly dolphin also sends its best wishes. "Click-click-click-squeeek!" A couple of our friends from the sea wanted to say hello. First, it's this seal. "Bark-bark-bark!" The river rapids ride had this very odd spray gag: A dangling piano which would blast out water when its lid opened. At the Shamu show, the people you see here will get wet. Sadly for them, it was only about 60 degrees on this day. Enjoy Shamu's slap in the face, folks! The park is built on the water, giving it an unbeatable location, given its theme. The extra-fee gondola ride even goes into the bay. I found the Clyde and Seymour show much more entertaining in San Diego than in Orlando. Here's the finale of the dolphin show... Six simultaneous flips! Sea-mammal chaos! The dogs from Pets Rule were out for some exercise. Boy, were they energetic! In Wild Arctic, they have this cool wall of ice which has various hand and animal prints in it. (Cool wall... ice... get it?) The Commerson's dolphins always draw a crowd! At the exit of the ride, they have this great Commerson's dolphin tank. They are amazing to watch. Unlike Orlando's ride, this one has an open-air station. The finale splashdown has some exciting curves! Pretty, pretty rainbow from Atlantis. Journey to Atlantis awaits! Hey, they named a Clydesdale after me! I arrived at Sea World around 9:15 a.m., plenty of time to head to the Hospitality Center for a great Bacon Skillet breakfast: Eggs, bacon, muffin, home fries and fresh fruit with fresh-squeezed OJ. My chariot for the weekend. It was actually a really great car! The morning started with a quick flight from Phoenix to San Diego. Here's the view of the descent. (By the way, I flew Southwest, in case you couldn't tell.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazen_AZN Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 My family has a house in mexico so I drive by Sea World all the time. I never really felt the need to go there, your TR is making me consider it though! Great TR. Food looked delicious too. Hope you had a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 ^ If you go to Belmont Park and Sea World on the same day, it would be worth it. The sea lion and otter show is new, so that's probably why it's so much better than the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Great TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Aww the penguins looked so happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Thanks for visiting one of the fine Anheuser-Busch Adventue Parks. Did the stock price go up??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Seeing the Dolphin pics makes me miss the Dolphins we had at SFWOA. Great Pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Seeing the Dolphin pics makes me miss the Dolphins we had at SFWOA.Great Pics! Come to California. You can see them at SFMW. They have some of those stupid penguin things to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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