SEA WORLD ATTRACTIONS

By the mid-eighties, Seaworld Orlando was starting to loose it’s appeal. The park was looking shabby and so were the exhibits. Shamu still brought people to the park, but once they were there, visitors were treated like chum rather than a friend. All this changed when the park was bought by Anheuser-Busch in 1989. (Which might explain the presence of Clydesdales in a marine park)

Anheuser-Busch already owned and operated other theme parks like Busch Gardens and knew what it took to make the park work. Today, in addition to being the world’s largest zoological park, Seaworld Orlando is a fun family destination on par with Disney and Universal Studios. Basically, this aint your father’s Seaworld.

New attractions were added and others were revamped to make the experience both fun and educational. Seaworld Orlando will make you think about marine preservation and other politically correct ideals without clobbering you over the head with them.

Seaworld’s new attitude is exemplified in the Journey to Atlantis ride. That’s right, Ride . This fantastic thrill ride combines high-tech effects with the fun of a lightning quick water flume ride. It’s probably the best water ride in existence.

You can easily spend the entire day at Seaworld, but you can probably cover the highlights in an afternoon.