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Playalinda is a great beach. Seems a little close to the launch pad to be open for launches. I remember the park was closed during shuttle launches, but I don't know if that applies to everything. There are bathrooms in each parking lot, which is just a short elevated walk over the dunes from...

It's still not spinning and I believe the height restriction was permanently lowered. I think we've seen the end of it.

Sorry about that. The latter.

SeaWorld will be making a "groundbreaking investment announcement" tomorrow, 8/15, with a special preview on the Today show.

I noticed many of the same issues on Saturday. Surprisingly, the 1 effect that has been broken for years - the door that opens to reveal the fisherman and the seahorse - was working! Everything after that was a HUGE letdown. Many of the audio cues seemed to just be turned off. None of the...

Great points. I would like to think that maybe a company like Comcast wants to purchase SeaWorld because they BELIEVE in their mission and want to re-enforce it, not remove it. I don't remember Blackstone showing a huge interest in animal care prior to purchasing, but SeaWorld's animal care...

I don't see any reason why it would stop. I think Comcast would really bring SeaWorld Parks to the next level to make them a real destination (as they have/are continuing to do with Universal). If anything, I would think Comcast would invest MORE to help rescue and rehab to clearly define the...

In addition to many little side areas off these streets. For instance, there is the main walkway through Knockturn, and then a completely different area within with more interactive window displays (which I assume will be used as a shop queue, when needed?)... You can look in any direction in...

Sadly, this seems to be following the trend of late: Rumor of cut gets posted Rumor is disputed Rumor turns out to be true when quietly confirmed by a spokesperson that the act is ending in 2 days time Everyone is upset for that day Everyone moves on and the next cut happens 3 weeks later...

I have experienced Shamu Up Close 8 or 9 times over the past 2 weekends. I always enjoyed seeing the regular Shamu shows, but this was just absolutely incredible. If you are a fan of the whales, Shamu Up Close can't be missed. I actually prefer this to One Ocean - the whales are big when you are...

I always thought an on-ride at the Barnstormer would do great. For many kids, it's their first roller coaster. SeaWorld has an on-ride photo option for their mini coaster and it does well.

At the expense of how many other characters, shows, and/or parades? :P Thanks for the info.

I'm surprised the Paris race hasn't been announced yet. I took a survey last year about it - specifically asked how interested I would be for a Paris Half, running through the park and surrounding areas and pricing which included airfare/hotel/park tickets, etc.

I definitely think the announcement tomorrow will be for SeaWorld's yearlong 50th anniversary celebration for all 3 parks. It will definitely include new/refreshed shows, but I actually wouldn't be surprised if they announce a new attraction for each of the three, too. Every single time...

I was able to ride twice today and wanted to share some additional thoughts - 1) the park is a mess in terms of internal communication right now. Nobody seems to know when the park opens (8 or 9. It makes a difference when you want to get there early to beat the line) and Antarctica is hosting...

After attending opening day yesterday, just wanted to share some thoughts: -I thought the opening ceremony was pretty well done. Short, sweet, to the point, and even pulled at the heartstrings a bit. Terry Prather, park president, took the stage and talked for a bit. He shared that Antarctica...

It does say to "get ready to experience these attractions like never before!" Cast will also be riding these attractions repeatedly for the 4 hour block. I think the same type of testing will be done on all 4 rides - and the similarities between them all: all have on ride photos, and all have...

Some new info I learned: Antarctica will offer a refillable cup that will be built like a Mr Potato Head with all different parts. Every time this cup is refilled in the Antarctica realm, it will track how many greenhouse CO2 emissions you didn't release into the environment. Seems like they...

Ask him about the TurtleTrek CD release, too. Have been waiting a year since he confirmed there would be one.

Maybe a new lagoon show is in the works. Was there today and they had a few barges/dammed up areas in the lagoon