Aquatica - Need Advice from frequent visitors

[Andrea from PA]

We will be in Orlando in June.
We have Sesame Passes that get us into all Busch parks.

We are very fair & can't be in the sun all day.

Is it possible to do Aquatica late in the day (say after 2 - 3 pm)?
Or does it fill up so much we wouldn't be able to get in?

I'd rather do 3 half days, then fry or pay the $200 for a Cabana.

BTW - we aren't doing Universal or Disney parks, just Sea World, Aquatica, a day at KSC and a half day at Tampa BG. We'll be staying about half hour away from Aquatica

Any advice is appreciated!

 

[Janet Hill]

Actually, this is the time we've always gone. Last summer my kids went to SeaWorld day camp and we went to Aquatica everyday after camp. I know that at least two of the days we went the park had been closed earlier in the day.

Your vacation sounds much like the one we are going to take the last week of May - SeaWorld, Aquatica and BG. We too have the Busch Plat Passes, so this makes for a nice budget vacation.

 

[Andrea from PA]

Thanks!

I saw the other post that it fills up in summer in the a.m., I just wasn't sure what is considered summer - We'll be there 6/6-6/13. Most schools near us don't let out til 6/13.

We don't mind having to go after 3. It will be nice to actually be lazy on a FL vacation - we usually wind up getting up at the crack of dawn to hit parks at openning.

 

[nemo&remi]

Check the Aquatica web site for their summer hours. We were there last summer and they were open until 10 pm. We arrived around 6 pm on a Sunday and stayed until about 8:30 when it started getting dark. There were people still entering the park when we were leaving. The water is warm and the air is warm so you shouldn't have a problem with being too cold. I have to watch my sun exposure also, so it was perfect for me. We have the platinum passes too, and ended up going first thing the next morning as well. We were able to get in at 8 am and there was one section of the park open. The rest of the park opened at 9 am and the back section opened at 9:30 am.
Hope you have a great trip