We were at Aquatica yesterday and we got the combined Seaworld/ Aquatica ticket, which is the only discount they offer right now.. even for FL residents. I will as though you MUST get there early!! The parking lot opens at 7:45 and the park opens at 8:00 and they closed the gates by 9:00 am due to capacity. We got to the parking lot at 7:45 and did not get into the lot until 8:20 and the lot was 75% full. We made it into the park by 8:35 and were lucky enough to find chairs near each other and with some shade but there were not many and the slide lines were already 45 min long. We did no slides as we did not want to wait but we enjoyed the rapid river and the wave pool.