beatin' the heat??

[trezoc]

Hi everyone!! First time trip this summer.I was wandering if any of the shows are under cover or shaded??Anything we should try to do very early? ALso...my kids are tweens but get up very early and tend to start fading out early evening. Is it worth staying late at SeaWorld?? THANKS for your help.

 

[Metro West]

Hi everyone!! First time trip this summer.I was wandering if any of the shows are under cover or shaded??Anything we should try to do very early? ALso...my kids are tweens but get up very early and tend to start fading out early evening. Is it worth staying late at SeaWorld?? THANKS for your help.

Most of the shows...if not all...are either indoors or under cover from the elements. The park has ample areas that are shady except over near the Sky Tower. The Believe show at night is spectacular and a must do!

 

[DVC_Princess]

Sure, there are lots of shaded areas around the parks where you can take a break from the heat. For years, our family went to WDW every August and I think the best advice is to get up early, be at the parks for opening, leave around lunch time to take a break (either nap, go swimming at the hotel, etc.) and then go back out for dinner and an evening in the park. If you're not staying on property and think it's too much of hassle to travel back & forth, definitely plan on an afternoon break. Some cool, indoor & quick loading attractions include:

MK - Carousel of Progress, Tomorrowland Transit Authority, PhilharMagic, Hall of Presidents, Country Bear Jamboree, Enchanted Tiki Room, WDW Railroad

EPCOT - Club Cool in Innoventions, Living Seas, Universe of Energy, the American Adventure, O Canada (indoor movie, but you have to stand). You can be inside a lot at EPCOT even if you are standing online (like Soaring, Living with the Land, Maelstrom in Norway, etc.)

AK - It's Tough to be a Bug, Finding Nemo, Dinosaur - the queue is mostly inside, Festival of the Lion King (outdoor but shady; although waiting in line can be a killer), Kali River Rapids to cool off

DHS - The Great Movie Ride, MuppetVision 3D, the line for Star Tours is usually indoors as well

For SeaWorld, we usually go first thing in the morning and do Atlantis and the major shows right away (Dolphins, Clyde & Seamore, Shamu). If we plan it right, we usually beat the crowds and the heat and do most of the major stuff by 1PM. Then we have lunch, relax, and do the indoor pavillions (Sharks, Manatees, Penguins, etc.) when it's really hot. Usually, we're about ready to leave by 4PM. I've stayed for the night time show before and it is good, but for us, it's not worth being so exhausted.

 

[annacali]

Being used to SW San Diego where most of the shows are out in the open with no real shade(though the temps there are much cooler!), we were totally pleasantly surprised with SW Orlando. We actually planned it as a late day so we could sleep in, swim and then got to SW around 1:30 or 2 with the plan to stay until 8 or so. All of the shows were either shaded by large overhangs or indoors, there were big areas with misters all around and you can certainly escape the heat by doing some of the indoor attractions like Wild Arctic at any time. SW was athe park we were the least "Hot" at and it was in the upper 90's or low 100's every day when we were there last June (103 when we were at AK!)

Very enjoyable day!

 

[Violet Crayon]

And you can always sit in the splash zone for some extra refreshment!