Dine with Shamu vs Shamu Rocks dinner buffet

[murcor]

SeaWorld Orlando's Polar Expedition Tour

On the website you can book Tour1, Tour 2, Tour 3, Tour 4 & Tour 5. Are these at different times of the day.

It then goes on to say
Check In at the guided tour counter at seaworld no later than 10 am.

Would that apply to all the different tours/times?

Another question:

What the difference between:

Dine with Shamu (is this lunch?)

and

Shamu Rocks dinner buffet? ( this is dinner with reserved seats for the show)

Thanks
Angela

 

[dananbethany]

I guess with the Shamu Rocks you get to see the night show too but I'll check into this and get back...

 

[dolphingirl47]

Dine with Shamu is mid afternoon and the only one of the three meals that they offer backstage at the Shamu Stadium where you are pretty much guaranteed to see the whales and interact with the trainers. Shamu Rocks is at a more traditional dinner time and includes reserved seating at the show with the same name. Backstage at Believe is the lunchtime offering and includes a film about the making of Believe presented by one of the stage managers and again reserved seating. We did Dine with Shamu in 2005 and really enjoyed it.

dolphingirl47

 

[lovinpoohbear]

We just did Dine with Shamu in April. My boys really liked, got to see upclose the whales with the trainers, Shamu swims close to the tables and opens his mouth so my kids thought he was smiling at them. It is buffet style, I thought the food was GREAT, DH thought just ok. It was at 3:45 pm.
Sorry, don';t know how it differs from Shamu Rocks...

 

[A_NY_Outlaw]

We are contemplating doing one or the other. My question is- how is the food? As we all know, the price of food at theme parks is not cheap by any stretch, and from the prices I'm seeing for this, doesn't seem to be that much more. But I'm not going to be happy if all they serve is alot of foo-foo crap.

 

[DizzyV6P]

We're looking at the Dine w/ Shamu or the Backstage at Believe shows. Does either have a really fishy smell? LOL. I know it sounds odd, but my wife is pregnant and right now she's at the phase where any strong "fishy" smell makes her nauseous. Thanks for any advice on this