is Sea World Offering Dolphin interaction in Nov?

Timbo6117

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Im Having issues looking for the nov dates on their site... the Beluga interaction is listed till nov! Anyone know if they are stopping the dolphin interaction again?
 
I believe it has been paused for a little while as they're doing lots of work in preparation for a new dolphin show which means that the dolphins either have / will be moved.
 
The dolphin interactions are still continuing but there are no dolphin shows until May when they move into their new stadium. The dolphins were moved to the Shamu area on Labor Day weekend and will stay there until their new area is finished. I was given this information over the phone several weeks ago when I called because there was no dolphin interaction info. posted for our dates in October. The website has been very late putting up the information. We will be going to Sea World the week after next, and the times for the interactions for the day that we will be there have only been posted for about 2 weeks now. The person that I spoke to did say that the interactions will be continuing though. :)
 
Actually, there will be dolphin shows in Shamu Stadium beginning mid-November. No specific date can be given, it's all depending on how long it will take the show dolphins and pilot whales to get fully adjusted. There is no interaction between the orcas and the dolphins/PWs. Dolphins will be doing shows in the early morning and later in the evening, while the orcas will continue with Believe during mid-day.

The DIP program is currently going on, though it has been moved to the RPP (Rocky Point Preserve) area (where you feed the phins). It takes place in the wave pool of RPP while the DIP pools and Dolphin stadium are being worked on for the upcoming show Blue Horizins, set to open May 2010. Meanwhile, the dolphins who worked the DIP program have been moved to RPP (along with 2 newer dolphin calves...extreme cuteness). No worries there. :)

Dine with Shamu will also continue mid-November, if interested. Again, it has to do with the dolphin/pilot whale show girls being adjusted. Pretty interesting watching the dolphins and pilot whales swimming around and interacting with them in Shamu:Close Up. :)

Hope this helps!
 

thanks for the information everyone! but yes! i am planning to visit around the week of the 10th in nov. just want to make sure there was interaction going on still! Dine in With Shamu? anyone done that before? do u get close to the whale? and great photo opertunity?
 
If you make your reservations early, you can get a table right next to (or about 3 feet from) the tank. Trainers work with the whales from pool-side, so this is a great photo opportunity. I've done it about 5 times, and the food is excellent. I prefer thr dinner over the breakfast. If you can, get the latest reservation time for a dine. Often times, they will let you hang around after the interactions are over instead of rushing you out because they don't have another dine time scheduled soon after. Doing this will give you the chance for more pictures. There will be no whales preforming, but watching them swim around is very relaxing. :)
 
thanks alot! just got my season pass and looking forward to do the dolphin interaction again! my last one back in july was a bit bad... since the 1 of the dolphins didnt want to play that day! so our group ended up having to share the other dolphin from the other group! so we didnt get to interact much and not much pix was even taken :( so hopfully this time will work out better! but calfs there too? do they interact in the interaction too?
 
The calves are not involved in the interaction program yet. I think they will remain at RPP for dolphin feedings only. They are starting to do training with them already, but not for the DIP program. They will eventually make their way over to the show, I'm sure. If you want to interact with the dolphin calves, hang around RPP. :)
 
hi disney4ever i remember u had mention that you were going to do the dolphin interaction sometime this month? i was just wondering if you had went already and how was it? im still waitting for the nov dates to be posted! but so far nothing! i was trying to see if they had mention anything during your interaction about how the dolphins were adjusting?
 
hi disney4ever i remember u had mention that you were going to do the dolphin interaction sometime this month? i was just wondering if you had went already and how was it? im still waitting for the nov dates to be posted! but so far nothing! i was trying to see if they had mention anything during your interaction about how the dolphins were adjusting?

We ended up not doing the interaction, but we did see others doing it. It looked like it was great, but we decided to spend the money on other things. I hope that you get to try it. :)
 




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