Quick DC/Seaworld report - just back

[3mom]

Since I used this forum for all of my planning, I thought I'd post some things about our trip in case it could help others. We did a 5 day trip to Tampa and Orlando last week; overall had a great time.

DC - fabulous place and well worth the cost. I payed $199pp for the dolphin interaction and combine that with the food, the service, and everything else there and I think we got our monies worth. We got there at 8:15 and got a 11:10 dolphin time (which was a great time to go.) We had plenty of time beforehand to snorkel and swim, and then after, we went right to lunch. Food is great, the activities are great - I was really happy with it.
SW - we enjoyed it here, but it was only a one day park for us. The weather wasn't good on the day we went; it had rained until about 8am, which I guess scared people away. We left our hotel (MGV) at 8:50, and were the only car driving into the parking gates. We were joking that it was like the scene from that Vacation movie with Chevy Chase - "Sorry folks, the parks closed - the Moose out there should have told you". We saw some cars already there once we parked, but it was really empty. The good news was that everything was wide open - the roller coasters were walk ons, the shows had plenty of seats even 10 minutes before show time so we got to do everything we wanted easily. And it ended up only drizzling for most of the afternoon. Dolphin show was excellent.
Overall, the trip went really well, even though our weather was a bit disappointing. I would definitely recommend DC, and SW is worth visiting also, if only for Manta and the Dolphin show. If anyone has any questions, just let me know. And thanks for all of the hints, advice and stories that are posted on this board!

 

[Shamurocks]

Thanks for the report Glad you had a good time

 

[JLR]

Thanks for your TR - I'm glad you had such a good time!

 

[WDWisTheBest]

Thanks for the TR. Glad you enjoyed SW.

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

thanks for sharing, we can't wait to visit SW on Dec 4

 

[sjrogo713]

How was Shamu show? I heard it was shortened due to birth of baby.
Any word on if reg show will return by Thanksgiving?

 

[sjrogo713]

Did you see Shamu show-any work on when full show will return (after birth of baby?)

 

[Jenny Wren]

thanks for sharing, we can't wait to visit SW on Dec 4

We will be there also on the 4th. Have you ever been there? This is our first time. If you have been there before, can you tell me if the Holiday Reflections can be seen from the stadium after the ice skating show? Im trying to plan, and dont know what to expect. I seen you are staying at Disney also. Do you know what time the taxis hang around after the park closes? We are taking the Lynx bus in but will have to take a cab back to our resort. Thank you. It wont be long now, Im excited!

 

[3mom]

We did see the Shamu show, and we were a little disappointed. Seeing the baby and her mother was very cute, but I guess after seeing the blue horizon show, we were expecting more. We totally understood why it's scaled down though, based on what happened. Don't get me wrong - it was still very good, just not too exciting.