Quick Que/Reserved Seating - November 1 day visit - do we need?

[It's A Happy Day]

We are taking the kids for their 1st trip to SeaWorld on 11.17..... will it be too busy to just do the standby lines. I'd like to get in as much as possible and we will only be doing SeaWorld the 1 day.....

Opinions pls. on quick que and reserved seating?

TY!

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Me personally, I would wait and gauge the crowds once I arrive, then decide if Quick Queue is worth it for your family. If you have no interest in the larger rides (the coasters Manta and Kraken, the flume ride Journey to Atlantis, Turtle Trek, Antarctica, the SkyTower and Wild Arctic) then its not needed at all, as the rides in Shamu's Happy Harbor don't offer QQ access. I'm not sure how old your kids are so I can't guess what level of rides they might be interested in. If you arrive at rope drop, you may well be able to get the bigger rides all done at park opening with minimal waits and be able to save the cost of Quick Queue. We always buy it, but I also have two fellows who LOVE the big rides.....so its worth it for them to be able to re-ride the coasters all day long without making me wait forever for them!!

While reserved seating is a nice upgrade, its something I don't think is necessary ever (unless maybe during the two weeks of Christmas Break and the 4th of July). We have had it once, and while it was nice......the money you spend on this feature could be used better elsewhere in the park (YMMV). As a general rule, just plan to get to the shows 20-30 minutes ahead of time and you will get a perfectly acceptable seat.

 

[It's A Happy Day]

Kids are 12 & 13.... we are scheduled to do the dolphin close-up tour at 11:30 so our morning is pretty booked in that we won't really be able to hit rides till after the tour. Figuring getting there for opening, going directly to the penguins as I've read that tends to back up, then Dolphin show (can't remember name right now), then tour, then see what the day holds. I didn't think reserved seating would be beneficial - but figured I'd ask. Was more curious about the quick que feature. Thanks!