Seaworld show schedules? + Fun Card purchase?

[disneyberry]

does anyone happen to have or know the approximate show schedules at Seaworld?

we're trying to figure out if we buy a Fun Card, and do one afternoon 2pm - 6pm at Seaworld plus one morning 10am - 2pm if it's possible for us to see most of the shows.

they apparently shortened the Sept hours again grr...
it's now 10am - 6pm weekdays.

also, to buy that Fun Card (unlimited admission for the rest of the year for the price of 1day tix):
does it have to be purchased in advance online?
or can you buy the Fun Card at the gate?

we're leaving tomorrow morning, so if anyone can help out, hope you can reply soon!
TIA for your help.

 

[roymccoy]

The shows run throughout the day. You should be fine seeing everything that you want to see on the two days and times that you've chosen to go. The fun cards are available for purchase at the park. You buy the ticket and get in and then you go to the Annual Pass Center and get your picture and your pass. Don't rush right over and do it right when you get there, because it really fills up. Go later in the day and won't take long at all. Make sure that you take time to look at the different aquariums and exhibits along with the shows. The aquariums are my kids favorite part. Oh, BTW, my kids love the "Fools with Tools" sea lion show. (and of course, Shamu, too)

Have fun! Sea World is a great park!


Roy

(Best place to eat is the Shipwreck Cafe)

 

[disneyberry]

just an update on this.
we bought the Fun Card at the gate on a mid-week afternoon around 2:30pm. all the ticket booths were closed and there was only 1 very slow moving line at the Guest Services counter.

anyway, we managed to see some exhibits, and see the Pets show, the Sea Lions show, and the Shamu show, all in the 3 hours that the park was still open until.

we were disappointed to find out that Cirque de la Mer stops running after Labor Day. we found the non-show exhibits to be kind of boring.
we thought the fact that you had to pay to ride any of the 2 rides in the park to be ridiculous, considering the admission price. (and we'd been looking forward to that skyride w/ the beautiful view of Mission Bay too)

at the end of the day, after the park closed, (despite the fact we already decided we're never coming back again) we went and got our Fun Card picture taken. i mean, after all, we paid for a Fun Pass, so we might as well get a picture on our passes as a "Souvenir".

and then we left and never went back to Seaworld for that 2nd day.
cut our losses and walked away, heh.
guess Seaworld San Diego was really not the park for us. oh well.

(we loved the San Diego Zoo, btw)

 

[twinz]

How much extra do you have to pay for the rides? I find this weird!
Twinz

 

[disneyberry]

i don't recall the exact price, but something in the ballpark of $3 or $4 per person?
i think there is a water rapids ride that is included w/ admission. but the other 2 rides both charge a fee.
it is weird, isn't it?

oh yeah, and i just remembered that a few of the more interesting sounding exhibits were closed too. argh. we really felt like we were ripped off w/ the admission price. oh well.