Tell me all about Sea World Please!

[lovetoscrap]

Is there a site like the Disney ones (wdwinfo, allears) that will tell me all about SeaWorld? I didn't enjoy trying to navigate their official site and didn't get much of what I needed anyway.

We are going in Mid April for a long weekend. We are going to WDW for 2 days to just do our favorite things at each park. The we will have a full day at Sea World. We bought the NRA tickets.

1. Will it make a huge difference if we go on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday?

2. What kind of rides are in the Happy Harbor area? I have a 12 and 8 year old-- are the rides there more for preschoolers?

3. If we are at the park from open to close can we see all the shows and a good amount of the exhibits or is it just not possible?

4. Can I find out the show times for the days I will be there ahead of time (can't remember if it was on the website or not?)

5. Are the Kracken and the Journey to Atlantis the only other rides besides the Happy Harbor area?

Anything else we should know to plan our day and have a great time, but get the most out of it?

 

[OCEAN LOVE <3]

1. Will it make a huge difference if we go on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday?

2. What kind of rides are in the Happy Harbor area? I have a 12 and 8 year old-- are the rides there more for preschoolers?

3. If we are at the park from open to close can we see all the shows and a good amount of the exhibits or is it just not possible?

4. Can I find out the show times for the days I will be there ahead of time (can't remember if it was on the website or not?)

5. Are the Kracken and the Journey to Atlantis the only other rides besides the Happy Harbor area?

Anything else we should know to plan our day and have a great time, but get the most out of it?

1. Thursday will probably be less crowded than friday or saturday.
2. They is the shamu express. It is a roller coaster with the carts shaped like orcas.The is a ride like the tea cups at disney. They have a little drop tower and a couple others.
3.Yes, you can see all the shows.
4. They are on the seaworld website.
5. No they have wild artic. It is a simulator ride.

 

[drenalin'junkie]

Depending on closing time and crowds it can extremely complicated to see all the major shows,exhibits and rides.A day and a half is much easier.With children there is a lot of stopping to touch or see stuff as well as them getting cranky after 8 hrs or so in a park.

 

[earthfaries]

Is there a site like the Disney ones (wdwinfo, allears) that will tell me all about SeaWorld? I didn't enjoy trying to navigate their official site and didn't get much of what I needed anyway.

We are going in Mid April for a long weekend. We are going to WDW for 2 days to just do our favorite things at each park. The we will have a full day at Sea World. We bought the NRA tickets.

1. Will it make a huge difference if we go on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday?

2. What kind of rides are in the Happy Harbor area? I have a 12 and 8 year old-- are the rides there more for preschoolers?

3. If we are at the park from open to close can we see all the shows and a good amount of the exhibits or is it just not possible?

4. Can I find out the show times for the days I will be there ahead of time (can't remember if it was on the website or not?)

5. Are the Kracken and the Journey to Atlantis the only other rides besides the Happy Harbor area?

Anything else we should know to plan our day and have a great time, but get the most out of it?

We are going to be at SW for the first time 2 weeks from today and a couple of months ago I knew nothing about SW. I got a couple of Orlando books that went into detail on SW. A good one is The Other Orlando. If you have time check you library.
I think the main tips I got were arrive at shows 30 minutes early, 45 if you want the Splash Zone, try to avoid animal exhibits before and after a show, they are more crowded.
Yes, the Shamu Happy Harbor is geared more towards small children.
The big Tower costs extra, feeding the dolphins and rays is supposed to be really fun, and you can trade in your ticket at the end of the day for a free ticket to be used the next day.
Hope this helped. There isn't too much to find out. It's not like WDW or anything. You should probably be able to see most the park and shows if you keep a busy pace and are there before they open. It would be best if you could try and come back the next day to finish up though.