I've never been to Sea World before and I was wondering if it is worth dropping our day at Universal(the Studios park) for. We went to USF last year and besides T2-3D, BTTF, and MIB it was mostly a mediocre park. We don't mind seeing the animals, but is the setup of the park fun and interesting and is Kraken and JtA worth it as well? Any replies would be appreciated. A short review of the park or even just Kraken would be nice. Thanks!
July 2001-Koaster King Conquers Orlando and Meets the Mouse!
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Everything above was my opinion.If you disagree,please respond in an intelligent fashion.But before you post,I warn you that some people say I'm just too smart to understand. Please take that into consideration.
One person's opinion: If you already went to USF and were not totally thrilled, but you haven't been to Sea World, new is a good reason to go (beware the prices, though! I heard it's over $50 along with its sister park at Tampa.
I enjoyed myself there, and there are three rides there. I forgot the name, but there is a motion simulator that simulates a trip through the arctic that was nice excellent theming and animal displays afterwards.
Journey to Atlantis was really nice theming with a pretty nice ride (though one piece of theming doesn't really make much sense. I couldn't quite follow part of the story because the video came on before we got close enough to hear it.) Pretty unique at any rate.
Kraken is awesome. SFGAdv is my home park with Medusa as the floorless here and Kraken surprised me by having a pretty steep first drop, loops below the ground, and a nice view.
I had bought a two park pass at Busch Gardens, so it came out a bit cheaper for me that way, and the ski show wasn't bad either. Overall, I enjoyed myself, but the $50 price tag may just be too much. That you'd have to decide for yourself.
If you have already been to Universal Studios, why go back?
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SeaWorld is a great park. It's more about shows and exhibits then rides, however. They have an excellent sea lion show, the Shamu whale show, and a off the wall circus show called Cirque de la mar (sp?). I think it's a better park then USF. I went in thinking I wouldn't enjoy it - and came out impressed. And an easy dozen rides on Kraken to satisfy the coaster geek in me made for a full day. My vote is go! And there are discounts available - AAA and that Orlando Magicard are the two that come to mind.
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Without upstops, airtime would have a whole new meaning.
Now that they have Kraken, it's DEFINITELY worth a visit! Don't miss it!
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Yeah, I did IOA, BGT, SWF, USF, and Epcot all in March and I have to say that I throughly enjoyed myself at each of the parks. But if it can down to USF or SWF, I would pick SWF. The Clyde and Seamore show was a hoot. The Cirque de la Mer show was alright and Kraken is the most marvelously engineered coaster I've been on. Add onto that, free beer and it's not hard to guess why I'd pick SWF.
I'll holla,
jeremy
--"How Dare Thee Vanquish the Phantom..."
How bout IOA or Seaworld?
Thanks everyone, I've made my decision.
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Danny, who will be at 7 theme parks and 4 water parks within a two week period as well as "swimming with the fishes" ;)
