Sea World San Diego: More Than your Usual Theme Park

While it does not have touch-the-sky roller coasters and the faster-than-light thrill rides, it does have attractions that no other theme park has: a multitude of sea creatures and the experience of communing with them. All in all, a trip to the park provides a truly memorable once in a lifetime experience.

Sea World San Diego has five different shows where you can sit back and relax and watch the animals perform for you:  the Pirates 4D, the Dolphin Show, the Pets Playhouse, the Sea Lion and Otter Show, and the Shamu Show. There is also the Budweiser Beer School where one can learn everything about the beer-making process. But watching the animals perform is just one part of the park’s charm.

For a full communal experience with the sea creatures, you can also dine at the Shamu buffet and eat on a table within her private pool and her trainers as your hosts. You can also feed the animals at the Forbidden Reef and at the Seal and Sea Lion Pool. Children are also allowed to touch the sea stars as well as the other animals at the Tide Pool.

For the more adventurous visitor, there is the Shipwreck Rapids, where one can go on a white-water adventure. You might also want to try The Wild Arctic Ride that simulates a jet helicopter trip to the Artic. Nature lovers can also get breath-taking views of the park when riding the Bayside Skyride.

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A trip to Sea World San Diego can be a very fun yet educational experience for children. For starters, there are more than a dozen animal exhibits found inside the park, allowing the children to see and commune with the animals first-hand. A day at the park is also a great way to allow kids to learn how to navigate with a map. Allowing the children to find the next attraction for the family by using the map can do this. But more importantly, children learn the value of wildlife and habitat conservation and proper animal care.

The Park has been constantly recognized for its efforts to breed endangered species and in promoting wildlife conservation. Sea World has brought on successful breeding projects such as Magellanic penguins, Caribbean Flamingos, and an endangered hooded crane. Its most significant breeding success came when the park was able to give birth to its fifth baby killer whale. 

The Sea World San Diego is a staunch promoter of wildlife conservation, and as such it earmarks more than $2.5 million in funds to supplement research for conservation around the world, as well as for the treatment of orphaned, or ill animals all over the world. Guests can contribute towards this fund by taking the Saving a Species Tour, where a portion of the proceeds goes to the different conservation and preservation causes that the park supports. In the past five years alone, the park has rescued more than 3,000 animals because of the dedicated work of the parks veterinarians, animal care specialists, and marine biologists.

The Park has been instrumental in the founding of specialty research centers such as the Orangutan Care and Quarantine Center of the Orangutan Foundation International, as well as the Shark Conservation Program of Wildaid, the Hubbs-Seaworld Research Institute, the Sea World Oiled Wildlife Care Center, the Sea World Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Program, to name a few.

The Park is also a steadfast supporter of efforts to conserve natural resources. As such, Sea World has been an 11-time awardee of the Waste Reduction Awards Program of the State of California. Sea World San Diego recycles asphalt, scrap, metal, tires, oil, and other recyclable materials. Sea World also participates in local beach clean-ups, and its employees are dedicated to teaching the value of recycling to guests and fellow employees alike.

Everyday, millions benefited from the valuable experience inside Sea World San Diego. And even outside the scenes San Diego, the park goes out of its way to effect valuable changes to make the world a better place to live in. 

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