Character breakfasts are always a fun experience at the Orlando theme parks. All of the walking around the parks works up an appetite. If you are travelling with little ones you may miss some of their favorite characters while walking from one end of the park to the other. During the summertime, when the heat in Florida is completely unforgiving, being able to continue the park experience inside climate-controlled environment is the best feeling. One park many people may not think of when looking for character dining experiences is SeaWorld. But this beautiful marine life park has some great character dining experiences featuring the characters of Sesame Street.

The character dining experiences are at breakfast time, so no sleeping in if you want to meet characters like Elmo and friends! The dining experiences are private buffets two times a day. The first sitting is at 8:30 and the last is at 10:30. All of the experiences are held at the SeaFire Inn at the Waterfront. Park admission is required but not included with the special dining experience, so make sure you get your discount SeaWorld tickets before booking your experience. The buffet meals usually consist of French Toast, bacon, eggs, bagels, seasonal fresh fruit, yogurt, biscuits, gravy and Chef-carved ham. Various juices and coffee are available to drink. If you have any specific food allergies, you can ask a manager at the restaurant to prepare the appropriate food for you.

Throughout the year you can attend the Breakfast with Elmo and Friends dining experience. Make sure to bring your camera because you won’t want to miss an adorable moment with Elmo and your little ones. For Halloween there’s a special dining event with Count von Count. If you’re visiting SeaWorld during October you can check out Count von Count’s Halloween Spooktacular breakfast. Enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet alongside Count von Count, Elmo and other Sesame Street characters as they pose with you for photo opportunities. SeaWorld is currently holding their Halloween Spooktacular, which is a great kid-friendly Halloween event everyone can enjoy without worrying about gore or inappropriate subject matter. The next time you’re in SeaWorld Orlando check out these great dining experiences!

If you have ever wished you can get up close and personal with the beautiful animals of the SeaWorld Orlando attraction, then you will love the park’s newest tour; the Animal Shows and Photo Experience. This tour will give your group the opportunity to experience the best of SeaWorld’s shows and exhibits with your own personal tour guide and a slew of perks that only those participating in the tour will receive.

The tour is 4.5 hours long and open to visitors of all ages. You will get priority seating for the best shows SeaWorld has to offer including Shamu’s Believe, the Blue Horizons dolphin show and the comedy favorite Clyde and Seamore. If you’ve never been to the gorgeous marine life attraction, here are some of the shows you’ll get to see from the best seat in the house.

If you’re a fan of pirates and adventures on the high seas, then Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island will be right up your alley. The comedy duo show revolves around Clyde and Seamore, two pirates searching for buried treasure after their pirate ship is left stranded on an island. The real hijinx start when SeaWorld’s loveable walrus, sea lions and otters join in on the fun for laughs the whole family will enjoy.

The Blue Horizons dolphin show is a gorgeous, Cirque du Soleil-like experience that is a must during your day at SeaWorld. Gorgeous dolphins and false killer whales swim and jump along to a soundtrack of beautiful music as macaws and sun conures soar through the sky. Stunt actors dressed in costumes evoking the spirit of mythological animals join in with stunning wire-work performances.

SeaWorld’s mascot, Shamu, stars in the wonderful adventure Shamu’s Believe. Join the beautiful killer whale and her SeaWorld trainers as they show the incredible abilities this famous orca has learned over the years. You will be amazed to see the relationship between this enormous animal and her human trainers during this emotional, classic show.

The Animal Shows and Photo Experience will give you reserved seating to all of the above performances. But the best part is, afterwards a SeaWorld guide will take professional photos of you and your guests with the animal stars of the shows. You’ll also get to head over to the Penguin Encounter exhibit for a personal interaction with one of the cute penguins, and later on head over to the Clydesdale Hamlet for a photo op with the unofficial mascot of the SeaWorld family; the elegant Clydesdale horse.

At the end of the tour, all of your photos will be handed to you on a photo CD so you can take your memories home with you. This tour is sure to be a big hit with the SeaWorld theme park, so make sure you check out OrlandoFunTickets.com’s Sea World deals to get in on the action.

Aside from bringing warmer temperatures, bigger crowds of tourists, and new roller coasters and attractions, summertime in Orlando also means extended theme park hours, particularly at SeaWorld. However, the extra hours are just one of the reasons why it’s currently one of the best times in the year to visit the aquatic theme park. From now through September 7, SeaWorld kicks up the fun a few notches every night with SeaWorld After Dark, consisting of special attractions and shows, an all-new fireworks spectacular, and other nighttime fun.

Rides, shows, dining, you name it – everything seems to get better when the sun goes down at SeaWorld. Normally, SeaWorld closes at 6 pm every evening, but now, the park will stay open until 10 pm with your favorite attractions staying open as well. And in addition to tried and true favorites like Kraken and the Shark Encounter, SeaWorld will feature new attractions at night.

Among them is Shamu Rocks, a spectacular rock n’ roll featuring everyone’s favorite killer whale at Shamu Stadium. A high-energy concert of unprecedented proportions, Shamu Rocks combines amazing moves from Shamu with a stunning light show and music from some of the hottest rock stars in the industry.

Up next is Sea Lions Tonight, featuring the park’s own comedic sea lion duo, Clyde and Seamore. These two will have you laughing into the night with their hilarious hijinks, which include recruiting SeaWorld’s talented sea lions, otters, and walruses to parody other favorite shows at the park. Clyde and Seamore perform twice nightly at the Sea Lion & Otter Stadium.

Finally, closing down SeaWorld After Dark each night at 9:50 pm is Reflections, a spectacular celebration of soaring fountains and dazzling fireworks. All other fountain shows are put to shame by this display of wonder, accompanied by the thrilling and inspirational music of SeaWorld’s most popular shows. Best yet, park guests will now be able to enjoy the show from front-row, comfortable seats at Bayside Stadium.

One of the best features of SeaWorld After Dark this year is also getting to ride Manta, the park’s newest roller coaster, in the dark. Though the ride is lit, of course, there’s a unique thrill in diving and looping through the nighttime sky headfirst. If you’ve experienced the ride over and over again during the day, we definitely recommend trying it with this fun twist.

In between seeing all the great shows and riding all the great coasters during SeaWorld After Dark, don’t forget to grab some dinner. The Makahiki Luau Dinner and Show is a particularly great option as guests will get to enjoy a Polynesian festival while they enjoy Pacific Isle cuisine. The park’s Seafire Inn becomes a tropical haven during the Luau, which serves up family-style entrees while entertaining with breathtaking fire dances and astounding costumes.

SeaWorld After Dark is definitely a great time to visit SeaWorld if you never have before, as you can get in squeeze in even more fun than you could on a regular park day. And there’s no extra fee for the extra hours and shows, so it’s an especially awesome deal. Check out discount SeaWorld tickets today to take advantage of it and enjoy some nighttime fun at SeaWorld.

Roller coaster lovers have been waiting all summer, and the day is finally here - the new high-flying, gliding attraction Manta has finally opened at SeaWorld! And if the long lines of peple waiting to ride the flying ray are any indication, then it's clear that Manta is already the must-experience ride of the summer.

The only flying roller coaster of its kind in the world, Manta is unique in that riders climb into what appear to be traditional seats and harnesses only to be rotated forward into a face-down position. Each coaster car is designed to look like a manta ray with a 12-foot wing span, so riders will literally ride on a manta's belly as it twists and soars above the ocean.

You'll want to hold on tight - and maybe say a prayer if you've recently eaten lunch - for Manta, which offers an intense ride in the first half and a smooth ride with breathtaking views in the second half. Though the coaster looks rather tame from the ground, riders will soar head-first at 56 mph through a track-twisting pretzel loop, in-line spins, and a close call with a waterfall that'll make you gasp. One of the most fun parts of the ride is the wing dip, where the coaster car flies sideways and seems to skim the water, sending up a spray.

As is the ride itself wasn't well-designed enough, it seamlessly blends with an awe-inspiring que area filled with up-close animal encounters. As they wait in line, guests will get to peer into ten aquariums filled with nearly 250,000 gallons of water and more than 3,000 marine animals.

For guests who might be too young or not thrill-loving enough to ride Manta, do check the now-open non-rider side of the aquarium, where guests can stick their heads into a 'pop-up' aquarium and come face-to-face with nearly 300 clownfish and mysterious sea anemones. Another highlight of the aquariums is a giant Pacific octopus, who slinks back and forth between habitats through an underwater tube.

On a funny side note, one of our staffers, Taylor Scott, got to ride Manta last evening as part of the media previews. He described to us the thrill of being strapped in and switched into horizontal position before the ride took off. To his dismay, however as the ride swoooped down into his first loop, his keys fell out of his pocket! He immediately began freaking out and couldn't even enjoy the rest of the ride, but as soon as he alerted Sea World employees, they immediately returned his keys to him.

Surprised, he queried them, "How'd you find it so fast?"

"Magic," they simply responded. "This isn't Walt Disney World, but we've got a little magic of our own here at Sea World."

When guests are soaring over the park in an experience that's probably the closest they'll ever come to flying - we'd say there's definitely something magical about that. Still, if you plan on riding Manta in the near future, you might want to use the lockers!

If you've ever dreamt of soaring through the air like a bird - or a manta ray - then you'll definitely want to check out Manta! Take a look at discount SeaWorld tickets on OrlandoFunTickets.com to begin a flight you'll never forget.

You know the holiday season is coming on when all the parks begin to feature special attractions and decorations designed to get its visitors into the holiday spirit. There is no place like the Orlando theme parks to enjoy one-of-a-kind holiday entertainment, and though it’s hard to believe the season is here already, SeaWorld Orlando is gearing up for the return of the Polar Express Experience, which debuted last year.

The Polar Express Experience, based on the 2004 animated film, takes riders on an amazing journey into the North Pole. From November 14th through January 4th, 2009, the simulator that takes riders on a wild helicopter ride through the Arctic will transform into an unforgettable train ride into the fabled Santa Town. With laughs, exciting thrills, and animal encounters, the Polar Express Experience will make believers out of anyone.

The ride starts with a three-minute preshow explaining the film’s backstory. Just before midnight on Christmas Eve, a little boy is lying awake in his bed, straining to listen for the sound of sleigh bells. Suddenly, he hears the roar of a train outside his window – it’s the Polar Express, arriving to take him on a wild adventure to the North Pole.

With a resounding train whistle, riders climb aboard the Polar Express to share in on the boy’s journey. They experience classic scenes from the movie, recreated with special lighting, scent, sounds, and motion effects. Guests will swear they’re actually on the Express, feeling the rush of the train as it moves and the feeling of ice crumbling beneath them.

The Polar Express Experience is a wild ride that doesn’t stop when the train stops; at the end of the journey, riders step off the train and into the North Pole! They will smell Christmas cookies in the air, see bright lights twinkle on a towering Christmas tree, and witness first-hand all the elements of Santa’s village – including jolly St. Nick himself. Families will get to greet Santa and enjoy a magical Christmas moment. Guests will also get to meet the animal inhabitants of the North Pole, including graceful beluga whales, large polar bears, and ambling walruses.

The Polar Express Experience isn’t the only fun to be had at SeaWorld during the holiday season though. After the ride, be sure to catch a festive holiday show, Shamu Christmas … Miracles. From November 12th through December 30th, Shamu Stadium will brighten with lights and candles for a festive night of full of Christmas carols, a gospel choir, and special moves and splashes by Shamu. There’s also Christmastide, a spectacular holiday fountain show with water, light, and merry Christmas sounds. And don’t forget to take in the sights and sounds of the Waterfront, which turns into a winter scene with snow and holiday decorations.

So if you’re feeling a little blue and need a pick-me-up to get into the holiday season, head down to SeaWorld for an adventure into the North Pole and spectacular holiday shows that will get you counting down to Christmas like a kid again. And look no further than OrlandoFunTickets.com for the discount SeaWorld tickets that will get you there. Keep checking our blog in the next two months for more holiday attractions that will delight and enchant your holiday spirit. There’s no place like Orlando for the holidays!

Orlandos Best Roller Coasters and Where to Find Cheap SeaWorld Tickets to Ride Them

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SeaWorld Orlando is a popular Orlando attraction for many reasons, but rave roller coasters hasn’t always been one of them. That changed in 2000 when Kraken landed. Kraken ranks as the tallest, fastest and only floorless coaster in Orlando.

This behemoth is modeled after a mythical sea monster. Monster? Yes. Myth? No.

Kraken soars 150-feet into Orlando’s blue sky. That’s like climbing up the outside of a 15-story building with nothing under you but the hard earth below. Sound intimidating? It is.

And that’s not all. Kraken tips its captives upside down 7 times during the smooth, slithering ride through turns, twists, hills and spins. It will shake you up one side and down the other. Sea World is not just about animals anymore.

Journey to Atlantis gives you another plunge into excitement at SeaWorld Orlando. This flume-style coaster transports you to the Lost City of Atlantis. And if it’s a trip into the unknown you are looking for, this water expedition serves it up.

Your sea vehicle splashes you around the mysterious findings of a lost civilization, but this is not just some tour boat ride. Journey to Atlantis provides many surprises as you coast and dip along in the murky water…until that one final revelation.

Let’s just say the Shamu Show isn’t the only place you will get wet during your trip to SeaWorld Orlando.

Now you have two more additions to your Coasting Through Orlando vacation itinerary. Before you can get on these memorable monsters, you need a SeaWorld ticket, and you don’t have to go on a seaward exploration to find that.

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