Sea World is not one of the theme parks I'd been to before this. I had some idea what I was in for, I figured I'd see some a killer whale named Shamu, for example, but other then that, I didn't know what I'd get.
Sea World is a mix of amusement park, animal shows, zoo, aquarium, and celebration of things Budwiser.
The first animal show we went to didn't even involve any sea life. The have a show where they rescue animals from the pound, and have trained them to do tricks. Dogs and cats, running around in all sorts of zany ways, hopping, jumping ropes, running obstacle courses. The most amusing animal for me running the course was the pig though. Rather then jump over the brick wall, he went through it, with a crash sound effect.
Of course we saw Shamu. I did learn that Shamu is the stage name of the whales used in the show. There once was a Shamu, and the name is too recognizable to not keep it going, so each park has a Shamu. The show we saw, called Believe, had a story line, and encouraged us to protect the ocean. Also, the whale jumps way up out of the water, flips around, and occasionally splashes the audience.
We also saw the Budwiser Clydesdales. I'm guessing they are a big park sponsor, because a team of them is kept there, and I think they occasionally pull the cart around, but we didn't wait for that, just tried to get a little face time with the horses.
There's many opportunities for interaction with animals. You can have a swimming experience with dolphins, feed various animals, take time to pet them too. We got to pet rays, and feed seals, or sea lions or both, but didn't wait around the time it would've taken to pet or feed dolphins.
We did also see a dolphin show. I'll admit it, I was a sucker for the gimmicks used in the show. It was no Shamu Slam, but it was fun in a different way.
If you do go, protect your food and small children from the birds around the park. The aves are not shy about stealing stuff.
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