| Education, entertainment, wildlife
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| | featuring California sea lions. Here you
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| conservation and thrills are what you can
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| | can meet, touch and even feed some of
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| expect at Orlando's SeaWorld. This park
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| | these remarkable animals. Be sure to get
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| has been called the most popular
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| | a spot at Pacific Point Preserve at
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| marine-life park in the world, and it
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| | feeding time and you'll be in for a
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| certainly lives up to its reputation. At
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| | treat. This laid back community of
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| SeaWorld you can get up close to
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| | California sea lions and harbor seals are
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| dolphins, stingrays, water turtles,
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| | always ready to entertain a crowd with
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| penguins and the other creatures that
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| | their animated vocals and endless antics.
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| inhabit the seas of the earth. Let's look
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| | In addition to the thrill and wonder of
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| at some of the attractions that you can
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| | seeing amazing sea creatures up close,
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| experience at this park. The Wild Arctic
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| | the park also has sea-themed thrill
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| is a popular favorite. Here, you'll enter
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| | rides. One of the newest is Journey to
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| a frozen wonderland with walls of ice
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| | Atlantis. Here is how the Sea World
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| nearly a half-inch thick. Exploring this
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| | website, describes this ride: "Brave
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| multi-level ecosystem, you'll encounter
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| | twists, turns, and watery falls of
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| abundant Arctic animal life seemingly
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| | mythical proportions as you explore the
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| drawn to the old ship. This includes face
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| | mysterious, lost city of Atlantis aboard
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| to face encounters with real walruses,
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| | this thrilling water coaster ride.
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| beluga whales, and two famous polar bears
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| | Journey along a dark, watery passageway
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| named Klondike and Snow. Do you like
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| | through this sunken city guarded by
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| penguins? If so then you should make it a
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| | sirens, whose fury casts riders out on
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| point to visit the Penguin Encounter
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| | some of the steepest, wettest plunges
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| attraction. It is Sea World's "slice of
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| | you'll find, sending you racing out of
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| the Antarctic" and here you can watch
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| | the gates of this ill fated utopian
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| penguins waddle about and enjoy
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| | paradise." You can expect to get wet on
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| themselves. Stingrays have a fearsome
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| | this ride, so be prepared. To top off the
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| name, but contrary to the name and the
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| | thrills, SeaWorld is also home to the
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| reputation they are among the most docile
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| | Kraken, the tallest, fastest, longest and
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| animals of the sea. Visit Sea Worlds
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| | only floorless roller coaster in Orlando.
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| Stingray Lagoon and you can watch 200
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| | That's right, it has no floor! Imagine a
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| rays glide through the waters of their
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| | roller coaster that takes you to heights
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| protected home. If you put your hand just
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| | of a 15-story building, and puts you
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| below the surface, you're likely to get a
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| | upside down seven times at speeds
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| velvety "high five" as they swim by. In a
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| | reaching 65 mph! Whew, that's Kraken and
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| nearby nursery, stingray pups learn and
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| | it can only be found at SeaWorld. (You
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| play under the watchful eye of SeaWorld's
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| | must be 54 inches tall to ride). After
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| animal care experts, always on hand to
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| | you have been thrilled by the rides and
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| tell you anything you want to know about
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| | delighted by the sea creatures, you can
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| these graceful, mysterious creatures. At
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| | chill out at the park's entertainment and
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| Turtle Point you can view 300 sea
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| | dining area, known as the Waterfront.
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| turtles, ranging from tiny hatchlings to
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| | There is no doubt about it; SeaWorld has
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| 6-foot-long leatherbacks. At Turtle Point
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| | a combination of attractions, thrills and
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| you can also learn about and watch some
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| | fun that is sure to bring a smile to
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| of the endangered and threatened species
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| | every member of your family.
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| of sea turtles. Here, these
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| | Mark Whichard and his wife Susan are
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| prehistoric-looking reptiles reside in a
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| | experts in the field of Orlando Disney
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| naturalistic lagoon complete with a
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| | Villa rentals with experience dating to
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| beach, sand dunes and indigenous plant
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| | 1998. Visit their website: for more
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| life. Pacific Point Preserve is a
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| | information about renting villas or homes
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| recreated Los Angeles nature preserve
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| | in Orlando.
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