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