Liam Payne, teen pop sensation and a part of One Direction, visited SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove this past week. While at SeaWorld, he received a very special smooch from his biggest fan, Shamu in the underwater viewing area. Payne also visited Discovery Cove, SeaWorld Orlando’s sister park, where he spent the afternoon swimming with [...]

Now more than ever, Florida residents have a reason to visit Discovery Cove. With exclusive saving through Dec. 31, 2012. Florida residents can enjoy a “Dolphin Swim Day Resort” admission for only $199 plus tax or “Day Resort” admission (full day, without dolphin swim experience) for only $129 plus tax. The offers includes unlimited admission [...]

Discovery Cove recently opened its newest addition to the park, the Freshwater Oasis. Freshwater Oasis gives guests a chance to get face to face with otters and marmosets in a relaxed shallow water setting. Freshwater Oasis features wading water filled trails covered by a rainforest canopy. Guest will be surrounded by marmoset monkeys and playful [...]

Discovery Cove is offering the ultimate vacation for Orlando visitors with the introduction of a new, all-inclusive package. A day at Discovery Cove now includes unlimited admission to SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica water park for 14 days. “This new offer is incredible for guests because it allows them to explore Discovery Cove for the day [...]

Within the next year, the 10 theme parks of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment will be going green by eliminating plastic shopping bags and replacing them with paper shopping bags. Park gift shops will offer paper bags made from 100 percent recycled paper or guests can choose to purchase reusable bags. This move will keep an estimated [...]

SeaWorld Orlando have announced their plans for two new attractions at SeaWorld and one for Discovery Cove. Look for a 3D/360 experience called TurtleTrek and Freshwater Oasis at Discovery Cove next spring, and a new Antarctic area with a new ride at SeaWorld in spring 2013. The new attractions represent the biggest expansions in the [...]

Discovery Cove is offering a Florida resident rate now through Dec. 31, 2011. Florida residents can enjoy a day for $199 plus tax per person for Dolphin Swim Day Resort admission or $129 plus tax for Day Resort admission. Offer includes an unlimited admission pass to SeaWorld Orlando valid through Jan. 31, 2012 (pass is [...]

June 16, 2011 – Join hosts JD Trussell and Audrey Brown as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH6sa8KBFtY In this week’s episode on location at Arabian Nights Dinner Attraction • Interviews and more from Discovery Cove’s Grand Reef opening • A look at [...]

The Grand Reef at Discovery Cove is now open for all guests. The new area features multiple levels of exploration, from shallow waters to deeper swimming adventures and white sandy beaches, to snorkeling among artificial reefs and a helmet dive adventure. Here’s a video swim around the new reef: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny71U2vXLkw Families can seek discoveries along [...]

Column by Derek Burgan Here’s a brief look at several of the Valentine’s Day-related offers available at Orlando attractions. SeaWorld’s Discovery Cove has three Valentine’s Day packages including: Valentine’s Celebration Package ($129) – Package includes a buoy with personalized message delivered by a dolphin, 6×8 photo, souvenir frame, t-shirt, gift bag and boxed chocolates plus 25% [...]

We were recently invited to spend a day at Discovery Cove and readily took them up on the offer. I’d been to the park once before to cover it for our Spring 2010 issue, but I’d never been there as a guest. It was a great day of swimming, relaxing, eating and animal interactions. A [...]

Actor/Producer Mark Wahlberg recently enjoyed a day at Discovery Cove where he swam with dolphins, snorkeled with rays and hand-fed exotic birds at the all-inclusive park.

Fans of SeaWorld, Aquatica, Discovery Cove and Busch Gardens can now follow all their latest offical news via the new SeaWorldParksBlog.com. Redesigned with social media in mind, the blog features the company’s Tweets, Facebook posts, Flickr photos, YouTube videos and more. “SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has a rapidly growing following of engaged, social media-savvy fans,” [...]

Discovery Cove has started a new large expansion that will be completed in June 2011. The Grand Reef will feature multiple levels of exploration. Guests can roam shallow waters, or swim, snorkel or helmet dive among canyons inspired by reefs from around the world. Or they can just relax in one of the hammocks on [...]

Dozens of winners, heroes and villains from TV’s Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race got together at Discovery Cove this past Saturday for a day of outwitting, outplaying, outlasting and outrelaxing. The players swam with dolphins and rays and got up-close to the park’s exotic animals.

The Spring 2010 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine is available now. Subscribers should receive their copies within in the next few weeks. It’s another 64-page issue packed with all the latest news and information about Orlando. The photo packed large feature stories include: • Helicopter tours offer a unique view of Orlando. • Celebrating 10 [...]

Editor’s Note: We’re starting a new regular column today with PARKsaver. Writer Christopher Ollendorf will be bringing you regular news about many of the special offers for Central Florida attractions. By Christopher Ollendorf Looking for something special yet different for this Valentines Day? Well I found a few events that might just work out for [...]

Anheuser-Busch InBev and The Blackstone Group announced today that Anheuser-Busch InBev will sell its entertainment business to Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. for up to $2.7 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone will acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev’s wholly owned subsidiary, Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC), the second largest entertainment park operator in the United States with approximately 25 million annual visitors The [...]

A dolphin baby boom is happening at Discovery Cove, with four dolphins giving birth in the past month. The name and gender of the calves will be determined shortly, usually within a month after birth. Discovery Cove is an all-inclusive park where guests can swim with dolphins, snorkel with rays and tropical fish, hand-feed exotic [...]

Today is the last day to enter the Mystery Photo contest in our current (Feb./March 2009) issue. The picture in the magazine must have been a bit too hard to figure out, so we’ve expanded the photo here. The clue is: To find this hanging decoration, you must travel halfway around the world, yet remain [...]