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Discovery Cove offering prize package, special rate for Florida residents

If you’re a Florida resident, you have just a few more days to take advantage of a special price to Discovery Cove. But even if you’re not a resident, keep reading to find out how you can win one of two prize packages. Now through Saturday, Dec. 20, Florida residents can receive a special $219…

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Behind the Scenes: Wheel of Fortune tapes at SeaWorld Orlando

Twenty episodes of the popular game show “Wheel of Fortune” are currently being taped at SeaWorld Orlando. Five episodes were taped each night on December 11 and 12, 2008 leaving ten more episodes to be taped on December 13 and 14. In attending the first night’s tapings, we chatted with host Pat Sajak, co-host Vanna…

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Last piece of track added to Manta coaster

SeaWorld construction crews put the last piece of track (adorned with balloons) into place today, finishing the structure of Manta, their new flying roller coaster. Manta will bring riders through underwater animal habitats, then soar them face-down, in a horizontal position, aboard a manta-inspired steel coaster. Manta is slated to open summer 2009.

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Preview and Pre-order Volume 2, Issue 1 Today!

Volume 2, Issue 1 of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for pre-order! You can flip through and preview the entire issue here before you buy it. Features included in this fun new issue are: • Chill out in Orlando with ICE! Holiday fun at the Gaylord Palms Resort. • 21st Century Christmas How Disney…

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Polar Express returns to SeaWorld, plus a Shamu Christmas

The Polar Express Experience has rolled into SeaWorld this holiday season and will continuing through Jan. 4, 2009. SeaWorld’s Wild Arctic has been transformed into the fabled Santa Town taking guests on a magical trip to the North Pole. The Polar Express Experience is based on the Warner Bros. Pictures and Shangri-La Entertainment film, inspired…

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New stage show debuts at SeaWorld

SeaWorld Orlando recently introduced a new theatrical performance, A’Lure, The Call of the Ocean, an aquatic tapestry combining athleticism, acrobats, and electronic visuals. Set to a musical score recorded by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the 30-minute production takes guests on an journey through the ocean’s depths and mysteries, telling the tale of Sea Sirens, whose…