SeaWorld Parks & Resorts Orlando Review

Great place to relax and see fantastic animals. Go "behind the scenes" for a truly special day.

It was fun. The lines where longer than I expected, and it wasn't as good as I thought, but overall a fun trip nonetheless.

They are doing a fabulous job! I appreciate all the care and respect for all their guests, thank you for a fabulous experience, we are learning the new normal together, the food was excellent and the shows amazing as always!

SeaWorld is a wonderful theme park. I have a yearly pass and go often. Always something new to learn. Rides are exciting & FUN! Great for ALL ages. Something for everyone to enjoy. Plus you are learning while having fun & helping support sea life.

Had an amazing time for the holiday festivities here at Sea World! Great atmosphere, great food and drinks, and ofcourse its always very eye opening seeing these amazing creatures up close and learning about them. Definitely recommend visiting! Oh, and be careful of the Fire and Ice drink at the glacier bar. Its delicious but dangerous!

The shows are great! It is educational and it easy to walk around the park.

Very fun day for the kids without spending an arm and a leg. Much less expensive than Disney or universal but it also showed in the service and experience we received from staff.
Still a good time to take the kids out and let them learn about different marine animals thought.

Even though the wife didn't agree with the place she bloody loved it!! BRILLIANT TIME ALL DAY LONG!

Fun place to spend the day! I would reccomend going on the rides first thing in the morning as the lines can get quite long. Mako is amazing!! One of my favorite coasters ever! There are no cubbies to put your backpacks in while you are on rides so you will need to rent a locker. Shows were really good as well. The sea lion show was my favorite. Parking is $25 per day. The penguin exhibit is awesome and let's you get up real close to the penguins!

The place is good family fun, is SeaWorld so expect the expensive tickets. The sea lion show is amazing as always and makes the experience worth it. One thing I have noticed over the years is that there are more restaurants and gift shops tham actual attractions and rides. This gives the ominus vibe of walking thru a mall. The prices also have gone outrageous on drinks and items but that is expected as this is one of the most known parks in the world, just wished they were not as greedy with the price gouging on products. The main issue I had during my visit as of Sept 7 2019 was the Antarctica penguin ride line. There was no usual AC making the line unbearable for little children that wait for uo to 50 minutes just to go inside and wait 10 more. They need to fix the AC on that section and with a place of great revenue as such as SeaWorld, is sad to see stuff like this is not taken care of. Overall a good experience for kids but please beware to keep the little ones hydrated and plan accordingly as the weather can drain the kids on the summer and the place can drain the wallet too. P.S. Shamu show is shorter than before as the trainers are not allowed to go in the water since last incident with the whale.

The shows were excellent and the Christmas lights were beautiful at night...

Experience was amazing! I loved seeing all the animals up close and riding the extreme coasters!

Ive been here like 12 times thanks to the anual pass. Its fun and all but... Eh you get it.

Attended the Craft Beer Fest and had a wonderful time! Great food, great drinks and great overall experience. Definitely worth getting the 12 sample lanyard. SeaWorld is also doing an exceptional job making the park feel safe in the midst of a global pandemic.

Was a very fun experience. Would recommend to everyone

Didn't like not having a map to follow, we missed a lot of the shows because it was to hard to navigate on the phone. Didn't understand the walk from handicap parking to the entrance. It should be reversed. After all that's why the special parking for the handicap, easier access!

I loved it. It's an amazing beautiful place to visit.

Although we loved our membership they promised to reimburse us for the months of April, May and June. While they were shut down and charged me. I have called numerous times and assured they would process it soon! First cal was early July. Now October and NO reimbursement at all!!! Very disappointed! Lost a lot of money on that! 3 top level memberships and no reimbursement!

Great place to take young ones to learn and appreciate aquatic wildlife. Not to mention the rides and shows and food. SO MUCH FUN!

Had a good time only thing I would change is when you buy the all day dinning that there is more direction and organization in the places you can dine the first time we used it we didn't know what drinks we could get or what foods it was so unorganized and it would be nice if there were rides hand held children can get on like Disney dose

Very clean. Some rides down for covid a few others due to technical difficulties. That was a bummer but over all a great time! Can't wait to go back!

Great place for the whole family to enjoy. Lots of rides and entertainment.

Excellent exsperience. We hadn't been here in years. We loved in. Excellent staff, especially Precious at the ticket area. She was outstanding.

Always a great time at Sea World. Park is always clean and very welcoming. Animals look great and enclosures are well kept. Was a little frustrated because it was mega crowded but of course it s the summer so that s yo be expected. If you re only going once then I d definitely say to spend the money to upgrade for a Quick Que and miss the long lines and be able to do all the rides. We are at Sharks Underwater Grill. My son is 12 and absolutely loves watching the shark swim by. He had the pasta with shrimp which was out outstanding. I had a Caesar salad and added shrimp and it was very good as well. This place gets really busy on Saturdays and Sundays so I recommend making a reservation if you are coming during the weekend. The menu is not very extensive at shark encounter but it has a little something for everyone. The price tag is definitely on the higher side with a steak or a shrimp pasta dinner being around $35. Price is for a kids meal or around 10. It is definitely by far one of the better theme park restaurants and you actually get a truly delicious meal if you are looking for a fancy dining experience while at the park. Also there is a full bar so it was nice to have some cocktails.

The park is fun, and quieter than the bigger theme parks. It's a great place to go with little ones. There are two baby rooms which are so perfect for moms of babies and toddlers. There is a lot of shaded places to sit.

Lots of things to see and do. Great time and reasonably priced.

You have to wear a mask almost every where in the park except for rest areas and restaurants to eat. So wear something very breathable. Most rides and games are closed due to covid but attractions are still open. Social distancing is possible and it's a great time. Well worth it.

Fun place for the whole family to see marine animals do cool things and shows how people can teach animals too!!

I just wish everything was open, a lot of the games, drink stands, and one of the biggest exhibits and roller coasters was closed. We had a great time and will definitely go back, hopefully we can see everything next time

The all day dining upgrade is totally not worth it. You have to search places that accept your pass, limited options. It can also be that half of the attractions are closed, because of maintenance.

It's a great deal compared to the other big two theme parks. Awesome coasters and the new Sesame Street area was very nostalgic for us.

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Place to go for a day of rides, exhibits and other entertainment. The extra hours in the summer make it extra fun. Great family time.

Shows were amazing! There were ride attendants who were very rude and provided little to no information on attraction when guest were clearly confused. Parking rates were also very high.

Kraken is my favorite ride in SeaWorld and Manta was crazy the penguins they had there were adorable. The only bad part is that the waiting lines are sort of ridiculously long which isnt really worth it but the rides are ok unlike Busch Gardens though. I prefer Busch Gardens over SeaWorld.

it was fun. The shows were difficult to manage a schedule around, and i really hoped for more animals and more information incorporated into the shows and experiences, but the people were friendly and nothing I saw seemed ridiculously overpriced; also the rides were fun and the shops had some unique souvenirs. It was my grandmothers first time, and she loved it.

almost all the rides closed down due to lightning. But, the animal shows and veiwing was pretty cool and the park had a nice set up. It was nice until the park area started to have lightning. (do the shows)

Loved this. Social distancing enforced, masks in place. Awesome deal on food plan so its a great purchase. Capacity following guidelines.

It was amazing. It exceeded all of my expectations. I am looking forward to going back again.

Very enjoyable day at a much more reasonable price ($106) than Disney or Universal ($175). Only complaint was the brisket, served as part of the combination lunch, which was awful. It also seemed that the seating area was a little cramped. Though we did not take in the Orca show, we saw many others and our favorite was the Pet Show! Pretty amazing how the ducks and cats, etc., were trained!

My family has had passes for a while. Can get expensive if your not cautious. Friendly staff my kid s love this place

Go a few times a year. Always try to get there at least once for Halloween and Christmas season. Love the penguins and artic exhibit.

After having spent a day with the family in the park, I realized when I left that I had lost my bag in the area of the carousel, I immediately notified security what had happened and as the park was about to close, they did not allow me Entrance to the park to go for my bag where I had all my belongings, cell phone keys and wallets. He tells me that he would send someone to look for her but the person informs not that he found nothing and that we should retire because they were going to close the gates. I question them how they think I could go if my car keys were in my bag and that I had a 2 year old boy with me who was already tired and hungry. The gentleman tells me that he could not do anything else for me and that he should return the next day. I refused to leave without my bag and then called a girl who treated me horrible as if my situation did not matter to her saying that this happened every day and that she was not going to keep looking because I already had an hour and a half overtime for To be looking for my bag and that the only thing they could do for me was to ask me for a taxi to take me to my house. The security worker was very rude and I am knowingly sure she did nothing to look for my bag. We even asked her to let someone in with her who knew where my bag was. She said no, that the person was not going to do anything different from what she had already done. Another employee tried to help us and she said no to tell us that we had to go. It was already midnight and my little one was very tired I accept the help of one of the people who were in my group and I agree to take my little one on my feet without any kind of car seat for him. Today I wake up in the morning and the first thing I do is track one of the cell phones that was inside my bag, and the GPS indicated that my bag continued in the same place there was only a difference from where I had left it but it was still in the same area that I had notified to the security the previous day. I tell my partner to go to customer service and check if they returned my bag. I am on my way to the carousel and I look everywhere and I find nothing. In that I meet this very kind young man named Anthony and I explain my situation and ask him if they have a lost and found near this area that was not the main one. I show him the location of the cell phone's GPS and he tells me that they have a lost and found in the area where the lost items are taken and that at the end of the night they take them to customer service. But very kind tell me, do not worry, I will verify. In that I put the cell phone in my bag to ring to see if I could hear it. And a few minutes the very kind young man arrives with my bag. I thanked him with my soul for the gesture he had and I realize that nobody returned my wallet at the end of the day to customer service and that the security woman never looked in that place where I was telling her all night. It was a very horrible experience and security is disgusting, and his treatment was the worst. Thanks Anthony for that, Sea World needs more employees as you willing to help.

It's ok, unless you got free tickets or a huge Marine life nerd, there are more exciting theme parks in the Area.

I love SeaWorld! It's cheaper than Disney and less crowded. You can tell how much love the animals get. It's a great educational experience with brand new coasters.

This is my wife an I favorite park to visit when we are in Orlando. The park has tons of things to do and see. I recommend seeing all the shows especially the One Ocean show. You can feed sting Ray's, seals, sharks and dolphins. It's a bit pricey but I feel that it's worth the expense.

One of our favorite places of all Disney spots. Just like all of Disney a little pricey and you pay to park which is crazy. If they took away the pay to park maybe more families would attend

Rides are great and very extreme. Very Limited on kid friendly rides until they get their seseme street area up and running. Food stands are amazing and I missed out on some hidden food stands! Sea lion show was super funny and entertaining; theme was "Sea Lion High" Decided to go the day before Thanksgiving last minute and it was perfect!

Excellen, but can't help but feel it was better before they started to introduce the thrill rides.

Great space with plenty of places to explore, so many animals to look at, so beautiful. Their gift shop is great with good prices. Friendly community of jeepers and amazing staff within the facilities ( shops, cafes and enclosures).

Small crowds today weather was 73 degrees. Wait line for most rides was less than 15 minutes. Great shows: Pets Ahoy, Dolphins, and Killer Whales. Timed the shows one after another got them in pretty quick so had lots of time for coasters. Manta was unique in that you lie down while riding which changed the way coaster feels. Mako was by far the smoothest coaster I have ever rode with lots of negative G's airtime. If I would not have had lots of kids I would have been all over the meal plan that included wine! Some other time.

Had a blast there's so much to do and see now... Love the show "pop" with Deni Yang"

Very nice theme park. All the 3 roller coasters are good with different experience in each of them. Atlantis is also a great ride with some element of surprise.

Most definitely will be back!! Absolutely love Sea world!!

Groupon your way to SeaWorld. Fun & love to see the whale & dolphin shows. Roller coasters and lots of seats but its best to get the meal deal. Free water if you bring your yeti or water bottles.

If you even like sea life, you will love SeaWorld! We did the dolphin encounter for an extra cost per family member. I didn't realize when I booked it that there would be a group of 2 or 3 families. It's a 15 minute program, dont expect to have the dolphin all to yourself...I did. It was worth it in the end...kids got splashed, lots of smiles and laughs.
There are some rides my youngest couldn't do, you have to be 54" and my son was an inch short...there is another section of the park just for small children.
We bought the all day dining...it was well worth the extra cost because you would spend more eating anyway.
Plan to go to every show possible...they are all a blast. If you can sit near the splash zone it's even more fun!

We arrived on the 1st weekend of Christmas, what a wonderful surprise! The grounds were decorated beautifully and Santa was patiently speaking with anyone who wished to sit with him. This was such a magical place to be!

Great school trip with the 4th grade from JD Floyd in Spring Hill. Long wait times for rides but the park was very busy with lots of other schools there too. Had a great time eventho. Will go back with my family when its not so crowded.

Our 1st date was in Aurora Ohio at Sea World over 20yrs ago. Finally got to go back and we LOVED it!!! So sad we do not have one in Ohio any longer. My favorite it the Orca Encounter...I had tears in my eyes. Our kids ages 5 up to 20 had a blast!!

Excellent shows. Great places for viewing and interacting with the animals.

Fun experience. Very good shows. Friendly staff and attendants. AMAZING light, water, fireworks, and fire show.

Had so much fun,had to ask the guy went we first came in to take our picture. We brought the picture

This place was great to take my daughter to but one problem is towards the evening time I just think that their were way too many people in the park for me to believe that you guys were practicing social distancing. Which then I decided to leave bc I got too uncomfortable.

What a wonderful theme park! So glad I've finally experienced it! Everything was great with the exception of the terrible blonde bartender at the Shark bar that not only over charged us because she absolutely had no idea how the extremely difficult Buy One Get One Free deal worked and completely ignored us and refused to cash us out.

Great staff. Robert ( director of operation) help me to find in the last minute souvenir cup for my son. Also, we lost my wife cellphone and they had it at the front desk by the gate.

Great place too sea all kinds of mammals, great shows, and roller coaster rides.

Extremely disappointed with SeaWorld and their cleanliness. Nearly every hand sanitizer station was empty, and that was first thing in the morning! The restrooms we visited were dirty and out of hand wash and towels and no seat covers available! We pre-paid for the food and drinks for the day, but only half the restaurants were open, and the charge did not include ice cream...disappointing!! The food was only warm and not very nice. Maybe all the employees were having an "off" day as they were not very tentative and did not seem to be enjoying their jobs. Should have spent another day at UNIVERSAL instead, which was AMAZING!! Best part of the day was the penguins and the Orca's!

Everyone knows seaworld is great so I will talk about their response to the pandemic. They take their precautions very seriously. They have an extremely fast temperature check before you even get to admission. They have roaming groups ensuring that people are masking, they have socially distanced rides which mean they do not operate at full capacity. Their servers wear gloves and full masks. They do everything they can to ensure people feel as safe as possible.

This is inside Sea World and the food is pretty good. Great BBQ Ribs

We really enjoyed ourselves. Line to ride rides moved very quickly. Only thing I recommend is to get my rides for kids that dont meet height requirements

Fun Fun Fun. Great deal if you are a yearly member for sure.

I THINK THEY NEED TO FREE THE ORCAS but also I know they wouldn't survive long in a sea pen. The park is wonderful... ride times is half the time posted, than again its October & a Pandemic so the park is not super packed. All in all tho, without the sea animal shows I think SeaWorld would be slightly below average.

Love this place must get an annual pass because youll want to get going back every weekend

I'm of the impression that once you've done SeaWorld you're good for not going back for a while. It's usual hot and there isn't a lot of shade but we got to use the veteran's benefits for some free tickets so that usually makes the trip more tolerable. I have to say that with all this Covid stuff it made my trip way more enjoyable. Hardly any way times, fewer intolerable tourists who think everyone is there for their amusement, and no one rushing you along. Only bad thing was that quite a few rides and restuarants were not open. All in all we had a good time and would recommend going at this time.

I love sea world it is the best park, i would like to go more frecuent

SeaWorld is always great no matter how many times I go. Would definitely suggest All-Day Dining as it pays off almost immediately. Plenty of shows with great precautions for COVID with spaced out seating and greatly reduced capacity. Lines for coasters were relatively short. Can t wait to return again!

Seaworld has had a much better response to Covid than all other parks we visited. Thank you! We also did a couple animal encounters . . Sea lion tour was great and so much fun but the Beluga whale tour was a phenomenal experience!! Definitely check it out!! A lifetime of memories were made this day!!

I love seaworld can get busy but loads to sea and do

Great for seeing and learning about the wildlife very informative staff on exhibits. Long waits for rides unless you purchase a fast pass. Marked down as some food hall staff miserable and unhelpful. Recommend that you purchase the all day dining plan for $39.99 , this allows you to have a meal, side and drink on the hour every hour.

Had a great time with the family.. Lots to do. Went to Disney afterwards.

I love this theme park qay cheaper than disney and give military discounts!

Probably the second best theme park in Florida. A great place that is a mix of rides and shows. Mantu is IMO the best 'experience ride' in the World. Mako and kraken are both grade 'A' coasters. Disney beats it for magic and Busch Gardens for the ultimate rides, but it's a great theme park. As for the ethics, the surviving orcas are the last, as they've stopped their breeding programme, and the shows are more educational than in previous years.

Absolutely lovely place. Don't lose the Sea Lions spectacle, they make fun about all shows, it's hilarious. If I had to say something negative about, I would say pop corns are too salty. I definitely will keep going, just avoid pop corns.

Great family park, much better deals on season/annual passes than universal or disney

Always have great time and good experience!! They love and care for all their animals. And the shows are amazing!

Wow !!! Wonderful experience, went during a weekday so the park wasn't super busy. Max we waited for any ride was 10 min.

Loved the roller coasters and watched almost all of the shows, favorite was the shamu (Killer whale) show.

The park is huge and a lot of walking is required, food and beverages are pretty darn expensive in the park.

Overall had a wonderful day of rides, shows, animals, etc...

Wonderful, HOT HOT day... so happy that sesame street was open for our TWIN 4 yr olds. The dolphin and killer whale show was amazing! The animals are SPLENDID to watch! We missed the sea lion show. Make sure you INVEST in an ALL DAY DINING BAND, you get a FREE meal EVERY hour, entree , side OR dessert, with a free non ALCOHOL drink, including free dasani water at other stands. ($40) ADD $15 more for a FREE CRAFT BEER every hour as well. My children are 45 inches so they were able to ride INFINITY FALLS & JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS. there's a splash park in sesame street so they can cool down. I was able to ride the KRAKKEN and the MAKO. MAKO was pretty awesome. I missed the MANTA.

Great place to ride a roller coaster buy more importantly be educated of sea life. Christmas is incredible here. A must stop on the Orlando theme parks.

We had a family reunion and it was amazingly spectacular thank you to everyone that helped make our day special we had everyone from mom to grandma to grandchildren this was an awesome day and special gift to my mother in law that hadn't had all 16 grandchildren together in years thank you all again and hope we can do it again!!
Didn't take pictures with phone had cameras and used the photokey to take our pictures

For the price paid the quality of the park is really poor compared to all the other theme parks that we visited in Orlando. Very disappointed. The quick queue pass that I purchased was a waste of money since the queues merge before boarding the coasters.

Enjoyed 2 full days here. Rides were great. No queues for the rollercoasters.