On Friday, October 16, 1998 my family (and my grandpa and grandma) and I went to SEA WORLD in Orlando.  It was my first time and I loved it. Here is a little summary of our day and some pictures.

First of all, we had to wait a long time to buy the tickets.  That was boring.  But my mom found a gift shop so we all went in the gift shop while my dad waited in line to buy tickets.  My grandpa and my grandma also came and they went in the gift shop too.   I begged my grandpa to buy me a manatee stuffed animal but my grandpa said it was too much money.  OOOH I WANTED THAT MANATEE!

Finally my dad got the tickets and we straight to the dolphin pool and my brother got to touch one.  I was kind of scared of getting too close.  They had their mouth open and I could see their all of their teeth.  They were funny though.  They squeaked.  My brother said dolphins feel like "slippery rubber."
 

From there we went to see other animals but I just couldn't wait to see the manatees!  Oh they are just so cute!!!! We finally made it to the manatee area.  I loved it! They had this really good movie at the beginning and then we went to a big pool and there they were--so adorable.  I also loved the penguin exhibit but I think my favorite show was the SHAMU show.  Shamu got everyone wet including US!
 

My mom's favorite was the WILD ARCTIC exhibit.  She loves Klondike and Snow (the polar bears). My brother and my dad both loved Journey to Atlantis. That is a roller coaster ride and you can get really wet!! I couldn't ride it becuase I was too small.
 
 
 
 
 

I loved Sea World.  It was a great day.  If you ever get a chance to go to Sea World you should. I want to learn all about manatees and dolphins.  Maybe one day I will get to swim with them.

SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database

Animal Bytes!

SeaWorld Song Book

WILD ARCTIC Activites

JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS Activities

SHAMU and CREW Coloring Page


SEAWORLD Pictures

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