SeaWorldReviews of seaworld.com

Vi havde en virkelig god dag i Seaworld Orlando. Vi gjorde brug af all dining og det fungerede super godt .

This park has changed a lot and it is more about the rides than the animals. We purchased a reserve seat pass as our children are autistic and struggle with queuing and the Seaworld website lead us to believe that you had to queue for the shows and the reserve seat pass would reduce waiting time. However there aren’t queues for the shows and therefore you gain absolutely nothing from spending the money. Due to the rain several shows were cancelled so we only saw 2 shows, the Dolphins were amazing and a delight to watch. The Whales swam around for a couple of minutes and then it was just a lady talking about the Whales. So was very disappointed with this and so were my children and the other visitors around me. I remember Seaworld from the late 1980’s and early 1990’s and loved it, it was all about the amazing shows and seeing all the animals. Now it feels it is all about rides and finding additional ways to charge people on the day. I wanted to give my kids a magical enjoyable day there, like I hold in my childhood memories, but unfortunately lots has changed and it’s no longer what it was. Not even any reference to the whales of the old days which made it what it was. I won’t be going back and just sad I gave the children high expectations and completely wasted my money and our time.

So disappointed to see the licenced capture of a large Manta near Panama City to be used by Sea World. This cannot be ethical. Upset me so much. Please stop this nonsence!

July 4 was the first time I attended Sea World in Florida. I was super excited when I saw this advertisement on the SeaWorld Website for private viewing for fireworks and dining (buffet) at the Lakeside Grill. Soon, I and several other families realized this advertisement was deceitful with intent to defraud the public. When we arrived, there was little food or organization. It took 25 minutes to get through the drink line, in that time they ran out of some finger foods before most of us got through the 25-minute drink line. It took another 25 minutes to get through the food line (what was left). We had 10 minutes before the fireworks. For $50 I got a small bowl of nachos and two tacos for our meal. Most of the guests registered and paid 24+ hours prior to the event-how is it possible not to have enough food? How is it not to have staff to provide a service for drinks (there was only one person manning the drinks.) Next fabrication, with intent to deceive the public. 360 firework observations. None of the guests were aware that you could only see 50% of the fireworks from the facility. The finale was in the back of the restaurant not visible due to the trees. I am shocked that SeaWorld supports this fraudulent advertisement and deception of the patrons who supported this event. I am posting on all social media, sending it to the Attorney Generals Office and Better Business Baur. This is shameful and deceptive! I did not think that SeaWorld would support intentional deception of the public. **Note: if you are considering purchasing a platinum membership be aware that you can’t use the quick pass on the new rides. That is HIDDEN in the fine print.**

Since the 1970's my family has been vacationing in Florida, and Seaworld has always been a staple of our trips, we could skip Disney, or Universal, but our trip wouldn't feel complete without a visit to Seaworld for a pleasurable and memorable experience. Fast forward to vacation 2025 with our 2 day Seaworld pass in hand, on our way to yet a MEMORABLE but NOT PLEASURABLE EXPERIENCE, we also purchased the all day meal pass (which is a must, should anyone choose to ignore my reccomendation of not wasting your hard earned money, at this attraction). In my opinion they are extremely understaffed, and the competence of most of the staff, is questionable. Issues included register staff trying to charge for items, included in meal plan, at lakeside grille ordered a cheeseburger that came with no cheese, staff went into kitchen, came back with cold cheese, placed it on now somewhat warm burger, at almost $20 for an unappealing and unappitizing cheeseburger (the fries were ok). At the seafire grille we tried to order a chicken sandwich, with everything describe on menu, without the bun (we're not at Kennedy Space center, this isn't rocket science) after 3 attempts at explaining without bun, I said forget it, got sandwich and removed the bun myself, sounds petty , but due the frustration, caused by the lack of competent staff, and staff in general it was just another straw on the camels back. The pictures included are at the seafire grille at around 11:30am, approximately 20-30 people waiting in line at serving area, other serving area closed, only 1 cashier, with another line forming to pay. Let me assure this continued throughout the day, at almost every location. The shows seemed mediocre at best, also the watersking show at the stadium, is a thing of the past it's turned into a half-a$$ed DJ, inviting patrons and their children to dance, not the show I thought i was paying for. Seaworld management should be ashamed of the path they've chosen. DO NOT PATRONIZE!Seaworld has also gone cashless, and they add 5% for credit purchase. I assume this is due to lack of staffs compatance, or ability to make change, either way I prefer to pay cash, and shouldn't be charged for Seaworld taking that ability away from me, and others like me.

We went on 8th June while on holiday, 4 adults and 2 children, the youngest was 6 that day. We felt disappointed and let down as soon as we arrived - no Shamu statue to have pictures taken at, no Shamu mascot either. We thoroughly enjoyed the dolphins nursery, dolphins show and 3 did a dolphins experience and enjoyed it but $60+ each for 15 minutes and about 10 in a group....overpriced I think. We were left deflated after the Orca Encounter, having seen the Shamu show when the trainers were in the tank and performed with the orcas the Orca Encounter doesnt come close to be as good a show. The show is based now on the environment and saving the planet, seas etc and you watch people on the large screen talking about this but I want to see and enjoy the killer whales performing, I don't see their performing as cruelty. I totally respect and understand why the trainers are not in the water but this show, for me, should be these animals entertaining the audience. We were also surprised when we found out that the Clyde & Seymour show is no longer there and that was really missed as the mime artists were so funny and enjoyable to watch. When queuing for the Atlantis ride we couldn't understand why no staff members were there telling you which number of lane people had to stand in so, at one point, people stood where they wanted and some carts weren't filled and then a guest got out the queue and was filling up all the lanes - this is ridiculous for a park this size and the cost paid to enter it - felt understaffed. We had dining passes and around 8pm were told in several restaurants and eateries that they were closing and we could only go to a grill, I can't remember the name, and it was mobbed, queued out the door and the dining area and tables inside were in a poor state of repair, scratched, dirty, stained...it was not pleasant. I believe the food places should remain open all day as the park was still full of guests and one restaurant shouldn't have to deal with the amount of people. I was disappointed that the polar bear was away, I did enjoy the manatees, rays, sharks and dolphins show; the 2 kids really liked Sesame Street. We all enjoyed the drone show but surprised there was another show with loud music so near where the drones were so it was distracting seeing 2 things going on at the same time. Facepainting costing $22 is expensive but we paid it for a treat for the 6 year old. On leaving we all agreed we enjoyed our day, had fun on some rides and liked some animals but won't return to Seaworld if we return to Orlando.

The park looks nice, but overall SeaWorld Orlando just can’t compete with Disney or Universal. Ride operations were incredibly slow — it often took 4–5 minutes to dispatch a single coaster train. Even with a Quick Queue pass, we ended up waiting with the regular line very early on, and no one even bothered to scan our tickets. Honestly, don’t waste your money on it. Pipeline and Mako are beautiful, smooth coasters and the clear highlights of the park. Manta and Kraken, on the other hand, feel outdated and a bit rough around the edges. We also tried the All-Day Dining option, which was a letdown. The food quality was poor and the wait times ridiculous. At Seafire Grill, we stood in line for 15 minutes just to place an order, then another 30 minutes to get our food — handed out by a single staff member moving at glacial speed. If this wasn’t part of a prepaid deal, we would have walked away. We didn’t get to explore all of the animal exhibits, but the sting ray section was a nice moment of calm. The orca show was fine, but not exactly mind-blowing — maybe just a case of inflated expectations. In the end, it felt like a park trying to charge premium prices while offering a subpar experience. I’ve definitely seen better, and left disappointed.

Visited here 20 years ago and had good memories. So decided to go back the park was far too busy with loads of school trips there. It was 36 degrees we got through the ticket stand at 9.30 then had to stand at a roped of area to be let through at 10am. It was like a stampede! Why not let people filter through gradually especially in such hot temperatures. Then the bridge didn’t open till 11. We wanted to go on infinity falls but that was shut off till 11am so another stampede. By this time queue times were really high so went on 2 rides and came away. Waste of money very disappointed 🙁