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SeaWorld San Diego

San Diego, California

About SeaWorld San Diego

Location: SeaWorld San Diego is located just north of downtown, on Mission Bay. You can get driving directions by clicking the SeaWorld San Diego link on Theme Park Insider's Google map of U.S. theme parks.

History: SeaWorld's original park opened in 1964.

Hours: http://www.seaworld.info. SeaWorld is open year 'round.

Tickets: Buy online. Always try to buy your tickets in advance, to save time when you get to the park.

Reservations: SeaWorld does not have a ride reservation system, but does allow you to book special dining experiences in advance.

Strategy: Plan your day around the park's show schedule, which you can pick up as you enter the park. Arriving at park opening is not critical here, as it is as most theme parks. In fact, many shows won't have the first showing until an hour or two after the park opens. Do try to avoid eating at the Shipwreck Reef Cafe right after a show lets out of the nearby Shamu Satdium, however.

Rumors: SeaWorld opened two Sesame Street-themed attractions in 2008: Lights, Camera, Imagination -- a 4D movie that replaced Haunted Lighthouse -- and Sesame Street Bay of Play -- a playground that rethemed and expanded Shamu's Happy Harbor. -- Last edited by Robert Niles

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Readers' Tips for Visiting SeaWorld San Diego

[50 + / 2 -] I bring a few zip-lock bags to the park. Before getting on a water ride I'll protect my wallet, camera, phone, etc. An ounce of prevention...

[25 + / 3 -] Ride Shipwreck rapids on a hot day, you get soaked

[11 + / 1 -] When purchasing food, order it with at least one variation/substitution, this forces the culinary food preparer to make yours individually on the spot (advantages: fresher/neater/usually more generous portion, not pre-made or quickly mass produced)

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Attractions

Exhibits(Rating)(Height)
Shark Encounter8
Rocky Point Preserve7
Forbidden Reef7
Penguin Encounter7
Manatee Rescue7
Rides(Rating)(Height)
Wild Arctic8
Journey to Atlantis842
Shipwreck Rapids842
Sesame Street Bay of Play6
Shows(Rating)(Height)
Sea Lions LIVE9
Pets Rule!9
Dolphin Discovery8
Cirque de la Mer8
Believe8
Lights, Camera, Imagination! 4-D7

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Dining

(Rating)
Dine With Shamu9
Hospitality Deli9
Mango Joe's Beach Cafe9
Calypso Bay Smokehouse9
Shipwreck Reef Cafe8
Coconut Bay Cafe7
Mama Stella's Italian Kitchen6

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