Pictures of Dolphins at SeaWorld!
Watch dolphins doing tricks, feed the dolphins...or join the dolphin interaction program!
In the photo slide show above, you're viewing pictures of dolphins at SeaWorld San Diego. In some of the pics, you'll see dolphin feeding time at the Rocky Point Preserve attraction---where YOU can feed and pet dolphins! Other images were taken at the show in SeaWorld's Dolphin Stadium, where trained dolphins delight visitors daily with their jumps, splashes, and other tricks!
Seaworld San Diego's Dolphin Show
New "Blue Horizon" dolphin show starts in May, 2010!
Just like Shamu the killer whale, the dolphins at SeaWorld have their own stadium and show featuring their antics and tricks. In 2010, big changes are taking place at SeaWorld San Diego's dolphin stadium!The Dolphin Discovery Show, SeaWorld San Diego's longest-running show, has now closed. The GREAT news is that a brand new dolphin show is getting ready to open!
The "Blue Horizon" dolphin show will begin by Memorial Day, 2010. This will be a very lovely show featuring not only dolphins but also humans, colorful costumes and lively music. If you've seen the Blue Horizons show at Sea World Orlando (where it is already running,) then you've already had a little peek at what the new San Diego show may resemble. However, the two shows will NOT be identical! Sea World San Diego has adapted the Blue Horizons theme to make it a special one-of-a-kind extravaganza just for San Diego audiences to enjoy! Animal training is underway as you read this...and you can be assured that this in one dolphin show that you absolutely won't want to miss!
Several performances will be held throughout the day once the new show begins. There will be more daily performances during the busy summer season than in the slower winter season---but at MINIMUM, you'll be able to choose from 2 or 3 different showtimes. And, since the open-air Dolphin Stadium holds several thousand people, you'll usually be able to attend the performance of your choosing. (In fact, such large crowds are expected for the new show that Dolphin Stadium is being expanded to hold even MORE of SeaWorld San Diego's dolphin fans at each performance!)
Of course, the public doesn't know exactly what the new show will look like. But certain "favorite tricks" will certainly be included in the new show.
You'll see the dolphins doing tailwalks and backflips. They'll jump high over the water in magnificent leaps. And, they'll interact with trainers...even giving them a dolphin-back ride or two!
Just like Shamu's Show, getting splashed will be possible during SeaWorld's new Blue Horizon dolphin show. Watch out! The first 10 rows of Dolphin Stadium are called the "Soak Zone," and if you sit there, you just might find yourself drenched!
Photo notes: Above, you can see a picture of two dolphins posing with their chins hanging over the side of the dolphin pool. They seem to be smiling for the camera!
In another one of the photos above, you see two dolphins bobbing in the water with their noses held high up in the air. This proud pose is accomplished by the dolphin-version of treading water. What smart animals!
Pictures of dolphin feeding and petting!
Touch & feed dolphins at SeaWorld's Rocky Point Preserve
Would you like to get more "up close and personal" with the dolphins at SeaWorld than just watching The Blue Horizon dolphin show from your bleacher seat? Try petting and feeding the dolphins at the Rocky Point Preserve, a dolphin pool especially made for dolphins and the park guests to interact.Several times a day there's a designated "feeding time," where you can buy a small tray of fish to feed to your friendly finned friends. (Alas, the dolphins are quite fickle. Once you've fed one, you'd better KEEP feeding him...or he'll be on his way to the next outstretched hand that DOES have food in it!)
The dolphin pool at the Rocky Point Preserve is a good place for photographing the dolphins, as well. For one thing, the retaining walls are short, so you can look into the pool easily from the top. Also, the sides of the pool are made of a thick, clear acrylic so that you can photograph the dolphins as they're swimming underwater, as well.
Around the edges of the Rocky Point Preserve, you'll also find exhibits relating information about dolphins.
Sea World's Dolphin Interaction Program
This extra-fee program gets you into the water for dolphin-petting!
We've covered the dolphin attractions which come included with the cost of your general admission ticket or your annual pass. Now, we'll talk about the "extra-fee" activities you can enjoy with dolphins at SeaWorld.The Dolphin Interaction Program gives you a chance to get into the water with the dolphins! This is not "swimming" with the dolphins, actually, and no swimming ability is needed. However, you will get to be "up close and personal" with one of Sea World's dolphins, learn a few dolphin training cues, and get to pet your dolphin.
To participate in the Dolphin Interaction Program, your children must be at least 6 years old and at least 44" tall. The program per-person cost is a whopping $160...but, if you have the money, interacting with the dolphins will give you great memories for a lifetime.
You WILL need to make reservations in advance, because even at this hefty price, spots in the Dolphin Interaction Program do sell out! To make your advance reservation, call (800) 25-SHAMU, extension 7.
Next, you'll don a SeaWorld-provided wetsuit and get ready to enter the dolphin pool. During your pool-session time, you'll get to feed, touch---and even hug!---these adorable creatures. You'll also get to try out the new dolphin training signals that you learned. What fun it is to enjoy your own special close-up time with the dolphins!
When your session is over, you'll be cold and dripping...so you'll want to hurry into the locker room for a nice hot shower and dry clothes! Your session is now over...but you'll remember it fondly for the rest of your life!
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