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See pictures of dolphins at SeaWorld San Diego, and discover the fun you'll have at the park's dolphin attractions! Updated March 18, 2008. Related info--- HOME :: Latest News :: Shamu the Killer Whale :: Shamu Show "Believe" :: Shamu training techniques :: Dolphin attractions :: Sea Lions attractions :: Other animal attractions :: Other SeaWorld Shows :: SeaWorld Rides :: Behind the Scenes Tour :: Sea World FAQs :: Dining with Shamu :: Shamu Buffet Photos :: Christmas at SeaWorld Shamu's Happy Harbor Memories :: SeaWorld Contact Info :: SeaWorld Discount Tickets :: SeaWorld Hours :: 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! Note: many thanks to my daughter-in-law, Karla, for sitting in the "soak zone" (and getting drenched with water!) in order to get many of the pictures on this page! On this page, you'll discover the different SeaWorld San Diego attractions and activities where you can see & interact with dolphins! Pictures of Dolphin Tricks in Seaworld's Dolphin Discovery ShowCute dolphins perform daily at a SeaWorld show you won't want to miss!
Just like Shamu the killer whale, the dolphins at SeaWorld have their own stadium and show featuring their antics and tricks. At the Dolphin Stadium in SeaWorld San Diego, you can catch The Dolphin Discovery Show, where you'll watch both Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales strut their stuff.Several performances are held throughout the day---more 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. 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 Dolphin Discovery 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!) Around the edges of the Rocky Point Preserve, you'll also find exhibits relating information about dolphins. Sea World's Dolphin Interaction ProgramThis 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 swim with the dolphins! 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, swimming 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 swim 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!
SeaWorld's "Trainer for a Day" programSpend an entire day with dolphins and trainers with this extra-fee program!
If you read the first page of this SeaWorld section, you already know that you can be Shamu's "trainer for a day." Well, there's good news for dolphin-lovers---you can be the "trainer for a day" for the dolphins at SeaWorld, too!As with the Shamu-trainer program, the Dolphin Trainer-for-a-day program lasts 7 hours and costs a staggering $545. Yet, for someone truly fascinated by these animals, the experience will be worth shelling out the big bucks. Who knows---a young person's whole career choice could be shaped by the experiences felt within these simple 7 hours! Just as with the killer whale trainer program, dolphin-lovers will begin in the classroom learning all the details about their preferred marine mammal. You'll help prepare food and help with animal upkeep, as well. Then, of COURSE you'll have an abundance of time to don your wetsuit and enjoy your favorite animals in the training pool. You'll learn training signals, help put the animals through their paces for the day...and then help to reward them with treats of (smelly!) fish. It will be a day you'll ALWAYS remember and cherish.
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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.
