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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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Hi, I have been there 4 years in a row. They dont have a gac card but you really dont need it. Just get to the shows 15-20 minutes before they start and the sea life is easy to see. If you want to feed the dolphins that was a line though.
They do offer a disability discount half off the child and 1 companion. Hope this helps.
They do offer a disability discount half off the child and 1 companion. Hope this helps.
I know we have a local amusement park where the discount is on the person with the disability, I've never heard of it on the other people though so that's interesting. But do you know how this works if the child is considered an adult? And is it half off both a child and the companion or just the child? Thanks again for any more help you can give.
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I actually used my GAC from Disney at SeaWorld last week to get into the park. If you'd have seen the lines just to get to the ticket booths, you'd understand why! I think we'd easily have waited 30 minutes just to get into the park and I physically couldn't do that. :
I showed the guy my GAC and he went to talk to a manager and let us straight in. He did say, at first, that we needed to go to Guest Relations to get one, until I explained what we needed, so I was assuming that SeaWorld do something similar? As we only do shows at SeaWorld and not the rides and you can arrive early and sit for those, I didn't bother enquiring further, as it's standing for long periods of time that I can't do any longer.
I actually used my GAC from Disney at SeaWorld last week to get into the park. If you'd have seen the lines just to get to the ticket booths, you'd understand why! I think we'd easily have waited 30 minutes just to get into the park and I physically couldn't do that.
Cheryl, based on your experience last week, would you recommend that I buy my tickets online ahead of time? That's an option for us (not sure you had the option before leaving home) and I can actually buy a couple of different tickets - the one day ones with the second day free that adults pay kids prices for or a strictly one day one that I have a coupon code for and can use (and it ends up being about 35 dollars cheaper than the other ticket).
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As we only do shows at SeaWorld and not the rides and you can arrive early and sit for those,
Good point. And the only ride I could really even see us going on is that Journey to Atlantis one - and if you get soaked on it, hopefully Abby willchange her mind.
Cheryl, based on your experience last week, would you recommend that I buy my tickets online ahead of time? That's an option for us (not sure you had the option before leaving home) and I can actually buy a couple of different tickets - the one day ones with the second day free that adults pay kids prices for or a strictly one day one that I have a coupon code for and can use (and it ends up being about 35 dollars cheaper than the other ticket).
Honestly, I wouldn't base your decisions around my experience. It was the day of the world premiere of the new Shamu show and we were told that management implemented a new way of queueing for that weekend, which happened to be Easter weekend! I'm sure they will have gone back to something that worked much better.
However, based on our experience, it would've been quicker that day to actually purchase your tickets at the gate, as it was the line for those of us with tickets that was by far the longest, which was the craziest thing!
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However, based on our experience, it would've been quicker that day to actually purchase your tickets at the gate, as it was the line for those of us with tickets that was by far the longest, which was the craziest thing!
Really? That is crazy. And here I was thinking maybe not too many people took advantage of buying tickets online (but with the deals out there, I shouldn't be surprised).
Hi, You might just want to call seaworld and ask any age restrictions on their disability discount. You would have to go inside to guest services to buy these tickets. It would be a real money saver if you could use it.
Hi, You might just want to call seaworld and ask any age restrictions on their disability discount. You would have to go inside to guest services to buy these tickets. It would be a real money saver if you could use it.
Thanks for the info - I'll give them a call and ask about it - the worst they can do is not tell me about it, right?
Hi Darlene Its been afew years since I have been to Seaworld but I found this snippet on Journey into Atlantis. The ride is absolutely amazing and sitting in the front row got my lap and brand new sneakers completely soaked. I would imagine that there is video of this ride out there on utube. But I wanted to warn you that its not that mild of a ride. I can't recall if Abby likes SPlash Mountain .. but its Splash Mountain with a twist.
An entirely new experience for SeaWorld, Journey to Atlantis plunges brave riders into an adventure of epic proportions where they are thrilled and tossed by unseen forces, experience serpentine twists and speed down two of the steepest, fastest, wettest drops to be found anywhere
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But I wanted to warn you that its not that mild of a ride. I can't recall if Abby likes SPlash Mountain .. but its Splash Mountain with a twist
Okay, thank you so much for the heads up. Abby is just starting to like Splash Mountain. It's still not a favorite but because it is relatively mild, I can usually get her to go on it by asking she does it at least once for me while at Disney. And we have to sit in the back too - she doesn't want the front where she might get really wet.
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I think we'd easily have waited 30 minutes just to get into the park and I physically couldn't do that. 
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Abby willchange her mind.
I'm sure they will have gone back to something that worked much better. 
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