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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:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
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Ever on with each rising sun.
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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We have decided not to rent or bring our car next time we go. We want to take the kids to Sea World one day. Do we need to get a taxi or can we take a bus from Pop?
There isn't a bus that goes directly from Pop to Sea World, but you could take the LYNX bus to Sea World. I believe it stops at the TTC and at DTD. Taxi would probably be th most convenient way (and also the priciest).
any of those would work. Mears is $16 per person round trip. a cab is probably $35-$50 round trip. lynx would be $3 per person round trip. LYNX - Welcome to LYNX! for more information, it's the #50
Thanks I will look into this. DD and I really want to go to Sea world. I think I may start saving just for the round trip. I am saving a little everyweek for extras while we are there.
You'll love Sea World. We went in 2005. The shows are great. We esp enjoyed the Clyde & Seymore shows, and there is an aerial acrobatic type show in the dolphin tank, sort of Cirque de Sol-is, not to be missed. Enjoy!
cirque de la mer? i thought that was only in san diego. i don't remember any such show in orlando, but it's been a bit over a year since i've gone. (i'm not a huge fan of sea world orlando personally)
I was a season passholder for Seaworld when I lived in Orlando. I really loved it there, and I think you will, too. The last time I went was in 2004, and there was this fantastic animal show that I *think* is still there. It had dozens of animals - cats, dogs, ferrets, birds - doing things on script! It was awesome. Then there was, of course, Shamu and his buddies, and the dolphins, and Clyde and Seymour (not to be missed - but beware - there's a mime that hangs out at the front before the show and he messes with people as they come in! LOL! He was hysterical!
They also have this great "walkway" across the water, and a lovely little restaurant area with good food. I think you'll be pleased, as will the kids.
I would probably do the Mears bus or the Lynx, just because it's more cost-effective, though a taxi would certainly be faster.
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My good friend and her extended family saw it in Orlando and thought it was superb! I saw the pictures and it looked interesting.
Sea World has a rather confusing layout and I personally found the maps and signagendifficult to use while in the park. I'd heartily recommend that you print out the maps they have on their website and get yourself a little familiar with all the shows and attractions before you arrive.
Eileen
The best deal for you would be to take a cab both ways. It would be less than Maears for 4 of you. The Odyssea show at Seaworld is fabulous. Other must -sees:
Blue Horizons
Ckyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island
Shamu
Thank s for posting this... we were just trying to plan the most economical way for us to get to SeaWorld from Port Orleans... Now I have a couple of options.
We took Lynx bus (#50 from TTC) to SeaWorld. I think it was $1.50/person in fall of 2005. We took a taxi back to Beach Club, and it was $20-25. The taxi driver wasn't very familiar with Orlando, and I ended up guiding her back to WDW even tho I've only been to Orlando twice! The only problem with Lynx is that the bus stop is located across the SeaWorld parking lot, and we didn't want to walk across in the dark (even tho fairly well lit).
As far as getting around SeaWorld, we loved the park, but also found it hard to get to all the shows we wanted. We felt we were criss-crossing a lot. One book I had said it was easy to start at the beginning and work your way around from show-to-show, but we found the shows didn't have their times set up that way.
Yes ... Blue Horizons is a great show! Acrobats, dolphins, birds, etc.
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