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Sounds like a fun stay at Universal with so many food choices in your hotel! I've never stayed there but been to Universal about 4 or 5 times. May stay there in future and do a split stay with WDW!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Sounds like a fun stay at Universal with so many food choices in your hotel! I've never stayed there but been to Universal about 4 or 5 times. May stay there in future and do a split stay with WDW!
We love staying on the grounds at USF!!. Everything is so easy to get to when you do.
What I know about Sea World's Christmas Celebration so far!
From the website:
At SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration™ carols fill the air, a sea of lighted trees sparkles over the lake in a wintery, watery wonderland, and world-famous skaters twirl on ice. With festive food, stunning live shows, and delightful entertainment inspired by the natural world, SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration is where holiday memories are made. Stroll the lakeside Christmas Market and savor the cinnamon and spice holiday scents of delicious treats as you shop for unique, artisan-crafted gifts.
SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration brings the season to the sea on select nights, November 25 through December 31, and is included with park admission.
They also have the hours posted on December 4th from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. There are no specific show times posted yet but to get an idea of what is offered, I checked the schedules that are out, which sadly, are only through the end of September right now. But still!!. At least it gives us some idea of when they are scheduled. We love the shows at Sea World!!
Blue Horizons®
10:30 AM, 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:00 PM
One Ocean®
12:15 PM, 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM
Pets Ahoy®
11:15 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:15 PM, 3:45 PM
I can't believe Clyde and Seamore are still around!!. I remember them from when the kids were little!!
Next we looked up the rides. My goodness! All of that was certainly not there in my last memory!!
It appears that Sea World now has 8 rides that we would be interested in!! When did that happen?!
There also appear to be a ton of exhibits!! I hope we can get through a good bit of the park in one day because that is all we have here!! Well, I guess whatever we don't get to, we will just have to come back and see!!
We are looking at the Seafire Grill for lunch. We will certainly have a full day here and if the Christmas Celebration is anything like last year's ( we have seen photos!) it looks amazing!!
Again, as I get more information, I will share it with you guys and believe me, I'll be checking for it!
On another note, we received our McCusker family Incredibles book yesterday!! I love this silly little booklet even though I already know what it says from cover to cover!!.
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Ooooh! I didn't know Sea World had so much! I haven't been since I was in boot camp back in 1977!
The Christmas plans look wonderful!! We might have to give that a try!
I that silly little book, and I love those magnet Important date things...I can't figure out why sometimes it's magnets and sometimes it's paper
Ooooh! I didn't know Sea World had so much! I haven't been since I was in boot camp back in 1977!
The Christmas plans look wonderful!! We might have to give that a try!
I that silly little book, and I love those magnet Important date things...I can't figure out why sometimes it's magnets and sometimes it's paper
Neither did I !! I hope you do try it at Christmas!! I love the magnets too!! This time, we got paper.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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The SeaWorld shows are great, aren't they and yes they've been adding more and more rides. Every time we go, they seem to have another one.
I am seriously thinking we will not have enough time to enjoy everything at Sea World. When the schedule comes out for December, I think we will have to decide what we want to do most.
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I love that book too! Funny how something so small can make us Disney folk so happy!
Okay, so this has only a tiny bit to do with Disney but!
We had a grand day today!! It is hot but beautiful here so we decided to venture out.
Our first stop was to see my niece in the hospital. That poor girl had an 8 pound (yes you read that right) fibroid tumor removed from her uterus!! She did great and we stayed for about an hour and had a lovely time with her and her mom.
Then we went to Marshall's and got a bunch of great stuff!! We bought Logan a fall jacket and a pair of work boots and an Eagles shirt. We bought Finnegan a Halloween jammie outfit, some Eagles onesies, and here is where the Disney stuff comes in, a Winnie the Pooh outfit with a matching hat complete with ears and a Tigger sweatshirt and sweatpants set!
We also got some cool Fall stuff for the house. We got a new set of Halloween lights, some fall candles, and a really pretty fall tablecloth. We also got some new kitchen towels (which I never seem to have enough of).
Then we came home and took Lilly for a nice long walk. We gave her some water and a milk bone and then went to go see my MIL. She got an infection in her colon last week and spent three days in the hospital and is now in a nursing home facility recovering. She looks great and hopefully will be home in a few days.
Then we went food shopping and bought some delicious looking NY strip steak for dinner. My neighbor bought us over some fresh tomatoes and peppers and some fresh homemade pesto and we also bought a nice loaf of Italian bread, so I think I will just make a salad and dinner will be complete!!
Also, the Eagles are on tonight, which makes me ecstatic!! They usually stink but I love them anyway and live for football this time of year!!!
To top the day off, my son sent me two beautiful pictures of Finnegan! He is now almost 8 weeks old!!
I realize that this has nothing to do with my WDW trip. Just wanted to share!!
Sounds like a great day and seems like everyone is doing better! I hope you enjoy dinner! I love pesto!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Sea World sounds like it will have a lot for you two do do. I love how all the parks in Orlando get into the Christmas mood.
What a wonderful day you had today! We are presently watching the Titans (one of our favorite four teams) vs. Oakland. I love professional football and am so glad it is back in season. BTW -- We also love Chicago, Denver, and SF.
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