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Unless someone can talk me out of it, I'll probably visit Discovery Cove in March. I have to get over the sticker shock -- $199 with a Florida resident discount. Ouch! I'll have to check for a AP discount.
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If you can swing the tickets, I recommend going. It was a dream come true for me. And I had always been afraid to snorkel, and now I'd go back just to snorkel!
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I'll probably go since that's the only Orlando park I haven't visited. I've never snorkled before and I have an irrational fear of breathing out of those tubes. I just hope there is a Snorkleing 101 class!
I'll probably go since that's the only Orlando park I haven't visited. I've never snorkled before and I have an irrational fear of breathing out of those tubes. I just hope there is a Snorkleing 101 class!
I had problems with that as well. It's just not a normal way to behave! I did eventually get used to it, but it took some work!
I'll probably go since that's the only Orlando park I haven't visited. I've never snorkled before and I have an irrational fear of breathing out of those tubes. I just hope there is a Snorkleing 101 class!
Are we twins?
I was a competitive swimmer for more years than I would like to remember, and snorkling freaks me out. Why? Because I can't exhale through my nose and mouth.
As for snorkling at DC, I got over my fear for a few hours and bit the bullet. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! You can basically just float with your face in the water, while kicking. I would take the snorkle out of my mouth of I wanted to dive deeper in the water. Since I am full of hot air, this was easier for me and I didn't panic.
You will love DC. It is probably the best $$ I have ever spent at a theme park.
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Discovery cove is worth every penny in my opinion. The snorkeling presented no issues for us but I just more or less skim the top and enjoy the view and water life that way. Go and enjoy!
Discovery Cove is something you won't want to pass up. Try booking the afternoon session rather than the morning session. In the afternoon, they will serve a wonderful dinner with loads of food and desserts. Plus, there is live entertainment during your meal. It was definately worth every penny.
i enjoyed my day 3 years ago, paid extra to swim with dolphins. hi-lite of trip, rest of time just swimming. like anything though it is a business and they follow you around all day with acamera then put you in aroom with others to pick out pictures and picture item souvenirs ie snowglobes, keychains at ofcourse high prices. but thats life, it was worth the experience, but not something i would repeat often, once and youre done
I just read the note about the pictures and the photographer. I too felt the photographer was a little "in your face" but you not allowed to bring your own camera with you for the dolphin encounter. It's for the safety of your camera, the safety of the dolphins if the camera gets droppped and to give you time to focus on your encounter. It was recommended to me to purchase one of the photo cds giving you "ownership" over those pictures and the ability to download them to your computer. The base price, if I remember was around $100 and you add a certain number of photos at certain price levels. As with most situations like this I was a little put off with pricing then but now wish I would have bucked up a little more. You may also want to know that you're not really swimming with the animals. You have a hlaf hour session in groups of 8 to meet a dolphin. Each member of your group interacts with the dolphin, learning to give it a signal and watching it respond to you, for most of the time. You're standing on a "shelf" so to speak in the dolphin pool while doing this. At the end, you go to the end of that shelf so the dolphin is in deep water and you get a tow ride back. Some folks are disapointed with this type of encounter but we were thrilled. We really did have plenty of time to touch, hug and yes, kiss the dolphin. The tow ride was wonderful and we came away feeling as though we learned so much about the dolphins. My kids still talk about that day and our dolphin "Capricorn". Have a wonderful visit.
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