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Marine mammal parks usually feature shows by orcas, dolphins, sea lions, and other marine creatures. A popular marine mammal park chain is the SeaWorld chain of parks, which are present all over the United States. You may have even come across its exceedingly popular mascot, an orca called Shamu. SeaWorld has branches in San Diego, in sunny California, Orlando in Florida, and at San Antonio in Texas. There also used to be a branch at Aurora, Ohio. SeaWorld also took over the Aquatica chain of water theme parks to add to its existing portfolio of SeaWorld and Discovery Cove aquatic parks. Busch Entertainment, the organization running this chain, announced that it was going to open another SeaWorld park, this time in another country, namely the United Arab Emirates, in its capital Dubai. All SeaWorld tickets are quite reasonably priced to ensure that they can also spread information and awareness about conservation issues to a larger section of people.

The water theme parks are not just about looking at water mammals doing tricks, there are a lot of rides for your entertainment as well, like roller coasters. SeaWorld Orlando has a famous roller coaster called Kraken, and San Antonio plays host to Steel Eel, Journey to Atlantis, and The Great White. Journey to Atlantis is a rollercoaster-splashdown combo ride which can be found at all SeaWorlds. The SeaWorld franchise is owned by Busch Entertainment which owns nine theme parks and is the family entertainment branch of Anheuser-Busch, the owners of the Budweiser brand. Some of the famed Budweiser Clydesdales, the mascot horse of the Budweiser brand are kept there.

All SeaWorlds generally have at least three rides, a large number of aquarium exhibits, a play area for smaller children, and many live entertainment shows. The aquarium regions are well marked out with signboards offering interesting information and facts about the various creatures on display. There are touch pools where you can actually get to touch a marine creature, and there are staff nearby at all points of time to ensure that no one mistreats the animals and to provide information and answer questions. You can even feed some fish to the rays at the Ray touch pool, which is called the Forbidden Reef. If you want to feed fish to the dolphins then you can do so at the Rocky Point Preserve. Very colorful starfish are available to pet and play with at the Tide Pool.

The price of your SeaWorld ticket also gets you SeaWorld coupons for three rides, and the Skytower Ride and the Bayside Skyride are charged for additionally. You can go on a log raft ride called the Shipwreck Rapids and water ride cum roller coaster called The Journey to Atlantis. If you can take the cold, you can take the simulated Arctic helicopter ride called The Wild Arctic and be exposed to a rough winter storm.

If you want the complete SeaWorld experience, don’t stop at just the rides and aquariums, stick around for the shows as well. A popular show called Pets Rule has several performing non sea animals, many of them who were rescued from the wild or taken in from animal shelters. These shows are held at the Sea Lion and Otter Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, and Shamu Stadium. If the park is open late, then there are different shows at different times throughout the day. The Shamu Rocks show is highly recommended.

Perhaps the most popular attraction is the Shark Encounter, where a submerged transparent acrylic tube passes through the shark tank and you can get to see these dangerous denizens of the deep up close and personal. Wild Arctic is a simulated helicopter ride through the wild and desolate Arctic plains, till the ride ends at a mock base station from where you can observe arctic creatures like beluga whales, polar bears, and Pacific Walruses. If you want to run into penguins, you can do so at the Penguin Encounter program, and there is another feature dedicated to the endangered manatees of Florida, to spread conservation awareness.

To take care of very small children while you enjoy SeaWorld with your family, there is a playground for children called Shamu’s Happy Harbor. The Shamu Adventure show features Kasatka, San Diego SeaWorld’s star Orca. Kasatka, along with six other orcas performs a routine at the Shamu Adventure show,

SeaWorld is not just another profit seeking entertainment franchise, but has a lot of concern for the natural world and spreading awareness as well They regularly put up shows for school children and offer them SeaWorld discounts in order to induce them to know more about the animals so that they might learn to care and spread awareness. They have also worked hard at wildlife conservation themselves, and their employees like scientists, trainers, zoologists, and animal rescue workers regularly work to save stranded sea animals like dolphins, seals, whales and sea lions. They have also worked extensively to raise awareness about the endangered Florida manatees. SeaWorld has now formalized its commitment towards wildlife conservation, animal rescue and research by the establishment of the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, which is a non profit organization. They have received accreditation from the association of Zoos and Aquariums by meeting and exceeding current standards in Wildlife Education, Research, and Conservation.