Discovery Cove
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| Location | Orlando, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 28°24′19.50″N 81°27′42″W / 28.4054167°N 81.46167°W |
| Opened | July 1, 2000 |
| Owner | SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.discoverycove.com |
Discovery Cove is an amusement park owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, located in Orlando, Florida. It is a sister park of SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica Orlando. Guests can interact with a range of marine animals including bottlenose dolphins.
Dolphin swim
Guests at Discovery Cove can “talk, touch, play and swim” with bottlenose dolphins.[1]
Attractions
Discovery Cove contains a coral reef, where guests can swim with thousands of tropical fish, Sting Rays up to 4 feet across and an underwater shark and tigerfish tank located behind protective glass.
The park contains a free-flight aviary, which contains over 250 tropical birds including parrots, toucans, and over 30 other species of exotic birds.[1] The heated Tropical River runs through the aviary and circles the park, allowing guests to float past an assortment of the Discovery Cove’s beaches, waterfalls, and rainforest landscape. The Tropical River runs into the park’s heated freshwater resort pool.[2]
A new attraction opened in June 2011 called the Grand Reef. It features a white-sand beach, palm-lined island and underwater grottos filled with moray eels, reef sharks and scores of other tropical fish. Activities range from snorkeling with eagle rays to crossing a rope bridge over a shark-filled lagoon. This attraction opened on June 10, 2011.[3][4]
Admission
Discovery Cove admission is all-inclusive and includes a ticket to SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica Orlando or Busch Gardens Tampa. Three different admission options are offered by the park, including the dolphin-swim, non-dolphin-swim and “Trainer for a Day” packages. Reservations for Discovery Cove are required and a maximum of 1300 guests can be present in the park at any one time. Private cabanas located throughout the park are also available for rent.[2]
Gallery
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An artificial saltwater pool containing many types of rays and fish for guests to swim among. -
The Dolphin Pool -
The Ray Lagoon -
The Tropical River -
Golden conure, one of the many exotic birds in the aviary -
Sun conure being hand fed
References
- ^ a b "The Discovery Cove Experience". baltimoresun.com. 2011-03-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Explore Discovery Cove - Swim with Dolphins, Snorkeling in Florida". Discoverycove.com. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ Garcia, Jason (2010-10-13). "SeaWorld unveils new reef for Discovery Cove, new coaster for Busch Gardens". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-02-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Timeline Photos". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
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