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20 Nov 18, 02:21 PM |
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August 2018 Dixonsontour does Universal Day 9 Seaworld
Day 9
Saturday 25th August Pool, Packing and Seaworld Another later start. DD was tired and grumpy this morning after going to bed so late after MNSSHP. We had brunch at Perkins again. Really enjoyed it. Look at the size of my muffin. Could eat one right now. Anna had a kids meal chicken strips which came with a cookie and drink We packed (going home tomorrow) which is always an interesting experience. We had come out very light luggage wise so I'd not really paid much attention to what we were buying knowing we had space. I'd not bought a lot but DH had and it was all a bit stressful balancing it. He was moaning about the halloween candy and lindt balls but they did make it home with us in the end. The battery stopped working in our suitcase weighing scales so we popped out to Walgreens for a battery. Some Aventura hotel photos We did manage a swim in the Aventura pool today. Was lovely in the pool, never busy when we went. I'd booked a reservation at Sharks Underwater Grill in Seaworld for 3pm for the Magical Dining Month Deal. Thanks to JeanetteParker on the Dibb for the heads up. Magical Dining Month started 24th August until end of September. It runs every year and includes lots of restaurants in Orlando. The Meal cost $35 for 3 courses but included free parking and free access to Seaworld after you had eaten. The park was open until 9.30pm on the Saturday. Earliest sharks reservation was 3pm which I got (made reservation by email) We had to wait to check in at the front of the park. We weren't on the list for some reason but I showed my email confirmation and it was fine. We had to wait a few mins before being walked to the restaurant as there was a weather alert. We were then walked to the restaurant as a group. We were finished eating by 4.30pm and free to go into the park. We haven't done Seaword since DD was 5 so it was nice to spend some time here. We enjoyed Sharks, it's very much like Coral Reef at Epcot. We had salad to start, I had their signature one with strawberries. Then all had filet steak (they did DD's with fries) then she had a massive slice of chocolate cake and we had key lime pie Afterwards we did the shows. We saw the Clyde and Seamore one, the pets one and the last daytime shamu show at 7pm. Clyde and Seamore show Pets show Daytime shamu show DD bought some fish to feed the sealions. She really enjoyed Seaworld tonight. She has always really liked sea/marine things. I'm not brave enough for the big coasters but I did notice they had no waits. Seaworld was extremely quiet this evening despite it being a Saturday night. It was odd having to use a map as we don't need one at Universal or Disney as we know our way around so well. We did the arctic penguin ride as we had not been on that before and the seacreature carousel at my insistence as i love carousels. The penguin ride did break down on us so we were stuck there for a bit (and it smells fishy) but then it did restart. They also had a summer offer on for 2 free small beers per adult so got those before going in to watch the night time 8.45 pm Shamu show. It was a choice of 2 beers, I had rolling rock. Night time shamu show Last thing was 9.30pm fountains and fireworks show which we watched from the seating area by the water. Had a great time would definitely do the Magical Dining deal here again, for $35 each we had a nice 3 course meal and were in Seaworld no ticket needed from 3pm until 10pm. DH and DD were hungry so we stopped at Wendy's drive thru near Avenura hotel. |
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20 Nov 18, 04:36 PM |
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Hi Stephanie - you're welcome - what a day - and great pictures. I'm so glad someone got the use of the deal - we already had SW tickets, so didn't do the Magical Dining Meal, although we ate at other places, which were really lovely. But, nothing compares to having the deal and free access to SW, especially with the free parking included (and free beers too ) We did do the Electric Ocean show though, and we really enjoyed it. Aventura looks a lovely hotel.
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20 Nov 18, 05:59 PM |
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I still can't get over how great a bargain the Magical Dining offer was, glad you enjoyed your time at Seaworld.
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20 Nov 18, 07:08 PM |
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20 Nov 18, 10:48 PM |
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What a fab deal and even better you got free access to the park. You got so much done too xx
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21 Nov 18, 01:07 AM |
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21 Nov 18, 11:41 AM |
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Awesome bonus Seaworld trip, no coasters though? Glad you got to enjoy the shows though
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21 Nov 18, 09:06 PM |
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4 Dec 18, 06:51 PM |
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Another great day for you guys, and I now know about Magical Dining Month too, so for our trip next year we'll be booking the exact same restaurant for our penultimate day! We weren't planning on doing Sea World, but for $140 including what looked a great meal, we just have to!
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6 Dec 18, 11:28 PM |
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Sounds like a fab day, and great value. I could just eat that omelette in your first photo, it looks really tasty!
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