SeaWorld Orlando Offers Unique Animal Interactions

Up close and personal. SeaWorld Orlando offers a number of shows and attractions that allow guests to get up close and personal with marine animals including bottlenose dolphins, manatees, sea lions, killer whales, penguins and more.

In fact, no trip to SeaWorld is complete without catching several of the exciting animal shows. You can touch a sting ray and even hand feed a dolphin. But for those who still want a little more, SeaWorld Orlando also offers a trio of hands-on animal interaction experiences designed to provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The Sharks Deep Dive is a 90 minute experience offering a rare, close-as-you-dare encounter with awe inspiring sharks. Special underwater helmets allow guests to breathe and communicate underwater without scuba gear as they enter the sharks' huge tank.. From the safety of a steel cage, you can discover first-hand that despite a fearsome first impression, most sharks are only aggressive when provoked.

The Beluga Interaction puts you nose to nose with the world's beautiful and highly sociable white Beluga whales. You'll enter the water with an animal trainer to interact with these gentle marine mammals. Because Belugas make their home in the icy waters of the arctic so guests are first outfitted with wetsuits.

The Beluga Interaction is limited to a few people per day. Yet this intimate encounter offers an opportunity to learn all about these amazing animals and their arctic environment.

Meanwhile, the Marine Mammal Keeper Experience is an opportunity to interact with a variety of animals at SeaWorld. You can live the dream of caring for dolphins, beluga whales and sea lions by working side-by-side with marine mammal experts. Understand what it's like to care for the amazing animals and get an intimate look at feeding and behavior patterns while working with the animals just like the trainers.

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