Discovery Cove

Swim with a real Dolphin?.... Discovery Cove at SeaWorld Adventure Park has something special just for you! Adjust your attitude in a Tropical Paradise Lagoon where you can experience dolphins "close-up" and enjoy thousands of marine animals and tropical birds.

FAMILY ATTRACTION - Discovery Cove, Orlando's newest vacation destination, offers families the ultimate up-close and hands-on dolphin experience.

Guests wade into shallow water and become acquainted with their dolphin through hugs, kisses and rubdowns. Guests then swim and play with their dolphin in deeper water, and may receive an exciting dorsal tow or belly ride.

TOO-CUTE TOUCAN - The large-bird habitat at Discovery Cove's expanded free-flight aviary encourages up-close interactions with tropical birds including colorful toucans, red-legged seriema and flamingos.

The new aviary also features a small-bird sanctuary where guests come nose-to-beak with tiny honeycreepers, finches and mousebirds.

TRAINER FOR A DAY - Guests double their dolphin fun when they take to the water during Discovery Cove's thrilling "Trainer for a Day" program.

From enhanced dolphin interactions and training encounters to behind-the-scenes animal care, participants work side-by-side with animal experts as they interact with dolphins, birds, small mammals, sharks, stingrays and tropical fish.

 

TROPICAL OASIS - At Discovery Cove in Orlando, guests swim with dolphins, wade with mysterious rays, snorkel with tropical fish, hand-feed exotic birds and come eye-to-eye with sharks.

White-sand beaches, sparkling lagoons and crystal-clear rivers offer guests the ultimate vacation experience.

 

NOSE-TO-NOSE - The dream of getting up-close with a beautiful bottlenose dolphin comes alive at Discovery Cove in Orlando.

The extraordinary opportunity to swim and play with dolphins highlights the variety of intimate animal encounters that await guests at Orlando's newest vacation destination.

 

INTO THE DEEP - Swimmers don snorkels and masks for a glimpse into an amazing underwater world at Discovery Cove's Coral Reef.

Giant rays and thousands of exotic fish surround guests as they explore the remains of a shipwreck while coming eye-to-eye with sharks and barracuda.

Discovery Cove offers the opportunity for a limited number of guests to have personal interaction with dolphins, rays, tropical fish and birds, all while wrapping youself in a tropical paradise and Florida sunshine. You can even snorkel eye to eye with sharks and barracudas (if you want to!). No crowds, no lines, no barriers and best of all, no place like it. Explore underwater shipwrecks and shadowy grottos, swim down a meandering river and relax in the freswater lagoon. One of the best experiences in Orlando

Imagine a tropical paradise your family could call its own. A place where you can swim with real live Dolphins, rays, thousands of tropical fish, or maybe swim under a waterfall and just float all day in a beautiful blue lagoon? Or just relax on a sugar-white sandy beach and watch the blue skies float by? Only at

Discovery Cove.

6000 Discovery Cove Way Orlando, Florida 32821

Someone in your family may have dreamt of the once in a lifetime chance to touch, hug and swim with bottlenose dolphins, or maybe YOU would like to swim under the waterfall and feed, hold or play with some of the 300 tropical birds in the aviary of the lagoon. Reservations are required.

Where to Stay?

Crowne Plaza Resort Orlando - This delightful hotel offers guests the perfect combination of high quality service, and comfortable accommodations at reasonable prices that make Crowne Plaza one of the most popular luxury hotel chains in the world. All guests at the Crowne Plaza Resort Orlando enjoy the warm, personal service that distinguishes the best hotels in the world; and, that today's discriminating travelers demand.

Renaissance Orlando Resort - The twenty-seven acre award-winning Renaissance Orlando Resort is conveniently located across the street from Sea World and one mile from the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center. The Disney parks, MGM Studios and Universal Studios are just six miles away. This ultramodern resort offers some of the largest guest rooms in Orlando and one hundred eighty-five thousand square feet of meeting space including a convention center, three ballrooms, five executive boardrooms, meeting rooms and suites. The I-Ride trolley stops at the hotel providing shuttle service at a nominal fee along International Drive to the convention center, Mercado, outlet mall and Pointe Orlando. Outdoor self-parking is USD 12 per night with valet service additional. * The Renaissance Orlando Resort participates in Wired for Business: Marriott's new service that includes high speed Internet access plus unlimited local and long distance telephone calls within the United States for a low daily fee. This service can be requested at the front desk at check-in.

Of course if you want all the amenities and all the fun at a great price? Check out this affordable vacation rental which is on the Sand Lake Chain, WestGate Lakes Resort Stay active with volleyball, tennis courts, a fitness center, bike rentals, shuffleboard and a children's playground. Or escape to one of the resort's six swimming pools, whirlpool spas or walking paths. Unique dining experiences await you at the resort's variety of restaurants including Pelican's Landing Pool Bar & Grill, Fisherman's Cove Restaurant, Flamingo Bay Pool & Bar, and the Sunset Key Pool & Bar. Or relax and kick back -- an on-site Pizza Hut delivers to your suite.

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Night Comes Alive at Discovery Cove with Twilight Discovery New Summer Evening Package Immerses Guests In Unique Paradise

ORLANDO, FL (May 12, 2004) - Night breathes life into all the senses this summer at Discovery Cove in Orlando with the introduction of Twilight Discovery, a new all-inclusive evening package of sunset animal interactions, sumptuous island feasts and live Caribbean-style entertainment. This exclusive package brings the intimacy of Discovery Cove to a new level for 100 people a night, and marks the first time the park will be open during the evening. Twilight Discovery will be offered June 17 through Sept. 3, 2004, on Thursdays and Friday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Twilight Discovery immerses guests in a tropical paradise, wrapping them in twilight encounters with dolphins and enchanted evening swims through colorful coral reefs featuring thousands of tropical fish and rays.
From the moment of arrival at Discovery Cove, guests will feel like they've entered an island oasis created especially for them. Participants enjoy complimentary valet parking and a festive welcome reception, including tropical drinks and plentiful hors d'oeuvres. Throughout the evening, live musicians stroll the park performing the sounds of the Caribbean on steel drums, keyboards and guitars.

The highlight of the evening is an up-close in-water interaction with Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. In addition, an exquisite resort waterfall pool shimmers with a sunset glow, inviting swimmers to soak in its warm waters.

As night falls, the journey moves to Laguna Grill for dining and cocktails. Guests will navigate their way through four culinary islands serving delicious, gourmet items such as blackened sea scallops, flame-grilled sirloin steak, grilled jumbo shrimp and create-your-own pasta dishes. The decadence continues with desserts on the beach -- overflowing fountains of chocolate fondue, flaming bananas Foster and a variety of layered cakes and petit fours - a sweet end to a perfect evening in paradise.

Admission for Twilight Discovery is $249 (plus tax, per person) and encompasses all of the above activities, food, drinks, use of all snorkeling and beach gear, plus a seven-consecutive-day pass to either SeaWorld Orlando or Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Advance reservations are required. Reservations for Twilight Discovery and information are available by calling toll-free (877) 4 DISCOVERY or visiting discoverycove.com.

Discovery Cove is an exclusive, reservations-only adventure in the heart of Orlando offering its guests extraordinary adventures through up-close encounters with dolphins and other exotic marine life. The Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks include Discovery Cove in Orlando; SeaWorld parks in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio; Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay and Williamsburg, Va.; Adventure Island in Tampa Bay; Water Country in Williamsburg; and Sesame Place near Philadelphia.
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