Quotes from Bob Sehlinger

Discovery Cove is directly across the Central Florida Parkway from SeaWorld. Parking at the Discovery Cove lot is free.

Because part of the ride takes place within the penguins' habitat, usually maintained around 30°F, the park is boasting that it is the coldest temperature for any theme park ride anywhere.

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perspective distortion to the extreme, if you go all the way to the TTC, those bursts behind the castle will appear huge in relation to the castle.

Children should be a fairly mature 7 years old to appreciate the Magic Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom, and a year or two older to get much out of Epcot or Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Likewise, if you read us kvetching about a cartoon-based roller coaster in EPCOT, or that the adjective regal means "fit for a king" and absolutely shouldn't be used in the name of a post-Colonial American restaurant next to an attraction literally dedicated to the republic, it's because those things don't make sense in the stories that Disney has already established. And as Disney says, it all begins with a story.

Following the shocking death of a trainer working with one of the killer whales just after a performance in February 2010, SeaWorld withdrew its orca trainers from the tanks at all of its parks. Now, no trainers will be in the water during any killer whale performances—at any SeaWorld park. Yet the theme of this show, One Ocean, which debuted in April 2011, is that humans and animals are connected, that ours is "one world united by one ocean," the narration says.

Ride Space Mountain in Tomorrowland. 19. Ride the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. 20. Try Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. 21. If time permits, see Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. 22. If time permits, meet Mickey Mouse at Town Square Theater. 23. If time permits, revisit favorite attractions, try new ones, or tour the park. 24. See the Enchantment fireworks show.

admission to enter the park. Disney hotel guests get a MagicBand by default but may request a plastic Key to the World (KTTW) Card instead. If you're staying off-site or you bought your admission through a third party, you can upgrade to a MagicBand for $13; otherwise you get a credit card–size laminated ticket. Like the MagicBand, the two card options use RFID.

The consensus in Orlando seems to be that the main entrance to Disney World is the broad interstate-type road that runs off US 192. This is called the Maingate.

Did we mention the giant toilet bowl? Wet 'n Wild has an attraction dubbed The Storm. The ride actually looks like a lot of fun, but in all honesty it strongly resembles a huge commode. Riders wash down a chute to gain speed, then circle around a huge bowl before dropping into a pool below. This must be how that goldfish you flushed in third grade felt.

the word Lego is a contraction of the Danish words that translate as "play well.