SeaWorld Christmas Celebration 2014
My family and I received tickets to SeaWorld San Diego in exchange for sharing the details about their holiday celebration. Read on to find out what we did while at the park!
Over the weekend my family and I went to SeaWorld San Diego for their Christmas Celebration opening day. We haven’t been to the park since last year, and we were pleasantly surprised that there were so many new attractions to see, as well as Christmas themed shows! When we first arrived at the park we were lucky to catch Shamu for a quick picture.
Then we headed over to the Explorer Reef to pet Bamboo Sharks, Sting Rays, and Horse Shoe Crabs.
We always like to make one of our first visits to Shamu’s Underwater Viewing area. We could sit there for hours and just watch the whales swim around, such amazing creatures!
Our first show was the Dolphin Island Christmas, we had never been to a dolphin show before so we didn’t know what to expect. My niece joined us on this trip, she has visited the park several times over the last few months. She said no one ever gets wet in the Splash Zone for this show we took our seats at the top of the zone. She was wrong. My son and I were drenched by the end of the show, yet somehow everyone to each side of us was completely dry! But the show was amazing and we really enjoyed it, despite getting wet.
We were able to walk around Santa’s Christmas Village for a while and see the reindeer, sip hot cocoa and eat a few cinnamon rolls. Then we were on to the Shamu Christmas Miracles Show. The show was late in the day so I didn’t get a lot of good pictures, but it was so good! I’ve been going to SeaWorld since I was a kid and this was by far the best Shamu show I’ve ever seen!
We weren’t able to see everything in the park, but we did visit a lot of the attraction. Before you go, be sure to check out this list of the SeaWorld Christmas Celebration activities for 2014 so that you can plan out your day:
- NEW! — Shamu Christmas Miracles: Shamu and friends celebrate the holidays with music and merriment, a female vocalist and, on select dates, a community choir. Shamu Stadium transforms into a winter wonderland with new lighting, music, fountains and Christmas scenes on the 80-foot-wide LED screens.
- NEW! — Dolphin Island Christmas: This brand new Christmas-themed dolphin show will celebrate the holidays with a tropical twist. Dolphins, pilot whales and macaws perform amazing athletic feats. Divers and dancers get into the spirit as well during this daytime show at Blue Horizons
- NEW! — Santa’s Christmas Village: This magical, holiday area is brimming with Christmas fun! Guests can mingle with Santa’s elves and Mrs. Claus, enjoy a sweet treat such as a waffle-on-a-stick, and, every day before Christmas get a photo with Santa. Plus, Mrs. Claus invites everyone to join her in a spirited sing-along to help her and the elves light a festive 40-foot animated tree.
- Clyde & Seamore’s Christmas Special: SeaWorld’s prankster-loving pinnipeds Clyde and Seamore have a hilarious holiday time in this Christmas-themed sea lion and otter show.
- The Pets Rule Christmas: A specially-themed show featuring the shelter-adopted stars of the park’s Pets Rule! As the winter season begins, the pets partake in holiday hijinks.
- SnowWorld: This winter wonderland provides festive fun for the whole family including lots of snow, hills for little ones to sled down and a snowball target area.
- Reindeer Training Academy: On the lawn in front of Animal Connections, the Reindeer Training Academy features real reindeer for guests to meet up-close!
- Holiday Atmosphere: SeaWorld will be decked out more than ever before, with more than one million holiday lights and a 40-foot tree with an animated light show. Outside Pets’ Playhouse, guests will find the Cat’s Christmas Parlor, where the feline stars of Pets Rule! hang out in their own Christmas-themed house. Plus, Southern California’s largest Christmas tree—SeaWorld’s 320-foot Christmas Tree of Lights—shines bright above the whole park from dusk to midnight.
Returning are all the favorites…. SnowWorld®, special holiday-themed animal shows, real snow, live reindeer and more than one million holiday lights. New this year are Dolphin Island Christmas, Shamu Christmas Miracles, and Santa’s Christmas Village, a place where waffles-on-a-stick, Peppermint Princesses and Mrs. Claus bring a little holiday magic to everyone. With all that and more, SeaWorld® is the place to be this Christmas season.
The SeaWorld Christmas Celebration® will continue through Jan. 4, 2015. Festivities are included with park admission, be sure to check for specials online before you go!
