In the UK we have wooden cutlery for quick service. The plates were compostable but plastic cutlery is a huge issue for sea and river life. It’s such a shame a big company such Sea World aren’t taking this seriously also. The use of black plastic cutlery shocked us (unfortunately our Disney and universal hotels had this also) In the UK there are huge anti plastic campaigns and plastic cutlery and bags are now banned by the government. HOWEVER….one thing we did notice was plastic and lots of it which was such a shame for an attraction which is meant to be about the support and conservation of wildlife. We particularly liked the Grand Reef and seeing all the different kinds of fish up close. We do however enjoy the snorkelling and the surroundings of Discovery Cove and it makes for a relaxing getaway from the other trappings of Orlando.ĭiscovery Cove is a very unique place and we had an amazing and relaxing time here. I will write this will conviction this time - we will not do this experience again! We have swam with wild manatee in their natural environment and I suppose once you have done that, nothing will ever compare. You spend most of the time listening to their PR about how much they care for the Dolphins and how what they are doing is not exploiting them at all. You see a few tricks & then you take it in turns to have a dorsal-fin ride. Let don’t let you take your own cameras etc because the highly trained Dolphin will take it from you or ‘try and eat it’). You all take turns to then have a picture (which they sell after for an over inflated price. You line up, the Dolphin swims past you and you get to touch with one open hand.
You get hardly any time in the water with the Dolphin and the extent of the experience involves you walking in the water waist deep. There then becomes a massive rush to get caught up on all the now overrunning Dolphin encounter bookings which turns a relaxing experience into a stressful one and we felt rushed. Our day was somewhat disturbed by a massive thunderstorm which understandably stops all activities. The food wasn’t as good as it used to be but there’s still plenty of it and it’s unlimited. Our ticket also included their water park but we didn’t have the time to visit. People think the tickets are expensive and granted they are not cheap, but we think they actually work out as good value considering we also utilised the visits to Seaworld and Busch Gardens. Mainly because our children were 5 years older than the last time they experienced it. I said after the second that we wouldn’t do the Dolphin encounter again (that’s what it is by the way - not really a swim as claimed) but we we ended up doing it again.
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