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Video: Stranded dolphin rescued by SeaWorld team

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:56:36 EDT

SeaWorld Orlando's Animal Rescue team rescued an adult male bottlenose dolphin that was found stranded Thursday night in shallow water in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Florida's central east coast.

Divers volunteer on coral restoration in Florida Keys

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:30:00 EDT

Volunteers help tend coral nurseries off Key Largo.

Scary: Busch Gardens pushing Howl-O-Scream ticket deal now

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:37:19 EDT

Believe it or not, summer has only just started and Busch Gardens has announced it is getting ready for Halloween.

Busch Gardens Tampa to debut three lion cubs

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:30:02 EDT

TAMPA – Three adorable lion cubs will soon make their debut at a habitat near you.

Aquatica water park offers after-2 p.m. deal

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:30:00 EDT

Aquatica, SeaWorld's water park in Orlando, is offering an afternoon deal to cool off. Buy a single day's admission — $55 for adults, $50 for children ages 3-9 — and you can keep going to Aquatica after 2 p.m. throughout the rest of 2013 with no blackout dates. Opened in 2008, SeaWorld's innovative hybrid concept was an instant …

As summer starts, theme parks adjust prices, deals

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:30:00 EDT

The start of summer means all eyes turn to Florida theme parks, and there has been a lot of news in recent weeks that affects your wallet:

Disney World raises admission price

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:28:59 EDT

Just a few weeks after Universal Orlando upped its ticket price past the $90 threshold, Disney World has responded with its own increase, just in time for summer.

Deal: 3 Busch theme parks for $99 this summer

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:30:53 EDT

Busch Gardens has announced a three-park "Summer Sizzler" deal for Florida residents that gives you unlimited admission to Busch Gardens and weekday admission to both Adventure Island water park and Aquatica, SeaWorld's waterpark in Orlando for $99. The deal is good through Labor Day for Florida residents only (photo ID required). Get it online …

Could Busch Gardens 'big news' be new drop ride?

Tue, 28 May 2013 16:23:40 EDT

Busch Gardens is being coy about some "big news" the Tampa theme park says it will reveal June 11. We find it interesting that theme park bloggers have been speculating for months about rumors that an extra-tall drop ride would be coming to the park in 2014. Now notice the wording of the press conference invitation: "Be among the first to hear …

SeaWorld Orlando makes icy splash with new Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:30:00 EDT

SeaWorld Orlando is looking to its new penguin exhibit to boost attendance and keep pace with its theme park competitors.