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Tampa Tuesdays: SeaWorld with a Toddler

January 31, 2017 | baby, blogging, family, Tampa, Travel

*As I mentioned before, my Tampa Tuesday blog posts won’t include just Tampa, but others places nearby/in Florida, so please don’t be confused and think SeaWorld is now in Tampa, it’s definitely still in Orlando.

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1.) Bring your own stroller: While SeaWorld Orlando does have stroller rentals, they are of the plastic variety. While this works just find for a little bit older kids, if you have a toddler that will nap in a stroller, plan to bring your own for more comfort. We tied a bright ribbon around the handle of our stroller so it was easy to find when exiting shows.

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2.) Save the Shamu Happy Harbor playground for the afternoon: There is a huge, fun play area just for kids at the back of the park called Shamu Happy Harbour. I knew I wanted Emma Kate to experience this, but I also knew if we did it first thing, I would NEVER get her out of there! This is a large area that was never very crowded when we were there, so I suggest doing some things first that may have long lines early in the day, then head over to the kids area right before or right after nap (we went after). Keep in mind they DO have a splash pad area which is great for hot summer days, but bring extra clothes if you want your child to be able to play in the water.

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3.) There are “sleeping baby” areas at the shows, use them!: I LOVED this idea and we ended up using it ourselves! When you walk to the top of the stadium up the path at most of the shows, you then get to a walkway that goes across the whole top row that overlooks all the seating. If you have a sleeping baby/toddler you don’t want to take out of your stroller, you can wheel them right up to the stadium and park them behind the back row and stand to watch the show while your child sleeps. Emma Kate fell asleep in her stroller at one point and we didn’t want to miss the last sea lion show of the day, so we used the sleeping baby area and it worked beautifully. It also made it easy for us to be the first ones out after the show was over and avoid the crowds of people exiting the theater.

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4.) Make a plan around show times, but space them out: Each show only happens a certain number of times a day, so pick the ones you want to see, and rank them in order of most important to least important. Keeping in mind as the day goes on your toddler will get more cranky and restless, you may end of having to skip one of two shows, and you don’t want it to be your favorite one! Also, try not to go straight from one show to another without giving your toddler a chance to run around and get out the wiggles. We tried to avoid the stroller when we knew she needed to get some energy out and it worked well for us.

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5.) Split up if necessary: Remember that sometimes it’s ok for the whole family to not stick together. Some space can even be good on a hot day. Bobby wanted to ride one of the roller coasters, so Emma Kate and I went for a walk to find some food while Bobby went on the ride. He later went on it again when Emma Kate was napping and I took the opportunity to sit down, check my phone, and do some people watching. Be sure to pick a spot to meet up afterwards though so no one gets lost!

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Disclosure: I was given two free one day tickets to visit SeaWorld, however all opinions are mine.

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  1. Bridie Rist says

    January 31, 2017 at 4:55 am

    Sea World used to have great strollers, not sure why they went to the plastic yucky ones. I do love their shows! Need to plan a trip! Did you know teachers xan get a free year long pass every year?

    • Heather says

      January 31, 2017 at 7:05 am

      Yes I did know that! Too bad I don’t teach anymore haha!

  2. Karen says

    January 31, 2017 at 10:00 pm

    Glad you guys enjoyed yourselves! We really enjoy Sea World! Can’t wait to experience it with Brayden! 🙂

  3. Erin says

    January 31, 2017 at 11:20 pm

    They also have a baby center in sea world 1 I used it when we went last summer. ❤

  4. Calley says

    February 1, 2017 at 7:04 pm

    Great tips! We’ve taken the kids since they were babies!

  5. Ampruns says

    February 2, 2017 at 1:56 pm

    Brings me back to the days when I used to go as a kid! Every year for my birthday. Do they still have the place where you can buy fish and feed the dolphins? That was my favorite (and the Orcas of course!)!

    • Heather says

      February 2, 2017 at 2:02 pm

      Not sure about buying fish, but you can pay to feed the dolphins!

    • Heather says

      February 2, 2017 at 2:02 pm

      Totally think I read your comment incorrectly but I get it now ?

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