This place has gone downhill and keeps going even further downhill as they continue to prioritize roller coasters and kiddy rides over the animals these days. There doesn't seem to be a single aquarium that has reef tanks with real corals and all that in this park anymore. Seriously what happened to all the buildings with big fish tanks full of corals, colorful fish, etc ? There even used to be a piranha tank ! All they really have now is some mid-grade roller coasters and whales, sharks, and dolphins.... If you want to see whales and dolphins, come here. If you want to see beautiful reef tanks full of colorful fish, go to the Birch Aquarium, or the Aquarium Of The Pacific in LB read more

It was a great experience. My friend and I were really enjoying it. Remember to bring alot of water! The Dolphin show would probably the top on my list. read more

SeaWorld - Zoos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The Good: The orca and dolphin show were the best part of the park. The shark and turtle exhibits were also great. Although the shark tunnel was closed during the afternoon, which my younger kids didn't get a chance to view. We paid $100 for each ticket including the food pass, which was well worth the $30 considering a soda is $7 by itself. The taco place and the pizza place were the only places my kids actually ate the food. The Bad: The food was terrible at most places. Stay away from The Shipwreck cafe, it was terrible. Also, the Chicken Shack was really bad. The Ugly: I was soooooooooo disappointed in the SkyTower. We waited 90 mins to pay for a ride that we couldn't even see out of the windows because they were so dirty. The employee was rude when they heard us talking about the dirty windows and poor view. I don't recommend at all. Also, my kids waited 90 mins to ride one of the roller coasters because the staff let fast pass riders through at a 20 to 1 ratio. Seemed like Wait time estimates were off due to this. Recommendations: The park should have outdoor heaters or places to go for people to heat up during the winter season. My kids were freezing but there was no place to warm up except going back out to the car. Overall the trip was good, highly recommend the animal shows as that was the best part of the park. read more

SeaWorld - Orca show - Zoos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Every time I come here I feel as if things are falling apart. It's cool to see the animals and shows, you could easily knock everything out in a couple of hours. The manta ray ride is super fun but I wish it went around twice! Too quick. read more

Sea world is definitely different now a days form when I was a kid. I still enjoy it though! It looks as if they are building new rides/attractions there, so I'm really curious to see! I got the membership so it isn't really that bad price wise for my family and I. It pays for itself especially since we will definitely go multiple times a year and we live decently close. Only issue is food seems expensive. I would eat elsewhere, but they have an all day dining where you can use the pass every 90 minutes. It's worth it to take a look. I like to see that they put more rides. And we enjoy seeing the animals, and it's a good walk! If you havnt ever been here, you should definitely go to experience it if your an amusement park/theme park person. This is a family place for sure. read more

SeaWorld has gone down, it's dirty and extremely expensive. it's all about the money. Don't take cash. Bring your ATM card to have your bank account emptied. Everything you pay for is by ATM card. The food, on a scale of 1 to 5 I'd give it a zero. My son called it prison food. The Calypso smokehouse, dirty, dirty, dirty. Don't go there don't waste of time and money. God help you if you have to go to the bathroom all dirty. Save your money go somewhere else. read more

You know there are people who support this place and there are people who don't support this place because of the Orcas that are kept there but if you think about it this is a great place there are fun rides it's a nice place the show is fun to see to see the killer whales there and it's the point of the theme park and it's in this name it's called a sea world it's a point where animals would be there and it doesn't bother me that whales aren't captivity because they are being safe in captivity more than being in on the wild where their lives are more on the line read more

The food at Shipwreck restaurant was horrible, very expensive, ran out of ribs, ran out of trays, utensils, condiments and containers to put them in. Employees are young kids with no adult supervision. Waited 40 minutes for number to be called. Kids serving out of order. Bread was dry and disintegrated on chicken sandwich. DO BETTER SEA World read more

definitely not the experience I was looking forward to. Nothing as how it was as my childhood days. only two adult rides were open 2 1/2 hour waits in line , they let people with fast pass go by first . only one kids ride open, waterpark for kids is not even a water park only a little section. food and merchandise overpriced bought three hats for 32.99 each just because of the heat. Overall I did not enjoy it. read more

My daughter (three years old) still can't stop talking about our visit, back in January! She had so much fun. What I appreciate about SeaWorld (it took a lot for us to come visit, after watching Black Fish), is their notice, appreciation, and accommodation of military personnel and families. Military service members and families sacrifice more than people can imagine in order to serve and protect our country. SeaWorld made it possible for our family to visit due to my husband's service. Our girls very much enjoyed the Orca and Dolphin shows; the information was interesting and educational, and they have not stopped singing the music from the dolphin show. We love, love, loved the Arctic exhibit (with beautiful Beluga Whales) and the penguin area was a hit, as well. The play zone and mini-rides were a blast too. Thank you, SeaWorld for helping our tiny one have an unforgettable birthday! read more

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My daughter had a great time at the Sea World Rescue Jr play area... we spent abt 5 hours at the park and still did not see the entire park... highly recommend the Orca showing!! we look forward to visiting again and are glad we took advantage of the flash sale, buy a day get a discounted 2025. I would encourage the Black Friday presale prices... that is even cheaper than what we paid and well worth the value. Great outing for young families... thank you to "Juan" at the Sea World Store who was friendly and offered great customer service upon checkout. read more

SeaWorld - The Orca show was epic... and these whales are fascinating - Zoos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Must go their everyone was so nice I loved it including their new rides. My favorite part would be seeing the orcas.

How stupid was I bought this for unlimited tickets with all day eating. Not too much facilities were open that day and there were no clear signs that you can skip the line. Food were... you will know it once you get there! Never came back again. The top management should go out the door to checkout other theme park in the rest of the world! Two stars for the animals and trainers only! read more

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I wish I would've watched BlackFish sooner before I was gifted tickets to go here. I felt disgusted when I saw the whales with their fins flopped over. The whole park is smeared with quotes of supposed "rescue efforts" & "your visit today helps the animals", total fluffy crap to keep people fooled & their true reputation hidden. This park is completely falling apart & we all saw through their patched cracks. Cafeteria food & rude employees that clearly hate working there. My family & I will NEVER go back to this place again & I hope more people become more aware of the true reality of this place before considering going here. read more

SeaWorld - Killer whales with their dorsal fins flopped over. THEIR FINS ARE MEANT TO BE STRAIGHT! Look it up for yourself!! - Zoos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I should have read the reviews first!! This was not the Sea world that i loved as a child. I fully understand that they can no longer perform with the whales and they are trying to be a more 'rescue' operation. That part is great. The park itself is atrocious! The rides were all AT LEAST 90 minute wait times, and you have to pay a fortune for a 'Fast pass.' The food (Even with mobile ap ordering) took an hour, only to get 1/2 uncooked 'doughy' cold pizza. My husband tried the taco's that had 'toppings.' People were taking video of the toppings bar because it looked like a hurricane had come through - it was a mess everywhere on the floor and table......no toppings left in the food dishes. It was ofcourse very expensive, which is typical for a theme park, but i expect it do be decent!! They had a 'Pirate and mermaid's show that was underwhelming and I could have made a better show myself. THe voiceovers sounded like kids performing a bad puppet show. The lighting and FX were barely there.....they could have added more exciting music and pyro or fireworks, but they seem too cheap! They had a mermaid up in a swing, but she could have done some spins or 'silk' work. Instead she just waved..... The exhibits were alright.... there was no one leading crowds through, so it was claustrophobic. In the penguin exhibit, it looks like it hasn't been cleaned since we were there years ago. The only good part, was the little fish that eat your skin in the front of the park when you first walk in. Out of all the theme parks, this places LAST i my list and i'm sad, but we won't be back! read more

Had the year pass and enjoyed my visits. Shows and a few rides. Fyi....mantra ride is not bbw friendly. Kids will have fun. Gift shops have a variety of items. read more

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Went for July 4th fireworks. Everything is good if you are lucky but if there is any problem, the staff is damn careless and does not do anything. Waited for an hr for shipwreck rapids ride in queue before it stopped. Was asked to leave. Ok after an hour we see its working again. Again waited for an hour, again stopped and kept waiting for 30 more minutes. I told the lady to call supervisor, she said he wont do anything. I said i need my time compensated as i am asked to wait twice and their rides are not maintained well so they keep breaking and customer keeps waiting. No supervisor ever came and she never cared so this place is a rip off. Its all good until it all goes smooth but if anything happens, trashy sea world like her are not gonna help you read more

I bought Sesame Street tickets(Seaworld) a while back and never got any confirmation email or the actual tickets to scan or printout. I got charged but never received anything. My bank gave me a provisional credit but that got reversed recently because Seaworld said I used the tickets. I've tried calling the customer service line and every-time I speak to someone they hang up or the line gets "disconnected". This happened about 6 months ago and still hasn't been resolved. I've asked for either a refund, which they of course won't do, or tickets for another day. Will update if they ever actually help me. read more

Not sure if this was a Covid thing or not, but the park was in absolute shambles when we went. There were no staff anywhere, and so the garbage cans were overflowing, the food lines were outrageously long and I don't even want to mention the bathrooms. I spent the whole trip worried my kid was going to touch something disgusting and get sick. Also, must point out that the $70 ticket price is a fake out. After paying HUGE costs for (mandatory) parking, food, and additional costs to do anything cool once you're in the park, you're spending $150 a person minimum. read more

By far the worst "theme park" experience of my life. Maybe things were different before Covid. But it really does seem like Sea World is trying to make up for lost time/money by abusing their guest and staff. 1/2 of their food booths were closed. This caused complete chaos at any restaurant or self serve food area. There is no reason why anyone should have to wait 1 hr for 3 pieces of dry chicken tender & fries for 15$ or so and then walk around the entire park looking for a place to sit. The bathrooms are also disgusting. Feminine hygiene bins were overflowing, toilet paper all over the floor, no seat covers in any stall I went to & this lack of janitorial also flows into the park? Why do I have to step over open tampons in the actual park? For shows theres a complete lack of organization or even direction provided by staff. People are allowed to trample others to get into seats because there's no staff to direct or supervise. Sea world needs to close down or look into some funding. Y'all are in need of some major upgrades for your animals and your park. Moral of the story: If you're too understaffed to be open at full capacity, DONT OPEN AT FULL CAPACITY! Visit: 7/31/21 read more

Took my family along with my grandson to sea world today for his first visit and we all left early and disappointed! Drive from Pasadena area, so it was a long drive for the day. We are all Disneyland pass holders so this was a change for us and we were really looking forward to the day. We haven't even been in the park for 10 minutes when we paid for the all day meal passes, there was a computer problem and they charged my card 3 times and told me it may be up to two days to kick back the funds or may be immediately?! What the F? The girl at the desk had a real crappy attitude about Her mistake!! Got that straightened out and on with the day, some restaurants that were out stock on food and no employees seemed to care! Closed rest rooms added to the day. My grandson didn't seem to be bothered by any of the problems we encountered so it wasn't a total loss but we won't be back, guess we just stick to Disneyland we're they care about their guests. Jeff O'Brien and family read more

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As much as I love Seaworld, the place does need improvement, I do love seeing the animals. Orca show was amazing and I enjoyed getting splashed! The food however needs improvement, there are some people who have said they were missing food whenever they went to pick up their trays. I would like to see a newly improved Seaworld with fun rides and I heard that it is coming up with the jellyfish exhibit for next year! I would like to see the jellyfish, but I want to ask Seaworld to please improve on food quality and perhaps try to keep the park clean, because some seagulls do like to come over there. read more

They've changed for the worse. One example, you can't get close to the dolphins anymore, unless you pay (a lot). Same for any other reserved seats, Sky Ride, and $9 for food to feed the stingrays is ridiculous. And lastly, the Orca and dolphin shows are soooo boring now. Will never be going back again. So sad because it use to be a great place with great intentions. Now it's all about making money. read more

I don't get why the negative reviews. I think people feel entitled to give bad reviews so they do just because they can. I went to SW on July 27th of this year. I went with a big group, seven of us including my girlfriend and myself. The park is well organized and well run. The park was very crowded yet the park experience was good and not stressful at all. The park shows were great. It keeps on getting better over the years. Love the bucket ride. Riding on the high wire in the buckets over the bay is amazing. Beautiful views of the bay and of San Diego. The rides are fun. Had gone on the white water ride, got soaked but it was so fun. The price is right. $70 for that much fun is very reasonable. The price of Disneyland is outrageous and not worth it but Sea World is. None of us paid for our tickets except my girlfriend's boss. She is so nice paying for us, food and dinner later. In summary, go to Sea World, it is a fun time and you won't regret it. read more

This place is probably the worst theme park to visit in California. -$25-30 for parking -The "Seven Seas" food festival spots were non-existent. At least half were closed. We were only able to eat at 2 of the 7 advertised "countries". -Food was extremely basic - comparable to 7-11 food. -The amount of people they let into shows should be limited but they seemingly let everyone in, which causes people to violate the 6ft social distancing policy. (This was a recurring issue on all attractions) -Most of the workers did nothing to maintain the 6ft policy when people were sitting in blocked off sections. read more

OVER PRICED. Absolutely no shade during show. Paid $70 for a framed picture keepsake and the photograph was horrible. Horrible angle. Partly sunny drenched and partly shade hidden. Can barely see our actual faces..most horrible picture ever! Yuk. Do not... I repeat DO NOT let them take your pic. It's NOT WORTH IT. Absolutely ruined our day and were stuck with it.. very DISAPPOINTED read more

I don't know why there are so many bad reviews. This is my family's to go place. $9/month for the year and half off parking with the pass. $15/month pass gives you free up-close parking and 50% off retail. Look for the deals and you will find them. Why anyone pays full price is beyond me. We always have a good time and it's so cheap compared to other places. I went for my birthday and did the dolphin encounter. It wasn't the same as the first time because of covid restrictions but still a great experience. My kids (11 and 5) played the games and both won big prizes. The food is decent. I love the chicken pasta and pineapple ice cream. We have caricature of my husband and kids framed and hanging in our house from SeaWorld. Close SeaWorld down. Would you donate to help keep animals in these situations cared for? I understand about Blackfish, and I have my own views on that. If you would like to talk about it then know all the facts first. They have definitely changed their ways from how it all started. Think of Winter, the dolphin who lost her tail. She can't go back to the wild. She's kept in a smaller confinement than the dolphins at SeaWorld. The SeaWorld animals born there would die as well. They release the animals they find and help so long as they pass the test to see if they could survive on their own. They have a pilot whale at SeaWorld who they found injured very young. He was not able to be returned. read more

Great place to go if you wanna see animals up close and learn about them I come here a lot and enjoy learning about these beautiful animals in fact SeaWorld has rescued over 30,000 animals read more

SeaWorld - Keet and Shouka on the slide out - Zoos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I went to SeaWorld for the second time last week. And I really wanted to like it more than I did! The first time was in 2011 and I don't honestly remember a lot from that trip. I did watch the documentary BlackFish a few months ago and while that did not stop me from going to SeaWorld, I did go with my eyes open. Honestly one main reason I went was because I did not pay full admission and I had vaca. SeaWorld is gracious to give Veterans and their families free tickets as well as Teachers a free season pass + 2 free tickets (so my friend is a teacher and I went with her). We drove in from L.A. which took about 3 hours there (and 2 hours back). We only arrived at around noon and left when they closed at 6pm (stopping for dinner on the way home). Regarding the attractions, 2 of the big rides were closed when we went. I'm not a roller-coaster person but my friends were disappointed. We did go on a tube down a river ride and a Wild Arctic Simulater- the latter of which I felt was very nauseating. My favorite part was of course the cute water animals and the shows. I only saw the sea lion show, the dolphin show and a movie on sea life rescue. I felt the sea lion show was short and a bit sad (seeing the sea lions do dumb tricks for fish). The dolphin show was at least longer and a bit more entertaining. I have heard the orca show is worth seeing as well, but I did not see it. Overall, I was not really impressed with my experience there. I could see how kids would like the park more than adults for sure but I don't see how it's worth it if one is paying full admission (never mind the treatment of the animals discussion). Would I go back? Only if it were free or a very discounted ticket. But that's speaking as an adult. Kids would probably enjoy it all more. read more

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Had a great time! The park wasn't completely full on our visit so we were able to see everything. The staff was friendly and informative. The majority of the exhibits and rides were operational, but unfortunately not all the food stands were. We had to walk from one side of the park, nearly to the other because slushy machines were down. All in all it was a good time and can't wait to go again! read more

Attended Hall-O-Scream last night and it was a blast! Amazing mazes that were scarier than I thought they would be and really fun rides. They even had specialty drinks. A DJ at the entrance of the park was an excellent touch! They even had a Vampire show! The pirates, Jason Vorhees, and snake women roamers at the beginning were so cool! Thanks Sea World! read more

This review is mainly for my experience in 2019. Had a good one in 2020. Later 2020 and 2021 have been pretty horrible. Hopefully they'll get better after the pandemic. Because yeah, lines are out of control, bathrooms are bad. Efficiency is way down right now. Let's talk about the good stuff. The park is beautiful. There's lots of bathrooms, shops, and a few refillable water stations to stay hydrated. Just walking around the park is enough for me, and especially when it's Christmas time. Really glad I got a season pass in 2019 but they will have to at least get back to that level of quality to get me to renew. The fact that the park floored me when I first started going motivated me to let y'all know. Was also the place that my daughter experienced her first ride, the Elmo one in the Sesame Street section. We had the best time. read more

Before I went to SeaWorld I did some research about it I found out that they drug the female dolphin with diazepam--a sedative--and remove her from the water so that she's unable to fight back. Then they shove an endoscope--a camera and tube filled with semen--into her uterus, also that trainers often have no formal education in marine biology. Their main purpose is to put on a good show for visitors, not to educate people about the intelligence, social nature, family life, foraging behavior, or natural habitat of the animals at SeaWorld, and that their tanks are far too shallow. The deepest tank is only 40 feet deep, not nearly deep enough to shade them from the sun. Because of this, orcas at SeaWorld have constant sunburns. The Animals Suffer in Cramped, Unnatural Living Conditions. I found information about it and I couldn't believe it so I had to go and see it for myself and it was true they were hurting The animals and I felt really bad About how they were abusing them so I would not recommend this place at all. read more

The best shows and perfect place for kids. We go every year!! My toddlers LOVED the water splash pad here. It was a hit just make sure you bring their bathing suit! We loved the orca and dolphin show. Sitting in the soak zone is so much fun but you get drenched! I love coming here with my kids! So much fun! FYI a lot of these people yelping reviews are animal rights activists and they have had issues with them at the park so they have new security here read more

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DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES: I purchased 7 annual passes from sea world on March 25th 2023 these were purchased using their 12 month payment plan. I thought I had bought an annual pass that lasts a year. I just realized that my credit card is being charged monthly for the last 6 months since March 2024. I was put under autorenewal without my knowledge. To access the information about automated autorenewal on the website, you must go through several steps prior to the EZ payment being forced on you at the very end of the fine print. They are forcing you to sign up for something that is hidden from view and you will only realize it when you see it on your bank account statement which many people, such as myself, don't review regularly. This is a shady and deceptive business practice. The information must be clearly and conspicuously noted per CBPC Section 17602(a)(1) and it is not in this case. At the least, the consumer should be given the option to opt out of autorenewal at the time of purchase rather than deceptively being forced into it. SeaWorld never sent me an email or notification that the autorenew would occur or a receipt for payment. I want the business to reimburse me for all the money they conned me into paying (6 months @ $84). When I contacted them via email, they just closed the account and said they wouldn't reimburse me because it's written on their website, I asked if they would at least extend the use of the pass but no one responded. I called and the so called supervisor, Milagros, was rude and very aggressive hanging up the phone on me when I told her I would file a complaint. It's an appalling practice that must be stopped. I filed complaints with the BBB and the CA Attorney General so more people are not conned by this horrific business. read more

Most exhibits were closed after we paid for our admission. The staff said we should have known from the website but the website was not clear. read more

We go around 3 times a year always have a good time love going on the ride and taking my daughter to go see the fishes. Can't wait to plan another family trip out to sea world Not to crowded during the week With more food places would open up I really want to try the wine night read more

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I went on Labor Day and since I was anticipating large crowds I also purchased the add on tickets called Quick Queue which wasn't cheap which gives you front of the line access to certain rides and attractions. Come to find out when we go to the park 2 out of the 5 rides rides that I paid to have front of the line access were CLOSED!! I called Sea World the following day and told them since I could not use the full service which I had paid a premium for that they should refund me all or some of what I paid for the Quick Queue. The manager said he would refund me half of what I spent but after he tried to process it he said he could not since system won't allow it. BEWARE!!!! If you decide to pay all this additional money that if they cannot provide the service they will not act in good faith to make it right. I just started a dispute with American Express and hopefully they can help me resolve. read more

Awesome whales, you can't see anywhere else. As for the haters. They don't know what sea world does for the conservation of whales.

Dine with Shamu was horrible. The food was cold and tasted like cafeteria food. I can't believe what they charge for that crap. Not to mention they put on a 5 percent service fee and claim it's a law but they have no idea what the law is!! The table we sat at we could not even see an orca. What were we paying for? They claim it goes by the reservation but no where does it state that. I wonder if they would have put a table with kids in a corner like that. I paid the same as everyone else. Adults are there to have fun too. Special preference to anyone should not be given. I'd like to study this more and see if this is in fact the case. I used to live going to see the dolphins. They were in clear blue water and you could lean right on the side and they were so friendly they would come up to see you. Now they are in an ugly brownish dark blue colored water and it's roped hoff. You can only get closer to pay a lot of extra money to go with a trainer and I did not see them even getting close to a dolphin. It's no longer the sea world I knew and loved growing up. Instead it's mostly food stands and roller coasters than animals. Oh well nothing good rarely lasts. read more