jdwright13
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2002
what exactly goes on? Is it just a meal by the fish tank or is there more to it?
We just did this dinner Sept '02. It's a casual buffet-style dinner out in the open by the Shamu tank. Food was good---nothing spectacular. It starts off with 2 or 3 trainers talking about their job (found it interesting) and how they go about conditioning/training the whales. Then it proceeds into having the whale do some tricks (i.e. flipper wave, high jumps etc). You are really up close---tables are right at the edge of the tank. Then they give you a warning that Shamu will do a "swim by" your table and you "may get wet".....then they come back with the line , "no, you WILL get wet". Everyone is given the opportunity to stay seated and take their chances (what we did), or get up and back away from the tank. Let's just say, make sure you don't have any souveniers or handbags etc sitting under the table ! It was a minor flood ! Definite splash zone. We had a great time at this dinner.....dress is casual.what exactly goes on? Is it just a meal by the fish tank or is there more to it?
I found my place seating card. We dined on Sept 27, '02, at 5:15 pm (it was the only dining time available) and we were at table 16. This was an excellent table (water-front and close to buffet). I wish I could recall the other table numbers, but I'm not even sure they let you request them. I do know that most of Sept is considered low season. I'm assuming peak times would be Memorial Day through the end of August or so and holidays. This is a rough guestimate. Hope you have a great time if you decide to go.about the table, I was thinking about doing this for my Sept. trip, my gf loves Shamu, so I thought she would really enjoy it. It sounds pretty cool.
I don't know if they assign on a first-come basis or not, but I can tell you, I made ressies in August for the end of September and got a very good table. We checked-in at the customer service desk upon first entering the park. They gave us lanyards to wear with our table number on them and told us where to wait. They did not open the gates even one minute early, so no use getting there extra early. All seats are assigned so no need to push and shove for tables. Each party is seated one at a time. I'd say it can't hurt to call and ask if you can request a table that is in front of the tank and under the shaded canopy. Who knows, maybe they improved on the seating since 9/02 ? Good luck !Do they assign seats according to when you made the reservation (1st come 1st serve?) or do you think I need to call and ask for a table near the tank? I sure don't want to sit in the sun after a day of walking in it!!! Thanks !
Thanks....this is very interesting. We checked-in early--around 10 am---so maybe that's why we got a good table ?When we were there, they assigned tables in the order that you checked in. We were told to check in by 3, but fortunately did so when we arrived, and got a great poolside table.