Dine With Shamu is more than just a dining experience — it’s exclusive, intimate and unforgettable. While enjoying a delicious buffet on Shamu’s private poolside patio, guests meet killer whale trainers and see Shamu in a whole new light. Dine With Shamu is offered daily year-round. The cost, not including tax, gratuity and park admission, is $35 for ages 10 and older and $19 for ages 3–9. Breakfast With Shamu is offered on select days for $24 for ages 10 and older ($16 for ages 3–9). Advance registration is recommended; call (800) 25-SHAMU (press 5)

Shamu: Close Up offers unparalleled views of Shamu and companions as they swim, play and socialize. With a specially-designed observation area and a panoramic underwater viewing gallery, the opportunities for close-up observation of these magnificent marine mammals are unsurpassed. Journey To Atlantis features a wet and wild water coaster and a 130,000-gallon Commerson’s dolphin habitat. First, riders board eight-passenger Greek fishing boats for a six-minute adventure that includes a 60-foot plunge into a lake, simulated earthquakes and floods, and dazzling special effects, such as projected lights, fog and water cannons. Then, after their journey to the ancient city, guests enjoy an underwater view of a marine mammal most have never seen — Commerson’s dolphins.

Wild Arctic, one of SeaWorld’s most popular attractions, takes guests on a journey to the frozen North where getting there is half the fun. Visitors board a simulated jet helicopter for an exhilarating ride with real bumps, jumps and thrills. Disembarking guests find a realistic Arctic research station that brings them face to face with beluga whales, polar bears, walruses and seals. Guests feel arctic temperatures as they pass through Wild Arctic’s ice tunnel, complete with foggers, misters and a 25-foot-long ice wall.

Shamu’s Happy Harbor, a two-acre, colorful adventure play land, features more than 20 interactive attractions to thrill young SeaWorld guests. Net crawls, an air bounce, jumping fountains, slippery slides, a two-story funship and water maze are a few of the entertaining activities for SeaWorld’s young guests. Shipwreck Rapids takes passengers on an adventure that includes raging rapids, roaring waterfalls, sunbathing sea turtles and a near collision with a ship’s propeller. At journey’s end, castaways can relax and satisfy their appetites at Shipwreck Reef Café, which features fresh grilled ribs, chicken and cheeseburgers, alongside vegetables, salads, desserts and more in an outdoor dining environment where exotic birds, sea turtles and tropical fish are on display.

The Penguin Encounter features more than 250 penguins representing five Antarctic and sub-Antarctic species. Guests get a close-up look at these delightful animals as they swim and waddle in the 25-degree, snow-filled habitat. The Penguin Encounter also is home to a lively group of Arctic birds: tufted puffins and common murres. Warm-weather Magellanic penguins, a species native to South America, live outside the Penguin Encounter.

Shark Encounter takes SeaWorld guests underwater with sharks, rays and tropical fish. The 280,000-gallon attraction features a 57-foot acrylic tube running the length of the sharks’ habitat. Sand tiger, bonnethead, blacktip and whitetip reef sharks are among the species living in this popular attraction. Freshwater Aquarium and Aquarium de la Mer each have about two dozen displays, with aquariums as large as 7,000 gallons, featuring tropical fish, cold-water fish and fish species native to the waters off Southern California. SeaWorld’s aquariums offer an up-close look at hundreds of species of fish and other ocean animals and plants.

The Anheuser-Busch Hospitality Center emphasizes the rich history of SeaWorld’s parent company with an attraction that features a restaurant, gift shop, beer sampling and a Clydesdale Hamlet. The Hamlet is home to several world-famous Budweiser Clydesdale horses along with Dalmatians, the traditional dogs of the hitch. Guests 21 and older may sample quality Anheuser-Busch products, including Budweiser, Budweiser Select, Michelob and Tilt. The new Brewmaster’s Club introduces guests to appropriate food pairings for their favorite Anheuser-Busch products.