The kids discovered a little water splash area and had fun running
through the water. We were drenched!! It was SO hot that we dried off
within 20 minutes or so. Allie and Kara went on the tea cups and LOVED
it! The ones at Sea World are very small but I squeezed in there!! The
kids went on roller coasters, tea cups and a few other kiddie rides.
They had a blast! Sea World was not super busy but we were able to use
our pass very easily there to get right on the rides. At times I felt
guilty for using it. But it did help that Trev did not have to wait in
the heat too so that made me feel a little better about it. After the rides and a few carnival type games we decided to head over to shark encounters. The kids got to feed the sharks. They had a lot of fun doing this! One employee noticed Trev's button and came up to him a few questions about how his trip was and how he was enjoying Sea World. He then pulled a shark tooth from his pocket and showed the kids. They thought it was pretty cool! The employee asked Trev if he would like to keep it and Trev just grinned and shook his head yes
The employee had said they just found it this morning as a shark had
just lost it. Trev was SO excited!! He has shown everyone his shark
tooth! He wants to put it on a necklace and wear it We then walked over to the penguin exhibit to tour it. We went in line for the new ride and we were waiting in line for 30 minutes and still nobody had moved! We had seen a few people leave the line and a few employees scrambling around. The girls really had to go to the bathroom and after talking to the employees they had no idea how long the ride was going to be down nor could they tell us why it wasn't working. It was a bummer to stand in line that long and not be able to go on it. But the girls really had to go.
When we got outside to use the bathroom we noticed it was pretty quiet outside. Then we heard on the loudspeakers "for your safety go inside a storm is coming" of course that made me a little nervous. The outside rides were not running. So we decided to go check out the aquarium... Although it wasn't much of an aquarium! After about 20 minutes of being inside with nothing happening we decided to walk around a little. There were a few people outside still mostly waiting for the rides to open back up. I guess there were a few thunder/lightning storms in the area and they were close enough to the park they had to close the rides until the thunderstorms moved through. Thankfully nothing happened while we were there!
We then moved on to the dolphin feeding. There were 2 other MAW families there and we all got special "seating" at the dolphin feeding. It was great we did not have to wait in line as it was SUPER HOT outside. Trev was really starting to tire out and we were rethinking not having a stroller that day. Luckily there were a lot of places he could sit down in the shade. The kids loved feeding the dolphins and petting them. After feeding them each of the 3 wish families had their own trainer and own dolphin to pet and we got to make the dolphins do tricks! I think the favorite of the kids was to make the dolphins fart
The whole experience was AMAZING!! Trev, Grandpa and I went on the water ride Return of Atlantis... We were SOAKED and not because of the splash at the bottom of the ride! The girls really wanted to go on the ride but they were not tall enough. When we got off the ride we noticed Trev's button was MISSING!!! To top it off the ride scared him and that set the tone for the rest of the trip...
Sea World closed at 6 so we headed to the car. As soon as we got into the car it started to pour!! Luckily it lasted only a few minutes and waited until we were safely in the car. We made it back to the village in time for dinner and Trev got a new button. They said it happens all the time... Not sure if they were just trying to make me feel good
We of course had ice cream again! This time banana splits. It was
raining lightly and still warm outside. Since we were wet from the rain
we decided to go swimming. The kids were SO tired and were asleep before
10pm with NO complaining! Sea World was an AMAZING day!! Next up Magic
Kingdom... 
Trev's shark tooth
Cooling off in the splash park!!
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