JULY 2010
BILL POOLE MEMORIAL ANGLING TOURNAMENT: Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) will host a White Seabass Tournament to benefit research in stock enhancement on July 10. The tournament, named to honor legendary long-range fishing pioneer and sportsman Bill Poole, will feature a wide range of trophy categories and special prizes for any white seabass captured alive (to be placed into HSWRI’s brood stock program). An awards barbecue banquet and raffle-auction will follow on July 11, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at HSWRI’s Mission Bay facility. The barbecue will feature delicious food prepared on site by local chefs, up close interactions with exotic animals from SeaWorld and tours of the Institute. Cost to participate in the tournament is $50; $25 for barbecue only. For more information, visit www.hswri.org or contact Karen Terra (619) 226-3870.
SEAWORLD SKYTOWER TURNS RED, WHITE AND BLUE: Rising 320 feet over SeaWorld San Diego, the park’s landmark Skytower gives riders a panoramic view of the 189-acre aquatic attraction, Mission Bay, downtown San Diego, Coronado and other communities. Beginning July 4, the tower will become one of the largest displays of patriotic lights featuring 2,022, 25-watt light bulbs. The five miles of wire that contains 24 strands of light blubs with 81 bulbs per stand will illuminate the San Diego skyline in red, white and blue as a way to celebrate America and Summer Nights at SeaWorld. The tower lighting will follow the 16-minute patriotic fireworks show over Mission Bay which will kick off at 9:30 p.m.
SUMMER STEALS AND DEALS: Summer is here and SeaWorld has awesome deals to make a visit to the marine-life park more affordable: visitors can purchase a SeaWorld Fun Card for the same price as a one day ticket, $69 per adult and $59 per child, and get admission into SeaWorld for the rest of 2010 for free; now when guests purchase a Silver Pass for $109, they get an entire second year free; the SeaWorld Cares program, available online only at SeaWorldCares.com, allows guests to get a $5 child ticket with the purchase of a full price adult ticket and SeaWorld will donate the $5 to a conservation project of their choice; and the “Here’s to the Heroes” program provides one free single-day admission to SeaWorld for the service member and as many as three direct family members (spouse and children) with dependent ID. For complete details, visit www.seaworldsandiego.com.
BEAT THE HEAT AT SEAWORLD: With the rising temperatures in Southern California, SeaWorld San Diego has numerous ways for you to cool off and have fun. Besides sitting in the soak zone section of a “Believe” show and getting splashed by Shamu, guests can take a dip with dolphins in 55-degree salt water at the Dolphin Interaction Program (for reservations call 800-25-SHAMU and press 7) or learn about cold weather penguins in the Penguin Experience Tour (800-25-SHAMU, press 4). Of course there’s always Shipwreck Rapids and the Journey To Atlantis water coaster for thrills that will chill! Beat the heat today and visit www.seaworldsandiego.com for more information.
