February 2015
Featured will be Asian-inspired culinary offerings and a stage with cultural performances, such as taiko drummers and lion dancers. The Chinese Acrobats of Hebei will amaze the audience with agility and grace displayed throughout seven different acts on the stage at the park’s recently renovated Mission Bay Theater.
At the front of the park and at the Lunar New Year Festival area, guests will be greeted with festive red décor and artwork depicting sheep, in honor of the Lunar New Year’s astrological symbol of 2015.
And in keeping with the Chinese tradition of wishing good fortune and happiness to family and friends, each SeaWorld guest will receive a red envelope with a special gift inside.
Lunar New Year at SeaWorld dates are Feb. 13–16, 21–22 and Feb. 28–March 1.
All of SeaWorld’s seasonal events are included with park admission, but the best way to enjoy all the fun is to purchase a 2015 SeaWorld Fun Card, which allows guests to come back again and again, all for the price of a single-day admission!
A WHALE-OF-A-VALENTINE’S-DAY CELEBRATION:Valentine’s Evening With Shamu is an elegant, unforgettable, romantic evening at SeaWorld® San Diego on Saturday, Feb. 14. SeaWorld’s award-winning chefs will cook up a delicious California-inspired four-course menu, and diners are sure to be mesmerized by majestic killer whale performances just a few feet away from candlelit tables on Shamu’s private poolside patio.
The menu includes a sustainable tuna stack, artisan cheese, organic tomato soup, braised angus short ribs and much more. Seating is limited. To make reservations, call (800) 257-4268 or visit www.SeaWorldSanDiego.com.
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL POLAR BEAR DAY AT SEAWORLD: On Feb. 27, SeaWorld® San Diego will join several Arctic Ambassador Centers in North America in celebratingInternational Polar Bear Day. The expert Wild Arctic®zoological team will make a special education presentation in the Mission Bay Theater addressing threats faced by polar bears in their natural habitat, followed by a live-tweet Q&A.
CAMP SIGN-UP UNDER WAY: February is the perfect time tosign up for summer camp and registration is under way forSeaWorld Camps. Kids of all ages can get into some serious summer fun at SeaWorld’s camp programs, where activities include interacting with animals and getting a behind-the-scenes look at how they are cared for and trained.
Day Camp is available for preschoolers and kindergarteners through 9th graders (five-day sessions) on select weeks between June 15 and Aug. 14. Five-night Resident Camps for 5th through 12th graders take place June 14–Aug. 14. For more information call (800) 257-4268 or visitwww.SeaWorldSanDiego.com/Education.
SIGN UP FOR SEAWORLD’S POLE TO POLE 5K FUN RUN: The park is gearing up for SeaWorld’s® Pole to Pole 5K Fun Runon March 15.
Participants in the fourth annual 5K will sprint (or stroll) by sea lions and dolphins, birds and Shamu®, too. Runners, walkers, and of course animals, will cheer participants on as they journey through the park.
Pole to Pole Fun Run participants will meet SeaWorld costume characters and animal ambassadors, and learn about research and conservation efforts from Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund and SeaWorld experts.
Registered runners will also receive a Pole to Pole 5K Fun Run T-shirt, a light breakfast, an opportunity drawing for prizes and free race-day, single-day admission to SeaWorld Sunday, March 15. Proceeds from this fun event will go directly to on-the-ground research and conservation efforts to help wildlife and wild places around the world. For more information call (800) 257-4268 or visit www.SeaWorldParks.com/poletopolefunrun.
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