Family Trip to Sea World

08-10-2006, 03:34 PM

We have passes, but it was our first time taking our 3-yr-old. Had a good time, except for the usual problems with the way people treat those in a wheelchair and my staying for too long and over-doing it.
I would suggest selecting the View All option.
Early in the pics are some of us having "Dinner with Shamu" a very cool experience. My son loves sea life and can name many fish, whales and most common sharks.

Sea World Trip Pics 08/06

MsSparkie · 08-10-2006, 08:07 PM

Fantastic pictures! And what a cutiepie he is! I bet he slept well that night.
I know it was fun but grueling on you, but worth it huh? Memories like that are precious.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-10-2006, 10:45 PM

Thank's for the tour, rkzenrage. Great pictures. I've never seen the bottom of a sawfish before....cool!

Griff · 08-11-2006, 06:20 AM

Your boy did a nice job calling Orca! Maybe Seakdiver needs a deckhand?

08-11-2006, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsSparkie

Fantastic pictures! And what a cutiepie he is! I bet he slept well that night.
I know it was fun but grueling on you, but worth it huh? Memories like that are precious.

Thanks... it was two days & he did sleep pretty hard for a few hours. He does not sleep much, gets that from me.
I may do a thread about my experiences, it is still pretty fresh though & painful. Some little things like a disabled room being smaller, not on the outside of the complex and $30-60 a night more to not being able to see some of the things with my son because people would not let me in line... it was pretty much constant.

LabRat · 08-11-2006, 12:03 PM

He is a cutie! The "big dude, little dude" shirts are a riot. How fun.

daniwong · 08-13-2006, 09:19 AM

Some of those Shamu handlers are HAWT!

xoxoxoBruce · 08-13-2006, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

snip~ to not being able to see some of the things with my son because people would not let me in line... ~snip

That sucks and makes me wonder if it's legal, considering the Americans With Disabilities Act?
That said, I wonder if they see you as an inconvenience for them or possibly a potential lawsuit if they don't keep you from doing something that might injure yourself? They can't guess your ability level.
I really don't want to defend them, just trying to understand their corporate logic. Hmmm...that's an oxymoron, isn't it.

08-13-2006, 05:58 PM

I was talking about people in the park getting in front of me in line over and over again.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-13-2006, 11:06 PM

Oh, the patrons, not the park. Doh...

08-14-2006, 12:08 AM

This does not happen at Disney Parks, BTW.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-14-2006, 04:08 AM

Yeah, they keep a pretty good hand on crowd control. A friend went to Epcot, in a chair, with his kids and grandkids. Something like 11 or 12 people all together and because he was in a chair the whole entourage was ushered to the front of the line....everytime.

I'm not sure that is fair either, at least to the people waiting in line for hours.
Seems to me, chair bound people should be treated equally, but I'm not sure what's fair to everyone.

08-14-2006, 12:46 PM

It would be if people in chairs were treated fairly in line.
We are NOT.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-14-2006, 05:29 PM

OK, you're not taking about a few people repeatedly cutting in line but a lot of people cutting in line once...at least per attraction/line.

I'm having trouble getting the picture, Man...help me out or tell me to drop it if you don't want to persue it, ok.

I really don't want to be insensitive..... I can tell it's a painfull subject......but shit, man, if we, the public, are being dicks because we're too dense to see there's a problem, this is a chance to clue us in.
Hell, if one person reads this thread and the lightbulb goes on, it's a good thing. Yes?

08-14-2006, 07:16 PM

Everywhere I went someone got in front of me, cut me off, ran into me (which is painful), etc, etc, etc. When I said "excuse me" the common response was to look at me and then turn back around.
What I meant by continue to get in front of me was one family would, then another then another, the line moves ahead in front of me, I stay in one place.
Someone assigned to me to help me with a buffet just walked away while I was turned away, before I even got to the food.
Now, I really don't think I want to talk about this for a bit. (at least tonight)

08-10-2006, 03:34 PM	#1
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Family Trip to Sea World We have passes, but it was our first time taking our 3-yr-old. Had a good time, except for the usual problems with the way people treat those in a wheelchair and my staying for too long and over-doing it. I would suggest selecting the View All option. Early in the pics are some of us having "Dinner with Shamu" a very cool experience. My son loves sea life and can name many fish, whales and most common sharks. Sea World Trip Pics 08/06

08-10-2006, 08:07 PM	#2
MsSparkie Curious Sagittarius Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 302	Fantastic pictures! And what a cutiepie he is! I bet he slept well that night. I know it was fun but grueling on you, but worth it huh? Memories like that are precious. __________________ ~There is a forest in an acorn......

08-10-2006, 10:45 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Thank's for the tour, rkzenrage. Great pictures. I've never seen the bottom of a sawfish before....cool! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-11-2006, 06:20 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Your boy did a nice job calling Orca! Maybe Seakdiver needs a deckhand? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-11-2006, 12:03 PM	#6
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	He is a cutie! The "big dude, little dude" shirts are a riot. How fun. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

08-13-2006, 09:19 AM	#7
daniwong Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 196	Some of those Shamu handlers are HAWT! __________________ Mistress of all that is claim related.

08-13-2006, 05:58 PM	#9
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I was talking about people in the park getting in front of me in line over and over again.

08-13-2006, 11:06 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh, the patrons, not the park. Doh... __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-14-2006, 12:08 AM	#11
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	This does not happen at Disney Parks, BTW.

08-14-2006, 04:08 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, they keep a pretty good hand on crowd control. A friend went to Epcot, in a chair, with his kids and grandkids. Something like 11 or 12 people all together and because he was in a chair the whole entourage was ushered to the front of the line....everytime. I'm not sure that is fair either, at least to the people waiting in line for hours. Seems to me, chair bound people should be treated equally, but I'm not sure what's fair to everyone. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-14-2006, 12:46 PM	#13
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	It would be if people in chairs were treated fairly in line. We are *NOT*.

08-14-2006, 05:29 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	OK, you're not taking about a few people repeatedly cutting in line but a lot of people cutting in line once...at least per attraction/line. I'm having trouble getting the picture, Man...help me out or tell me to drop it if you don't want to persue it, ok. I really don't want to be insensitive..... I can tell it's a painfull subject......but shit, man, if we, the public, are being dicks because we're too dense to see there's a problem, this is a chance to clue us in. Hell, if one person reads this thread and the lightbulb goes on, it's a good thing. Yes? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-14-2006, 07:16 PM	#15
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Everywhere I went someone got in front of me, cut me off, ran into me (which is painful), etc, etc, etc. When I said "excuse me" the common response was to look at me and then turn back around. What I meant by continue to get in front of me was one family would, then another then another, the line moves ahead in front of me, I stay in one place. Someone assigned to me to help me with a buffet just walked away while I was turned away, before I even got to the food. Now, I really don't think I want to talk about this for a bit. (at least tonight) Last edited by rkzenrage; 08-14-2006 at 07:25 PM.

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