Is Sea World a zoo? Maybe not technically, but they're part of the Zoological Society, and they have tons of amazing marine animals (and they gave us free tickets), so they're in! We're huge Sea World fans, and the park did not disappoint. The crowd reached capacity, so lines were long, but we had a blast. We loved the dolphin show—so amazing. And Shamu is just incredible. How do you go about training the ocean's biggest predator to love on humans and let them ride on his back? We also got to see Shamu's nighttime Christmas Miracles show—phenomenal. Add in the Sea Lion show, the penguins and sharks, and Shamu's Happy Harbor, and we were happy (tired!) campers at the end of the day. We'd love to visit Sea World San Antonio and Sea World San Diego this year as well. We'll see!

View photos of our trip to Sea World Orlando