SeaWorld San Diego

About SeaWorld San Diego

Orca Encounter features Emperor, California's tallest and fastest dive coaster, where riders plunge 90 degrees and reach 60 miles per hour on the state's only floorless dive coaster. The theme park also operates Arctic Rescue, the fastest and longest straddle coaster on the West Coast, with three launches and 2,800 feet of track. Visitors can experience Manta, a multi-media family launch coaster, or take the Bayside Skyride gondola for views across the park and Mission Bay. The Penguin Encounter habitat displays five penguin species including King, Adelie, Gentoo, Chinstrap, and Macaroni penguins in an Antarctic-environment replica. The park offers the Ultimate On-Ice Penguin Experience where guests walk onto snow alongside penguins with an aviculturist guide. Admission is charged; tickets are sold online at seaworld.com. Children ages 2 to 9 enter free with a paid adult ticket through November 1, 2026, according to the site's listing.

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