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[mac]

We would like to go to Discovery Cove during our trip in May. My question is would it be worth it to go, but not do the dolphin swim? I believe it is $100 more per person (added to the $150 admission)for 30 minutes with the dolphins. I'm not sure if it is going to be in our budget. My SIL and BIL really want to go to Discovery Cove, but they are not planning on going to any Disney parks. This would probably be our only full day activity with them. It is a dilemma, because I would really like to spend the day with them, and could swing it minus the dolphin encounter, but is it worth it ? Any advice would be appreciated.

[statelady01]

I would probably do it without the swim if I were you so I could spend some time with the family as the dolphin experience would be a small part of the day- and leave plenty of time to spend with them. It seems like you really want to be able to spend time with them so for that alone, I think it's worth it.

Barring the family time, if that weren't part of the picture, I would probably not do DC without doing the dolphin experience.

Hope it works out for you and you enjoy the day!

[wdwlovers]

Yes! Do it! We loved it! We would like to go back and do DC without the dolphin encounter just because we could spend all day in the coral reef snorkeling area! We didn't even make it into the bird aviary much the day we spent there. Here's a link to my page on DC
http://hometown.aol.com/oneyodafan/DicoveryCove.htm
Lunch was good, we'd do this again in a heartbeat!

[StephanieS]

I work for AAA and we sell the Discovery Cove tickets at a pretty substantial discount- you can buy the swim w/dolphins or without. If you have a AAA Visa credit card, they'll give you an additional 1% off.

I'm not sure if I would swim w/the dolphins or not if I was you. On one hand, Discovery Cove is pretty expensive, so you might as well spend the extra and have the whole experience. On the other hand, it seems like a really nice park that you'd have plenty of fun at without the dolphin swim.

Maybe if its too expensive for your whole party to do the dolphin swim, you could just let the kids do it. Kids can get the dolphin swim ticket w/out an adult doing it. Either way, I think you'll have a great time. -Stephanie

[chezp]

I would do it without the dolphin swim Michelle - it forms such a small part of the day anyway. We also came away having enjoyed the general snorkelling with the stingrays etc. more than the dolphin interaction. There's certainly plenty to keep you busy during the day and if you're not doing the dolphin encounter, then you can video / photograph the encounter and maybe avoid paying for the official photos. That was an opportunity we wished we'd had - that we had someone with us to take photos.

[mac]

Thanks guys for the advice! Denise, your pics are great . I'm pretty sure we're going to do it. I checked, and it appears that there are openings on two of the days during our trip. Does anyone know how quick this fills up? Also, what if it were to rain on the day we reserve?