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10-04-2005, 09:29 AM
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| Community Rank: Sightseer  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pennsylvania
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| Stingray Adventure on Castaway Cay Has anyone experienced the new stringray adventure? I am considering booking but would like to hear some more info on this? Where do they have this program? Is it in shallow water? etc. |
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10-04-2005, 01:15 PM
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| Re: Stingray Adventure on Castaway Cay Jennifer and I had a preview of the experience back in early September. It's in a new, net-enclosed area of the Teen Beach (not unlike the snorkeling area). It has a nice, shallow, sandy bottom - most of the water is no more than knee deep. While rays will swim around your legs, the petting and feeding is in very controlled conditions. DCL has plastic, floating platforms that the rays have been trained to swim onto - there's just enough water for them to swim, with railings to keep them in place. You can pet and feed them, and when they're bored, they swim away again. All this is done under the direct supervision of a DCL guide (all of whom have been trained by staff from Epcot's Living Seas who are on resident assignment on Castaway Cay). The rays have had their "stingers" clipped off, so nobody is going to get stung. If you wish you can simply wade about in the shallows, but you can also get snorkel and mask to explore the outer reaches of the stingray area. Having tried both, I found that there's not much to be gained by snorkeling. Most of the rays stayed in the shallows, where they could expect to be fed. You can just stand around and watch them swim past. The experience lasts about an hour, and they'll be offered throughout the day. You'll share the water with about 40-60 fellow guests and about four to six guides. Are you worried about the rays being overwhelmed by the humanity? They do have a "time out" area they can swim to, and they get four days off every week. Jennifer and I think they've done an excellent job. Disney has added all the right "comfort" and safety features for guests who might be new to animal encounters of this sort, and everyone we saw seemed to be having a wonderful time.    |
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