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<b>Discovery Cove:</b> Swim with the dolphins

Discovery Cove: Swim with the dolphins

Discovery Cove is not your ordinary Orlando theme park. There are no tickets, no rides of which to speak, and no larger-than-life characters signing autographs and posing for photos.

What Discovery Cove does offer is the once in a lifetime experience to swim amongst dolphins, snorkel through a colorful lagoon filled with thousands of tropical fish, and relax among hundreds of free-flying tropical birds.

Instead of using tickets, Discovery Cove works on a reservation system. Just call the toll-free number and tell them how many people are in your party and what day you want to come. The park only admits up to 1000 guests per day, making it easy to maintain the laid back atmosphere at the center of the park's philosophy.

Discovery Cove in Orlando is not so much a theme park as it is a tropical paradise. The combination of lush environments and incredible animal encounters is enough to make anyone believe that they've been magically transported to a remote island for the day.

-- Orlando Sentinel staff

For more information on Discovery Cove and other Orlando attractions, visit www.orlandosentinel.com.
(PHOTO BY JOHN RAOUX/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

Sep 21, 2006

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