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08-09-2003, 21:44
Went yesterday with our newly acquired annual passes and thought I would report on the new things there ( new since I was there last October).
The waterfront complex is pretty much all shops and restaurants though there is a beach area where a giant wave washes over a wall and soaks the kids which was popular. The shows, Kat and Kabooudle ( a cat show) and Groove Chefs ( musical chefs) are just street entertainment. There is also musical entertainment in the Seafire Inn ( a glorified cafeteria).
The Cirque de la Mer was been replaced with a brand new underwater themed show called Odyssee. The annoying little man with the suitcase and whistle has gone to be replaced by a somewhat less annoying clown. I thought the show was better, comprising an acrobat, trapeze act, trampolining penguins ( not real ones!!!) and an unusual act with a giant slinky coil ( turned out to have a small Chinese cortortionist inside) which was very original.
On the animal front, they have a brand new baby dolphin born in August.
The tower has re-opened but unfortunately not the water ski show ( and no plans to do so either) which means that with the demise of Cypress Gardens there is now no waterski show in the area. The Hawaiian show has also gone ( talking about the one on during the day, the Luau at nights is still going. There were no firworks either, I used to love those. Does anyone know if they are seasonal or have been discontinued altogether??
The waterfront complex is pretty much all shops and restaurants though there is a beach area where a giant wave washes over a wall and soaks the kids which was popular. The shows, Kat and Kabooudle ( a cat show) and Groove Chefs ( musical chefs) are just street entertainment. There is also musical entertainment in the Seafire Inn ( a glorified cafeteria).
The Cirque de la Mer was been replaced with a brand new underwater themed show called Odyssee. The annoying little man with the suitcase and whistle has gone to be replaced by a somewhat less annoying clown. I thought the show was better, comprising an acrobat, trapeze act, trampolining penguins ( not real ones!!!) and an unusual act with a giant slinky coil ( turned out to have a small Chinese cortortionist inside) which was very original.
On the animal front, they have a brand new baby dolphin born in August.
The tower has re-opened but unfortunately not the water ski show ( and no plans to do so either) which means that with the demise of Cypress Gardens there is now no waterski show in the area. The Hawaiian show has also gone ( talking about the one on during the day, the Luau at nights is still going. There were no firworks either, I used to love those. Does anyone know if they are seasonal or have been discontinued altogether??