{"id":262588,"date":"2026-05-07T21:51:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262588\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T21:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:51:06","slug":"summer-event-features-animals-aerial-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262588\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer event features animals, aerial shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

SeaWorld Orlando\u2019s<\/a> Electric Ocean<\/a> nighttime event will include a new drone show, the return of its \u201cIgnite\u201d fireworks, after-dark animal presentations and more this summer, the theme park announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

The event kicks off June 12 with three nighttime animal shows: \u201cShamu Celebration: Light Up the Night\u201d featuring killer whales; \u201cSea Lions Tonite,\u201d a comedy show; and the new \u201cDolphins: Touch the Sky,\u201d which emphasizes the connection between humans and nature.<\/p>\n

The park also will present \u201cHydro Surge: Cirque Spectacular Show,\u201d which incorporates acrobatics, dancing and drumming inside Nautilus Theater.<\/p>\n

\"AAn artistic and indoor show named ‘Hydro Surge’ is part of SeaWorld’s Electric Ocean lineup. (SeaWorld Orlando)<\/p>\n

The drone show again will feature formations of sea creatures and ocean-inspired scenes befitting the \u201cFeeling Electric\u201d music. The Electric Ocean evenings are topped off with the \u201cIgnite\u201d fireworks. Both aerial shows take place above the park\u2019s central lake, with viewing available from Bayside Stadium, the Waterfront area and other sections of the park.<\/p>\n

Bayside Stadium will also be the site of Club SeaGlow, a DJ party, throughout the evenings.<\/p>\n

Universal: Lost Continent area, Mythos and Thunder Falls restaurants closing<\/a><\/p>\n

Show times and dates have not been posted yet on the SeaWorld Orlando<\/a> website. Electric Ocean activities remain in the park through Sept. 7.<\/p>\n

Theme park panelists dive into state of the industry<\/a><\/p>\n

Email me at dbevil@orlandosentinel.com<\/a>. BlueSky: @themeparksdb. Threads account: @dbevil. X account: @themeparks. Subscribe to the Theme Park Rangers newsletter at orlandosentinel.com\/newsletters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SeaWorld Orlando\u2019s Electric Ocean nighttime event will include a new drone show, the return of its \u201cIgnite\u201d fireworks,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[558,104,28,114,266,1335,139,141,140,11384,2043,109,76686,76687,76688,76689,2411,106,1316,107],"class_list":["post-262588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-business","tag-entertainment","tag-florida","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-pets-and-animals","tag-seaworld","tag-social","tag-social-business","tag-social-entertainment","tag-social-theme-parks","tag-social-travel","tag-theme-parks","tag-things-to-do","tag-tourism","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}