Aquatica Orlando

The Write-Up

The full story

Aquatica is SeaWorld's water park with animals threaded through it: the Dolphin Plunge sends you through a clear tube while Commerson's dolphins streak past, and Roa's Rapids runs faster than a lazy river should. Wave pools, a wide sand beach and gentler coves fill out the day, and families describe an easy, awesome time, especially when the park runs quiet. Budget for parking, lockers and food on top of the ticket; the extras are the recurring gripe in an otherwise well-liked park.

What People Are Saying

The word from guests

Real words from people who have been, gathered from public reviews. Aquatica Orlando holds 4.4 on Google across 35,606 reviews.

District Story

The story of International Drive

A hotel in the boondocks, a road paved after it and named to sound big and important, and the corridor that taught Orlando how to be a vacation.

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Similar Feel

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Matched by vibe, not by neighborhood: the places across Greater Orlando closest in spirit to Aquatica Orlando.

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SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium

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Discovery Cove

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The calm splurge on I-Drive: a reservation-only day resort where attendance is capped and the water stays clear.

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CoCo Key Water Park

Attractions · International Drive · $

A low-key hotel water park on International Drive that sells day passes, so no resort stay is needed.

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Orlando Watersports Complex

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SEA LIFE Florida

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Keep Going

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Other places in International Drive, Local Picks first, then the closest to Aquatica Orlando.

Tom's Watch Bar Local Pick

Bars & lounges · Bar · $$

On International Drive, a sports bar built like a stadium, with an oversized screen and screens wrapping the room so every seat faces the action.

8050 International Dr, Suite 1000, Orlando, FL 32819

Baires Grill Local Pick

Latin & Caribbean · Argentinian Steakhouse · $$

The parrilla decides everything at this Argentine steakhouse just off International Drive.

8050 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819

Expedition Odyssey: Fire & Ice

Attractions · $$$$

SeaWorld's Arctic flying theater lifts riders over polar landscapes filmed in Iceland, with real animals rather than rendered ones.

SeaWorld Orlando, 7007 SeaWorld Dr, Orlando, FL 32821

SeaWorld Howl-O-Scream

Attractions · $$

Howl-O-Scream takes over SeaWorld after dark as a separate-ticket Halloween event, all fog, scare zones, haunted houses and coasters in the dark.

7007 SeaWorld Dr, Orlando, FL 32821

SeaWorld Orlando

Attractions · Theme Park · $$$$

A working marine park with serious coasters, from Mako and Pipeline to Penguin Trek, plus orca presentations and a shark tunnel.

7007 SeaWorld Dr, Orlando, FL 32821

Rosen Centre

Hotels · Convention Hotel · $$

Rosen's flagship tower on International Drive, joined to the convention center's West Building by its own skywalk.

9840 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819