Los Angeles Times
Seaworld First Class
Want to get treated like a VIP at SeaWorld Adventure Park in Orlando, Fla.? Or do you just have more money than time?
Ante up $101.64 per adult (that’s $55 plus park admission of $46.64), and you can join the new ‘‘Adventure Express’’ tours. These offer back-door access to two rides, reserved seating for two animal shows, your own guide and chances to touch or feed penguins, dolphins, stingrays and sea lions.
Children 3-9 pay $50, plus $37.10 admission, for the 51¼2-hour tour. It’s the only way to avoid waiting in line for rides, which can take an hour or more in summer.
Despite the price, SeaWorld says its 2-month-old program has been popular, while declining to provide figures. Sea World in San Diego said it has no plans to follow suit.
