Our Seaworld Trip

On Wednesday the 18th of June, me, mum and the 3 kiddos drove down to the Gold Coast, I had gotten a great deal for the Seaworld resort, so we decided to stay the night there and spend Thursday at Seaworld.  After checking in we went to meet up with my brother Chris, who lives just 5 minutes away.  He came back to the resort with us and took the kids for a swim, while mum, Kingston and I hung out in the spa.  Then we checked Hunter and Mackenzie into the Kids Club, while we went to dinner.  They had a blast, playing games, painting and watching movies, they had dinner there too.  Meanwhile we enjoyed a peaceful dinner ourselves.  I picked them up around 8, and we were all tired and had an early night.

The next morning we had breakfast and waited downstairs in the lobby to meet Zoe from Sesame Street.  Hunter wasn't too interested but Mackenzie loved her, especially since she was dressed as a ballerina - and Kingston thought she was pretty great too.

We checked out of the hotel and I let the kids buy a souvenir from the giftshop.  Mackenzie of course chose a dolphin necklace, Kingston who was asleep by this stage had a plush dolphin toy chosen for him, and Hunter got a set which included various marine animals and a boat.  Then it was time to board the monorail and head to Seaworld.

First off we headed to Sesame Street Beach to ride some rides.  King was still asleep, but Hunter and Mackenzie had fun.  Hunter wasn't too keen on the Big Bird bounce (pictured) he got quite pale and felt sick, so didnt ride that again. 

While Nana and Mackenzie watched the Sesame Street show, Chris and Hunter rode some more rides, and Kingston woke up in time to catch the end of the show.  He really enjoyed seeing the characters singing and dancing.  Next up was the dolphin show.  We all really enjoyed it.  By this stage Hunter was dying to see Shark Bay.  We spent alot of time in here, and it was definitely Kingston's favourite.  He loved seeing all the "fish."

We split up to do a few different things, Mackenzie was dying to do the Bermuda triangle or as she calls it "volcano ride" and she picked Chris to ride with her.  Hunter remembered it from last time and no way was he going to ride, needless to say Mackenzie was terrified, and probably won't ride again.

Hunter and Nana enjoyed the 4d movie though, and so did Chris and I when we took Mackenzie later, she was brave and said she liked it.  

Finally we were all getting tired and hungry and it was time to head home.  That was the quietist drive ever!  We all had a great day, the kids love Seaworld and can't wait to go back.