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1.    @ sea world now. parked @ doubletree on westwood blvd 2 avoid parkin fee n after hours traffic. can hear da screams from da roller coaster.

2.    god damn! its more packed in here now dan it was last time i was here n dat was in da summer. new years crowd is deep! nice n warm out 2!

3.    45 minute wait 4 manta but dats da main reason im here. .50 locker rentals. theres a stingray tank 2 view while waitin in dis long ass line.

4.    it aint a borin wait in line. lotsa nice aquarium tanks wit seafood, i mean sea life in em, mainly stingrays. wait is more like 25 minutes.

5.    manta is certainly diff. ur in a doggystyle position on da ride. n it is SLOW! not da fastest or best coaster by any stretch. but its diff.

6.    theres an aquarium entrance next 2 manta 2 c da stuff u c in line wit better photo opps. nice touch. all i c is peeple sittin around here.

7.    i missed da 8p shamu show. will catch it @ 9:30 after another show. in line 4 sky tower now. 20 min wait. costs 3 bucks. still nice n warm!

8.    no cell signal in da manta line. saw a lady n sum unrelated guy arguin. i almost walked out of a joint wit sum fries w/o payin. good times.

9.    da line 4 dis damn sky tower is a real pain cuz of its limited capacity. lotsa waiting! im surrounded by noisy bratty kids rite now.

10.skytower dont even last 5 mins. u sit rather dan stand. ac vents all over da ceiling. kid fingerprints n smudges all over da lower glass.

11.sea world makin a killin from deez glow sword sales. in 'shamu rocks' now. 5600 capacity n its full. how come aint no shamu raps? RACISTS!

12.shamu rocks wasnt all dat. jus stunts wit da whales n trainers wit da music, sum of it live. dancin was wack! crackers aint got no rhythm.

13.dey passin out free game bucks 2 da midway area. problem is dat da lines is 2 damn long now wit peeple wantin free plays. ill do it later.

14.damn. one spot dey playin hip hop, den pop, den rock, den alt, den salsa...shit man, who da dj round here? sound like a bad club scene here.

15.im a total loser. played da wire game 3 times n lost 3 times. no line since i came back. gonna hit up kraken if its still open. almost 2010!

16.lotsa live entertainment but most popular spot is da hot dog/italian sausage spots n da salsa music spot. dey jammin n dancin rite ova dere.

17.even dis late, da kraken coaster got a damn line. hope i get on n off dis shit in time 4 da fireworks. den ill hit journey to atlantis.

18.i saw 1 of da singers here on suncruz casino b4. hey, @ least he found sum other work. lol. nope, still cant sing...or perform well...

19.wait for kraken was only 15 mins. i rode in da back. still a decent coaster. saw sum green chunky puke on da ground on da way out. yuck!

20.guy nxt 2 me on kraken said he'd never rode in a cab. his friend asked him da obvious ? after. said he'd never bin in a big city 2 do it b4.

21.got rite on j2a after. no line. had da ride all 2 myself. dat dont happen often. it was 2010 bout 2 mins after i got off. good timing.

22.muscled my way 2 da front of da pack 2 peep da fireworks. not da best display i ever seen. mayb dey savin da good stuff 4 win da park close.

I had a pass that expired on this day so it was either use it or lose it. My main goals were to get on the Manta coaster and the Sky Tower and I did both. Wanted to peep some new shows too but only managed to catch the Shamu Rocks one. It totally blew. Good music, decent stunts, but them white motherfuckers (the animal trainers) can’t dance worth shit. They totally fed the cracker stereotype and it got ridiculous after a while. But anyway…

I knew I wasn’t paying to park. I was gonna park in a nearby apartment complex but saw a parking garage and went up in it. It was fairly empty but I ain’t wanna risk getting my shit towed so I drove around a bit more. Just outside of it was the employee parking so that was a no go. Saw a hotel that had a connected parking lot where guests could walk through. That was my meal ticket. I parked damn near right next to the gate, for free, and just walked over to Sea World. Not even a 10 minute walk from car to front gate. Can’t FURK wit dat!

Security and po-po was directing traffic. Some people were still piling in on trams so I wasn’t the only one coming in late. I had just got off work and got a little bit of sleep so it was just after 6p when I got in the park. My 1st destination was Manta. Can’t bring loose items in according to the ride attendant so I put my cam in a nearby locker. Rentals are only 50 cent with no time limit so it’s definitely reasonably priced. And it ain’t like the joint has a ton of rides. Just 2 others that are worth a damn. Both have their own locker area with the same price and time limit.

I saw people just sitting around the entire time, like they were just waiting for midnight to see the fireworks and shit so they could go home. It was kinda sad-looking. Paid all that money for that park just to sit on they ass? FURK DAT! I can’t do it. I gots to enjoy the shit. Sea World ain’t no all day affair noway. The park opened at 9a and closed at 1a. That’s MORE than plenty of time to do everything twice over. I guess people don’t think about that shit.

Manta has nice views of the aquarium while waiting in line. Since the ride is new, of course the line was longer than any other ride. But that don’t mean the wait was longer. More on that later. Once you see how passengers load themselves onto the ride, you think you’re in for a treat but the ride itself is pretty damn slow. Despite the unique seating position, you won’t be impressed with it. Nice views from above but it’s just too slow. More tailored for kids and families than extremists. You can put your celly and flip flops and shit in some bins before you board the ride but just remember which one you put your shit in. Some dumb bitch put her flip flops on top of my shit. I couldn’t see my shit so I thought I got ganked. The ride attendant helped me out though. Seriously, there’s so many bins, your lazy punk ass had to put your shit on top of mine? C’mon now…

Bounced out of there and went into the aquarium. Lots of sea life on exhibit and great photo opps. The main aquarium tank goes over your head and there’s a viewing station where, if you’re lucky and have a good cam with a fast shutter speed, you can manage to get a pic with some stingrays above your head. Another nice touch is similar to something at Jungala. At the Tiger exhibit, they let you poke your head up through a glass enclosure into their area to take pics. Sometimes the tiger is right next to or behind you and even on top of the enclosure. In Sea World’s case, you stick your head up into a colorful fish tank. I managed to snag a great pic of a chink family taking a pic of their slanty, cross-eyed kid. That shit was too damn funny. I should’ve decreased the white balance for a better pic but it still turned out good. Peep the pics and you’ll see which one I’m talking about.

It was like a mob scene to take pics there. The main tank has a large viewing area and also drew a crowd. Almost like you can’t walk up to enjoy the shit cuz people ogle and loiter for too damn long. Like many times this night, I had to muscle my way through the herd. I was too late to videotape a particular moment. A grown ass lady with her hubby and kids got into an argument with some younger guy and his gf. I heard the yelling. Then I turned to the side and saw them arguing face to face. The hubby had to get his wife to back off cuz she was the instigator. Yeah, looks like he picked a winner. The corner they were in was too dark so I couldn’t videotape the shit if I wanted to. Nice to see though. And I was the only one around who saw it. Gotta love those special moments.

After that, I just walked around. I’ve already explained how sucky the Shamu Rocks show was. Long ass line of people to see that shit. I sat at the top. I will admit, the preshow shenanigans were entertaining. They announce different cities to get a reaction and more people were from Orlando than anyplace else. Ain’t that a bitch? They do crowd shots of people dancing to the music. There was a dance-off between a fat old lady with an apple in her mouth like a damn pig on a dinner table in one section and a guy in another section who was eating strawberries. They kept switching the video feed between the two trying to one-up each other. The shit was funny as hell. The crowd even managed to pull off a full-stadium wave. And then the show started. It’s all music, stunts, and lame dancing. You just kick back and watch. And thankfully it was warm out cuz Shamu was wetting the shit out of the crowd!

Unexpectedly, Shams basically parked itself (I got no clue if it’s a male or female) so people could take pics. It was just like the aquarium: a total mob scene. Pushing and shoving and all that good stuff. The animal trainer was nice. The park employee playing security, not so much. She was real bossy and fussy. Some people were already seated there and trying to get out while more people were piling in to get a pic. So it was like an I4 traffic jam. Total gridlock. Once again, I muscled my way all the way up to the very front to take that wallpaper pic of Shams just laying there like it just beached itself. Right when I got into position, they turned the led display off in the background. That was the pic I wanted but I’m satisfied with what I got. Right up close and personal with that whale and didn’t have to pay extra. I can see why they were trying to get people to back off cuz that damn thing, if agitated, probably coulda bit someone’s arm off with no effort.

I went to Sky Tower next. Cost 3 bucks and I was cool with that. They do take credit cards and I think annual passholders can get on free. I thought I could do this ride and get out in time for one more show. Didn’t happen cuz the line wasn’t necessarily too long but the wait time between rides was a pain cuz the ride has a small capacity. Waited in line outside first then waited again on the staircase inside cuz I got on the upper part of the ride. There were people that were already there waiting and upset about waiting so long. Then we moved to another interior spot where we waited some more. In total, it took about a god damn hour from the time I walked up to the bitch to the time I walked off the damn thing. That’s bullshit. That shit needs to be better managed.

The ride itself is nice and comfy with great views. I’d recommend going in the day for better overall views. The prob with taking pics is that fucking kids leave their handprints all over the damn glass, especially the bottom part. Heads up, Sea World! Make your damn employees do their fucking job. Keep the kids from touching the glass by making them stay seated like every damn body else. And if they do manage to touch the shit, clean the fucking shit. Windex or store brand competitors and some paper towels don’t cost shit. Viewing at night is hindered by those little prints cuz the light coming in shows all of them in their germ-infested glory, even to the naked eye. Imagine the challenge of snapping a shot.

After Shamu Rocks, I got some free game coupons from an employee passing them out. The line for it was too long so I asked another employee how long the arcade area was gonna stay open. She said she didn’t hear nothing from nobody about closing early so as far as she was concerned, they were gonna be open till the park closed. I went back after getting off the Sky Tower. No line, but the game attendant wasn’t very attentive. Looks like they had the motherfucker working 2 games. He asked for me and the other people waiting to be patient and he’d be right with us to redeem the coupons. The people in front of me got tired of waiting so they flexed. A new attendant popped up and I got my chance to play. I don’t remember the name of the game and it’s hard to describe but I lost 3 fucking times in a row. Didn’t win shit. I fucking suck.

I peeped a little girl and her friends playing DDR. Looks fun so I gotta try that someday. Would love to see a fat person trying to do that shit. I’d videotape the hell out of that moment. I walked all around the whole park soaking in the sights. Lots of different styles of music, lots of crowds of people. What was missing? Hip hop/rap, country, and electronic. You wanna party internationally, you gotta cater to everyone. I understand the stereotypes and negative attitudes regarding these genres but fuck that shit, fair is fair. The spics had their shit, what about the niggers, rednecks, and ravers? I personally woulda hung out in the electronic area if they were playing it. Booty shaking, line-dancing, and raving should be perfectly acceptable in a family theme park. Rather hear and see that than that down-tempo, bad karaoke, shitty dj bullshit they were doing everywhere. A lot of it looked like the rent-a-clown shit you see in sitcoms.

I had time on my hands still. As it got later into the night, more people moved towards the lake where all the partying was going on, trying to get a good spot for the fireworks. I went on Kraken and Journey to Atlantis. Some asshole farted in line for Kraken. Yep, that shit was stank as fuck, too. Nasty, smelly motherfucker. And nowhere to run either. The wait wasn’t too long. I sat in the rear sled. The ride is still pretty good. Not top of the line but it gets the blood pumping. After it was over, the guy next to me said something I thought I’d never hear. Said he’d never been on a cab in his life. His friend asked him straight out, “You’ve never been on a cab before?” in that surprised manner. Guy said he’d never been in a big city to get on one. Fuck that coaster, bitch, you need to hail a cab and get some life experience under your belt. Jeez.

Walking off that ride, there was a nice puddle of green puke along the way. Shoulda took a pic of that shit. Makes you wonder what the fuck he or she was drinking. That coaster ain’t that god damn intense. Damn. I thought I wouldn’t have time to get on J2A but I did. I made a mistake and took my shit out of a locker only to have to put my shit into another one and pay again. Both rides are right next to each other. The J2A ride attendant said there was no wait cuz they just reopened the ride. After putting my shit away, I hopped on that bitch and had it all to myself cuz a line was non-existent. It’s a very rare occasion for that to happen. I didn’t even get that wet although another attendant said I would. She musta thought that was my first time riding and I ain’t know no better. Plus I was in the very front. The big drop wasn’t as thrilling as I remember. The indoor coaster portion was still good and fun.

When I got off, got my shit, and started walking, I could hear the countdown and the fireworks were going off. I made it! Wasn’t stuck on a ride for the new year. Again, I muscled my way through the drunks who paid 7 fucking bucks for a can of beer (fucking losers) and I got front row seats for the festivities. Not really seats. I had to stand up just like damn near everyone else but I was right there on the lake with a full view of the barge and the explosions. Certainly wasn’t the most impressive fireworks display I’ve ever seen. Talk about cost cutting. The alcoholics put some money in their coffers though.

Everyone started bouncing out after that even though the park was gonna be open for another hour. I bounced too. Saw another pile of puke in the road on my walk back to my car. This time it was orange. What the fuck? I was still vibrant and wanted to do something so I texted my homeboy who said he was gonna hang out downtown earlier. Murdafurka decided to stay home so I was ass out. I just went home and called it a night. Talent? Eh, can’t say any one chick stood out from the crowd. The only one that did was an employee dragging some big empty boxes behind her in front of everyone with no help. Couldn’t help but bust out laughing at that bitch. Only after she was gone, of course.

How would I rate New Year’s Eve at Sea World? Nothing special. Just like any other day at the park with the exception of all the music. If they catered to the musical tastes of the majority, I’d give ‘em props but the selection was limited. Ain’t like they didn’t have the space to set up some additional areas. How would I rate Sea World as a park? Nathan special still. If you like rides, there’s only 3, 1 of which may be new but it really ain’t bout shit. Then there’s the animal exhibits and shows. They can eat up some time but once you’ve done all that, you’ll just be sitting around like the other fools I saw this night. If you got kids and shit, that’s another story. It can turn into an all day affair but not more than 8-10 hours I’d say. Depends on the time of year when you go. If you’re like me, single, and really just care about rides, then you can swallow this whole park in no time. Just wear some VERY comfortable shoes cuz there’s A LOT of walking involved!