This was my first Orca Encounter show at this park of the year! As such, there have been a few minor changes to the show since I was last here. First, volunteers are being selected from the audience for the Play segment (8:45) again! But the audience still kinda does it with them, so it's a combination of the original volunteer segment and the post COVID volunteer segment.
It was also wonderful to see all 4 segments in this show (around last year, it was common for the Hunt or sometimes even the finale to be skipped). So far this year, it just seems to be a luck of the draw whether you will see all 4 segments of Orca Encounter or not. See below for highlights!
0:36 - Intro with Nalani, Katina, and Malia, starting with Nalani's kicker
- 0:50 Katina does 2 high ventral bows
- 1:39 Katina's backdive, one of the best SeaWorld backdives imo!
- 3:14 All 3 whales fluke wave
4:57 Husbandry Demo and Play/Volunteer Segment with Makaio and Trua, starting with their spin swims
- 5:55 Makaio back rub into a fluke present to demonstrate the blood draw behavior
- 7:27 Makaio and Trua slideout to demonstrate the weight behavior
- 9:27 Trua's sighting bow at stage! You can see how bulky he is now!
- 10:28 Makaio's side breach
12:48 The very missed Hunt segment with Makaio and Trua, starting with Makaio's fast swim. The rest is all fluke flings
17:30 Finale with Nalani, Malia, and Katina, starting with Nalani's center side breach
- 18:09 A high center belly breach from Katina
-19:10 Nalani's front flip
-20:47 All 3 whales position aliens
Nalani, Katina, Malia, Makaio, and Trua (Killer Whales) at SeaWorld Orlando on February 26, 2023.
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