VIP Orlando – Part One
Things to Do, Travel Tips — By Kristen Manieri on April 12, 2010 at 2:08 pmWhy do Orlando like a regular Joe when there are so many VIP tours to be experienced? Unleash your inner diva and allow yourself to be totally spoiled and pampered behind-the-scenes at Orlando’s best attractions and hotspots. Skip the crowds, get up close and personal with trainers and actors, and make memories that will last a lifetime.
Beluga Interaction Program
- Up-close, hands-on interactions with beluga whales
- Learn about the habits and lifestyle of this magnificent creature
- Engage in interactions including touching, feeding and helping the trainers communicate with hand signals
Sharks Deep Dive
- Come face-to-face with more than 30 different sizes and species of sharks and thousands of fish
- Don wet suits and underwater helmets which allow for breathing and communication without scuba equipment
- Step inside a real shark cage
Marine Mammal Keeper Experience
- Work alongside marine animal experts
- Engage in activities including diet preparation and assisting with the care of rescued manatees
Elite Adventure Express Tour
- Six-hour experience reserved for private groups only
- Designed to fit individual group needs and requests to create the ideal itinerary for a perfect day
- Enjoy front-of-the-line access at main attractions, front row seating at two live shows, behind-the-scenes access to meet a penguin and one-on-one close encounters and feeding with dolphins, sea lions and sting rays
- Gourmet meal at Sharks Underwater Grill next to a 700,000-gallon (2.6 million liter) aquarium filled with sea creatures.
Polar Expedition Tour
- 60-minute tour backstage view of the Wild Arctic animal care areas
- Discover the world of polar bears, beluga whales and Magellanic penguins
Dolphin Spotlight
- Interact with bottlenose dolphins
- Learn the history of the bottlenose, fun facts, and animal training techniques
- Hands-on contact with the stars of the Blue Horizons show
Backstage at Believe
- An insider look at the making of this exciting, innovative show
- Includes reserved VIP seating at Believe
- Private poolside buffet backstage hosted by the Believe stage manager
- Receive a hand-carved wooden whale tail necklace as a souvenir
The Trainer for a Day Program
- A one-of-a-kind experience, offered to groups up to 24
- Ideal for the ultimate animal lovers who want to spend more time with the dolphins
- Includes a 30-minute dolphin interaction session and enhanced deep-water dolphin interaction
- Private, individual photo sessions with two dolphins
- Behind-the-scenes tour of dolphin living areas
- Snorkeling with thousands of tropical fish in the coral reef
- Hand-feeding birds in the free flight aviary
- Special meet and greets with tropical birds, sloths and anteaters
- Includes a Discovery Cove gift bag with waterproof camera and trainer T-shirt
Universal VIP Tours
- Be personally escorted on a guided walking tour around one or both of the parks
- Front-of-line access to rides and attractions
- Hear insider secrets about the creation and operation of the rides
- Include complimentary valet parking, complimentary refreshments
- Character interactions
- Possible backstage access
More to come in VIP Orlando – Part Two… stay tuned!



