I'm thrilled to be taking my 13-year-old son to Discovery Cove in August, and we plan to spend a day at Sea World also (with the free admission from DC), not necessarily on consecutive days. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which to do first? My thoughts are, if we do SW first, it might make a great build up - for example, getting close to and touching rays, but then actually getting to swim with them later at DC. What might be a great experience could be a let down if we've already been to DC.
On the other hand, we can avoid some lines and crowds if we do DC first, he won't feel the need to ask for money to feed dolphins, etc. Plus, having been to DC might make seeing the shows and habitats more meaningful.
Just wondering if anyone has some thoughts on this. I'm leaning toward SW first, but an open to suggestions.
Thanks