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Sea World
, at Sea Harbor Drive, near the intersection of I-4 and the Bee Line Expressway, the cream of Florida's sizable crop of marine parks, should not be missed; allocate a day to see it all (daily 9am-7pm or later; longer hours in summer; $50.83, ages 3-9 $41.29; tel 1-800/327-2424,
). The big event is the
Shamu Adventure
show - beginning with a pre-show film attempting to justify the twenty minutes of tricks then performed by killer whales. The
Wild Arctic
complex, complete with artificial snow and ice, shows off beluga whales, walruses and a couple of claustrophobic-looking polar bears; the experience is topped off by a thrilling simulated helicopter flight through an Arctic blizzard.
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