Orca Encounter (Full Show) - SeaWorld San Diego - June 13, 2024

This evening showing of Orca Encounter featured 5 orcas who each demonstrated what behaviors make them unique! This is also my favorite time of day for lighting, so please enjoy seeing the whales during magic hour! See below for highlights:

0:07 Intro to Adaptations with Orkid, Ulises, and later Kalia to starting with Orkid's front flip
0:44 Ulises makes his entrance with 2 bows sent from the back
1:07 Orkid's center pec-up bow
3:39 Ulises slides out on the center slideout while Orkid slides out on stage
5:05 Ulises' high jump and Orkid's flicker bow
5:38 Kalia's shooter

6:38 Communication with Orkid solo, starting with Orkid's fishing reel
-7:15 Orkid's center bow, I liked how her mouth was open
8:55 Orkid's slideout slide followed by a stage slide

9:40 Hunting to Finale with Orkid, Shouka, and Ikaika, starting with Shouka's mouth open fast swim
10:08 Shouka and Orkid do 2 TNTs in a row
10:55 Ikaika makes his entrance with a slideout! He is so big! But based on the timing he might have been supposed to do a thrash slideout.
12:09 Shouka's side breach with volunteers
13:43 Ikaika's alien
14:16 Shouka was supposed to perp bow but she did a kicker
14:32 Ikaika's bows! He is massive!
14:55 Shouka was supposed to fluke splash zipper but she did regular zippers
16:05 Ikaika and Shouka fish sharing
18:23 Introducing Shouka
20:58 Shouka's spin bow

Orkid, Ulises, Kalia, Shouka, and Ikaika (Killer Whales) at SeaWorld San Diego on June 13, 2024.

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