Discovery Cove
All-inclusive lagoon resort for swimming with bottlenose dolphins amid coral reefs and tropical aviaries.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Discovery Cove in Orlando traces how the lagoon resort broke the mold when it opened in July 2000, capping days at roughly thirteen hundred guests and skipping rides for a reservation-only swim with dolphins born and raised in the park's own breeding program. It follows animals like Coral, born the same year as the park, and the trainers who lead you out to meet them. The Grand Reef, added later, lets you cross a rope bridge above sharks.
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