Discovery Cove Tickets

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With admission to Discovery Cove limited to around a thousand guests a day (advance bookings only), those lucky enough to get in will have the interactive experience of a lifetime, featuring various attractions and ample parking.

A very high staff to guest ratio ensures you get lots of attention and enjoy the day.

All package discounted tickets come with a 14-day pass to Seaworld and Aquatica included, and the Ultimate Package also includes access to Busch Gardens. These packages are perfect for both kids and adults, providing attractions and restaurants for everyone.

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Orlando Attractions Discovery Cove tickets. Booked properly against a 1,300-cap day.

Discovery Cove Orlando tickets sit in a different category to standard theme park admissions, and we sell them differently because of it. Three constraints shape how we sell every ticket on this page: a daily capacity cap, packages that stack across SeaWorld's three sister parks, and a dolphin swim age rule. Here are the standards we apply across the range.

• 1,300-guest daily cap: Discovery Cove restricts daily entry to roughly 1,300 guests. We tell you that up front because it's the reason availability is genuinely limited on peak dates and the reason we ask for three preferred dates rather than guaranteeing a single one. Our 3-date system books you against the capacity ceiling, not a fictitious queue.
• Genuinely all-inclusive day: Every Discovery Cove ticket includes continental breakfast, buffet lunch, all-day snacks and drinks, mask, snorkel, wetsuit or vest, towels, lockers, beach umbrellas, sun loungers, hammocks, and self-parking at Discovery Cove itself. This avoids the £40-£80 / approx. $50-$100 per-head sneak-spend you would normally hit at a regular Orlando water park on towel rentals, locker fees, and in-park food and drink markups.
• Stack-friendly sister parks: We point families with two or more park days at the 2-park combo because adding 14 days of SeaWorld and Aquatica costs only around £20-£30 / approx. $25-$38 more than the Discovery Cove Only ticket. The maths almost always favours the bundle if you're already in town for more than a long weekend, so we list both side by side rather than burying the cheaper-per-day option.
• Ultimate covers car-rental parking: If you've rented a car (and most UK families on a 2-week Florida holiday do), the Ultimate Package adds Busch Gardens plus FREE parking at SeaWorld, Aquatica, and Busch Gardens. Standard parking at those parks runs at $30+ / approx. £24+ a day per park, so a single sister-park visit usually pays back the upgrade. We highlight this because it's the inclusion most resellers bury in the fine print.
• 3-date booking, no fake urgency: Discovery Cove asks every reseller to take three preferred dates in order of preference because the park then manually places you against the 1,300-cap limit. We work first-choice wherever availability allows, and we tell you up front when a date window is genuinely tight, naming the date range in plain text rather than running countdown timers or fake-scarcity pressure on the page. This is the booking system the park itself runs; we just explain it before you commit.
• 30 years of Florida selling:Orlando Attractions has been selling Florida tickets for over 30 years as NAR UK Ltd, with offices in Bracknell and Clermont (fifteen minutes from the parks), a UK freephone (0800 294 9458), a USA direct line (352-243-1350), Trustpilot 4.8/5, and a currency-locked checkout in GBP, USD, or EUR.

Orlando Attractions Discovery Cove tickets. Pick the ticket that matches the rest of your trip.

We list six core ticket types and one add-on. We split the range across three lines - dolphin swim or no swim (children must be 6+ for the swim), Discovery Cove only or bundled with sister parks, and whether free parking at SeaWorld, Aquatica, and Busch Gardens is thrown in. Here's how we'd point each kind of family.

• Discovery Cove Non-Dolphin Swim - The Non-Swim Day Resort is the ticket we point families with under-6s at, because Discovery Cove's own rule excludes children aged 3-5 from the dolphin swim. Every Non-Swim ticket still includes the full all-inclusive Discovery Cove day - the Grand Reef, Ray Lagoon, the Free-Flight Aviary, the Wind-Away River, and Laguna Grill - so you only stop paying for the swim slot you can't use. Children 0-2 are free of charge; just let us know so we can add them to the booking.
• Discovery Cove Dolphin Swim - Day Resort - Our reason for recommending the Day Resort Swim is simple: it's the cleanest way to do the dolphin moment without committing to a multi-park bundle you might not need. The 30-minute swim runs in groups of no more than 8 with one trainer, including the cabana introduction, hugs, kisses, and the one-on-one swim through the lagoon. Pick this one if Discovery Cove is the highlight of the trip and the rest of your park days are covered separately.
• Discovery Cove Dolphin Swim Package + SeaWorld / Aquatica - We use this combo as our baseline pick for 2-week Florida holidays because the dolphin swim plus 14 days at SeaWorld and Aquatica is where the maths actually favours bundling. The marginal cost over the Day Resort Swim is small enough that paying separately for SeaWorld and Aquatica gate tickets almost always works out worse. Our reason: Discovery Cove anchors the trip, and the 14-day window absorbs the rest of your park-day schedule.
• Discovery Cove Ultimate Non-Dolphin Swim Package - We point rental-car families at this Ultimate Non-Swim package because the parking maths kicks in once you're driving between three sister parks. Every Ultimate Non-Swim ticket bundles Discovery Cove's full all-inclusive day, 14 days of SeaWorld, Aquatica, and Busch Gardens, plus FREE PARKING at all three sister parks. Standard parking at those parks runs $30+ / approx. £24+ a day per park, so two sister-park visits with the rental car will usually cover the upgrade over the 2-park bundle. Group bookings up to 15 adults and 15 children fit on a single Ultimate reservation.
• Discovery Cove Ultimate Dolphin Swim Package - Our top-tier pick stacks every standard Discovery Cove inclusion: the 30-minute dolphin swim, 14 days of SeaWorld + Aquatica + Busch Gardens, FREE PARKING at all three sister parks, plus the all-inclusive food, drinks, snorkel gear, and Wind-Away River access. We point bigger families and longer holidays at this one because once you'd planned to do Discovery Cove and at least two of the SeaWorld parks anyway, the gap to the Ultimate Swim is the smallest line on the comparison table. Children must be 6+ to participate in the swim.
• Discovery Cove SeaVenture - The SeaVenture is a 20 to 25-minute underwater walking tour through The Grand Reef in a dive helmet (no SCUBA certification needed; eyeglasses and Transitions lenses sit fine inside the helmet). We sell it as an add-on for guests aged 10 and up; it pairs with a Day Resort or Dolphin Swim package, not sold standalone. Guests under 14 need a paying companion in the helmet group with them, and our team can confirm helmet sizing and dive-time slots before you commit.

We see most families pair Discovery Cove with at least one of the sister parks - browse our SeaWorld Orlando tickets, Aquatica tickets, and Busch Gardens tickets for the standalone gate options if you're not bundling. If a sale's running, our Discovery Cove Orlando Sale page is where the date-window specials land first.

We publish a full Discovery Cove guide covering each area in detail before you book, plus a wider SeaWorld Florida Parks guide for how Discovery Cove fits next to its sister parks.

We'd weigh three calls: swim or no swim (the under-6s rule decides), solo or bundled, and Ultimate or not for rental-car parking. Our team is on UK 0800 294 9458 or USA 352-243-1350 if you'd rather work it through with us before committing to three preferred dates.

FAQs

What are the age and height rules for the dolphin swim?

Guests must be 6 or older and at least 42 inches tall to take part in the dolphin interaction. Children aged 6-12 need a paying adult swimming with them in the same group; we find that's the bit families don't always realise until they're booking, which is why we flag it now.

What happens if my plans change after I've booked?

Discovery Cove bookings become fully non-refundable within 30 days of your confirmed date, so check your travel plans before locking in the reservation. If something does change, phone us on UK 0800 294 9458 or USA 352-243-1350 first - we can sometimes help work through options before the cutoff hits.

Can I visit SeaWorld, Aquatica, or Busch Gardens before my Discovery Cove day?

Yes - with any of our multi-park tickets, the sister-park admission runs on a 14-day window so you can use it either side of your Discovery Cove visit. We find a lot of families warm up with a SeaWorld day first, then take Discovery Cove as the calmer middle of the holiday before going back to the bigger parks.

Do I need to bring anything with me?

Not much. Discovery Cove provides wetsuits, snorkels, life vests, towels, lockers, food, drinks, and sunscreen as part of the all-inclusive day. Most guests just turn up in swimwear with the e-ticket on their phone.

Is Discovery Cove suitable for non-swimmers?

Yes. A lot of guests spend the day on the beaches, walking the Wind-Away River with a life vest, hand-feeding the exotic birds in the Free-Flight Aviary, or relaxing in the cabanas. The Non-Swim Day Resort ticket is built for guests who'd rather skip the in-water bit and still enjoy the rest of the park at full all-inclusive value.