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@Mrs Green Grass: My problem with this is that actions speak louder than words, and Sea World's actions do not match up with the stuff that they're saying in interviews like this! Here's a great piece by someone who has been observing the behind the scenes stuff and seen how things have gone since the incident with Tilikum at Sea World - and it's awful. http://theorcaproject.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/seeing-is-believing-tilikums-lonely-life-after-dawn/

@Mrs Green Grass: It's the separating of the moms and calves that I have the biggest problem with. In the wild orca calves live with their mothers their entire lives. It breaks my heart that Sea World splits them up. When it talked about the effects that this has on the mothers in the documentary I bawled.

I saw Blackfish and went to SeaWorld as a kid and I honestly don't think its worth it. I only remember touching a starfish briefly and vaguely remember the Shamu show. Given how terrible the conditions are for the whales vs. my memories/enjoyment as a kid, it just doesn't make sense to me personally.

I have some issues with zoos too, but I think the San Diego Zoo is probably a lot more fun than SeaWorld and everyone I know had a BLAST at Legoland.

Also, just because I think its great, my cousin has a son with a ton of food-based allergies and the Legoland had no problem whatsoever with her dragging a cooler into the park so he could be happy and comfortable for the several days they spent there.

I have never been to LEGOLAND but I have been to SeaWorld. I was extremely disappointed. The shows were all about people and less of the animals. At the dolphin show, I heard a kid yell out "when are we going to see the dolphins".