Ocean Discovery, the park's beluga and dolphin show, is known to change just about every year. For 2023, there's a segment with the belugas at the glass very similar to the 2022 Christmas show and how this show was when SeaWorld first reopened after COVID. See below for highlights!
0:00 Opening with dolphins Avalon and Ohana and belugas Atla, Luna, Tulok, Martha, Kenai, Innik, and Crissy, starting with Avalon's back breach
- 1:38 Atla's bow at stage! While a great beluga bow, I always thought her form looked a bit awkward
2:33 Beluga Glass Segment with Innik, Crissy, Tulok, Luna, Atla, and Martha, starting with Innik ending up at the wrong side
- 3:00 Crissy mouth opens and postures at either Luna or Tulok
- 3:55 More beluga drama with Atla and Luna
- 4:15 Beluga vocals on both sides
6:27 Beluga Playtime with Innik, Kenai, Samson, and Martha starting with Innik and Kenai's spin swim
- 6:45 Samson mermaids and Martha's head up behavior
- 8:10 Martha and her trainer chin up at the glass (thumbnail)
- 8:48 Kenai's bow and Martha slides out
10:15 Beluga Volunteer with Samson and 13:30 Dolphin Volunteer with Ohana
- 12:15 Samson was asked by the volunteer and trainer to fluke wave but did his vspin instead
-14:28 Asking Ohana to backwards tailwalk
-14:50 Ohana's high bow
16:17 Dolphin Finale with Ohana, Avalon, Ipo, Piquet, Bolt, and Hailey, starting with Ipo and Piquet's fast swims
- 16:42 Ohana, Avalon, and Piquet's backdive
- 17:26 Bolt and Hailey's front flip
- 17:45 Everyone position tailwalks together! Any guesses to why they weren't bridged? (genuine question)
- 18:20 Everyone bows together!
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