10/15/2026
Our day at Discovery Cove 🐬
Several of you mentioned wanting more info on Discovery Cove, so here’s a breakdown of our day at Orlando’s ONLY all-inclusive day resort! 😍
Buckle up, I’ve got a lot to share…
⏰ Park is open 9:00-5:00, with check-in beginning at 7:00
🐬 We had booked the dolphin experience, and times for this are assigned on a first-come, first-service basis. So the time you check-in determines your time slot. We checked in at 8:30 and our dolphin experience was at 1:30 - not too shabby!
🍽️ Breakfast & lunch are both included with your admission, as well as all snacks, sodas, b**r, and w**e. All the food was honestly so good, especially the breakfast potatoes and the Mac & cheese at lunch! 😋
🏝️ We booked a cabana (a MUST if you ask me!), which was located right on the Grand Reef. Our attendant, Luis, was incredible! Kept our complimentary snacks and drinks stocked all day long - and told us to be at the cabana at 4:00 to see the flamingos get escorted back to their home for the evening! 🦩
🐠 The kids loved snorkeling in the Grand Reef - seeing all the fish and petting the sting rays! We noticed it was much less crowded in the afternoon after lunch.
💦 The lazy river is so fun and takes you through the aviary. You can either stay in the lazy river and continue around, or you can get out and feed the birds! You will have to go through a very intense water fall going into the aviary section and coming out, to keep the birds from flying out, of course! (NOT a friendly experience with a toddler in a life jacket 😅)
🦜 The aviary can also be accessed by footpath, not just the lazy river!
📸 If you do any kind of animal encounter, you can view your photos at Photo Pickup across from Guest Services. The line for this is VERY long at the end of the day because everyone else is grabbing them on their way out of the park. Go earlier in the afternoon to avoid a longer wait!
All in all, it was a great day spent relaxing, snorkeling, and experiencing new things ☺️
