This was the 3:30pm showing of Orca Encounter, the current killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando, taken summer of 2022! Despite missing the Hunt, I thought this show was pretty neat, especially the finale. It’s almost like they busted out the stops for the bigger crowd that shows up at the 3:30 shows! See below for highlights:
0:35 - Intro/One Song with Malia, Katina, and Nalani Starting with Malia’s center belly breach
- 0:49 Katina’s high bows!
- 1:39 Katina’s backdive, imo she has one of the best orca backdives ever!
- 2:36 Katina’s back breach and Nalani’s alien
5:08 - Husbandry Demo and Play/Volunteer segment with Makaio and Trua, starting with Makaio and Trua’s pod swim
- 6:07 Makaio’s fluke present, demonstrating a voluntary blood draw layout
-7:50 Trua and Makaio slideout and lift their tails, demonstrating how the whales weigh themselves
-9:39 Makaio’s double pec wave with volunteers them sighting bow
-10:38 Trua’s side breach!
13:00 - Finale with Trua and Makaio, starting with Trua and Makaio’s fluke fling at the slideout
- 14:52 Makaio’s front flip! His is so good!
- 15:08 Trua’s fluke splash zippers! The shot of it at the slideout was neat!
- 16:04 Trua and Makaio’s center back breach! (thumbnail)
-16:35 Trua and Makaio slideout! A great size comparison of the two
Malia, Katina, Nalani, Makaio, and Trua (Killer Whales) at SeaWorld Orlando on July 20, 2022.
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