Discovery Cove is an Orlando, Florida theme park in which guests can interact with a variety of marine animals, most notably bottlenose dolphins. The park, which is operated by the Busch Entertainment Corporation (the theme park division of Anheuser-Busch) is adjacent to SeaWorld Orlando. In addition to swimming with dolphins, Discovery Cove guests can interact with exotic birds, tropical fishes, sharks, rays and land mammals. ImageMetadata File history File links Discoverycove. ... Skyline of Orlando at night, from across Lake Eola The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. ... Binomial name Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821 The Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is the most common and well-known dolphin species. ... Busch Gardens is the name of two theme parks in the United States owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, the family entertainment division of Anheuser-Busch. ... Anheuser-Busch NYSE: BUD, the worlds third largest brewing company in volume after InBev and SABMiller, is based in St. ... For the unrelated theme park in Australia, see Sea World. ...

The park differs from other U.S. theme parks in both admission price, which approaches $260 per guest, and in the fact that reservations are required. A Discovery Cove admission includes lunch, equipment rental and ticket to either SeaWorld Orlando or Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The park recently launched a program called "Twilight Discovery" that also includes a gourmet dinner and drinks. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre 19th century African-themed park located in Tampa, Florida. ...