I spotted a few new things while at SeaWorld Orlando yesterday. First was the new Sesame Street stage show, “Elmo and the Bookaneers.” While clearly geared towards preschoolers, I enjoyed it. It was funny and I enjoyed hearing some of my old favorite songs like the Sesame Street theme song and Ernie singing rubber ducky. I’ve uploaded some video clips of the show on my YouTube page.

Another new ride was this kid’s ride… Swishy Fishies, a very small version of the spinning teacups ride. My 8-year-old son and his grandma had fun spinning around.

They were still testing this ride behind the barriers, but couldn’t really hide it. I’m not sure what it will be called but it’s the standard small kids version of the drop ride. They have one just like this, but with different themes, at Cypress Gardens and Six Flags in Atlanta. But I did find it interesting to see the test dummies they had riding it. Some look just like people and some were just blocks.