The food is mediocre and the lines and service are immensely slow. The best place to eat is at the Busch Beer Pavilion.

One hint for the Canadians: Seaworld offers tickets for Canadian $ at par . . . you can pick them up right at the gate. Bring your Canadian passport and ask until you find the window that knows about it. You can also arrange for the tickets here in Canada over the phone. This is also available for Universal Studios--but ONLY before you leave Canada and not at the gate.

Kraken is the rollercoaster, named after a legendary sea monster. Kraken, the monster of all roller coasters, is the tallest, fastest, longest and only floorless roller coaster in Orlando. It will take you to the heights of a 15-story building and turn you upside down seven times, all at speeds reaching 65 mph!

Your feet dangle as they sit on open-air, pedestal-like seats with nothing around them except shoulder restraints. There’s no one to hold on to, nothing in front of you and nothing below you– and only sky above.