Shamu Believe Show Views
You should get to Shamu Stadium a half hour early if you want a seat in the center section, because the Believe show is mega-popular. (In the picture below 2 to your right, you see an actual shot of the crowd about 25 minutes before showtime.) As you can see from this image, you'll need to get to Shamu Stadium plenty early if you don't want to sit up in the rafters or down in the infamous soak zone (where eager Shamu fans wait to be splashed!) Also, consider taking a hat; there's no roof at San Diego's Shamu Stadium.
And what if you DON'T get to the stadium early? Shamu Stadium is giant-sized, and if you don't mind sitting either to the side of the stage or down in the soak zone, you're quite likely to get a seat even if you arrive only 10 minutes before showtime. Actually, no matter where you sit in the stadium you'll be able to get a decent view. Shamu does his tricks facing several different directions throughout the Believe show (in order for everyone to get a good view of him.)
Many of the human-and-whale tricks are quite spectacular. As you can see in the photo to your left, at one point in the Believe show, Shamu rises out of the water with his trainer sitting on his nose! And in the picture to your right, Shamu rises from the depths with his trainer standing on his back.
The Believe killer whale show proceeds at a relaxed pace. It is like observing a playtime between the whales and the trainers...showing that they are truly friends, instead of master and obedient animal. I thoroughly enjoy this show; and the crowd at every performance I've attended obviously loves it, too. If you love killer whales, this is one Shamu show that you will NOT want to miss! In still another spectacular trick, Shamu emerges from out of the water with his trainer hugging him...clinging to his nose.
Shamu Believe Show Images
