News: Sesame Street Return to SeaWorld

Posted at 3:17 PM EDT (1917 GMT)

May. 9th, 2008 -- Orlando, Fla. – The beloved Sesame Street characters return to SeaWorld this spring and summer, delighting families with character meet-and-greets, a Breakfast with Elmo and Friends and an all-new “Elmo and Abby’s Treasure Hunt” musical production. 

Throughout the day, kids and parents will also enjoy special character connection opportunities to meet their favorite Sesame Street friends for hugs and photographs.  

Guests may even start their day with a fun-filled character breakfast sure to entertain kids and parents alike. Breakfast with Elmo and Friends is offered daily at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The breakfast features a delicious buffet served-up with the hottest characters in town including Elmo, Big Bird, Grover, Zoe, Ernie and Cookie Monster.  Prices are $16.95 plus tax for adults and $14.95 for children (ages 3-9). Children under 3 are free.  Reservations are required.

Sesame Street’s newest neighbor, Abby Cadabby, is the star of this fun musical show featuring Elmo, Cookie Monster, Rosita and Grover.  Beginning May 24 and running through Sept. 1, Abby and her Sesame pals will embark on a treasure hunt adventure as they search for clues to open a talking treasure trunk. Along the way, they’ll encounter a singing tree, a rhyming rock, a shouting toucan and more. As they find the clues to unlock the trunk, they explore their treasures and open their minds to a world of imagination.

SeaWorld’s meet-and-greet character opportunities, Breakfast with Elmo and Friends and “Elmo and Abby’s Treasure Hunt” musical production is part of a long-term relationship between Sesame Workshop and the Worlds of Discovery parks operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, the family entertainment division of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.  

SeaWorld Orlando is one of 10 Worlds of Discovery parks operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, the family entertainment division of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.  Other Worlds of Discovery parks include SeaWorld parks in San Diego, Calif., and San Antonio, Texas; Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Fla. and Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Va.; Discovery Cove in Orlando; Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pa. near Philadelphia; Aquatica, SeaWorld’s waterpark in Orlando; and water parks Adventure Island in Tampa and Water Country USA in Williamsburg.

Worlds of Discovery, based in Orlando, Fla., employs more than 21,000 people nationwide.  On the Web at www.Seaworld.com or www.WorldsofDiscovery.com.