Animal Care Center Preview With Pictures and Video

While the Animal Care Center officially opens on the 23rd of January, we got a sneak peak of it today with a tour from Jack Hanna! For the first time ever everything that happened behind the scenes is now conducted in guest view. From nutrition to surgeries you can see everything first hand in this state of art facility.

Jack Hanna lead our tour today and told us about how unique the Animal Care Center really is.  He was one of the nicest people I've meet and you can tell he truly cares about wildlife.

They have 4 major sections in the facility. First off is The Nutrition Center which is a kitchen and set up like a cooking show. Guests can help prepare and plan the diets for the animals. 

The Treatment Center is next which will allow guests to see inside the rooms and watch the vets perform check ups and surgeries on various animals. Cameras are placed over head and give you an up-close view at what they are doing. 

In the Clinical Center you can look at microscopic samples collected from the animals at the same time the staff is. 

Lastly, guests can take part in the Diagnosis Center where they can scan interactive cards at stations around the Animal Care Center to follow an animal through the diagnosis steps.


Overall this 16,000 square foot facility is one of a kind and is revolutionary to animal care. It's what SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment does best, bring people and animals together through education. Remember, The Animal Care Center opens up on the 23rd of January! It's one place in the park your gonna want to visit over and over again to see all they are doing. Check out a video walk-through of the facility and more pictures below: