SeaWorld’s Manta just opened last week in SeaWorld Orlando. SeaWorld is all about animal encounters and thrill rides, and Manta is the perfect mix of both. Manta is a sea life exhibit, a roller coaster, an aquarium and a thrill ride, all in one.

SeaWorld is running a cool social media campaign for you to win a front line pass to Manta by tweeting to @RealShamu, submitting your “I Love Manta” photo to Flickr and doing four other tasks. Visit the Ride Manta site for details and to win.

I have been chosen to be one of the nine bloggers to attend SeaWorld’s Manta Media Days next week in Orlando, and I can’t wait to see and ride the Manta, see blogging friends, and above all learn more about the amazing sea life that Manta contains. Manta has 10 aquariums and more than 3,000 animals living in these state-of-the-art aquatic habitats. Manta gives visitors a peak into life of hundreds of rays, thousands of exotic fish, sea horses and even a giant Pacific octopus. I can’t wait to see it all, and the rumor goes that we’ll also see the Shamu’s Believe-show, which is amazing, we saw it in SeaWorld San Antonio last summer, and you just can not watch it without having your eyes watering, it is so emotional to see such a beautiful animal so closely.

Did you happen to see the SeaWorld Dolphin Bubbles at ABC news…? This is amazing! These dolphins make air bubble rings and play with them and even show off to others. The dolphin experts say that this is not normal behavior – it’s something, that they have learned to do – just for fun! Normally air bubbles float right up, but these smart dolphins figured out how they can break them a little bit at the time to keep them down. The SeaWorld personnel say that the other dolphins teach their friends how to have fun with the bubble rings. Isn’t it unbelievable?

We visited the San Antonio SeaWorld last summer and we fed the dolphins and my kids absolutely loved it! My 7 year old daughter is obsessed with sea life, and her dream is to become a Shamu trainer some day. I would love to take her to SeaWorld Orlando to see these dolphins – they are the perfect combination of beauty and brain with a attitude of living life to the fullest and having fun. I was looking at some hotel deals at the Orlando and found amazing pricing – if you get three nights, you’ll get two nights for free!

Details on this amazing travel deal to SeaWorld Orlando: You can choose either SeaWorld and Aquatica or SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, visit before September 7, 2009. Packages start at $561 for a family of four – that’s like paying just $28 per night per person. But hurry – you must book by March 31 to get this amazing deal to go and see the Dolphin Bubbles at the SeaWorld.

If you would like to learn more about the Dolphin Bubbles and see some great photos, visit DolphinBubbles.com and let me know what do you think!