Alright... I'm going to throw in my 2 cents about Ocean World after my first trip to the DR... then I will post my other 2 cents after I do the rest during my 2nd DR trip (dinner, Bravissimo show, OW shows during the day etc.) which will be sometime between Nov. 29th and Dec. 13th!!!
Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to go swimming with the dolphins, so when I went to the DR I figured that no matter what the cost I would do it... so I did it... the cost it could have been cheaper... I'm a single mom that saved up all year to go on that trip however, it was worth every penny and i'm obviously going back for more! !!!!
The staff is incredibly friendly and ALWAYS there to help you... the show that we managed to see was amazing (the dolphin show) ... however, the day was not long enough to do everything! Everything is soooooooooooo well organized... and if you ever don't know what you're supposed to be doing, there is always someone to help you.
Everything was incredibly clean, which is a nice change from the parks here in Canada (eg. Marineland - thats the closest thing i've been too LOL!).
My friend did the Sea Lion encounter, and she absolutely loved it!!!!
So ... overall the experience was amazing... but I guess with everything its to each his own... however, I am curious what exactly was wrong with OW in 2004
I will let you know how the restaurant and everything else is when I go down for my birthday... I do believe I'm having my birthday dinner there and seeing the Bravissimo (sp?) show