We are halfway through our Bands, Brew, and BBQ festival at SeaWorld Orlando and people are loving it! Check out some of the media buzz:

Barb Nefer – Examiner.com

Turtle Trek, the first mobile game from SeaWorld, is now available from the App Store.

Turtle Trek is a free game download for the iPhone and iPad. Players guide an adventuresome sea turtle on a quest across the beach and into the water to find friends. They help the plucky sea turtle navigate through the perilous seascape and conquer a variety of challenges, some dangerous and some light-hearted.

SeaWorld Orlando's Animal Rescue Team, along with several agencies, responded to 22 short-finned pilot whales that stranded at Florida’s Avalon State Park Beach in St. Lucie County this past weekend.

Take a look at this awesome Manta POV narrated by our very own Brian Morrow, Manta's Chief Designer.

A tip o’ the flipper to ABC hit-com “Modern Family” for bringing attention to the cause of trash-free seas and protecting marine mammals. With their own unique blend of humor and heart, this week’s show saw Mitchell mourning the plight of wild sea lion “Snorkels,” who was injured (and presumed to have passed away) from plastic bag pollution.

Earlier this year we launched “SeaWorld’s Happy Tails” to encourage adoptions of homeless dogs and cats from local animal shelters. The program thanks pet lovers in our hometown markets with two free single-day admissions to SeaWorld when they adopt a dog or cat from participating shelters.

Baby bubbles -- that's a big breath!

The big day has arrived -- Katina the killer whale gave birth Saturday, October 9, at 7:28 p.m. in SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.