Thank you for your report! I am currently planning a trip over our spring break this year. We are going to Discovery Cove and SW. I am a little worried about the weather being too cold but we don’t really travel in summer so it is what it is.
How was the weather the rest of the week? Hoping we get lucky on our DC day but it looks like we’ll be grabbing wetsuits.
We’ve been to Florida three times in mid-March now- 2021, 2022, and 2023. Our trip in 2021 was consistently in the high 70s/80s. We had a random cold snap in 2022- mid 60s for two days, then mid 70s, then low 80s. (Which was great for us, because the cold snap meant the manatees came back to Blue Springs State Park!) And then last year in 2023, it seemed more pitchy. Our coldest day was our Discovery Cove day, but we had a mix from that (high 65) to 85, and it bounced around. So it can be difficult to predict!
Discovery Cove does let you change your day once for free (though I believe you may be subject to pay the cost difference if your new date was more expensive- you just don’t pay the change fee).
We would have considered changing our date but we felt pretty locked in. Our original date was a Wednesday, and we had already scheduled belugas for Thursday and Tron for Saturday. At the time, Friday forecast was storms. So we took the risk and stayed on Wednesday. (It didn’t storm Friday, so I guess that was a poor choice, but we did get to see the belugas again! So still a win.)
If it is cold, the oasis will be a major warm benefit- just steel yourself for when you go to the bathroom or to grab food! Or, alternatively, hit up the Reef- maybe the temperature difference won’t feel as drastic since the reef is cold, ha.
I actually think the wetsuits are the way to go anyways. Less sunscreen needed, more insulation, and it’s just kinda fun to wear them!