Do you have concrete examples of how it's advertised, then? You saying "it's common" and implying somehow kids all know about it in such a way that causes them to have a connection is a very bold claim and generally would require proof to back up.

As a kid growing up in Yaletown, I had never heard of pods of orcas coming that close, nor that it was possible to watch them. And I grew up in Yaletown for close to 15 years.