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SeaWorld, Busch Gardens offer buy one get one deal

09/13/2017

SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay are offering a respite for storm-weary Florida residents with a buy one, get one free single-day ticket this week. The five-day deal follows the devastation by Hurr... Read More

SeaWorld Orlando to develop new Sesame Place land by 2022

Terry Roen

05/18/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

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SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment announced Thursday that it plans to develop a new Sesame Place theme park in Orlando by 2022. Orlando provides a prime opportunity for the family-friendly addition, which wil... Read More

SeaWorld reports first quarter drop in attendance and revenue

Terry Roen

05/09/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment reported a 15 percent decline in attendance and a $34 million drop in total revenues during the first quarter of 2017. The quarterly report released Tuesday blamed the attend... Read More

SeaWorld upgrading Kraken Unleashed coaster to VR

Terry Roen

04/14/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

SeaWorld’s Kraken will close Monday to evolve into a virtual reality coaster that will take riders on a deep-sea mission to the ocean’s floor. The floorless roller coaster is jumping on the high-tech train. ... Read More

PETA poll criticizes SeaWorld a week before new dolphin show release

Terry Roen

04/03/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

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A PETA-commissioned poll found that 68 percent of parents—the key demographic for theme parks —said they would be "more likely" to visit SeaWorld if the orcas were moved to seaside sanctuaries. The poll was re... Read More

Blackstone to sell SeaWorld stake to Chinese company

Terry Roen

03/24/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

The Blackstone Group announced Friday it has sold a 21 percent stake in SeaWorld Entertainment to a Chinese company, which opens the door for expansion in China’s thriving theme park industry. Zhonghong Grou... Read More

SeaWorld Entertainment’s revenue and attendance drop

Terry Roen

02/21/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

The CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment told investors Tuesday to expect a potential debt refinancing after reporting a drop in both revenue and attendance in 2016. The announcement came after the company released... Read More

PETA pushing SeaWorld to build an orca sanctuary

Terry Roen

02/20/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is making a power play for public support to get SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment to place their killer whales in a seaside sanctuary. The problem is there are n... Read More

After Tilikum death, CEO pledges $1 million for orca sanctuary

Terry Roen

01/12/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

A California CEO is pledging $1 million to help build an ocean sanctuary for orcas, following the death of SeaWorld’s Tilikum. Steven Dunn, the CEO of Munchkin, Inc., said he wrote a letter to SeaWorld CEO Joe... Read More

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