Category: Seaworld Parks and Entertainment
Rumor Mill-Will SeaWorld sell or be bought out?
ErikAug 09, 2017
I always seem to say it. Poor SeaWorld. The park can’t seem to catch a break lately. It’s been a very hard uphill battle for the company. Even when...
Op-Ed:Partnering with Animals Rights ensures extinction of zoos and aquariums
Dr. Grey StaffordAug 09, 2017
Recently, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), an organization whose members I have proudly promoted and defended locally and nationally in good times and in bad...
SeaWorld attendance slowly improves, as company continues to find itself
ErikAug 08, 2017
Tuesday SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment held the second quarter performance conference call, and the news was rather mixed. CEO Joel Manby and newly appointed CFO Marc...
Is Buch Gardens Williamsburg finally moving ahead with a new country?
ErikAug 04, 2017
Busch Gardens Williamsburg has applied for a height waiver that would allow them to build an attraction that is 315 feet tall. Naturally, the only thing that comes to...
SeaWorld Orlando trainer among rumored list for new Survivor season
ErikAug 03, 2017
The official list has not come out yet, but according to Surviving Tribal, we have a list of 19 of the 20 contestants for the new show. The show will air in 2018....
SeaWorld hires Evercore Partners as advisers-What could this mean for the future
ErikAug 01, 2017
On Monday it was reported that SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment has hired a second advisor to help bring the company around. Evercore Partners is a firm that specializes...
SeaWorld San Antonio calf dies
ErikJul 24, 2017
Sad news from SeaWorld San Antonio as the three month old Orca calf, Kyara has died after complications from an infection like pneumonia. Kyara was born in April at the...
Busch Gardens Williamsburg welcomes 100 millionth guest
ErikJul 21, 2017
We’ve all seen parks honor one million guests. But 100 million? That’s a feat that took Busch Gardens Williamsburg 42 years to do. On Friday, the park...
New parks and attractions challenge Aquatica Orlando to stay relevant
ErikJul 18, 2017
Volcano Bay towers over Universal Orlando, with eruptions spraying over the newly minted water theme park. There hasn't been a day this summer that the park...
Discovery Cove adds new experience that lets guests swim with sharks
ErikJul 08, 2017
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Discovery Cove at SeaWorld Orlando is known for getting guests up close to the animals of the ocean, in ways...