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SeaWorld Orlando is an animal theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Although separately gated, it is often promoted with neighboring parks Discovery Cove and Aquatica as well as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay , all of which are owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts .
The 2013 documentary film Blackfish, produced after a SeaWorld Orlando trainer was killed by one of the park's orcas, led to initial decreases in attendance, profits and the company's share price. In 2018, SeaWorld's attendance and revenue began to recover with the addition of new rides, shows, and animal exhibits at its parks, as well as ...
United Parks & Resorts Inc. (formerly SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.[ 3] or SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment) is an American theme park and entertainment company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. [ 4] The company owns and operates twelve recreational destinations in the United States, including eight theme parks and four water parks.
Trua is a male orca born at SeaWorld Orlando on November 23, 2005. His parents are Takara and Taku, his grandfather is Tilikum. Takara and Kohana (his sister) had just been moved to SeaWorld Orlando when she and Taku met. At the time of Trua's birth, Kohana was by Takara's side and thus acted as the midwife.
Manta is a steel flying roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida, United States.The attraction allows guests to encounter numerous species of ray before boarding a manta ray-shaped train that takes them on a 3,359-foot-long (1,024 m) roller coaster ride above the park, reaching top speeds of 56 miles per hour (90 km/h).
Mako at RCDB. Video. Mako is a steel roller coaster located at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida, United States. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the hypercoaster model opened to the public on June 10, 2016. Mako is named after the mako shark and is located in the Sea of Mystery section of the park. It reaches a height of 200 feet (61 m ...
Journey to Atlantis is the name shared by three Water Coasters located at SeaWorld theme parks. These attractions, while different from one another, tell a similar story of a trip to the mythical land of Atlantis. Each one combines roller coaster elements, such as chain lift hills and steep drops, with boat-based attraction elements, such as ...
Tilikum ( c. December 1981[ 1] – 6 January 2017), nicknamed Tilly, [ 2] was a captive male orca who spent most of his life at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida. He was captured in Iceland in 1983; about a year later, he was transferred to Sealand of the Pacific near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [ 3] He was subsequently transferred in 1992 to ...