As the sun goes down, SeaWorld comes alive with the glow of Electric Ocean Remix, premiering July 24 on Fridays and Saturdays. Guests are invited to stay late on summer weekends to enjoy electrifying dance music and a brilliant evening of energy that sparks as the sun sets, while maintaining safe physical distancing. The fun…
This weekend, the Taste of Seven Seas Food Festival launches at SeaWorld Orlando. SeaWorld Orlando’s annual spring event, the Seven Seas Food Festival, resumes this summer in a modified format at SeaWorld Orlando for guests to enjoy select fan favorite food options in a safe environment. Each week, guests can sample popular food and drink features from…
Starting this weekend, guests can feel the spark after dark at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s Summer Nights with an ALL NEW laser and fireworks finale, tasty seasonal eats, and extended park hours every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from July 17 to August 16. Cooler nighttime temperatures and enhanced health and safety measures provide guests at…
In celebration of Discovery Cove’s reopening, the park has announced a unique deal for Floridians. Guests who make their reservation at the all-inclusive resort by July 13 will save 20% on reservations, PLUS they’ll receive a complimentary Premium Drink Package (a $40 value) that includes an expanded menu of mixed drinks, classic cocktails, draft…
This Fourth of July weekend, families and friends can enjoy three nights of the new physically distant fireworks presentations “Light Up the Sky” July 3-5 at SeaWorld Orlando! All nights will feature the brand-new “Light Up The Sky” fireworks spectacular followed by a patriotic fireworks finale that SeaWorld guests have known to love for years!…
SeaWorld Entertainment, one of the world’s leading theme park and entertainment companies, announced today a phased reopening (with capacity limitations) for SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica Orlando, Discovery Cove, Busch Gardens Tampa, and Adventure Island on June 11, 2020. The reopening of the parks will include enhanced health and safety protocols for cleaning and sanitizing, physical distancing, face covering requirements,…
Today, SeaWorld Entertainment shared an update about its parks in an email from interim CEO Marc Swanson. Annual passes and membership products will extend for the length of time their parks are closed including SeaWorld and Busch Gardens. Domestic single-day tickets and any unused multi-day tickets that expire during the temporary closures will be honored…
SeaWorld CEO Serge Rivera has officially resigned just five months after becoming CEO. According to a news release, Rivera’s resignation was due to disagreements over the board’s involvement in the decision making at the company, adding that he has stepped down from the board. It was announced this morning that the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Marc Swanson, would…
Like most parks around the world, SeaWorld has also been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has temporarily shut down all of its parks in Florida, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Texas as well as furloughed 90% of its employees. Originally, the shutdown was scheduled through March 31, but it has since…
The message from SeaWorld Orlando was music to the ears of coaster enthusiasts across the country: “Ice Breaker is on track to launch this Spring… literally.” With those words, the final track section and the first train were installed early this week at SeaWorld Orlando. Not only is Ice Breaker SeaWorld Orlando’s first ever launch…
We take a behind-the-scenes sneak peek look at SeaWorld San Diego’s new dive coaster, Emperor — and see one of the ride cars for the first time. Emperor is a floorless dive coaster that will, in fact, be the tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster on the West Coast, as well as the only floorless dive…
After a long anticipated wait, we finally get a front seat ride on Texas Stingray — the new record breaking wooden roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio. Since the IAAPA reveal, work has quickly progressed as the new coaster was completed in early January. Over the course of the last few weeks, the ride underwent testing…