The Death of SeaWorld Is Upon Us
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- Опубліковано 26 бер 2024
- Embark on a deep dive into SeaWorld as we unravel the wild past decade of the famed marine theme park. From the spectacular Shamu shows that once defined SeaWorld to the heart-wrenching incidents involving killer whales like Tilikum, we examine the highs and lows that have shaped the institution. Explore the seismic impact of the groundbreaking documentary, Blackfish, and how it played a pivotal role in altering public perception. Join us as we dissect the controversies surrounding SeaWorld's locations in Orlando, San Antonio, and San Diego, shedding light on the evolution of their narratives over time.
Beyond SeaWorld, we also delve into the ripple effects on associated attractions such as Aquatica, Sesame Place, and Busch Gardens. Uncover the intersections of these entities and understand how SeaWorld's narrative has influenced the broader landscape of amusement parks and theme parks. As we navigate through the pages of history, we confront the tragic incidents like the infamous Shamu death and explore the captivating world of SeaWorld shows. Additionally, we take a closer look at amusement park accidents, highlighting the challenges faced by these attractions and the measures taken to ensure visitor safety. Join us on this thought-provoking journey that goes beyond the surface, examining the demise of SeaWorld and the ongoing transformation within the realm of amusement parks and theme parks.
Sources:
Death of Trainer At SeaWorld by Killer Whale: www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/us...
SeaWorld OSHA Case Ruling: www.foxbusiness.com/features/...
Blackfish Documentary Overview: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfi...)
SeaWorld's Response to Blackfish: www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/us/sea...
SeaWorld Announces End of Killer Whale Breeding: www.nbcnews.com/business/busi...
Blackfish Lawsuit Against SeaWorld CEO: deadline.com/2018/09/blackfis...
SeaWorld Closing Announcement: www.wesh.com/article/seaworld...
SeaWorld 2024 Quarterly Earnings: www.seaworldinvestors.com/fin...
Video Credit:
SeaWorld Orlando Theme Park Tour Rides & Animals: • SeaWorld Orlando Off-R...
Orca Encounter A Killer Whale Experience 2024 SeaWorld Orlando: • Orca Encounter A Kille...
SeaWorld's Old Shamu "Believe" Show With Trainers in the Water: • SeaWorld's Old Shamu "...
Dolphin Adventures Show SeaWorld Orlando 2024: • Dolphin Adventures Sho...
Sea Lion and Otter Spotlight SeaWorld Orlando Florida 2024: • Sea Lion and Otter Spo...
The Dedicated SeaWorld Rescue Team: • The Dedicated SeaWorld...
Flying Over Empty Theme Parks SeaWorld Shutdown: • Flying Over Empty Them...
SeaWorld San Antonio Theme Park Tour: • SeaWorld San Antonio O...
Penguin Trek SeaWorld Orlando's New Roller Coaster Coming in 2024: • Penguin Trek! SeaWorld...
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I’ll never forget when the blackfish film came out had a friend post on FB that she will never go to seaworld and any parks affiliated, 2 days later she went to Busch gardens and posted about it and I mentioned that seaworld owns Busch Gardens in the comments and she unfriended me for that.
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Never realized that but I haven't gone since I was 13 and before blackfish. Explains why we went to both
😂 wow
@@arex9000 curse you cnn
Sounds like she wants to be angry for the sake of being angry and doesn't actually give a damn about the abused animals.
I wish SeaWorld would keep the marine-life rehabilitation and rescue aspect, since that's needed. Rather than have shows, it would be cool to have the coastal parks still have a conservation focus, and possibly have educational sessions and interactions for the public the way most zoos do. When these parks just focus on rides, what will differentiate them from other regional parks, like Cedar Fair/Six Flags?
When is the last time you went to SeaWorld because last time I went they had a lot of conservation focus and educational sessions
@@shamrock6975 same
So our government sues our own people!!
That's just disgusting
What you suggest COSTS money. They only wanna MAKE money.
They'll just put more roller coasters in there
Agreed specially at San Diego
Yeah pretty much
Yup! They've been building them like crazy in Orlando over the last decade.
It's a smart move, they know the animal part of the park is getting a lot of backlash so by adding the roller coasters now, when they have to toss the animal exhibits, they can quickly and affordably replace them with flat rides. I see them transitioning to theme parks in the near future to compete with Six Fairs Cedar Flags.
Sadly. Not everyone likes roller coasters. I’d argue that there’s a huge part of their family oriented market share that hate them.
To be honest, seaworld is the only
Reason I started giving a shit about ocean animals as a kid in the 90s
They have a great zoology department. You can learn a lot from the information they present
yup, Seaworld does great things for marine conservation, care and rescue.
Everything was better in the 90s. I never got to seaworld but Disney and Universal I did. If I ever make it back ill try seaworld and universal since Disney's all about woke and pandering too their customers about it.
Except for the fact they spread misinformation and lie constantly….oh and treat the animals horribly 🤦🏼♀️
@@ganeyfleming1606 Let me guess, your "correct information" is what you see on youtube and reddit?
Rollercoasters should never be held in captivity.
Rollercoasters don’t have feelings bud they are inanimate objects
Or inanimate trians
@@gabrielquinones3343 boy I'll bet you're a blast at parties.
@@MillionYearProgram42 yeah
Free Coasters Now!
I'm painfully torn on this whole thing. I grew up with SeaWorld Orlando in the 90s and early 2000s, and it was always my favorite theme park because I was obsessed with marine life. I still have a Shamu hand puppet that squeaks when you squeeze the mouth shut from like... 1990? Crazy I had it that long.
I have very many good memories of experiences with my family, and finding out about a lot of this as I've become older just gives this very bittersweet feeling that kind of colors my past experiences a little. I still treasure those memories, and I hope that SeaWorld can get themselves on a path to do good for the world.
I went to Sea World San Diego recently. It had been on my vacation "to-do" list for years now. Price for admission was 100 bucks. This also included food and drink at the restaurants every 90 minutes. ( Entree, Side or Dessert, and Drink) The park was open 10-5 so no opportunity to rake them over the coals or anything like that. Personally, I didn't find this to be a bad deal. I did notice the 5% surcharge signs in the gift shops so I made sure not to buy anything while I was there. I didn't get on any rides, but I did go to the Dolphin, Sea Lion, and Orca shows. All were enjoyable, but not as much as I had heard about in the past prior to the 2010 orca incident. Some sections of the park were noticeably empty. If they were to get more rides and keep that nice deal, I would return again. Otherwise, not worth another trip.
You need to do a video on how Disney should fix/refurbish Tomorrowland in Walt Disney World!
Correct!
More like Disneyland it’s abysmal there
If they did that, Tomorrowland would be a Fallout attraction
They need to do something about Disney and their idiot wokeness turning everything to shit
Its so over. Your meme edits in this vid had me bursting out laughing.
Me too!
This is the most clickbait thing I've seen in coaster news in a long time. As Mark Twain might have said, "the reports of Sea World's demise are greatly exaggerated." I was just in BGT and SW Orlando last year and both parks were jammed with people at a time when everybody was talking about how empty Disney was. And the price for a two day pass to BGT and SWO ended up being a little over half the cost of a 2 day pass to Universal or Disney. Sea World Parks aren't going anywhere they are just evolving into something different from what they were in the past.
Wishful thinking on the part of extremist activists. THEY SAY their lame wishes as if they were affirmations.
I have never seen Disney empty.
@@christinamixon8902 it was all anybody could talk about last summer. Literally every Disney blogger on the planet was talking about low attendance at Disney last summer. When I was in Epcot it wasn't empty but it wasn't insanely busy either.
@ashleighelizabeth5916 I was there last summer, and it was packed.
That's unfortunate, seaworld sucks. Idk why any adult would even go there
I like that Sea World is building a lot of new roller coasters. I live in California and Disney hasn’t built a new coaster here since DCA opened over 20 years ago.
Tron was just built in Florida .
You know you could just go to Six Flags or Knotts for coasters right?
@@thatoneantoid51 but it’s six flags haha . It’s disgusting.
@@thatoneantoid51 I used to work at Knott’s and still get a season pass every few years. Six Flags Magic Mountain isn’t open on weekdays, they’re closed today!
@@AverageJoe483 it is a theme park my guy. They're all disgusting.
I want some SeaWorld parks to be both wildlife parks and traditional amusement parks with countless rides and lots of animals!
Go to Busch Gardens in Tampa.
@@ashleighelizabeth5916 Ugh. Not helping!
I used to be a SeaWorld San Diego Annual Pass Holder a long time ago but I became a LEGOLAND California Resort Annual Pass Holder because they invest in the theme park every year and they listen to the people on social media. I also love LEGOS so it makes sense. I find it shocking that SeaWorld San Diego along with Sesame Place San Diego’s competitor LEGOLAND California Resort is winning down the street and the president has plans for the resort in the foreseeable future. SeaWorld Orlando’s competitor LEGOLAND Florida Resort is also winning down the street as well. I'm not sure if the president has plans for the resort in the foreseeable future but the Peppa Pig theme park that opened recently cut a lot of people off from going to SeaWorld Orlando along with Aquatica Orlando.
The plural of Lego is Lego. Otherwise 100% Agree. Loved SeaWorld in the 90s -2000s growing up but just not worth annually these days. (Orlando location btw)
So a small peppa pig theme park in Orlando is driving away a drastic amount of people from SeaWorld? Bs. SeaWorld is doing just fine. Lego land has a big IP behind it, that’s why they attract crowds.
Legoland Florida visitors per year 2022: 1.5 million
SeaWorld Orlando Visitors per year: 4.5 million.
Legoland is getting slammed right now, so not sure where your point is. Legoland is appeasing to families while SWO is switching to teens. As for SWSD in Cali, they pulled in 3.5 million in 2022, while Legoland Cali pulled around 3 million. That’s closer than Orlando, but SWSD is still beating Legoland. To say that Legoland is cutting people off is like saying 5 star pizza is hurting dominos. That’s just not true. Also if SeaWorld saw its record numbers in 2022, doesn’t that mean that Legoland lost customers because they went to SeaWorld compared to Legoland? That’s your logic, so you deal with it
I don't really agree with this. The issue with Legoland Florida is it's location, Seaworld is inbetween Universal and Disney, like 1 exit away from both. To get to Legoland you have to go down to Winter Haven which is 45 minutes to an hour with traffic. Legoland is targeting little kids while Seaworld is targeting thrill seekers and teens.
Why don’t they just turn the Seaworld parks into Busch Gardens then?
I have fond memories of going to sea world, aquatica, and bush gardens 3 days in a row with my parents. If sea world wants to succeed it should target people like my parents that have young kids and are willing to go to the parks all year round.
It’s a good idea
As someone who lives legit 10 min from seaworld sd, although i dint agree with the way they treat their animals, the stuff theyve added to the parks (rides,shows, and seasonal events) really has made an impact and some if their events are like talk of the town everyone goes (specifically the halloween and Christmas events)
They never abused their animals at all. Blackfish was full of misinformation, which is why it’s no longer on streaming sites like Netflix. The only thing they really did was make things more educational with a little bit of theatrical music.
@@Kingvlogs156 Even if blackfish had some things wrong, there's no possible way Orcas with how intelligent they are should be put in those tanks for the very same reason why we don't have large sharks and or whales in our aquariums. Putting those animals that travel miles upon miles of ocean in tanks like that is the abuse, especially when those animals shown signs of depression
@@Kingvlogs156 You should still consider the points brought up in blackfish and the amount of evidence and documents it brings up to back up their own claims. Even if you do not like the film itself, you have to acknowledge all of the data of orca attacks, legal papers, and the autopsy of dawn brancheau and how batshit inappropriate seaworld's response was to the public vs witness testimonies.
Both Blackfish (2013) and The Cove (2009) are free on youtube if you'd like to see them for yourself.
@@Kingvlogs156They might not abuse the animals but they definitely exploit them. But I think kidnapping someone, imprisoning them, and making them do tricks for food is abuse
Yeah you all have been Blackfished lol.
2022: The death of Six Flags is upon us
2024: The death of SeaWorld is upon us
And yet six flags is still around. So will seaworld.
Both still alive, Six Flags mega expanding with the merger, and both are still kicking.
2029: SKYNET nukes the world
just like the videos saying "CHINA WILL COLAPSE IN 20 DAYS"
What did Six flags do?!?
The fact that my school went at sea world
Attendance is down 2.1 % the park isn’t dying 😂😂
Tbf, Seaworld was how I fell in love with dolphins as a child.
Edit: I know Seaworld is a bad place. I don't support Seaworld in their decision making. It was just that the park and the movie Flipper got me into dolphins. I watched Blackfish and it changed my perception forever. Cetaceans don't belong in swimming pools.
And did you noticed I said "TBF", that stands for "to be fair", it doesn't mean I support cetaceans in captivity.
I’m not sure why because that’s not how dolphins act. There is nothing similar to how a dolphin acts in the wild and how a dolphin acts in a bathtub.
@@user-fn9td9kg6u well they did say "as a child." Presumably a child discovering these animals for the first time isn't already some kind of expert marine biologist.
What's your point? Seaworld exploiting animals is actually good because nostalgia?
I edited my comment. I'm not ignorant when it comes to Seaworld.
80% of Blackfish had been found to be misleading or false. So it’s not just a few occasions that they’re unfair, it’s a mountain of occasions. And the abuse that allegedly took place happened in other defunct locations that were NOT SeaWorld. It’s like the equivalent of pointing out human rights abuses done by Nestle and directing the anger towards a company that’s not Nestle.
More like 80% of blackfish that has been true.
Seriously this report is made by someone from SeaWorld and this feels like it has little to no Proof.
It was more of a hit piece rather than a accurate documentary I mean it’s very obviously themed to be shocking
@@manicstatic370 I would say that the worst course of action, or in this case inaction, that SeaWorld made was not taking CNN and Magnolia Films to court for defamation.
It doesn’t take a lot to know that an orca should not be living in a pool.
@@iced_latteZ that goes for most aquariums
The “Sike” and “What the scallop” clips made me wheeze lmao. Great video man 💙
The debate of century. Worst Florida Theme Park: Seaworld vs Walmart ?
Seaworld should make an aquarium that has no live fish where it's all strictly projections but still an aquarium, they could then retheme dining with Orcas into a projection based restaurant too then they could remove the show arenas and open new attractions while having an animal experience without dealing with backlash and they could relocate the animals to like rescues or find somewhere or even just keep them till they croak and maybe even change the shows into like movie like attractions where your watching CGI interactive shows imagine Turtle Talk but with the sealions or cool attractions based on Orcas and Dolphins where there show stages stand today
What about zoos and animal kingdom and other aquiums? Or even pets, farm animals and work animals? Like the US milltary has been working with dolfins for a while now and Seaworld can't?
@GreenBlueWalkthrough but none get the backlash seaworld does I'm all for Seaworld keeping the animals but they're not even continuing their breeding program and at this rate the only other alternative is seaworld completely having 0 animal type attractions at least in this case there's still something
I’ve seen an animatronic dolphin video before, saying it was developed as an idea for parks like seaworld to use an alternative for capturing live animals
That sounds like the lamest thing ever
@@qwertyuiopyt5877 SeaWorld usually never relied on breeding for its animals, as most are rescues. The only animal that was commonly bred were Orcas, and they have stopped breeding Orcas a while ago.
Growing up in Orlando myself, LOTS of great memories from Universal, Sea World, and Disney.
Wish them well........ They need leadership that actually cares about the Brand and the Brand's Die-Hard Customers/Fans.
They need to leave the animals alone
Well atleast it’s still alive in Abu dhabi (I didn’t watch the video yet)
I used to go as a kid. Makes me sad. The best memories i had with my parents before my parents passed a few years later when i was 9. My mother took us to Florida alot. The best memories i have from thier.
Same, 🤔
10:31 Love that Cat In The Hat is one of the most quoted things on this channel
Sea world San Diego actually owes the city 2-3 years of rent and they haven’t paid the city said they might take them to court
SeaWorld parks might replace their killer whales with robotic ones.
The animatronic characters here do get a bit quirky at night
@@Gamerboss40YT Free willy won't jump over this one.
@@Gamerboss40YT LOL
The Bite of 2027
They will not. Most like they will fill in the pools and flatten it out to make more space for rollercoasters, especially with their new "Coaster Capital of Orlando" marketing.
I work in the payments industry. If you do go to Seaworld bring cash, or if you do use your card you can dispute the 5% surcharge as the major card brands are only allowed to surcharge up to 3% nationwide as of 2023. Save your receipts!
Hard to bring cash to Seaworld, when they have gone cashless. So being cashless do they still charge the surcharge?
@@TracyDowhaniuk As of around 3 weeks ago, the surcharge seems to be alive and well. This was the only major complaint I had with my recent day at SW.
If they can't operate with the prices for food, merch, etc. where they are without charging the 5%, its time to just be honest about it and raise all the posted prices by that 5% rather than adding a dishonest "surcharge", while dishonestly posting the lower prices.
This guy made 5 vids on “the death of six flags” and they haven’t fallen yet. Don’t believe everything you see
Six flags just merged u dumbfuck
He’s also a bit confused by statistics and YOY reports. The small dropoff is year over year, so it’s a small drop from THEIR MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR EVER, itself most likely the outlier. It’s not a doom and gloom oh my god the sky is falling on sea world misunderstanding he presents it to be. Sea world will be fine. People forget that Sea World the park may not do well, but Busch Gardens and several water parks are also under the same corporate umbrella,and they’re doing just fine. The lines at BGT drove me crazy last weekend…
@@MillionYearProgram42 this is what I have been saying the entire video! One small down year and apparently the world is ending for the company. That’s bs. I went to bgt in early march and Montu,
Cheetah Hunt and Cobras curse all
Had 60 minute + wait times. Gwazi had a 40 minute wait the entire day (really 20 minutes because they were over exaggerating), Sheikra had a 30 minute wait and Tigris had 25. I know this isn’t recent, but last year at SeaWorld Orlando, it was slammed. Mako had like a 30 min wait, Manta had an hour wait, Ice Breaker, Pipeline and Journey to Atlantis also had an hour. Kraken was 30 throughout most of the day and Infinity had a 2 hr wait. This was in the middle of July. SeaWorld is not going anywhere
@@southeastcoasters now some of the lines are down to ride ops as well, and Busch gardens and Sea world could both do better there. I mean I get the business/cost reasoning, but sometimes it's fine to start cycling one more train, People. Get this line moving.
@@MillionYearProgram42 that is a very true point. When I was last at BGT, Montu was running one train, which made the wait painfully slow, and this was a Saturday during spring break. I was lucky Gwazi’s crew was incredible for the first half of the day, and it kept the line moving. Made the wait only 20 minutes and is the reason I got 6 rides on gwazi last visit. It’s a hit or miss for each ride, which sucks. The thing is that you can’t only criticize SeaWorld, six flags and cedar fair do the same thing.
Disney is the company that should be done. Seaworlds changed a lot and id rather see them building coasters.
At the end of they day, they’re SeaWorld not CoasterWorld
@@tinsote7176maybe it could be a could name change tho. They could get a bunch of fish tanks and be ocean world.
Interested to see how this plays out. Their are not to busy on the weekdays so something must be up. Needs a huge revamp with their park operations part, they’re cutting so many corners it’s show with slow dispatches and one trains on every coaster. They are almost out of room to shove more coasters in!
I went to Seaworld back in 2022 and I can certainly say that things really haven't improved in the Orlando park whatsoever and if anything else the animals feel like they're completely secondary if not outright usef as accessories to other attractions or things within the park. Even though they've added a few new rides Most of them were either down or simply not operatin When we went , we did go on a couple of them and they were a fun but They just felt like less versions of other better rides in other parks.
There are just a ton of stores there that are just glorified gift shops all throughout the park As they really try to get you in there to buy stuff you dont need.
One huge major problem, especially with the Orlando park, is the fact that the location of all the rides.And even the animals are so far.Apart from one another that you have to circumnavigate the entirety of the park do you even be able to see half the stuff they even have there and there's no easy shortcut to cut across things. Sometimes they outright just close their bridges and you have to just walk around the main outside of the park to get to anything interesting.
At one point we got so bored in the park.We literally just did all the rides and activities you could do in the sesame street section of the park which even for a small kid's arew felt like an after thought compared to what they have in busch gardens tampa.
Mind you we also went during the height of the christmas season for parks and yet sea world just felt so dead. Even the most crowded sections of the park were really not that bad compared to other parts i've been to. Most people seem to mostly care about the seal/ Dolphin shows and the penguins and that was about it.
The killer whale show, although bringing in a crowd, certainly felt a lot less enthusiastic about what they were seeing and it's turned into a glorified pseudo educational shell since the trainers can't enter the water with the killer whales and have to stand at least 5 to 10 feet away from the tank at all times. They are still pushing the same narratives.They were during the blackfish documentary about the Killer whales life spans and etc. Having learned nothing about lying to the public it seems.
you are hands down the best channel in the amusement park world i literally laugh out loud watching your videos. keep doing amazing things!!
SeaWorld/BG is a net positive when it comes to animal conservation. For many people, animals are quite a draw. It really separates them from other theme parks. BTW, Has anyone seen the videos of SeaWorld in Dubai? OMG. It looks amazing. Theme Park Worlwide has a great vid about it.
If Sea World wants a name change that'll change people perspective on them, maybe they should go with something that references the Busch Gardens name, since Busch Gardens is already well known for being a thrill ride park with animals. Maybe "Busch Seas" or "Busch Ocean" or whatever.
I don’t think they could if they wanted to. The Busch name is from when they were owned by anheuser Busch, the Budweiser company, and Busch gardens name wise was grandfathered in. After the split, I don’t think they can use the name on any new properties. The parks won’t be renamed I’m sure.
@@MillionYearProgram42 Ah ok. I didn't know they ever split. I don't tend to keep up with things like that. Thanks for the info.
I just went to SeaWorld for the first time ever recently. I gonna say, I’m shocked how expensive food and merchandise really are. This is making any Disney Parks’ prices look reasonable by comparison. Also the food ain’t so good.
I noticed the huge room with the small fish, which makes me wonder why the orca, penguin, dolphin, and polar bear areas couldn't be made to be HUGE! Not to mention I think they should be given toys and hoops to play with, as orcas and dolphins are very intelligent and deserve to have enrichment in their tanks. The tanks TO THIS DAY are still small, and the orcas and dolphins only have SHOWS as "entertainment" [more for the people then for them]. Honestly, if they won't make the tanks bigger and better, then I think they should retire ALL of the bigger animals [even seals] and focus on smaller fish and the thrill rides. I'd even go as far as to say they should COMPLETELY retire the Shamu name, brand, and theming. I am glad that Marineland and Miami Seaquarium are rightfully getting called out and having all eyes be focused on their questionable animal care [with multiple news reports], now I hope the same will happen with Seaworld [and most zoos in general]. R.I.P to the original Shamus, Kiska, and Kathy [the dolphin who played Flipper], they all deserved better.
Expanding the tanks would cost money. Companies don't like to spend money. It's really that simple
They don't need toys they don't need more space they need to go home where they belong in the ocean period, this really just goes to show how sick people really are, I don't like this at all, the luxury of the big powerful countries yall worry about how you will kidnap and enslave animals while some of us are thinking of ways to stop this whole BS because this is not right, wild animals don't play with toys there are not humans and stopping thinking for them like yall even know them like that, the world only knows less than 10% of whats in the ocean and yall still want to mess with mother nature, no wonder why there's global warming because humans don't care about anything but their own selfish needs to fulfill their boredom by doing this to these beautiful creatures that did no harm to anyone, my heart is sooo broken
I respect you, please forgive for how I came out but am just sooo angry at everything that the western world is doing and its affecting all of us as a whole as humanity, as children of God, we were sent here to protect these animals but now I see clearly the evil that's at play and its soo sad that most innocent souls like you don't even know the truth about what is really going on behind closed doors in you seaworld what ever you call it shows, this is all the devils work, the devil literally placed a knife in our hands as humanity and we choose to take our own life's along with the very earth God gave us, you know what the sad part is almost 99% of people in the world have no idea what thy truly support, all along we have been paying and fueling the destruction of the earth and for humanity as we know it, I rather die for a good cause than work this earth with lost souls
Even bigger tanks won't solve their boredom issues, and they may destroy and eat any toys given to them that aren't super durable. So they'd get sick from that, or even die. They just don't belong in that environment. They're animals that need to make good use of their echolocation and natural predatory drive, but they can't safely do so in tanks.
Sea pens or sea sanctuaries have been proposed as an alternative, and I think if a cove or bay could be netted off with only one species kept there of animals that were already captive, you could still have stadium seating for a show there while the animals would have a better overall quality of life. I'm not a fan of the circus aspect of shows, especially since some of the more extreme leaps and twists the animals do may be the cause of the gastric torsion that some of SeaWorld's animals suffer and die from. Still, if they had an enclosed bay, at least life would be that much better for them despite the shows. They could investigate and chase fish, explore their surroundings, feel the currents and the tides, and more readily escape conflict with other animals. They could still get fed and get medical care. So you could have a bay with bottlenose dolphins, a bay with killer whales, one with pilot whales, etc. Though I don't think many pilot whales or false killer whales remain in captivity anymore, and both species are difficult to maintain.
Sadly, if they were performing, they'd probably still be denied food unless they did tricks because that's how SeaWorld manages them. Considering most animals (even my cat) can be taught to do things with treats and positive reinforcement while still being given regular meals, something seems off about that to me. It makes me wonder what a dog, horse, or cat trainer with a focus on positive reinforcement instead of starvation or domination could do with these animals if given a chance. There's a difference in intelligence and in domestic vs. wild animals, but some wild animals have been trained using similar positive reinforcement focused methods.
Another installment of Wacko's Wishlist
Went there last year for the first time in decades. Had fun, but I did everything there and it was barely a half day.
And yes, prices inside were INSANE. Couldn't believe the food prices, considering we had gone to Disneyland about 6 months prior...
The surcharges are huge turnoff when considering visiting and especially buying any food in the parks. Not to mention operations have been annoying, why assign seats for mako when there is no line and not allow choice of seats????
SeaWorld has the potential to be a major thrill ride destination if they pull themselves together.
Naw SeaWorld has Busch Gardens Williamsburg. I highly doubt they go out
I’d love to see some parks from the SeaWorld chain that are traditional theme parks outside of the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens parks that don’t feature any wildlife or marine life activities and focus solely on rides! Some attractions might incorporate animals into some themed attractions for thematic purposes!
Now that's what am talking about I honestly love this even more, I wish I had read this comment first, I totally agree, mind you I have never been to this place but I know soo much things about the world that I should have been assassinated already but no worries soon the truth will always come out, but anyway I support your point that's been my argument the whole time
The death is upon us yet they are putting out roller coasters like crazy.
This is wild because the SeaWorld here in San Antonio seems to constantly get a hell of a lot of visitors still. At least from what I've seen, but that could definitely be wrong on my part
This guy is yapping about nothing. SeaWorld has an average yearly attendance of 4.5 million. With their new rollercoaster a year type-thing they'll surely receive more
Dont let this place die they provide a place for people who love these animals to research and show new generations the grandness and love of this world. Let disney die not sea world
Literally one of the best coaster parks period. I don’t go there for animals 😂😂
They're not closing all the rides down are they?
@@aspeyal8239 Naaa honestly SeaWorld could get rid of every animal and rebrand it would be totally fine. I’d be absolutely beyond shocked if the park ever closed for good. They literally have a new coaster opening right now 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@710moose8they need more flat rides though
@710moose8 I know, it looks a great park, I do think they should keep the sting rays in the manta queue though.
@@aspeyal8239 love that coaster and the queue I think it’s easy to take care of those sorts of animals so I’m sure they are groovy!!
The park in Orlando seems to be doing well these days. I renewed my AP. Great concerts, coasters, and a fun thing to do.
You are wrong about Blackfish. Unsubscribing. That thing was a hitpiece and when it was discovered ( prior to the Oscars ) one of the co-directors asked that the person who was going to do an article just wait until after the Oscars to do it. She knew. Once it aired, it was forgotten because Blackfish got the notoriety they wanted and too many people have accepted it as fact. This video just inflames that incorrect rhetoric. 35,000 rescues > misinformation and a YT channel that seems too excited to stoke that fire.
I can’t tell if this is satire
@@gabet3514 But you believe everything else you read/see. Go figure.
Blackfish is 80% all lies it’s just exaggerated to grab peoples attenion to it
I mean maybe, but even if that's true, it doesn't change the fact that whales aren't suited to be kept in captivity (especially for the sole purpose of entertaining humans).
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nooo bruh if it gets closed down ima get so mad cause me and my friends are going tomorrow and I didn’t know about this until now
Their howl o scream is so bad compared to busch gardens version. The express passes are so expensive vs universals and the houses so not even that good vs busch gardens having more immersive houses
Yeah
Disney's prices shouldn't count because of the massive limitations on them.
They just opened a giant Sea World Abu Dhabi... hmm...
I'm at SeaWorld right now, and parking just went up to $37 and one day admission is $139 now 😮😮😮😮
It was cheaper for me to buy season passes because you get free admissions you can use
I can see seaworld surviving if it abandoned the animal shows. Instead become a water park/theme park and keep the conservation/animal rehab aspect as well. Only animals they can viably keep would likely be fish in aquariums and maybe some seals and penguins. The dolphins and whales need to go, those animals just aren't meant to be contained.
Agreed. Most people think it's just the killer whales that suffer, but SeaWorld keeps multiple dolphin species, beluga whales, pilot whales (which are almost as large as killer whales), etc. And they are all absolutely miserable in captivity. You can read accounts from the very earliest instances of captivity of these animals harming themselves or intentionally ending themselves while in captivity. I did say the 1970s, but I'm pretty sure I read some stuff that was from the 1950s and 1960s too. Captive conditions haven't been greatly improved since then.
SeaWorld does a lot of good, but what it does with the captive cetaceans is bad. They do it because it brings in money. People don't understand that the animals are suffering, and will pay extra to go pet or swim with the dolphins who have no choice in the matter (or they won't be fed). However, it's stressful to the animals. That's why it's illegal to swim up to dolphins in the wild and pet them!
I can say with certainty that most parks in the US haven’t even gotten back to 2022 levels. It’s one of the main reasons Six Flags and Cedar Fair are merging; there really has been a slowdown in the industry as a whole.
IMO a lot of that boost in 2022 were from people who never visited these parks before as they were some of the first things to fully open. Now those same people aren't returning to the parks as it's not their thing
They really need to get rid of the shows and all larger scale animals. I went to the Orca show a couple years ago and it was truly vile how they have attempted to shift the narrative to conservation, while simultaneously making these poor creatures do backflips and splash water into the crowd. They could easily focus on the rides and coasters while continuing a marine theme.
They do have credit for saving a grey whale though I think they can focus on building larger tanks and improving their lifestyle
The smaller ones actually suffer too, just as badly if not worse. It just seems more obvious when you see captive killer whales that their tanks are too small, but in fact the tanks the bottlenose dolphins are in are also far too small. All cetaceans have much higher mortality rates and significantly shorter lifespans in captivity than in the wild. Cetaceans just don't thrive in captivity, at least not the version of captivity provided by existing marine parks. Bigger tanks won't solve the issue. The animals have a lot of other specific needs that aren't met when they're living in concrete tanks. The ideal situation would be to have netted-off coves or bays with groups of one species. While that's actually still not enough space for them, it would be significantly improve their lives, since they are already in captivity and few if any are likely to ever be released into the wild.
I only been to SeaWorld San Diego once back in 2014 and haven't been back since. Not after knowing the mistreatment of the Orcas.
*Most* of the orca treatment is a lie
If it hadn't been for all the visits to Sea World in the late 1970s when I lived in San Diego, I probably wouldn't be as interested in sea life as I am today. But, you know, it's "mean" to have a place that promotes sea life and conservation, because it requires the park having easy access to study the sea animals and find ways to help them thrive in the wild.
They do nothing to help the animals. In fact, they often lie about animals in captivity. Like the cause of the collapsed dorsal fin and the lowered life span of marine mammals in captivity
Can't understand these "trainers" who supposedly love these animals can actually be THE cruel enablers of these intelligent creatures sad existence in these "research centers" that are for profit. They do it to stroke their own ego as they think they are in control or have a delusional bond with these beautiful creatures . Disgraceful and selfish. NEVER visit these prisons so new ones don't pop up.
SeaWorld's reps and older trainers gaslight them. According to former trainers, they're actually told not to listen to any activists or marine biologists who may be at the park, because SeaWorld claims to be the leading experts. Some of the marine biologists have been studying marine mammals for literally decades in both laboratories and in the wild.
Some trainers do realize what's going on anyway. That's why some leave. Others stay because they feel an obligation to the animals, even though they disagree with SeaWorld's practices. They do what they can to make things as good as they can for the animals.
But most just believe what SeaWorld tells them and stick their fingers in their ears when marine biologists point out that something's not right about the animals' behavior, tooth wear, etc.
I would never go to Seaworld but ending the breeding program was major. I don’t understand how people don’t understand they won’t have anymore whales in captivity once these die.
They didn't end the breeding program willingly. A law was passed preventing it, and the reason was that due to the evidence provided to the legislature (in California I believe, but it applies to all SeaWorld parks so maybe it was the US legislature), the legislators determined that keeping killer whales in captivity was unethical. Since the existing ones can't easily be released into the wild, capture or import of more has been prevented along with breeding them.
The mortality rate of captive calves is significantly higher than that of wild calves, and the animals mostly don't live past 9 years old at SeaWorld. In the wild, killer whales may live 60-80 years, and at least one female Southern Resident (now recognized as the separate species Orcinus ater) lived over 100. And that mention of recognition of a separate species is also important to this topic: there are now currently three recognized separate species of killer whales, distinguished by skeletal structure, DNA, markings, habitat, prey preference, and dialect. Some other ecotypes aside from the two now recognized as species may also be distinct species. SeaWorld historically mixed them all together, despite the fact that they would not approach one another in the wild. Not only is this a possible cause for some of the conflict between animals in their tanks, but it has also resulted in hybrids. Their line about conservation is false, because you cannot conserve species or ecotypes by creating hybrids. And SeaWorld's breeding program also resulted in significant amounts of inbreeding. Between hybridization, inbreeding, and the high chlorine content of their water, it's not too surprising how many calves have died.
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Balena Productions refrence 👀
Economy sucks right now, so people are really tight with money. Places like this are ultimately luxury or fun money expenses. So of course SeaWorld and other parks are not going to do well in 2023 and 2024, even more so since they chose to increase prices at the worst time.
If they close what will happen to their outreach program?
I would go to Seaworld when we go to Orlando in 2026 as we are huge rollercoaster enthusiasts, but only if the Orca show was completely phased out.
Why only if the orca show was phased out?
@@shamrock6975 Because a tank is not the place to keep Orcas.
I mean, what would you do with the orcas? They'd still have to stay in captivity till they die since you can't just dump them into the ocean
@@AudreyMealiff Its among the largest orca tank in the world. Also if they released the orcas they would all just die.
@@rosarolli I said phase out the show, so retire the animals they have and don't force them to perform.
If you ask me they should just replace the orcas with hot ladies diving. That’s the only reason I’d go there anyways.
There are aquariums where people dress as mermaids and mermen and swim in the tanks with the fish, which is kind of like that.
If SeaWorld could find a good way to build an actual show with professional mermaids/mermen, and maybe fill the existing tanks with fish and corals instead of cetaceans, it could be a draw for audiences. They would need both men and women in the water, because the audience isn't going to solely be men, and mermaids would work because people want to bring their children to theme parks. A lot of kids, especially little girls, like mermaids.
I went to sea world in San Diego last year and I was sooooooo disappointed I never heard a lot about sea world I thought it was a giant aquarium not a amusement park and wanted to see animals not rides and it was the worst place I went to on my trip
Watch blackfish and you will know why
This is right up there with the fools who believe disney is about to go out of business despite the fact that they have filled up the parks, their genie+ system is sold out right now despite being $50 for all parks, and park attendance numbers are still vastly superior to all the other parks. They are still going strong with a huge amount of money flowing in. As for sea world, its a lot busier than you realize. They may not have the space to carry as much people as disney but their park attendance is by no means as poor as many other parks. With the water parks also filling up pretty good with spring weather warming up its doubtful that sea world is gonna be going bankrupt any time soon. Honestly as far as I see it sea world is still gonna be what it has always been which is a mix of rides, animals, and shows. They have more coasters on the way. They have a new hotel on the way. They have a lot of new things in the works and it shows no signs of stopping so sea world is in no way dead. PETA lovers despite giving tons of money to peta to kill sea world will only find they are wasting their money on kill shelters while sea world continues its efforts to rehab animals from across florida. All that has been accomplished in the end is prove that in no way is sea world dead.
Imagine if Seaworld actually aimed to save, rehabilitate, conserve, and educate like a GENUINE government aquarium. You could ride roller coasters AND have your daughter learn why certain algae is important for an entire eco system. Instead its, "Watch this prisoner flap his fins!"
Seaworld has aimed to save. Your life, Propaganda exactly like black fish which is 80% untrue and proven as such. SeaWorld does a lot of great things for animals and spends a large amount of resources on the betterment of aquatic life in the wild. They sponsor and run multiple sea rescues and manatee rehabilitation programs. You're disingenuous and like those people who wrongly pushed against elephants being in circuses, you're wrong.
Yeah they're f**ked 💸😒
Sea world is growing they r better than almost all 6 fkags parks sea world orlando is a 3 day park if u do tje waterpark
seaworld is my irl Rollercoaster Tycoon park
From stock market news -- SeaWorld to change its corporate name to United Parks & Resorts -- Theme-park operator has been mired in controversy over its treatment of orcas .
If Sea World turns out to be worse than Peta that’s saying something. Something unrealistic. But it’s the truth.
It's because of the rides and roller coasters people have been begging them for more rides for years!
Honestly, I think a good solution to this is for them to continue the amusement industry, and transition to Projecter and animatronic creatures! They will still provide the happy immersion energy and being more safe! I hope I don't have to say goodbye to my home park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg!
they have a lot more stuff now and are getting more people there
I wish they’d have sued whoever produced that movie for defamation.
I bet they tried
What was innacurate?
Sea World is on it's last Sea Legs.
(Bad pun, sorry.)
People are saying the new Universal Park is going to put SeaWorld out of business. That’s actually quite the opposite, it will help SeaWorld. If the locals see how packed Universal is, they will end up going to SeaWorld instead. Plus, SeaWorld is shifting it’s focus more towards the locals and offers pass members many great benefits.
I hate blackfish, I love Sea World! I’m sorry to see it go!
You support the captivity of whales and dolphins? Are you mentally deranged?
SeaWorld ownership of Busch Gardens remains bothersome for me. They're just not great at operations.
United parks? They should of just went all in on Busch gardens
The old saying in retail if you get the kids parents will come. Well now if you make the kids mad you will lose the parents is still in effect and my sister’s kids haven’t forgotten 🥴.
I really like the future to be the park will still be open but having the aquarium and every show with animals in captivity banned for life.
I dgaf about their practices... I love the place and will continue to go as long as it exists. Yeah, I'm that guy. It would be nice if it got better, but I'll go either way (unless a better option comes out).
If they close down SeaWorld where are all the animals gonna go?? That’s the main reason why they’ll stay open and why I’ll continue to support them. Yes Orcas don’t belong in the tanks but they are no longer breeding them so this will be the last generation of Orca in captivity plus SeaWorld is turning more into an amusement park with roller coasters with an ocean theme which I think is good. 🐳 🐬 🌊 🎢
This. They are no longer breeding the orcas and it’s not realistic to release them into the wild when they’ve been raised in captivity. Plus many of their marine mammals are rescues. As much bad publicity as they got, they do a lot of animal rescue and rehabilitation. Especially for endangered species.
👍 Same. After the last Orcas pass, they can always use the space for other wildwife and/or rides.
I think SeaWorld still has a long life ahead of it, especially if Six Flags is still kicking.
Out to the wild
@@Gamerboss40YT Hey, dumbass, look up what happened to Keiko the orca when she was released into the wild. Then share your shitty opinion somewhere else.
@@Gamerboss40YTdumbest thing I’ve read today. Bravo!
Where will Andy Breckman go in his mind if Sea World closes? He'd need a new happy place.
My dad took me to Sea World a long time ago. I can barely remember it. The Miami Sea Aquarium is just like it but a Walmart version. They also mistreat their animals and are about to get shut down. I last went to the sea aquarium for a field trip in 6th grade 2000/01 year. It has been on the news for the past few months for severe animal neglect. I can't wait for the demise of it.
they lack IPs. IPs are what makes disney and universal so popular.
ive never been to sea world, but i hope it doesn't go away yet, i still wanna make a visit
Prolly shoulda checked SEAS on the stock market before regurgitating 15 year old material.
The decreased numbers are only because EVERY international guest was forced in 2020 AND 2021 to go in 2022 instead. That's it!
Honestly, Free Willy does a better representation than Blackfish. Right?
wth I didn't get the notification, anyways, I don't know I like ice breaker, that's pretty fun
Long time fan of this channel but they’re orcas not killer whales
I’m an annual pass member and I can assure you there is no drop off in visitors. Everytime I go it’s so packed you can barely walk around comfortably especially during the events. So I don’t think it’s the death of them. I’m going again this weekend.
I think if sea world gets a brain on them and lowers prices a bit, keeps putting out coasters and making some new experiences while paying off their dept I feel like they can stay afloat. In San Diego the price for tickets is about $80 and universal Cali is about $110 with disneyland being around $150-$170 (varies depending on which day you go) and I feel like you would never pay MORE for sea world then universal or Disney. So they have that thing going for them. But $80 is a good price I feel like. There’s about 5-7 good rides, plus about 3-4 shows and plenty of aquarium and animal attractions. I feel like you get your moneys worth that way. Lowering food prices would be the next step in the right direction, and ADVERTISER lower prices in commercials to bring guests back to the parks. I went there a few months ago and there was plenty to do, I spent a whole day there and we didn’t even hit every single ride and attraction. If they do this shit ^ they will stay alive forsure. But if they keep raising prices and not really advertising and not really do anything about the situation then yes they will be in deep shit if they already aren’t in deep shit. But if I were sea world I would be taking full advantage of epic universe opening, I guarantee people will want to go to other Florida parks as well. Sea world Florida should be having some huge coaster open slightly before epic universe opens. Then when people travel to Florida they also might go to sea world. But they definitely need to take advantage of that and lower prices so when those people do come they will notice lower prices. With social media the lower prices should just spread around on their own getting it out to more people without sea world having to do any marketing. Damn they should just hire me already lol