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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 .
In 2013, SeaWorld's treatment of killer whales in captivity was the basis of the film Blackfish, which documents the history of Tilikum, a killer whale captured by SeaLand of the Pacific (and later rescued by SeaWorld Orlando) who has been involved in the deaths of three people. [55]
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 .
Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin was a motion-based, trackless dark ride [1] at SeaWorld Orlando.There is a penguinarium that served as the ride's post-show.. Announced in 2011, Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin opened on May 24, 2013. [2]
The San Diego SkyTower is a 320-foot (98 m) gyro tower that was constructed in 1968 by Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd of Japan. [1] It opened in 1969 and gives passengers a six-minute view of SeaWorld and San Diego while rising at a rate of 150 feet per minute (46 m/min) while spinning slowly at 1.02 rpm.
Sea World Monorail System: 1986: 2022: Three, nine-car trains on a 2-kilometre (6,600 ft) monorail circuit, each of the trains could hold 96 passengers. [14] It closed in 2022 when two of the trains were scrapped, [15] and it was confirmed by Sea World that the monorail had permanently closed in August 2024. [16] Sea World Train: 1972: 2008
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]
Kayla (November 26, 1988 – January 28, 2019) was a female who lived at SeaWorld San Antonio and SeaWorld Orlando. Her parents were Kenau and Orky II, both deceased. Kayla was about 20-foot (6.1 m) long and weighed about 6,200 pounds (2,800 kg).
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