SeaWorld Entertainment
| SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
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| legal form | Incorporated |
| ISIN | US81282V1008 |
| founding | March 15, 1959 |
| Seat |
Orlando , Florida , USA
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| management | Joel Manby (CEO) |
| Number of employees | 26,000 |
| sales | $ 1.263 billion (2017) |
| Branch | Leisure industry |
| Website | www.seaworldentertainment.com |
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment (until 2009 Busch Entertainment Corporation, BEC for short ) is an amusement and theme park operator based in Orlando , Florida , USA .
history
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is responsible for the management and maintenance of twelve leisure , adventure and water parks in the United States . The company was founded in the late 1950s with the intention of operating all of the Busch Gardens parks from one central administrative unit. The company's headquarters were in St. Louis in the US state of Missouri until 2008 , and in the summer of 2008 the company headquarters was relocated to Orlando , Florida . In 2009 the company was sold by the Anheuser-Busch InBev group to the Blackstone Group .
The theme areas of the theme parks include both rides and attractions with animals. For example, marine animals or wild animals are shown there . The amusement parks are essentially divided into three categories. These include Busch Gardens , SeaWorld and water parks. On February 28, 2008, the company announced that it plans to build an amusement park with SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Discovery Cove and Aquatica in Dubai by 2012 . However, due to the financial crisis, the plans were suspended until further notice.
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is the ninth largest amusement and theme park operator worldwide with around 20.8 million visitors in the 2017 season.
List of parks
| Surname | place | country | opening | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure Island | Tampa |
United States
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1980 | Water Park |
| Aquatica Orlando | Orlando |
United States
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2008 | Water Park |
| Aquatica San Antonio | San Antonio |
United States
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2012 | Water Park |
| Aquatica San Diego | San Diego |
United States
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2013 | Water Park |
| Busch Gardens Tampa | Tampa |
United States
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1959 | amusement park |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg |
United States
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1975 | amusement park |
| Discovery Cove | Orlando |
United States
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2000 | Water Park |
| SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando |
United States
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1973 | amusement park |
| SeaWorld San Antonio | San Antonio |
United States
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1988 | amusement park |
| SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego |
United States
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1964 | amusement park |
| Sesame Place | Langhorne |
United States
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1980 | theme park |
| Water Country USA | Williamsburg |
United States
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1984 | Water Park |
Web links
- Official website of SeaWorld Entertainment (English)
- Official website of SeaWorld parks (english)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Revenues from 2015 to 2017. , on 4-traders.com, February 27, 2018, accessed on March 25, 2018
- ^ Scott Powers: Busch Entertainment to call Orlando home. In: Orlando Sentinel. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Jason Garcia: SeaWorld sold: SeaWorld Orlando will flip to new owner. In: Orlando Sentinel. October 7, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2017 .
- ^ Joel Greene: SeaWorld owner to build 4 parks in Dubai. In: Condo Hotels Dubai. February 29, 2008, archived from the original on January 21, 2018 ; Retrieved July 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Global Attractions Attendance Report 2017 (PDF), on teaconnect.org, accessed on July 15, 2018
Coordinates: 28 ° 24 ′ 41.7 " N , 81 ° 27 ′ 41.4" W.