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From signonsandiego.com:
SeaWorld in San Diego may become the first business in the United States to obtain a pollution discharge permit for exploding fireworks over a body of water
The staff of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, a state agency charged with enforcing the federal Clean Water Act, is recommending the first-of-its-kind permit to ensure no harm is occurring to Mission Bay. The boards directors will consider adopting the permit after a public hearing set for Dec. 12.
The proposed permit would apply only to SeaWorld, which has staged thousands of fireworks shows over the bays southeastern quadrant since 1984. Other fireworks displays, such as those sponsored by cities and nonprofit groups for July 4th, would not be affected. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on December 1, 2007 at 1:05 pm · Permalink
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Category: SeaWorld, Theme Parks
From orlandosentinel.com:
SeaWorld Orlando and its sister parks are getting a new name and a new set of ticket packages to encourage more multipark visits — setting the way for the opening of the companys Aquatica water park in Orlando next spring.
The ticket packages, announced Friday by parent company Busch Entertainment Corp., start with a $3 price increase for the basic one-park ticket to SeaWorld, to $67.95. The same ticket to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay also went up $3, to $64.95. The prices took effect Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on November 10, 2007 at 12:19 pm · Permalink
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Category: SeaWorld
From telegraph.co.uk:
You won’t find them doing flips in the main arena - the manatee show is strictly on the sidelines - but it is a heart-warming, inspiring act.
SeaWorld’s Animal Rescue Team with an injured manatee
On call 24/7: SeaWorld’s Animal Rescue Team with an injured manatee
The manatees form part of the ‘Save a species’ tour at the theme park, in which children and their parents learn about the behind-the-scenes conservation work. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on October 26, 2007 at 12:29 pm · Permalink
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Category: Misc, Disney, News, Collectibles, Travel, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Theme Parks
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Posted by Matt on October 22, 2007 at 4:58 pm · Permalink
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Category: SeaWorld
From yahoo.com:
SeaWorld spokesman Fran Stephenson says Taku tah-KU, a 14-year-old male killer whale, died Wednesday night. Taku had been showing signs of infection for the three days before his death, but he was responding to treatment, Stephenson said.
A cause of death has not been determined. Results of an examination will be available in six weeks.
Stephenson said there is a wide disparity on estimates for the life expectancy of killer whales.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on October 20, 2007 at 9:50 pm · Permalink
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SeaWorld Orlando is joining the list of theme parks holding holiday events, with its Halloween Spooktacular on October weekends.
Halloween Spooktacular will be Oct. 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 and 31 and is included in park admission. The event begins each day at 11 a.m.
Costumed youngsters can trick-or-treat among sea witches, octopuses, mermaids and pumpkin fish. A featured character in the events will be Sesame Street’s The Count, who will have character breakfasts.
Some of the highlights include concerts for preschoolers during event weekends at Bayside Stadium; safe trick-or-treating, with maps to 15 candy treasure stations at the park; and Spooktacular celebrations that break out in the area, with an ice witch, roller-skating break dancers and a disc jockey hosting interactive games and activities. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on October 10, 2007 at 3:54 pm · Permalink
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Category: SeaWorld
From orlandosentinel.com:
Record attendance at SeaWorld Orlando this summer has come with what officials there say are record customer-service marks despite the thick crowds — thanks in part to lessons learned from the theme park’s rich little sister park, Discovery Cove.
During the past two years, SeaWorld officials say, they have dramatically ramped up customer-service programs. Additions include a dozen roving guest-service ambassadors, satellite customer-service centers deep inside the park, and sidewalk animal exhibits to entertain people waiting in lines.
The marine-life theme park also overhauled its signature dolphin and whale shows and made other attractions changes. Yet SeaWorld General Manager Jim Atchison insists the more comprehensive push has been in guest services, and that is showing up in the park’s strongest survey results yet.
“Our guests are responding positively, and we’re busier than we’ve ever been,” Atchison said. “Having a great product is of no good if people have a bad experience.”
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Posted by Dr. Disney on September 4, 2007 at 9:51 am · Permalink
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Category: Technology, SeaWorld
From iht.com:
Last year, someone edited the Wikipedia entry for the Sea World theme parks to change all mentions of “orcas” to “killer whales,” insisting that this was a more accurate name for the species.
There was another, unexplained edit: A paragraph about criticism of Sea World’s “lack of respect toward its orcas” disappeared.
Both changes, it turns out, originated at a computer at Anheuser-Busch, Sea World’s owner.
Dozens of similar examples of insider editing came to light last week through WikiScanner, a new Web site that traces the source of millions of changes to Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 20, 2007 at 9:41 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney, Personal, Travel, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Theme Parks
http://www.attractionsmagazine.com
The big announcement is here…
Orlando Attractions Magazine is a brand new publication covering all your favorite Orlando-area theme parks and attractions.
This is a real, physical magazine to which you can subscribe and have it delivered to your door.
Orlando Attractions Magazine will be very much in the style of the old Disney Magazine, giving you a fun look at news, information, and events from all Orlando-area attractions, including the Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando, and more.
I am the Creative Director of this new magazine and am working with Editor-in-Chief Matt Roseboom to bring you regular exciting new issues.
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Posted by Ricky on August 19, 2007 at 10:55 pm · Permalink
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Category: SeaWorld, Theme Parks
From orlandosentinel.com:
Located right next door to SeaWorld Adventure Park, Discovery Cove is not your ordinary Orlando theme park. There are no tickets, no rides of which to speak, and no larger-than-life characters signing autographs and posing for photos.
What Discovery Cove does offer is the once in a lifetime experience to swim amongst dolphins, snorkel through a colorful lagoon filled with thousands of tropical fish, and relax among hundreds of free-flying tropical birds.
Instead of using tickets, Discovery Cove works on a reservation system. Just call the toll-free number and tell them how many people are in your party and what day you want to come. The park only admits up to 1000 guests per day, making it easy to maintain the laid back atmosphere at the center of the parks philosophy. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on August 13, 2007 at 7:44 pm · Permalink
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