Category: SeaWorld
SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, other parks raise prices
From orlandosentinel.com:
TweetBusch Entertainment Corp. announced new ticket prices Monday that include a $2 increase in the basic ticket rate for SeaWorld Orlando but deep discounts in multipark deals available to Florida residents for SeaWorld, Aquatica and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.
The price of a basic one-day, one-park ticket to SeaWorld is now $69.95, up from $67.95. Busch also increased the prices of basic tickets to Aquatica (to $41.95), Busch Gardens (to $67.95) and Adventure Island in Tampa (to $37.95).
At the same time, Busch cut the price of multipark packages that target Florida residents. The two-park, two-day ticket that allows people to pick from among SeaWorld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens and Adventure Island is now $79.95, a 20 percent decrease from the previous price. Likewise, the three-park, three-day tickets for SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Aquatica and Adventure Island are now available for $119.95, an 11 percent rollback.
SeaWorld last raised it basic ticket price in November 2007, less than a year ago.
Cash back on locker rentals at Aquatica
From orlandosentinel.com:
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Another item on my theme-park I WISH list has come to be. Aquatica, SeaWorld’s water park, has changed they way it refunds deposits for locker and towel rentals. And in a good way!
Previously, guests received a three-dollar in-house credit, not cold, hard cash. The credit was good for a year at Aquatica and SeaWorld. However, beginning this week, Aquatica visitors will get five bucks once they return the key (or towel).
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Second whale in past eight months dies at SeaWorld
From chron.com:
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A 2½-year-old killer whale died Sunday night at SeaWorld San Antonio, becoming the second orca to die at the theme park in the past eight months.
Early Monday, SeaWorld officials said the female killer whale named Halyn died unexpectedly.
But SeaWorld spokeswoman Fran Stephenson said Monday evening that the whale had been under a 24-hour watch and was on two courses of treatment after her behavior changed earlier in the weekend. She said she didnt know what those changes were.
Tissue samples from the whale will be examined to establish a cause of death, she said, but that will take about six weeks.
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Fireworks permit for SeaWorld considered
From signonsandiego.com:
TweetSeaWorld 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.
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SeaWorld raises basic ticket cost and a new brand name for Sea Worlds, Busch Gardens — “Worlds of Discovery”
From orlandosentinel.com:
TweetSeaWorld 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.
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