Fraud case: SeaWorld and CEO must pay $5 million over false claims about ‘Blackfish’ injuring business
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. and its former CEO have agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle fraud charges for misleading investors about the impact More...
The Sunshine State Rules the Roost with Home Warranties
Florida is the Sunshine State – a golden paradise of sun-baked beaches, turquoise water, and a seemingly endless summer. Florida is unparalleled as a top tourist destination, laying claim to the world’s most More...
SeaWorld still struggling, reports $25 Million loss, blames ‘Blackfish’
SeaWorld Entertainment plans to launch a new marketing campaign next month in an effort to rebuild its image and regain lost business. The company reported a loss in its fourth quarter of $25.4 million as attendance More...
SeaWorld kicks off ‘Praise Wave’ with Lecrae, Colton Dixon
Award-winning singers Lecrae and Colton Dixon (pictured) will be the first artists appearing Saturday in SeaWorld Orlando’s new Praise Wave music series. The event, which continues the following two Saturdays, More...
‘Finding Dory’ reworked after ‘Blackfish’ influence, more changes confirmed
While it took years to get the sequel to Finding Nemo to the big screen, the new film, Finding Dory, will take place just months after the events in the first film. Pixar President Jim Morris confirmed details at More...
SeaWorld cuts part-time workers’ hours due to Obamacare, Marco Rubio asks HHS to visit workers
SeaWorld Entertainment is cutting back work hours for some part-time employees, a move that will help it avoid an Obamacare mandate to offer those workers health insurance. photo: photologue_np via Flickr The amusement-park More...
PETA scoops up SeaWorld shares in further effort to ‘free the animals’
PETA has purchased newly issued shares of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the theme park company often targeted for protests by the animal rights group. PETA spokesman David Perle said Tuesday his group purchased 80 More...
Jillian Thomas, Georgia girl, breaks Sea World rules feeding dolphins, gets bit on hand
The family of an 8-year-old Georgia girl said she suffered minor injuries after a dolphin bit her hand at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla. Jillian Thomas of Alpharetta was feeding fish to the dolphin as part of a SeaWorld More...
Sheila Jackson Lee on ‘Racist’ hurricane names while breast milk and strippers don’t mix
Sure, I was going to talk about the continued chaos of vacation and how it gives us the opportunity to waste even more of our “precious” time. Aside from the wonderful moments with the family, I managed to catch More...