Attendance Falters at SeaWorld Orlando

Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 15:26

Revenue is down as well

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Sadly, with attendance down during this quarter, total revenue decreased by $9.5 million, or 2.0%, to $473.7 million from the third quarter of 2018, with net income increasing by $2.0 million, or 2.1%, to $98.0 million from the third quarter of 2018.

However, things are at least still positive for the parks group as a whole for the year to date, as total revenue increased by $8.0 million, or 0.7%, to $1.1 billion from the first nine months of 2018. In addition, net income increased by $57.8 million, or 103.5%, to $113.7 million from the first nine months of 2018

SeaWorld will continue to invest heavily in its parks

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SeaWorld plans to continue to invest in new rides, attractions, events and more are expected to continue into 2020 and beyond, with the company pledging to open at least one new attraction every year.

Just a few weeks ago SeaWorld Orlando announced a brand new launch coaster for its Wild Arctic area of the park named Icebreaker. On this attraction guests will blast through four different launches, both backwards and forwards, culminating in a reverse launch into the steepest beyond vertical drop in Florida — a 93-foot tall spike with 100-degree angle.

In addition, Busch Gardens Tampa will be opening the reimagined Iron Gwazi in 2020, which will be 206 feet tall with a 91-degree drop, and reach top speeds of 76 miles per hour. The journey will include three inversions and 12 airtime hills as this new roller coaster races along more than 4,075 feet of purple steel track.

You can read more about these new attractions here.

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Managing editor of Theme Park Tourist and dark ride enthusiast. Amanda is a lifelong theme parks fan who lives just outside Orlando. When she’s not booking FastPass+ reservations, standing in a queue or eating the latest specialty cupcake, you can find her watching a Marvel movie, reading a book (probably by Neil Gaiman) or singing along to showtunes in her car. Contact: [email protected]