Unfortunately, during the last 4-5 years that's becoming the new normal for that entire swath of the country in late August/Sept./early October as long as those ocean waters keep heating up. Bad cycle we're in.The Virginia and Texas parks had weather issues as well, though not the multi-day closure on Labor Day Weekend that the Florida parks had.
Fired would imply they actually have control. People have been leaving.I'm always worried to see this thread light up and learn who got fired this week
That thing is going to lurch like a rudderless ship until it goes under. Too bad, it is an enjoyable park.Holy crap. 5 months on the job, same complaint as the last one that the board of directors wouldn't let him do his job:
SeaWorld CEO resigns after just 5 months on the job
SeaWorld CEO Serge Rivera has resigned after just about five months on the job.www.wesh.com
They really should have just given John Reilly the CEO position. He did a great job in the time he was the interim CEO.
I'm ok with Busch being owned by Cedar Fair....But I would rather HerschendCalling it now.
SeaWorld Entertainment & Parks files Chapter 11. Everything goes to auction.
Herschend or Cedar Fair ends up with the 2 Busch parks and their accompanying water parks.
Universal buys SeaWorld Orlando/Discovery Cove/Aquatica. After extensive retheming, rebuilding, and upgrading the park is rebranded with a new name and reopened. Same with Aquatica. Universal's Discovery Cove is kept mostly unchanged with a minor upgrade.
SeaWorld San Diego closes. Becomes condos.
All marine mammals (except Discovery Cove's Dolphins) go to SeaWorld San Antonio which becomes a non-profit rescue research facility. All other animals are dispersed to zoos and aquariums around the world.
Calling it now.
SeaWorld Entertainment & Parks files Chapter 11. Everything goes to auction.
Herschend or Cedar Fair ends up with the 2 Busch parks and their accompanying water parks.
Universal buys SeaWorld Orlando/Discovery Cove/Aquatica. After extensive retheming, rebuilding, and upgrading the park is rebranded with a new name and reopened. Same with Aquatica. Universal's Discovery Cove is kept mostly unchanged with a minor upgrade.
SeaWorld San Diego closes. Becomes condos.
All marine mammals (except Discovery Cove's dolphins) go to SeaWorld San Antonio which becomes a non-profit rescue/research facility. All other animals are dispersed to zoos and aquariums around the world.
Since Universal is already partnered with Sesame Street in Singapore, this would seem the logical outcome.Going..to add my two cents. I do agree that SeaWorld goes to Chapter 11..however...to just share my two cents on one aspect.
I see Universal not only going for SeaWorld Orlando/DC/Aquatica Orlando..but also getting the Sesame Street theme park rights, having complete ownership of it for the parks entirely. And thus..allowing Universal Creative to use Sesame Street as a headlining brand of their parks, whether in attractions or characters.
Calling it now.
SeaWorld Entertainment & Parks files Chapter 11. Everything goes to auction.
Universal buys SeaWorld Orlando/Discovery Cove/Aquatica. After extensive retheming, rebuilding, and upgrading the park is rebranded with a new name and reopened. Same with Aquatica. Universal's Discovery Cove is kept mostly unchanged with a minor upgrade.
That would be so cool for the Busch family to pick the whole chain back up in a fire sale. They ran the parks sooooo well, before In Bev & then Blackstone. BGW used to be my favorite theme park.With you on the rest, but I don't think Universal or anyone else has interest in the main SWO park, other than to strip mine it for Sesame Street IP and possibly the coasters. It's a 1-day park stuck between two soon-to-be 3-to-4-day parks, when the average stay in town is 5 nights. Universal doesn't need a fourth park, and nobody else can hope to take away day visits from the two big boys with just SWO. Yeah, you could make it a steel park, but that's going to be a sizeable investment on top of the park itself. Throw in the bad rep for the orca shows, even the brand itself is of dubious value.
I do think Discovery Cove and maybe even Aquatica survive owned by someone, perhaps a traditional amusement park company but maybe even the Busch family.
Only reason the new CEO left is the same as like the last 2, the majority shareholder and chairman of the board will not let them do anything they want to do with the company, they always get micro-managed.
That would be so cool for the Busch family to pick the whole chain back up in a fire sale. They ran the parks sooooo well, before In Bev & then Blackstone. BGW used to be my favorite theme park.
The parks were never profitable while Anheuser-Busch owned them. They were bank rolled by their brewing empire. But they were very pleasant and enjoyable parks at that time.That would be so cool for the Busch family to pick the whole chain back up in a fire sale. They ran the parks sooooo well, before In Bev & then Blackstone. BGW used to be my favorite theme park.