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    Resort · SeaWorld & Busch Gardens

    SeaWorld Orlando Resort

    SeaWorld Orlando opened on December 15, 1973 on about 200 acres in Orlando, Florida. Two sister parks sit beside it: the Discovery Cove animal park (2000) and the Aquatica water park (2008). United Parks & Resorts owns and runs all three. Pick a park below for its rides, waits, hours and dining.

    The parks

    Theme parkSeaWorld OrlandoMarine theme park, opened December 15, 1973 · Orlando, FL, USOpen the park →Zoo & aquariumDiscovery CoveAnimal park, opened 2000 · FL, USAOpen the park →Water parkAquatica OrlandoWater park, opened 2008 · Orlando, FL, USAOpen the park →

    History

    SeaWorld Orlando was the third SeaWorld park, after San Diego (1964) and Aurora, Ohio (1970). Anheuser-Busch, owner of Busch Gardens, bought the SeaWorld parks in 1989. In 2009 Anheuser-Busch InBev agreed to sell them to the Blackstone Group, which floated the company, by then SeaWorld Entertainment, on the New York Stock Exchange in 2013; it was renamed United Parks & Resorts in 2024. Discovery Cove requires reservations and holds at most 1,600 guests at a time, who can snorkel with eagle rays. Mako, a 200-foot Bolliger & Mabillard hypercoaster, opened in 2016. Its other roller coasters include Kraken, a floorless coaster opened in 2000, and Manta, a flying coaster opened in 2009.

    At a glance

    Opened
    1973
    SeaWorld Orlando opened on December 15, 1973
    Parks
    3
    A marine theme park, an animal park and a water park
    Size
    About 200 acres
    SeaWorld Orlando itself
    Operator
    United Parks & Resorts

    More from SeaWorld & Busch Gardens

    Facts on this page come from Wikipedia: SeaWorld Orlando, United Parks & Resorts, Discovery Cove and Mako (roller coaster), read 4 November 2026. Live waits, hours and crowds are on each park's own page.

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