Seaworld Parks and Entertainment, most often referred to as simply SeaWorld, is a family oriented entertainment company. Originally owned by Anehauser-Busch, SeaWorld was created as a subsidiary in March of 1960 to operate an assortment of Busch theme parks. Anehauser-Busch sold this division to The BlackStone Group in December of 2009.
SeaWorld currently has 6 theme parks and more than 22,000 employees. This publicly traded company (NYSE: SEAS) has recently fallen on hard times with the release of a CNN documentary entitled Blackfish in 2013. The documentary is highly critical of SeaWorld’s handling of their infamous killer whale exhibits. SeaWorld stated that this documentary had hurt their revenues at most parks, especially their San Diego location, and that stock revenues had fallen 44%.
The company announced that CEO Jim Atchison was resigning in December of 2014 and was replaced with Joel Manby. Total income has dropped more than 3% between 2014 and 2015 and park visitors have fallen by more tha 100,000.
Hello, I am trying to get in touch with someone who can help me with my 401K.
I left Busch Gardens in October of 2019. The 401K went from Mass Mutual to Prudential and Prudential still thinks I am employed. I loved working for Busch Gardens but I am trying to get my 401K money.
Please email me with a contact person or send Prudential my end of employment date.
EMP# 10315217 Thank you for your assistance.
I was planning to visit Seaworld this weekend, but due to a family medical emergency was unable to. I obtained the tickets through a charitable donation to an organization that supports families in need. The tickets were expiring so I contacted Seaworld to obtain an extension on the tickets (was requesting a one week extension!). The response I received was very callous and they were unwilling to make any exceptions. The response was shocking due to 1) how the tickets were obtained and 2) the reason for my request. Very, very poor customer service. I’ll visit DISNEY or UNIVERSAL STUDIOS instead next week.
On Saturday October 12 2019, I went to Sea World San Diego with one of my clients and two of my friends who are in wheelchairs and cannot walk As well as another aid to help assist the two girls with transporting. The girls wanted to go on ShipWreck Rapids and were told by a worker “because they don’t have a disability pass they cant enter through the ADA area they must wait in the regular line” the regular line is not ADA accessible when the girls brought that up they were “because you can’t walk you cannot ride the ride”. I was getting something to drink really fast so they called me in tears feeling discriminated against for their disability. I appeared and spoke to the same worker named Boynik and it was extremely clear she did NOT want them on the ride. Had a disability pass for my client so that was not the point so I explained the ADA law to her because they are in wheelchairs its quite clear they cant wait in a line with stairs which is why this ADA area is here. You denying the right and access to this ride is also against Lanterman act which gives those with disabilities the equal right as you and I have. Her response was on the back they is says must be able to transport they cannot transport themselves. I Asked why do you think we are here? And requested her manager. She got a gentleman named Wagner I gave him the same information. In which his response “as long as everyone can get on and off the ride safely thats all that matters to me if the ride breaks down can you can they get up the stairs?” I said “we would have to carry them which of course isn’t an ideal situation but in a case of an emergency we can do it no problem” He agreed and
Let us on the ride. As I was getting on the ride I saw Boynik make a call to the ride operator i read her lips clear as day say “stop the ride” they started to move the wheelchairs as we went off. So we went through the ride and what do you know as soon as we passed the ride operator the entire ride stopped. There we sat for 25mins Boynik ran over with a smile on her face tapping our raft “dont we’ll get you guys right out” as she ran away laughing. They emptied every raft but ours then Boynik pushed us back towards the operator farther from the emergency exit stairs to the point the operator yelled at her and said stop pushing and she didnt listen so our raft told her and she yelled at the operator questioning our group. We go to get off i Have one girl in my arms and the other aid had the other girl in his arms both girls over 100pounds dead weight no direction was given I ask where do we go? I realized all the worker are standing around laughing at our and one worker points over to a foot long of space and says ”its quicker to go that way.” Between the wall and the track of the attraction with a human body in my hand I asked “do you have a safer option” he pointed ”you could go all the way around” Of course I took the safer option. We walked all the way to the stair then up two flights of stairs while i could still hear them laughing then I look over and see the line for the ride and everyone is staring so now these girls have been discriminated against, judged, laughed and humiliated!! Wagner didnt say a word but followed us up the stairs and then apologized I replied “your point has been made what do you think im thinking right now the ride stopped after you asked us if the ride breaks down” do you think thats just a coincidence?” The REAL ride manager appeared and introduced himself Wagner put his head down and ran back down the stairs while I spoke to the ride manager who sincerely apologetic Wagner is an assistant manager who played the role of the real ride manager and that when someone who needs assistance transporting on and off of a ride medical come and assist which they were not even called!!! I have called and left complaints and nothing this isn’t something thats just going to go away. I will take further action!
Have not received a response yet from the SeaWorld Corporation. If they did, it was not identified as coming from SEAWORLD CORP. We get a lot of SPAM and delete them if we do not recognize sender,
On Thursday, June 28, 2018 3:18 pm, my husband and I went to Bush Gardens Williamsburg to renew our season passes. We were several weeks past expiration. The young man at the gate explained that we could not renew the old passes because everything has changed with renewal. We ended up getting the “basic” passes which gave us access to two parks. We explained to him that we only wanted access to Bush Gardens and that we have NEVER been to Water Country and did not intent to ever go there. He said that he could only offer the three options on the board. We got the basic with blackout days?? We paid $288.00 by card with receipt # 18062809841XXXXX. We have been going to Bush with the family since they first opened and have held season passes forever. Is there any way we can get just the regular park passes, refund the difference between the amounts or just refund the total amount. Listed are our pass numbers for the past several years: Iva: 301XXXXX, 258XXXXX and 58XXXXX; George 301XXXXX, 258XXXXX and 58XXXXX. I hope we can resolve this because we love going to Bush just to walk around and eat dinner. We are 74 and 75 years old and do not ride the rides. We would love to continue this until..…… Our children and grand children are no longer able to go with because of jobs.
On Thursday, June 28, 2018 3:18 pm, my husband and I went to Bush Gardens Williamsburg
We were there Saturday….we are annual pass holders…last few times we had issue getting in… To find out they were trying to charge twice cause they never deleted last passes when we added another park…that’s part of the issue…next we were threated by security…is that how your park is ran now? We took our mother which rented a cart…my kids were two feet in front of her…this family cuts right in between them so cart bumped girl…that family cusses at my mother threated to take key and throw it so she can’t use cart…we drove off…next minute I know security is stopping us saying she did it on purpose and she can be held accountable…your security catered to that family and treated us horrible wouldn’t let my daughter do a statement..and then threatened my husband which is a officer that if we had any more conversation with that family cops would be called and we would be throw out. We never had any words with that family at all…and we were that bad people..we have had passes for 4 years and this has been worst experience we have had in last few months with issues and Saturday being the worst…we left cause how bad we were treated and our kids were miserable…they didn’t get to do anything there they wanted to do and we’re scared…I want head person to call me over this I am very dissatisfied and upset…352-812-XXXXX..cell and home 352-289-XXXXX… Christina Miller
Did you get a response from Sea World?