Sea World Profits Soar by 300%

[Disneychick75]

Sea World Profits Soar by 300%

Great!

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

One of my friends went to Sea World with her kids this afternoon...they needed to get new APs. Anyways, they waited 90 minutes in line to even buy their tickets and get in. If anything Sea World is doing better than ever. I guess even bad publicity is still publicity.

 

[lexandme]

Keeping these large, extremely intelligent animals in concrete tanks for our amusement is cruel. What is necessary to understand this is a conscience, a sense of selflessness, empathy for all living creatures and a kind heart.

 

[Nettle]

Pretty sad people think Sea World is in any way "educational"- let me start by pointing out they refer to their orcas as killer whales...when orcas are not even whales, they are the largest member of the dolphin family. how educational do you really think SW is if they don't even bother getting the species correct? Anyone who takes their children there should be ashamed of themselves. The bottom line is, SW only shows you what it wants you to see, and just because those orcas always look like they're smiling doesnt mean they enjoy being SW prisoners. A few facts for you SW fans out there: 1. SW got their "cash whales" in the 70s, by hunting them in the Puget Sound and Iceland. And they were after the babies, as they were easily transportable. Although the orcas tried to save the babies by splitting up and misleading the boats, other hunters in helicopters saw what the orcas were doing and alerted the boats. When they had rounded them up, they bombed the waters to separate the young, filling the water with blood and dead orcas. (to hide this, they tied weights to the dead orcas so theyd sink hoping the public wouldnt notice.) After capturing the babies, the mothers would vocalize in a horrific manner, like any mother who has had their baby kidnapped, and frantically followed the boats as long as they could. SW did this continually until people DID notice, and had the practice outlawed. and SW claims to be interested in "conservation"? Get a clue people. 2. The orcas do not live nearly as long in the parks as in the wild (although SW staff lies about this, again how *educational* for children!). This is for several reasons, one being the tanks are much smaller than an orca, used to swimming over 100 miles a day, is designed for. The tanks are bathtub prisons essentially. Another reason is that SW now cant capture orcas in the wild, and inbreed them using female orcas that are too young and often reject their calves- something that almost never happens in the wild. Dont forget their star bull orca is the one known to have shown aggressive and violent tendencies, great idea SW! Finally, SW places orcas together haphazardly, causing a lot of violence amongst each other. In the wild, orcas only live with their family pods. for life. they create their own complex langauges and social behaviors. But SW needs whales for each park, and just throw whichever orcas they choose together, often to disasterous results. Next time you are watching one of their precious little shows, if you are close enough check and see if the orcas have open wounds or gashes. this is from the orcas raking each other, or ramming into one another and trying to scratch the other with their teeth. Again, a behavior that almost never happens in the wild, and if it does, the orca victim can escape. not so in SW's tanks, leading to severe injuries and sometimes death. 3. Orcas are highly intelligent and at the parks are severely depressed due to lack of stimulation, isolation (as I mentioned before, orcas dont just become "friends" because SW sticks them in the same tank, their vocalizations are often so different it is like they are speaking different languages), and health problems(most whales have their teeth drilled and filed down because they get infected, not to mention other infections from eating the wrong diet and fighting with each other). Their advanced ecolocation abilities are also never used, as the sounds merely bounce off the tank walls and repeat, further adding to insanity and depression. (find an insane orca funny? they are actually given antidepressents and other drugs in an attempt to combat this rampant problem) 4. There is absolutely nothing educational about orcas performing tricks over and over again to blaring music. nothing. how crazy would you go doing the same tricks over and over for decades, knowing you have to do them for food? they also dont even feed them what they eat in the wild, which is always live animals as opposed to dead fish, so its performing dumb tricks for subpar food to boot. This is only a small taste of the true life of marine animals at SW. SW doesnt have a defense, but if you want to pull the wool over your eyes to make yourself feel better for paying for animal mistreatment then enjoy. I know SW will keep feeding their fans BS about education and conservation when they never did and will never give 2 craps about orcas. The trainers might, but they are fed the same BS as the parkgoers and many who wake up to the truth leave their jobs. I'm certainly no bleeding heart animal rights activist, but this is just plain lies, cruelty, and outdated practices.I will NEVER go to Sea World, and I beg you not to either.

Yes. This. A very comprehensive and compelling explanation.

If people can't feel empathy for trapping such a large intelligent creature in torturous captivity, and in addition feel the need to defend their 'right' to be able to watch the circus tricks, it just goes to show their character and values. "Pools are cool for orcas as long as my children and I can see a good show and get splashed." Gross. /QUOTE]

 

[Borishack]

Yes. This. A very comprehensive and compelling explanation.

Which is full of incorrect information and omits all the animal rescue and philanthropic efforts of AB and Sea World.

In other words, is rank propaganda.

If people can't feel empathy for trapping such a large intelligent creature in torturous captivity, and in addition feel the need to defend their 'right' to be able to watch the circus tricks, it just goes to show their character and values.

The above is the "demonize those who doesn't agree with me as inhuman" strategy.

Notably, this one is always implemented as a desperate last measure, by those who realize their unconvincing arguments are failing to influence.

 

[cubsblue]

I was open to Blackfish for a while. A short while. Then I followed the money trail and found out the movie is full of holes. The "outrage" from those backing it which quickly becomes namecalling and the like make me want to go buy season passes to Sea World.

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

I was open to Blackfish for a while. A short while. Then I followed the money trail and found out the movie is full of holes. The "outrage" from those backing it which quickly becomes namecalling and the like make me want to go buy season passes to Sea World.

This, exactly, except that I didn't even make it through the entire movie before I saw it for what it was...activist propaganda with a big pot-o-gold for the filmmakers What REALLY infuriated me is that there ARE orcas that are truly in need of help, but they weren't worthy of mention because they aren't at SeaWorld (Lolita to name one). This wasn't a pro-orca film IMHO...it was anti-Seaworld propaganda.

And if I didn't already have season passes to Sea World, I would have run out and bought them. Heck, like 75% of my friends DID go out and buy them this weekend with the BOGO fun card deal

 

[cubsblue]

I haven't seen the movie. I was referring to the fact that I considered watching.

 

[livndisney]

This, exactly, except that I didn't even make it through the entire movie before I saw it for what it was...activist propaganda with a big pot-o-gold for the filmmakers What REALLY infuriated me is that there ARE orcas that are truly in need of help, but they weren't worthy of mention because they aren't at SeaWorld (Lolita to name one). This wasn't a pro-orca film IMHO...it was anti-Seaworld propaganda.

And if I didn't already have season passes to Sea World, I would have run out and bought them. Heck, like 75% of my friends DID go out and buy them this weekend with the BOGO fun card deal

Many, many families bought fun cards this weekend. We left the park a little while ago and the line still stretched past Ports of Call.

 

[Borishack]

Many, many families bought fun cards this weekend. We left the park a little while ago and the line still stretched past Ports of Call.

The fact that Seaworld is prospering -- despite the best efforts of Peta, Magnolia and CNN --- must be driving the Blackfish apostles absolutely nuts.

 

[cubsblue]

Awesome!

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

Many, many families bought fun cards this weekend. We left the park a little while ago and the line still stretched past Ports of Call.

A friend just posted on Facebook that they were there for 3 hours just to get their Fun Cards. I love Sea World, but no way would I wait 3 hours for the BOGO deal...I'd pay full price first

I'm glad to see Sea World not only surviving but THRIVING in the face of the propaganda that they have had to deal with. I think they will come out of all of this better than ever

 

[lexandme]

Wait, sea world is having a buy one get one sale? Like my local grocery store does when they want to lure people in? Interesting.....

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

Wait, sea world is having a buy one get one sale? Like my local grocery store does when they want to lure people in? Interesting.....

It was a special for 2 weekends only...you had to bring in an empty Coke can for each BOGO deal and it was only for the Fun Cards. I don't think they need to lure people in...quite the opposite. I've never seen Sea World more packed than I have in the past few months. I'm THRILLED about the BOGO deal though, because now all but one of my friends have annual passes or Fun Cards. That means lots of company when we go over to Sea World now

A couple of years ago they offered free Preschool passes...wish they'd run that special again. They run specials from time to time...just never when we need to renew our passes

 

[livndisney]

Wait, sea world is having a buy one get one sale? Like my local grocery store does when they want to lure people in? Interesting.....

Imagine, a company offering a sale-how odd.
Let's see.....
Black Friday sales, after Christmas sales, Pre-Christmas sales, back to school sales.......and every week my newspaper is full of sale papers. Oh the lure......

 

[lexandme]

I'm sure they're not at all concerned about their attendance numbers! Just interesting it's happening now with the "Blackfish controversy"!

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Wait, sea world is having a buy one get one sale? Like my local grocery store does when they want to lure people in? Interesting.....

Lex, you might want to read this recent article:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busi...sets-attendance-record-20140113,0,642857.post

Perhaps, rather than offer a sale to "lure people in", they are offering the discount to thank the masses for standing by them in the face of a very big effort to smear their work in the public eye. If I were a large corporation with the resources to do so, I know I would want to give back to those who could look past the propaganda .

 

[heatonstreet]

Perhaps, rather than offer a sale to "lure people in", they are offering the discount to thank the masses for standing by them in the face of a very big effort to smear their work in the public eye. If I were a large corporation with the resources to do so, I know I would want to give back to those who could look past the propaganda .

if we strip all of the 'propaganda' back - the simple fact is we are keeping a 12000 orca in a tank, on medication and in a space that is 1 millionenth compared to its natural habitat.

There is no propaganda in that. :-(

 

[Borishack]

if we strip all of the 'propaganda' back - the simple fact is we are keeping a 12000 orca in a tank, on medication and in a space that is 1 millionenth compared to its natural habitat.

There is no propaganda in that. :-(

Apparently Disney is keeping dolphins in very similar so-called "captivity" over at Epcot, yet you and the other PETA talking points repeaters never mention that.

There is no hypocrisy in that.

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Apparently Disney is keeping dolphins in very similar so-called "captivity" over at Epcot, yet you and the other PETA talking points repeaters never mention that.

But that's different, Borishack....you know, "Disney Magic" and all .