Seaworld Announcement

[mickg7dyd]

Hi,
Any ideas what this might be?

Please join us for a live Webcast as
SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Discovery Cove and Aquatica
announce the most significant news in our history.



Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 11:00 a.m EST
Where: WorldsofDiscovery.com


Mick.

 

[BRobson]

No idea - sounds exciting

 

[wayneg]

got email from Busch with this info, no idea what its about.

 

[paulh]

could it be about aquatica? soft oppening next week
Paulh

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

could it be about aquatica? soft opening next week
Paulh

Shamu is going on American Idol!!!!!


I agree is properly aquatica opening.

 

[paulh]

could be one of many things
new ride?
Timeshare? unlikely as the sold of to marriot there last venture(or am i thinking of the airtours one)
like before most likely aquatica, they always like sounding there tumpets.Heck disney can stretch a year out to 15 months anything is posible
Paulh

 

[wayneg]

Maybe but we have already had emails from them inviting us to sneak previews back in Jan so that is no big announcement.

from 11/1/08 email
receive your invitation to the exclusive Aquatica Sneak Peek Preview for Passport members only. You know you wanna go!

 

[paulh]

i`ll put my money on aquatica yes theve been having sneek prevous but they dont get the prees attention that a full bodied offical anoucement would get

 

[Daysleeper40]

As it is supposed to be the biggest news in their history I'm thinking it can't be Aquatica... and why would they include Aquatica in the anouncement about the anouncment (IYKWIM) if that is what it is about?

Maybe it's that they will be building new parks outside of the USA - I have heard rumours online that they will be branching out into Asia / UAE's.

Just speculation though - at least we don't have long to wait to find out!

 

[JJP]

was there not something on the boards a while ago where all their parks were being identified in the same way as world or lands

 

[OrlandoMagic]

was there not something on the boards a while ago where all their parks were being identified in the same way as world or lands

Thats what I was thinking...

 

[mikki.young]

Maybe they have been sold to someone else?

 

[wayneg]

Just found this on another site, can't see them going to these lengths just for another drawn out announcment of Aquatica.



I just got an email from Ashley at Sea World Orlando, stating that a huge announcement is set to take place this Thursday at Sea World, in regards to a huge new project. The event will be held at the Shamu Stadium and is a media-invitation event. With me being here in Virginia, I will not be able to be in attendance, however, I will be getting updates simutaneously with the official announcement. Could this be for the new coaster reportedly going into the park in 2009? Stay tuned!!

 

[tink too]

Sounds interesting - guess we'll find out what it's all about tomorrow!

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

Sounds exciting....

Maybe they will be opening a seaworld here in the uk lol......ok maybe not haha!

 

[wideeyes]

very unlikely as UK is very strict with keeping dolphins in capacity it is extremly difficult to meet the requiements. Sea world would be illegal in this country if it opened here as it is in the USA.

 

[UKDEB]

Apparently they've done a deal with Marriott to build two onsite hotels at Sea World on the land between Aquatica and the Central Florida Parkway.

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

very unlikely as UK is very strict with keeping dolphins in capacity it is extremly difficult to meet the requiements. Sea world would be illegal in this country if it opened here as it is in the USA.

Damn!
What about France

 

[UKDEB]

I've found this rumour on Screamscape, so maybe it's not the hotel thing, after all .

Busch Entertainment - (2/26/08) Busch Entertainment has announced that they will “announce the most significant news in its history” for their Worlds of Discovery parks at Orlando’s Shamu Stadium this Thursday morning at 11am. A quick check of the new Worlds of Discovery website also shows that this “major announcement” will also be webcast live for everyone to see.
As for what the announcement could be, rumor has it that the announcement is so big that August Busch IV will be coming in to personally make it. For the hype behind this, I have to think back to the last rumor I reported (see below) that Busch was working out a deal to build a Busch Gardens, SeaWorld, Discovery Cove and Aquatica parks in Dubai or elsewhere in the UAE. Funny how that new “Worlds of Discovery” brand name would really seem to fit over just such a project like a perfect resort name. Of course there are some whispers about China as well but those always have to be taken with a grain of skepticism.
(1/17/08) Is Anheuser-Busch looking to expand their US based theme park lineup outside of the country? If the latest rumors are true, Busch could be in negotiations for new park projects in East Asia as well as the UAE. In fact, one particular interesting rumor about their involvement in the UAE claims that proposals may have been on the table for a massive entertainment complex that could consist of a SeaWorld park, a Busch Gardens park, a Discovery Cove park and possibly an Aquatica style waterpark as well. Of course as we reported elsewhere today, things in the UAE may not be as robust as they first seemed as many projects are being cancelled or scaled back, though I would think that there is a good chance some of this rumored concept may still see the light of day, even if it’s just a Discovery Cove park which could fit right in to the high end tourist destination concept over there. (Note: I have not forgotten Busch’s minority ownership in PortAventura in Spain however, but these new rumored deals would be the first time that a Busch Entertainment branded parks would set up shop outside the USA.

 

[OrlandoMagic]

Apparently they've done a deal with Marriott to build two onsite hotels at Sea World on the land between Aquatica and the Central Florida Parkway.

Oh, is that it??