Are SeaWorld type amusement parks profitable?

As it reported year-over-year drops in third-quarter revenue and profit Tuesday, SeaWorld Entertainment. read more

Sea World Parks & Entertainment has been in existence for nearly 60 years. In 2014, they earned nearly $50 million in net income. However, while that sounds like a tidy profit (no pun intended), their revenue was $1.377 billion. read more

SeaWorld Entertainment (abbreviated SeaWorld) operates and maintains eleven theme parks located throughout the United States. SeaWorld Parks is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. read more

This statistic shows the number of employees at SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. in the United States, by type. In 2017, SeaWorld employed 5,000 full-time employees and counted approximately 13,000 seasonal employees during their peak operating season. read more

It is a major theme park competitor to Six Flags, Cedar Fair, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, and Universal Parks & Resorts. In 2016, SeaWorld announced that they would end their in-park Orca breeding program, and eventually phase out their theatrical killer whale shows altogether (due to state legislation in California that banned shows using orcas) starting in San Diego. read more

Average revenues for chains/multi-park entities were calculated by dividing by the total number of parks, which included in many cases, seasonal or smaller operations such as waterparks or indoor attractions – Cedar Fair, Six Flags, Seaworld. read more