ORLANDO, Fla. – As the state wraps up its first week under phase one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ reopening plan, theme parks are still feeling the pain of massive and unprecedented shutdowns at the hands of the coronavirus pandemic.
On Friday morning, SeaWorld gave its quarterly results report, and statistics show that, just like Disney and Universal, the park took a major blow to both attendance and earnings in its first quarter from January 1 to March 31.
SeaWorld reported a loss in attendance of a million guests over the period, comparing numbers to 2.3 million guests from the first quarter of 2019.
The park’s total revenue decreased by $67 million, to $153.6 million, from the first quarter of 2019, according to park officials.