Who owns SeaWorld Orlando?
SeaWorld Orlando is owned by United Parks (the United States, NYSE: PRKS).[1]
Evidence: United Parks & Resorts Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- United Parks & Resorts Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Orlando
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Orlando
- Founded
- 1973
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Franchises & parks › Theme parks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: PRKS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando is a 279-acre theme park open year-round in Orlando, Florida, which opened in 1973 according to United Parks & Resorts' FY2025 10-K. It is one of three SeaWorld parks the company owns in the United States, the others being in San Diego and San Antonio.
What United Parks's annual report says about SeaWorld Orlando
Sentences about SeaWorld Orlando from United Parks's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
SeaWorld Orlando is a 279-acre theme park open year-round and located in Orlando, Florida, which is the world's largest theme park destination.
In 2025, SeaWorld Orlando opened Expedition Odyssey , a family-friendly immersive flying experience through the skies over the arctic and diving into the icy depths.
SeaWorld Orlando was ranked among the top 20 theme parks in North America, as measured by attendance ( TEA/AECOM 2024 Report ).
How often United Parks names SeaWorld Orlando in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of SeaWorld Orlando
- Current owner United Parks [1] verified
Where SeaWorld Orlando sits in United Parks
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by United Parks
United Parks controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Adventure Island (1980)
- Aquatica Orlando (2008)
- Aquatica San Antonio (2016)
- Discovery Cove (1989)
- SeaWorld San Antonio (1988)
- SeaWorld San Diego (1964)
- Water Country USA (1984)
Other brands in theme parks, and who owns them
The 39 brands in theme parks on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Six Flags, with 11; United Parks has 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Canada's Wonderland | Six Flags | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Xavage | Grupo Xcaret | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Adventure Cove Waterpark | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Magic Planet | Majid Al Futtaim | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Harmonyland | Sanrio | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Universal Destinations & Experiences | Comcast | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Disney Parks | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Boomers Parks | Lucky Strike Entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: United Parks
United Parks is a publicly listed company headquartered in Orlando, United States. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: PRKS.
United Parks & Resorts is the Orlando-based theme park operator that changed its name from SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. in February 2024. Its FY2025 10-K dates the company to 1959, the opening of the first Busch Gardens park in Tampa. It uses the Busch Gardens name under a perpetual, exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free trademark licence from Anheuser-Busch, and operates Sesame Place under a licence from Sesame Workshop, so neither of those owners is the company. It also refers to a licensed SeaWorld-branded park in the United Arab Emirates, which it does not own.
United Parks: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 SeaWorld Orlando and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; SeaWorld Orlando is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
- Atlanta Braves — Atlanta Braves Holdings 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of SeaWorld Orlando?
The parent company of SeaWorld Orlando is United Parks, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is SeaWorld Orlando American?
Yes. SeaWorld Orlando originated in the United States in 1973 and its owner, United Parks, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is SeaWorld Orlando still owned by United Parks?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, SeaWorld Orlando is still owned by United Parks. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] United Parks & Resorts Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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