Who owns SeaWorld San Antonio?
SeaWorld San Antonio 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, San Antonio
- Founded
- 1988
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Franchises & parks › Theme parks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: PRKS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Antonio is a 397-acre park in San Antonio, Texas, which opened in 1988 according to the FY2025 10-K of United Parks & Resorts, the company that owns it. It is the youngest of the company's three SeaWorld parks and the largest of them by the acreage the filing gives.
What United Parks's annual report says about SeaWorld San Antonio
Sentences about SeaWorld San Antonio from United Parks's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
SeaWorld San Antonio is one of the world's largest marine-life theme parks, encompassing 397 acres in San Antonio, Texas.
In 2025, SeaWorld San Antonio opened Rescue Jr. , a kid friendly realm featuring animal rescue-themed rides and a water play area.
SeaWorld San Antonio is also home to a number of attractions including Catapult Falls , the world's first launched flume coaster, Tidal Surge , a Screaming Swing ride, Texas StingRay, the tallest, fastest and longest wooden coaster in Texas and Turtle Reef , a one-of-a-kind sea turtle attraction. 6 Busch Gardens.
How often United Parks names SeaWorld San Antonio 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 more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of SeaWorld San Antonio
- Current owner United Parks [1] verified
Where SeaWorld San Antonio 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 Orlando (1973)
- 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio?
The parent company of SeaWorld San Antonio is United Parks, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is SeaWorld San Antonio American?
Yes. SeaWorld San Antonio originated in the United States in 1988 and its owner, United Parks, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is SeaWorld San Antonio still owned by United Parks?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, SeaWorld San Antonio 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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