Who owns SeaWorld San Diego?
SeaWorld San Diego 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 Diego
- Founded
- 1964
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Franchises & parks › Theme parks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: PRKS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego is a 190-acre waterfront theme park on Mission Bay in San Diego, California, open year-round and dated to 1964 in the FY2025 10-K of United Parks & Resorts, which owns it. It is the oldest of the company's three SeaWorld parks.
What United Parks's annual report says about SeaWorld San Diego
Sentences about SeaWorld San Diego from United Parks's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
We currently own and operate the following SeaWorld-branded theme parks: SeaWorld San Diego is the original SeaWorld theme park and was founded in 1964 by four graduates from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
SeaWorld San Diego spans 190 acres of waterfront property on Mission Bay in San Diego, California, is open year-round and is one of the most visited paid attractions in San Diego.
In 2025, SeaWorld San Diego opened Jewels of the Sea , a captivating aquarium featuring multiple galleries, including one of the largest jelly cylinders in the country.
How often United Parks names SeaWorld San Diego 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.
Ownership timeline of SeaWorld San Diego
- Current owner United Parks [1] verified
Where SeaWorld San Diego sits in United Parks
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full United Parks brand portfolio (8) →
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 Antonio (1988)
- 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 Diego 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 Diego 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 Diego?
The parent company of SeaWorld San Diego is United Parks, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is SeaWorld San Diego American?
Yes. SeaWorld San Diego originated in the United States in 1964 and its owner, United Parks, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is SeaWorld San Diego still owned by United Parks?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, SeaWorld San Diego 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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