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Associated PressSeptember 12, 2021

On Sept. 11, 2001, Brian Avery was an accident investigator at SeaWorld Orlando and watching the news in a conference room when footage of the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center flashed across the screen. Shortly afterward, SeaWorld leaders made the unprecedented decision to close the park. Guests visiting SeaWorld, as well as Disney […]

Associated PressMay 16, 2021

SeaWorld and Tampa’s Busch Gardens are easing mask policies even further.

Jacob OglesJuly 17, 2020

Ready for the ride?

Associated PressApril 29, 2020

“Our goal is to reopen as soon as it is safe to do so."

Associated PressApril 22, 2020

Logistical and public health concerns abound,

Ryan NicolMarch 27, 2020

The length of that furlough period remains unknown.

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 13, 2020

The parks will continue paying full-time employees.

Associated PressMarch 9, 2020

'I can't see anything that is different.'

Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018

New compensation reports put Johnson & Blanton just outside of the top-10 in legislative lobbying pay during the first three months of 2018. The seven-member team headed up by Jon Johnson and Travis Blanton received between $750,000 and $1.5 million from its 79 principals in Q1, with the median earnings estimate clocking in at $1.25 […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Gunster Yoakley & Stewart brought in up to $750,000 in lobbying fees during the first quarter of 2018 according to recently filed compensation reports. Lobby firms report their compensation in covering $10,000 increments up to $50,000. Using the median numbers for each client on the roster would place Gunster Yoakley & Stewart’s Q1 haul at […]

Tag: SeaWorld

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