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87. * SeaWorld Sees Major Drop in Attendance *

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:13 PM

Apr 2015

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2015/02/26/seaworld-sees-major-drop-in-attendance-at-us-theme.html

The declines come as SeaWorld continues to deal with a public backlash stemming from the 2013 release of "Blackfish," a documentary capturing the death of one of its trainers, Dawn Brancheau, by an orca named Tilikum. Brancheau worked at the company's marine park in Orlando.

Last July, Southwest Airlines said it was ending a promotional partnership with SeaWorld that began in 1988. Airline officials attributed the decision to "shifting priorities."

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Recently Spotted 103-Year-Old Orca Is Bad News For SeaWorld -- Here's Why [View all] Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 OP

They die as teenagers in captivity. And live to become great-grandmothers in the wild. DetlefK Apr 2015 #1

Time to shut the Shamu Show down!!! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #2

Yes it is. Thanks for this story! nt stillwaiting Apr 2015 #3

My great pleasure - we need some good news! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #4

Can Seaworld survive without whales? yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #54

Well, if the public snubs their 'trained whale' show, they'll Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #58

Let's find out! n/t DirkGently Apr 2015 #78

Who cares? Scootaloo Apr 2015 #81

Sure. They've got dolphins and other sea creatures jeff47 Apr 2015 #112

More likely a GGG-Grandmother! JimDandy Apr 2015 #66

It's astounding how much savagery you see in human beings if you just look... AZ Progressive Apr 2015 #5

You don't see even 'the savagest of creatures' putting us in cages and torturing us! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #6

I was trying to be nice AZ Progressive Apr 2015 #10

... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #15

Just wait... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #39

yep, that too. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #67

So that's why they are running those disgusting ads..... daleanime Apr 2015 #7

I live in Europe and don't get 'Murcan TeeVee. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #11

Don't know about TV, never turn it on, but on Hulu..... daleanime Apr 2015 #12

Et voil� ! So they are! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #13

Yes, those are on TV, too. And they run them during The Daily Show Chiyo-chichi Apr 2015 #76

Yeah, that's the one.... daleanime Apr 2015 #77

I see those SeaWorld ads all the time on MSNBC. Jamaal510 Apr 2015 #99

It's a response to a whistle-blower dreamnightwind Apr 2015 #100

Yes, big time A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #42

Is bankruptcy in the offing? We can hope... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #46

I think that may be a ways off A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #63

The public is deserting them in droves. Voting with their feet. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #64

Yup. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #65

well that and it's spring time when many vacations are planned around this time Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #30

It's vacationers that go there most I suspect. cui bono Apr 2015 #95

Fuck Sea World. hunter Apr 2015 #8

'Corporations that murder and lie for profit', only here they're Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #9

They murder quite a few of us too BobbyBoring Apr 2015 #41

pillory Sea World all you want reddread Apr 2015 #14

it's satisfying to have one distinct culprit to point at. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #18

population growth in humans is typically a red herring reddread Apr 2015 #20

I edited my post...I was wrong about number I quoted. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #25

I would suggest "individual demands" rather than "each person's" reddread Apr 2015 #27

ok....individual demands. Yes, add corrupt seizure of resources BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #48

Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #49

Whaaat? BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #68

Results demmiblue Apr 2015 #70

me either. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #73

'Moving closer to the edge', that's for sure. This one can hardly keep from Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #75

srsly! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #79

Maybe younger DUers who've hardly even heard of the Holocaust? Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #80

that's what I'm thinking. it's mind boggling to think that even the Holocaust could become meaningl. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #82

I must admit that 2naSalit Apr 2015 #90

Indeed! In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #88

Just poppin' in to add another WT to the F Chorus. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #89

That this was so telling pretty much proves the Puglover Apr 2015 #115

that's like saying we shouldn't charge people with animal cruelty CreekDog Apr 2015 #104

oh, no no no, I don't mean to impugn the people acting to stop exploitation BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #107

thanks for the clarification and thoughts! CreekDog Apr 2015 #108

thanks for asking!!! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #109

Let me summarize: Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #19

very good. reddread Apr 2015 #22

Thanks so much for your constructive input... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #23

I can scarcely help myself reddread Apr 2015 #24

I don't really know how to respond to the assertion Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #26

well, i guess thats called for? reddread Apr 2015 #29

I respect Kenneth Stafford Norris' work. What eludes me is why that body of work Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #33

why should I keep silent when you wish to ignore the real threats to Orca? reddread Apr 2015 #36

Ooooohhhhhh, are you stalking me by any chance, good sir/madam? Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #40

no, much better fish to fry. reddread Apr 2015 #45

Allow me to repeat myself: whatever bloats your boast. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #47

oh you have better fish to fry? where? on DU??? CreekDog Apr 2015 #120

you have 4 hides already in 90 days CreekDog Apr 2015 #105

well. well. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #110

right if you cant fix everything why fix anything, right? Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #32

if you cannot distinguish between wild stocks and cute fuzzy pets reddread Apr 2015 #34

well keep tryin Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #37

+ 1000 abelenkpe Apr 2015 #51

thanks -at least this reply makes sense .... eom Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #53

I can't do both? hunter Apr 2015 #57

Damn, wish I'd said that, hunter! LOL! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #59

.... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #111

i tend to agree with you. it's nice to think there is one organization to blame La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2015 #69

Yay, Granny!!!! Sea World is going down! hamsterjill Apr 2015 #16

And, it's thanks to investigative pieces like this Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #21

Absolutely!!! hamsterjill Apr 2015 #74

Phuck SeaWorld. eom NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #17

But.. we liked Shampoo (4yr olds pronunciation).. Is there any records of mistreatment? tia uponit7771 Apr 2015 #28

Captive orcas tend to die very young from stress-induced Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #38

makes sense uponit7771 Apr 2015 #50

Watch the documentary "Blackfish" justiceischeap Apr 2015 #55

I saw it for the first time last week on Netflix. kcass1954 Apr 2015 #62

You're keeping a 45-foot migratory predator in a 100-foot tank and feeding it dead fish Scootaloo Apr 2015 #83

That's a way to look at it, never thought of it from their perspective... they looked happy but hell uponit7771 Apr 2015 #113

You have to wonder why they don't do the "endless pool" thing to help those whales in captivity. MADem Apr 2015 #31

Because it might cut into their corporate bottom line? Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #35

Penny wise, pound foolish, I'd say. MADem Apr 2015 #94

That would mean less moolah for SeaWorld execs. AngryDem001 Apr 2015 #93

Not sure that can be done with a "swimmer" that can go that fast. jeff47 Apr 2015 #114

It might cost money, but extending the life of a whale x4 might make it worth it. MADem Apr 2015 #116

It's not just money. jeff47 Apr 2015 #118

I still think they should do it. Or at least try. MADem Apr 2015 #119

And they're smart, too. KamaAina Apr 2015 #43

Thanks for this link, Kama! I used to have a subscription Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #44

Please turn out the lights. The coolest thing EVER has been found. WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #52

Granny has lived through a lot. She was born when Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #56

MORE Free Range Orcas!!! benld74 Apr 2015 #60

The oceans should be their oyster! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #61

Reminds me of this long-lived whale story: bhikkhu Apr 2015 #71

Fascinating. 130 years old and still going strong. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #72

I have been boycotting Sea World since 1987 Kelselsius Apr 2015 #84

Wow 100 miles a day, that is amazing to me. Whales are awesome mammals. Rex Apr 2015 #85

Time to let them and dolphins go. blackspade Apr 2015 #86

* SeaWorld Sees Major Drop in Attendance * tomm2thumbs Apr 2015 #87

Couldn't be more pleased. The sooner these corporate torturers Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #97

seaworld has a lot to answer for in its treatment of these magnificent beings. won't niyad Apr 2015 #91

same as circus elephants. FREE WILLY! pansypoo53219 Apr 2015 #92

"integral to orcas� psychological health" alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #96

Yes, so the marine-life experts say. Orcas are sentient beings Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #98

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #101

Morning! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #102

Morning! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #103

Humans are basically, just a cancerous virus, a pock nolabels Apr 2015 #106

You know when you sense someone is looking at you, Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 #117