On Friday, Jan. 6, Tilikum, a 36-year-old orca who had lived at SeaWorld for 25 years, died in captivity. The whale was an infamous figure at the park. In 2010, he killed trainer Dawn...

2023年5月10日 · Although SeaWorld brands itself as a marine rescue organization with entertainment and “animal experiences” at its Disney-esque theme park, SeaWorld’s animal abuse is what typically causes SeaWorld to make the news.

2015年3月29日 · In 2013, the movie Blackfish exposed the dark side of orca shows at the marine park franchise SeaWorld by documenting the deaths of several trainers. John Hargrove, author of Beneath the Surface:...

Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s critically acclaimed documentary Blackfish centers on a captive orca named Tilikum. He was torn away from his family and ocean home when he was 2 years old, and out of frustration caused by nearly 20 years of intense confinement, isolation, and lack of emotional and intellectual stimulation, he has killed three humans.

2025年1月28日 · SeaWorld owed San Diego more than $12 million in rent, late fees and interest, which accrued while the park was closed during the pandemic. The city demanded payment, but the theme park filed a ...

2020年2月11日 · SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. agreed to pay $65 million on Tuesday to settle a lawsuit related to the documentary "Blackfish." The theme park was accused of lying to investors about the impact the...

2021年6月17日 · New study shows that Blackfish pushed SeaWorld to end its orca breeding programme. So what may have caused such a U-turn in SeaWorld’s orca breeding policy, the design of its show and the fall of its stock market value?

2014年1月15日 · SeaWorld dismissed Blackfish as "shamefully dishonest, deliberately misleading and scientifically inaccurate" when it was released over the summer. But then the company went silent. Timothy...

2012年12月4日 · In 1999, the then-27-year-old Dukes hid out in the Orlando SeaWorld after the park had closed, eluded security, and ended up in the tank with Tillikium, a more-than-five-ton killer whale. The whale "surgically opened the scrotum" of Dukes, according to David Kirby, author of Death at SeaWorld .

2020年2月11日 · SeaWorld Entertainment has agreed to pay $65 million to settle a lawsuit in which the theme park company was accused of misleading investors over the impact the documentary “Blackfish” was having on its bottom line.