SeaWorld San Antonio Launches 2017 With a Year Full of Fun

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 02, 2017 -- SeaWorld San Antonio opens for the 2017 season on Saturday, February 25^th with an exciting lineup featuring new shows, expanded events, enlightening animal encounters and delicious culinary experiences. The festivities begin on Saturday as world renowned conservationist and marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey visits SeaWorld for the reveal of his one-of-a-kind mural, created exclusively for SeaWorld San Antonio at the Great White roller coaster. The mural will feature three Great White sharks. Guy will be available throughout the afternoon to greet guests and hand-sign his popular signature clothing line and art with proceeds supporting the research and education work of The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation. Guy Harvey is engaged in a partnership with SeaWorld to help raise awareness of ocean health and the plight of sharks in the wild. Guy will return early this summer for the opening of the new thrill coaster: Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster.

“2017 promises to be an epic year for visitors to SeaWorld San Antonio,” said Park President, Carl Lum. “We have looked at every portion of the SeaWorld experience and come up with new and innovative ideas to connect, engage and delight our guests in ways that are sure to have them returning throughout the year for multiple visits and experiences.”

In addition to Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster, which will thrill guests with its jet-ski style propulsion that launches 60 feet in the air over the park’s lake, the spring season kicks off with dozens of new activities and attractions:

NEW AT SEAWORLD SAN ANTONIO FOR 2017

• Wild Days: Timed to coincide with Spring Break in March, guests can meet TV’s “Jungle Jack” Hanna; enjoy featured shows such as Texas Untamed, a new SeaWorld Live, and other favorites such as the birds of prey Flying High show.  And everyone will be entertained at the popular Lumberjack Challenge, when Texas lumberjacks go head-to-head with their Alaskan rivals. 
• Just for Kids: Offered over three weekends in April this festival of whimsical concerts features some of today’s favorite children’s musical artists.
• Seven Seas Food & Wine Festival: During select dates April 21^st – May 29^th, the Seven Seas Food & Wine Festival will bring a world of taste to SeaWorld San Antonio. Guests can sample and sip their way around the park, enjoying craft beers, wonderful wines and global fusion food.
• Ocean Discovery: Dolphins & Beluga Whales: An enlightening new show features the habits and lives of Pacific white-sided dolphins, beluga whales and colorful macaws. This creative experience at Beluga Stadium is part of SeaWorld’s transition to highlight and inform guests about more natural behaviors in the wild.
• New Dining Options: Choose an All-Day Dining Deal or favorite experiences such as Dine with Shamu^®.  New this year, are plant-based menu options that offer healthful dining choices.   

THE SEAWORLD FUN CARD – Pay for a Day and Play All Year!
Purchase a SeaWorld Fun Card by February 25^th for only $68 and receive unlimited park admission throughout 2017 for the price of a single day ticket, plus free admission to Aquatica, SeaWorld’s tropical water park. For more information and to purchase Fun Cards and tickets, visit SeaWorldSanAntonio.com.

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About SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment™ is a leading theme park and entertainment company providing experiences that matter and inspiring guests to protect animals and the wild wonders of our world. The company is one of the world’s foremost zoological organizations and a global leader in animal welfare, training, husbandry and veterinary care. The company collectively cares for what it believes is one of the largest zoological collections in the world and has helped lead advances in the care of animals. The company also rescues and rehabilitates marine and terrestrial animals that are ill, injured, orphaned or abandoned, with the goal of returning them to the wild. The SeaWorld^® rescue team has helped more than 29,000 animals in need over the last 50 years.

The company owns or licenses a portfolio of recognized brands including SeaWorld, Busch Gardens^® and Sea Rescue^®. Over its more than 50-year history, the company has built a diversified portfolio of 12 destination and regional theme parks that are grouped in key markets across the United States, many of which showcase its one-of-a-kind zoological collection of over 800 species of animals. The company’s theme parks feature a diverse array of rides, shows and other attractions with broad demographic appeal which deliver memorable experiences and a strong value proposition for its guests.

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded company. Visit www.seaworldentertainment.com for more.

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