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[Smaggledagle]

Other 2022 News:

On January 16th, it was reported that (0.0.4) West Indian manatees named Lizzo, Cardi-Tee, MaryKate, and Ashley were transferred to the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium in Ohio.

4 young manatees flown from SeaWorld Orlando to Columbus Zoo for treatment

On March 22nd, it was reported that the park is adding a 3-pool complex with a lift floor in their manatee care center, which will add 200,000 gallons of water and make the facility the biggest in Florida and the US. Construction has started and will be completed in 2023.

SeaWorld to Double its Manatee Critical Care Space in Orlando, Adding 200,000 Gallons of Water for Manatee Care

On July 20th, it was announced that the park acquired a (1.0) Atlantic bottlenose dolphin for rehabilitation after it was found entangled in a crab trap line.

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*Misc News: During the year, many Florida manatees as well as a (0.0.1) loggerhead sea turtle (there are probably more but not mentioned) were rehabilitated and released back into the wild.

 

[TinoPup]

Does anyone know anything about 3 commerson's being at the main park? They're on December's USDA inspection.

 

[MidwestFan]

Does anyone know anything about 3 commerson's being at the main park? They're on December's USDA inspection.

The 3 male Commerson’s are at Aquatica, but SeaWorld is the parent park.

 

[TinoPup]

The 3 male Commerson’s are at Aquatica, but SeaWorld is the parent park.

I asked about 3 being at the main park. Aquatica is a separate facility with separate inspections.

 

[PSO]

There are no Commersons outside Aquatica Orlando. As stated by @MidwestFan

 

[Smaggledagle]

On February 16th, 2023, it was reported that the small aviary next to Shark Encounters is being removed.

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[Ituri]

That is quite unfortunate. I always enjoyed the bird collection that was scattered across the grounds.

 

[MidwestFan]

That is quite unfortunate. I always enjoyed the bird collection that was scattered across the grounds.

Agree. There has been a slow decrease in the bird population at all 3 SeaWorld parks, especially San Diego and Orlando after the Blue Horizons show ended. Some of those birds may have been there on contract with bird trainers. But, the focus on animals in general continues to decrease. I am a huge roller coaster fan, but SeaWorld needs to stick to their zoological park roots in my opinion.

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

It wasn't mentioned yet, but they now have 2.0 Great Hammerhead Sharks on display at Shark Encounters, both animals came from Georgia Aquarium

SeaWorld adds 2 great hammerhead sharks to Shark Encounter

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

3 smalltooth Sawfish were born!

Apparently the birth wasn't something planned and they didn't expect it to occur as they believed the female was too old. The babies were born over summer but wanted to wait until international sawfish day to announce, amazing news!

Surprise delivery: Three endangered sawfish born at SeaWorld Orlando

 

[Jonathan Petersson]

Orca Stadium is receiving a brand new stage currently that is supposed to look like San Diego's but even better. I can't wait to see how this turns out!

 

[Vaquita5]

Orca Stadium is receiving a brand new stage currently that is supposed to look like San Diego's but even better. I can't wait to see how this turns out!

I was wondering what all the construction is. Where did you get that info? I’d love to learn more

 

[Jonathan Petersson]

I was wondering what all the construction is. Where did you get that info? I’d love to learn more

It was announced at the town hall meeting which took place at SeaWorld Orlando last night. Besides what I mentioned above, no more details were discussed regarding the stadium renovation. Construction has started on the roof, hence the need to close the stadium and stage construction should be starting soon.

 

[Jambo]

Orca Stadium is receiving a brand new stage currently that is supposed to look like San Diego's but even better. I can't wait to see how this turns out!

Awesome news! San Diego's stage looks absolutely amazing; it would be great to see it at Orlando.

Hopefully this means, they use San Diego's orca encounter presentation too; rather than the hybrid of one ocean and orca encounter that they currently run.

 

[Moebelle]

Hopefully this means, they use San Diego's orca encounter presentation too; rather than the hybrid of one ocean and orca encounter that they currently run.

Orcas are by far my favorite animal, nothing gets me hyped up more than them and I would pay anything to see them everyday... that being said... San Diego's Orca Encounter put me to sleep - I actually took a quick nap during the show (while a friend filmed for me). It's absolutely dull, uninspiring, and the trainers looked like they didn't want to be there either. Even with the music, I get a lot more out of Orlando's show in terms of education, getting to know the individual animals, and their incredible abilities.

 

[Jambo]

Orcas are by far my favorite animal, nothing gets me hyped up more than them and I would pay anything to see them everyday... that being said... San Diego's Orca Encounter put me to sleep - I actually took a quick nap during the show (while a friend filmed for me). It's absolutely dull, uninspiring, and the trainers looked like they didn't want to be there either. Even with the music, I get a lot more out of Orlando's show in terms of education, getting to know the individual animals, and their incredible abilities.

The thing about San Diego's orca encounter is it's very repetitive, and a lot of the same behaviours are performed at specific parts of the show. So if you love orcas like me and go see the shows frequently, i can agree with it getting boring at times. I do miss the days when they'd have more than two or three orcas performing one segment at a time!

I'd much prefer if Seaworld went back to the occasional shows they used to run; the Shamu Story, which I feel was very intriguing; probably due to the reason that there was never any script they tended to follow. We got to learn a lot more about the orcas individually, alongside their abilities and how they're cared for (which I think San Diego's Orca Encounter lacks).

 

[Jonathan Petersson]

Orca Stadium is receiving a brand new stage currently that is supposed to look like San Diego's but even better. I can't wait to see how this turns out!

So according to a majority of rumors going around since the meeting, Orlando will not be doing the Northwest Pacific theme like San Diego has done but rather something of a mix between the current stadium and the dolphin stadium at Orlando. I am somewhat disappointed as the Northwest pacific theme would have fit the stadium very well and a new show design could have come from it as well. Instead it sounds like its just a color pallet change to browns, blues, and tans with some wood and rock texture being added along with a couple palms.

 

[Moebelle]

So according to a majority of rumors going around since the meeting, Orlando will not be doing the Northwest Pacific theme like San Diego has done but rather something of a mix between the current stadium and the dolphin stadium at Orlando. I am somewhat disappointed as the Northwest pacific theme would have fit the stadium very well and a new show design could have come from it as well. Instead it sounds like its just a color pallet change to browns, blues, and tans with some wood and rock texture being added along with a couple palms.

The Dolphin Adventures setup is a bit reminiscent to the Shamu Adventure, if it wasn't going to be Pacific Northwest themed I would want it to be close to that.

 

[SwampDonkey]

I'll be there next weekend, too bad the orca show won't be running. Oh well, I suppose.

 

[SwampDonkey]

The Orca show is still going on, but the stadium is about 1/2 closed. This makes getting in and out a real bottleneck as there are only two or three (I think 2) entries being used.