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In 2024, U.S. amusement park and attraction company United Parks & Resorts employed around * staff members in the United States, which was an increase over the previous year. Out of all the company's staff, the majority were employed part-time. 

Attendance at SeaWorld

In 2024, SeaWorld parks received approximately **** million visitors, a figure that remained below pre-pandemic levels. Nevertheless, SeaWorld Orlando – the organisations most popular theme park – retained its position as one of the most visited theme parks in North America having received approximately **** million visitors during the course of 2023. 

Has SeaWorld recovered from "Blackfish"?

The documentary “Blackfish", critical of keeping killer whales in captivity, raised questions about how well SeaWorld’s orcas were being treated. The aftermath of its release in 2013 resulted in a decline in the revenue of SeaWorld Entertainment from **** billion U.S. dollars in 2013 to **** billion dollars in 2017. In 2018 this revenue saw its first increase since 2013 signalling the beginning of a trend which, with the notable exception of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, has continued; resulting in the greatest reported revenue of SeaWorld Entertainment to date in 2022, 2023, and 2024 at over *** billion U.S. dollars.