I think seaworld takes care of passholders more than any park. They made past mistakes in regards to the animals but currently offer top-notch care for the animals. I feel like people only see negatives. However, seaworld saves a ton of animals.

Went to Busch Gardens Williamsburg, which is owned by SeaWorld for Spring break. Spent 130 per person for a 7 day bounce pass with Colonial Williamsburg. Kids had an absolute blast and saved a ton.

I love SeaWorld especially at Christmas. It is my opinion they do the best Christmas presentation in all of the Orlando parks.

I think it's important to note that Epcot has animal exhibits, with dolphins in tanks half the size of SeaWorld, and it was never mentioned in the documentary. I guess Warner didn't want to hurt Disney stock, just SeaWorld. There's always financial incentives to everything...

Exposing people to & educating them about animals is instrumental in inspiring humans to make decisions that lead to living cohesively on this planet with animals. Not to mention it can encourage children to grow up and go into career fields like conservation or anything working with animals. So it’s not inherently a bad thing to have animal exhibits but I certainly think doing it responsibly is important. Stopping the breeding of Orcas in captivity falls under that. That is clearly quite different than rescuing an injured orca from death. Our family made a visit to SeaWorld for the first time a couple years ago and it was a wonderful experience! We will certainly go back on our next trip to Florida.

Did anyone else notice how he just causally laughs on the Kraken coaster as it goes upside down & drops ? meanwhile I would’ve passed out or had a heart attack 😂. Dev’s a savage

As for keeping animals in captivity etc. I think too many forget that these places are often doing far much more positive work for the animals than the negatives.

I hate how controversial Sea World is on the internet..... It's insane... Either go or don't go... simple...

Best pass hands down but I wish it had a show in that theater😢

I do believe the orca show is slowly going away. I read somewhere that the orcas currently in the park is all they will have. No breading, no new orcas coming from anywhere else. Once the current orcas pass away thats it.

I love how truthful you are! Never change! It’s so refreshing to have honesty.

How about an Orca Encounter dark ride? Where they simulate a deep sea dive with Orcas?

Thank you Dev, really appreciate you doing something on Seaworld. I loved it when I went. I think Kraken was so much longer than Pipeline.. I believe if they got rid of the Orca area, they should at least build a longer coaster for the thrill enthusiasts, just my opinion.. I'm hoping you will do a video on the Hilton Seaworld and maybe show Seaworld's on property hotel.. Thanks again Dev for another great video, really appreciate it.. Have a wonderful and blessed day, I'm Out 🫡

I just got passes last month for my daughter’s birthday. The perks are amazing and hard to pass up! I will admit I haven’t gone to see the Orca encounter since I saw Blackfish and I’ve heard they are not breeding them anymore. Sea World does rescue a lot of animals, and they provide educational and knowledge on the animals they have there. The animals at the park cannot be released back into the wild and they are well taken care of at Sea World. I’m glad they are focusing more on rides and entertainment. There’s always room for improvement and I feel like they are making the right strides to get there.

I love Sea World. Honestly, I just forget about it when in Orlando. Don't get rid of the animals. Just prove to the people that they are well treated. Everyone doesn't want bigger and faster coasters.

Hey dev, We was there in September, and they told us during or before the shows, that once the current captive orca’s they have, have passed away, and they are not actively trying to breed anymore going forward,so once the orcas that are there go, that will be the end of the orca at SeaWorld, and apparently according to them, they now only take in for recovery etc and rehabilitation purposes… and that was what changed our moral compass as such, right or wrong, but for us it was, they are already captive etc,the care we experienced while we was there seemed outstanding, the park was fantastic, the cast was really nice, laidback and it’s a better feel around the park than Disney, it seems less rush and people not so stressed and scurrying around,as it opens at 10am it was such a refreshing change than getting up super early to get to rope drops etc, my family loved that it was a more relaxed vacation, we could have a swim in the mornings, get ready and hit McDonald’s or Dunkin’s first then stroll into the park and it was a great park for us, food and drinks are a pinch 100%, but after visiting SeaWorld, aqua & Busch, it pushed Disney to 3rd place for us, universal parks 1st SeaWorld parks 2nd and Disney parks 3rd…. 🤷🏼‍♂️🙏🏽👍🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Love your content as always. Top notch! 😎

Great content as always, keep up the good work my friend 💪🏼

I slightly disagree with getting rid of the animal part, they have a really good rehabilitation facility. Maybe not use them as much for show maybe just have viewing areas. I mean Animal kingdom gets praise for having loads of animals. They should follow them in not making them show attractions but viewing.

Dev, I’m loving your new style, your new vibe and new videos!

*Keep up the amazingly fabulous work!*

I went to SEAworld for the animals. The rides were the perk. I enjoyed the Orcas immensely.

SeaWorld without Sea animals? Yeah then it just be an amusement park. Why would I go there? Would be like Busch Gardens without the animals or Animal Kingdom without the animal. Non-starter for me.

I'm sorry, Dev. I totally disagree with you. I love the sea life at sea world.

I would recommend the Sesame Street area to anyone who grew up watching the show and still remembers it fondly, even in a party without small children. The quick service restaurants generally do not have enough plant-based protein options, unless something changed recently.

Documentary filmmakers sometimes approach their subjects with a specific message or advocacy in mind. This can lead to criticisms, where a film is seen as lacking neutrality or comprehensive fact-checking. “Blackfish” has indeed been a subject of controversy, with some praising it for bringing attention to the issue of orca captivity and others criticizing it for presenting a one-sided view.

I appreciate that they are helping with the caring of injured sea life like the Manatees. SeaWorld does serve a great purpose with the rescue and rehabilitation of these animals!

Another great video Dev. I love that you touched on sea world passes. Tampa local here and our BG pass is such a great value. Cannot beat the perks. I agree with the orcas, but we honestly love the other animals in the park we spent our whole day just looking at them. Didn’t even need to get on a coaster.

you also have the remember, seaworld is both a themepark, a aquarium, and a marine rescue. I personally go for the animals (coasters scare me)

SeaWorld is part of our childhood, too. Thank you for this wonderful tour❤

We were here in 2017 and didn't care for the size or condition of the enclosures. Fish were swimming around bleeding and we noted that the plastic orcas had a bigger body of water around them than the actual orcas. I don’t know if things have improved since then, but we won't be rushing back.

We all loved seaworld it was our 2nd best park to universal,big rides animals best food festival no crowds, on a ride in 10 minutes with no ride pass.whats not to like.having space after the crowds of the others is a breath of fresh air,then busch gardens was 3rd on our list.

Sledgehammered that like button sharing out full watch ty for sharing another honest video

Sharks underwater grill is extremely good i highly recommend it the food and servers are extremely good as well

We experienced the Underwater Grill and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and especially the food-the food is definitely better than Coral Reef at Epcot

So all zoos or Disney’s animal kingdom they should get rid of all their animals ? How come it’s only this park where people want to get rid of the animals ? I thought they did a good job rescuing these animals ?

Taking the Animals out of Sea World would be like taking Mickey Mouse out of Disney. It did all start with just Animals and shows. All the rides came later

Its good to see Sea World is attempting to compete again with the other parks in the city.

I love Seaworld. I am coming in a few months from Sydney Australia and sorry, I only visit Seaworld to see the Orcas, I love the Orcas and love Seaworld and wish they kept their breeding going! Some people just wish zoo had cages with no animals inside them. These Orcas are loved and very well cared for by the trainers and the Vets

I am glad sea world spending more to upgrade food & more training for staff.

Ur not going make cry Dev… awesome video dude ✌🏻

I love the sea life and animals at the park! I would be sad to see them go.

Dev you got me wanting to come check out the sea world parks. I don’t ride rollercoasters but my kids will.

Hello, im new to your channel and have been bingeing your vids! all awesome stuff. quick question, have you ever been to Gatorland in Orlando??

I have to disagree Dev, SeaWorld have always been a marine life park way before you were thought of, and folks have enjoyed the park and it's marine exhibits for decades, if they take away the animals, it will be another corporate thrill park that folks will complain about because it doesn't have what six flags or cedar fair has and on top of that, those darn Floridan's try to compare them to disney and universal. I think they stand out for what they do best and that is the take care, rescue, and educate the marine life however, I do agree that they should get rid of the orcas due to it's dark past and add a nice dark ride something in the likes of spider man at island of adventure. Then need to slow down on building coasters and focus back to what the name stands for.

I went to Seaworld w/ my mom this past weekend and we had the best time.

Going ion aug 3rd with the fam! Can’t wait! I hope a Saturday isn’t too busy but it’s probably going to be but whatever

The Seven Seas Food Festival is DAMN good. My wife and I always split a lanyard and are stuffed by the end of the day.

I love Pipeline, it is so fun. However, having Six Flags of Georgia my home park and it has Georgia Scorcher and it is a stand up. But you do not Move at all, you move your seat to get in place and then you are locked in. So moving up and down on Pipeline is so WILD!

I think SeaWorld is great. Love the coasters and food there. And their focus is very much on the animals health and safety now imo. Love it there.

I am with you, I would be happy with a orca IMAX experience. I worry that if they get removed from there though the animals will just be shipped to another country with even less regulations.

As someone who's getting to old for thrill rides I enjoy the animal encounters. Unfortunately I lived in the Midwest and can't go to the Florida parks very often.

Enjoyed the.Seaworld video. I enjoy their other park, Busch Gardens, in Virginia, but would love to check out those coasters. I think I need to spend a week in Orlando to check out the.parks.

I know in general there has been a shift in opinion but keeping animals where people can be exposed to something they cannot see otherwise can be rocket fuel to conservation. Keep the animals, focus on education and conservation....and build massive dark rides as well.

If you take away the animals, then you might as well call it something else ...we were just there and some tanks are better taken care of than others, which i think they should improve upon. My kids love seeing the animals and learning about them and the rehabilitation that they do, and I don't want them to go away and to just get better.

I agree about the orca encounter! We are platinum passholders too! I agree!! 👏🏻👏🏻 SW theme park side is fun!!

I like that we can learn about the animals in between riding coasters, and support the rescue work that they do. From what I read, that documentary was kind of a hack job. We're visiting next month.

In the land of mega priced parks in the area (looking at you Disney) SW is a great value! I'm in SE Ga and have a fun card pass- for the price of one day admission, I have (reasonable black out dates) basically unlimited admission for a year. The festivals are great and I grew up near SW Ohio and its nostalgic to me, too!

Thoughts on Orcas: They have made as many changes as they can to the orca care and, as with most zoos, they fund conservation efforts which aren't funded by boycotts. They can't reasonably close the orca exhibit until their current population dies off, though they may be able to merge them as the population reduces. There's no money in constructing a retirement home for them that can't be visited, so they're basically stuck making do with their obligation to maintain their current population that can't be released. Blackfish was clearly an issue, but they've made significant changes since. Grudges don't fund conservation.

Not sure why people still think they can just release these animals into the wild. Most of these animals are rescued and or in rehab. Take the backstage rehab tour, it’s quite educational. Funny people don’t seem to mind animal kingdom or Zoo Tampa .

we need to be friends, I want to ride these coasters with you. You energy is awesome!

Your take is 100% correct. SeaWorld could maybe even use a name change to get past, the past.

Without the animals, they might as well call it a small Six Flags park. I wouldn't go if the animals weren't there.

I went recently to watch the HOOBASTANK concert. I love all the AP perks such as $10 and 2 samples! Also I haven't been since they changed the parking lot and it was really weird driving through the rows to find my own spot.

Wifey does not want me or our kids anywhere near Seaworld no matter what…sucks for me cause those rides look amazing

Seaworld is my absolute favorite. They take care of their passholders and Florida residents.

We let our Disney passes expire this year and purchase Sea World Platinum, just to have a place to take the kids on weekends. We’re locals. Let me tell you, I was impressed by the perks included. 100% worth it! So much value. My only feedback is they need ride attendants at lines where the quick queues merge. We had an altercation TWICE because people think we’re cutting the line just because there is NO ONE to monitor the quick queue lines. Other than that, it’s been great, the rides are good and different, the festival is way better than the Epcot’s festival. I love that we can take family with us and not spend a ton. Food and merch prices are decent. Overall pretty good.

SeaWorld needs indoor ride attractions. We went last year and it rained on and off all day. Mostly on. There were zero indoor rides to go on while waiting for the rain to subside enough for the outdoor rides to open again. The penguin walk through attraction could be a dark ride if they tried.

I’ve been a pass member since October for the second time. I’m there almost every weekend 😂 I was at bush gardens weekend before last. A pass is so worth it. I love seeing the animals. The sea lions are my favorite. Everytime I go it’s packed so I think they’re doing good.

I appreciate you saying something about the animals

Sea World is ok but there’s not the customer service there which is a shame.

I came to Florida for vacation end of Febuary at Universal, and thought to myself, what the heck let's go to SeaWorld I want to try that new Surf Coaster... It was Closed for the day :( Regardless, still had a blast

I will always love SeaWorld

We went to Sea World over a year ago and enjoyed the animals, especially the manatees. My teenaged son likes the coasters, my daughter and son both like Journey to Atlantis. We all wanted to ride the penguin encounter and it was closed. They used to have a ride thru the artic, also closed. They charge extra for the tower. The food was awful and lacked gluten free options, on that Disney does better. Kids love animals, I think they need to keep them and the educational aspect. Add in more rides for families, not just coasters. Dark rides in the a/c, an indoor or more shaded theater, more shady areas to take a break. Older people or those who cannot ride the coasters do appreciate having things to do. Busch Gardens was run down, dirty, and the food was awful there too. Busch needs to seriously up their game.

On our last visit to Florida my family loved SeaWorld so much especially my coaster enthusiasts son and my little one loved meeting Elmo and Cookie Monster.❤❤

I agree with Dev!

I feel almost guilty because I really want to go to seaworld. Then I think about it and I go to Busch gardens a few times a month who is realistically the same company, and have never thought twice about it. Some of the things that were done are awful but at this point they can’t just release them in the wild. I believe the new coasters seem amazing and I think I’m going to go and try them all out.

To be honest I'm liking SeaWorld more these days to

I grew up in San Diego and one would think I went alot, but I went once. Even then, you could tell the orcas just didn't have enough space to live in. It made me sad and I just couldn't go again.

I love SeaWorld! I have annual passes to Seaworld and Universal and I love both parks. The rehab center is great for the animals. By the way, Pipeline is awesome!🎢

I disagree with getting rid of all animals...you wouldn't ask Disney or BG or your local zoo to do that. SeaWorld is a great park and offers families lots of fun

I have been a passholder for over 12 years and grew up going there often. I hope they continue having the animal exhibits. It's one of my favorite parts! They have already stopped the Orca breeding program which I agree was a good move. I like that they have made the show about education and need for conservation.

I think they should still have a rehabilitation center for animals that they will re-release to the wild. But they should focus on more rides and use a portion of profits to wildlife conservation and that medical rehabilitation center.

If SeaWorld just removed the animals and just had rides, then it wouldn't be SeaWorld. However, there was one park that had mostly rides and 1 Dolphin show. That was Marriotts Great America , renamed Paramount Great America followed by California's Great America. This park is set for demolition in 2033. From 1976 to 1988, Marriotts Great America had the Dolphin and Seal show, which was later converted to a regular open theater without a water tank in 1988 was less than 10 years old because I got to see the Dolphin and Seal Show and when the park had 2 logs rides, actually 3 water rides at one time. However The Yankee Clipper was built next to Loggers run and the drops at the end would intersect with Yankee Clippers drop coming the left abd Loggers Run from the right. Unfortunately this area of the park was strapped and was turned into a water park. But Loggers Run or as I used to say "The Log Ride" was my favorite. Yankee Clipper closed much earlier in 1998 so they could put a coaster there. Loggers Run existed until 2017 and was removed due to the Waterpark expansion. So in a way, the majority of people like coasters over animals. However, in the 1980s, people actually became to see The Dolphin and Seal Show. However, I think it's hard for both types of entertainment to co-exist today in the same Park. If you put thrill rides in, you draw that teenager and adult crowd. If you put in animals, you draw in that younger families with pre-adoloscent crowd. However, even though I just said both cannot exists together, I only said that because it's hard to cater to both parties since they'll eventually lose interest. You either make sn animal park or a ride park. Or do you? Two words: Disney's Animal Kingdom. Although it has considerably fewer guests than Magic Kingsom or Islands of Adventure, I actually think, when done right, the whole idea about animals and rides not being able to work as a park gets dismissed. Animal Kindgdom has a burden show and Kiliminjaro Safari's yet also has a water rapids ride and Expedition Everest. This may be a null point since people have claimed that these (expect the bird show) are the worst attractions at the park. However, I think Animal Kingdom will continue to make it work so kids can see the animals on the safari "ride." However Disney can do what SeaWorld can't: spectacle and live entertainment using actors, while still educational. I'm not saying SeaWorld sgoukd have men and women dress up like dolphins. But on order to fascinate crowds in SeaWorld, you need to add magic. The problem is Disney has all these movie IP's they can use for theming. SeaWorld doesn't have any movies or stories to tell. They cannot even touch Free Willy since that's a Warner Btos IP. If SeaWorld wants to build up their game they need that universal touch that every likes: stunt shows. Think about Waterworld and how fascinating that show us. If you want thrill seekers to love animals, you need to add danger, fire, things to blow up so that audiences can cheer. You need a soundtrack and last but not least you need your tell a story to captivate thrill seekers. Next 3 words: Universal Studios Hollywood. Up until the Wizarding world of Harry Potter, Universal Studios had no thrill rides, except Jurassic World and The Mummy. All the upper lot was at one time was pure exhibitions, until Harry potter came in 2016 with Flight of The Hippogriff and The Forbidden journey. From 1964 to 2016, the upper lot was pure exhibitions. In fact, they even had ashiq called Animal Actors. They even had the Conan The Barbarian show (no, not Conan O'Brian) , which I liked as a kid. UHS' upper lot was all about exhibition and Universal made it work for almost 40+ years without having a single roller coaster. The Mummy opened in 2004 -- that's indeed 40 years without one single coaster. Yet, UHS literally has millions of guests come from all over the world to UHS despite it having any coasters until 2004. I think it's because UHS never built it's brand on coasters. They built upon storytelling. UHS is a movie studio after all, so they can tell stories Let's do the math: Disney's Animal Kingdom + Universal Studios Hollywood = SeaWorld Resurrected. That's the only solution i think there is on order to avoid the concept of a park not being able to co-exist with animal lover exhibitions and thrill seekers. If you want SeaWorld resurrected, the answer may not necessarily be to merely take away the animals. That's the EASY ANSWER. The better solution is to address why people ride roller coasters? They do so for thrills. So when you add the Universal touch of storytelling with stunts, explosions, and danger. The roller coaster riders become thrilled without riding a roller coaster. It's the same crowd that enjoys scary movies. If you tell story's if animals in danger and their their owners in danger as things explode -- you have that universal touch. Animal lovers see animals. Thrill seekers are happy they are not watching an educational show. SeaWorld gets to keep water tanks. And roller coaster riders are thrilled by something that's not a roller coaster. However, when animals and humans are in danger and things explode, you thrill the seekers who came for thrills.

seaworl rescue is one of the best in the world!

You mentioning the movie made me roll my eyes hard! That movie was full of lies. As a regular to Discovery Cove I have learned those animals are not forced to do anything. We had a dolphin decide to leave us in the deep water (pre Covid) and the trainer said what I need to hear to bring me back to Sea World. She said We can't force a 600+ lbs animal to do anything. If you speak to the trainers you can learn so much. Covid did ruin the new Orca tanks that were going to be all natural environments for those beautiful animals. I am super disappointed about this, but Covid ruined a lot lololol. Go talk to the people at the Orca viewing spot and just talk to them. They absolutely love those animals.

Will you give aquatica another shot as well?

Great park. Love the animal exhibit

I think if SeaWorld removed all the sea life then it would be just another theme park with just rides trying to compete with universal studios and Disney. Which is would die. All they have to do is improve on the treatment of the sea life and show that they are doing that. Then prime will come back. I myself do support SeaWorld. I believe they are trying to help sea life.

I go to sea world, I think they are working to redeem themselves. The investment of 3 new coasters in 3 years tells me that they understand the need to move past havig orcas as their main draw moving forward. They also are doing great things to help injured florida manatees.

Love the rides at seaworld ❤

Thank you for your thoughtful and balanced view of the animal treatment at SeaWorld. I went to SeaWorld San Antonio a couple times as a kid, but I choose to not take my family. If SeaWorld chose to remove the orcas and dolphins, we’d likely visit the park. That’s what really keeps us away.

Is sea world the six flags or Florida? Or is it bush gardens

I think SeaWorld is underrated! Also Sharks is my favorite place to eat at in SeaWorld!

Orcas are terrifying in real life. They need to have a ride based on their hunting! It would be amazing and just as thrilling as The Mummy at Universal! I loved seeing the Orca Encounter as a child, but as you get older, it is really sad to see such a large animal trapped for such a lonely life in a little pool.

IMO once Seaworld gets rid of the Orca exhibit, I would love to support them and their theme park side

I understand where you’re coming from. But they have animals that I would never see otherwise. They take good care of them. And it’s very educational. If you take them out of the park it can’t be called SEA WORLD. That’s what makes this park different than other parks. Also their in closures are a lot bigger than Epcots where they keep their sea life. Veronica and Todd

I love SeaWorld. I love the rides and food. It is definitely a family park. If they get rid of the animals especially the Orca encounter it will no longer be SeaWorld. I don't care for the sea lion show but it makes the park unique. The children love seeing the big whale show. It's exciting to see that and have that experience. Yes the animals need freedom and not be treated like machines. They may need to change the park name to Sea Adventures or something like that and release the animals back to the wild.

I tried Sharks! You're going to love it, especially if they sit you right by the sharks!

Great video