I have heard rumors about Sea World being sold for about a year now. It appears the discussion is heating up, because yesterday there were news crews outside of Sea World and Aquatica. And sure enough, the six o clock news had a story about the possibility of a sale. So things [...]]]>

Sea World Orlando

I have heard rumors about Sea World being sold for about a year now. It appears the discussion is heating up, because yesterday there were news crews outside of Sea World and Aquatica. And sure enough, the six o clock news had a story about the possibility of a sale. So things must be getting serious. The company mentioned as the potential buyer is Blackstone Group, the same company that owns fifty percent of Universal Orlando. That would make things interesting in the theme park world.

Buying Sea World also includes the purchase of Aquatica and Discovery Cove. Anheuser Busch previously owned the three parks as well as all other Sea World locations throughout the country. If you remember, Anheuser Busch and all of these parks, as well as the two Busch Gardens theme parks were just purchased by a company from Belgium last year called InBev.

What sparked the new buzz over a potential sale is that Sea World called a company meeting for all employees, which was held yesterday. The media got wind of it and assumed it must be about the sale of the company. But according to witnesses, there was no announcement about an impending change of hands. Sea World is not confirming anything. Blackstone is not either. But with this much attention, something will probably take place soon. In my opinion, it can only mean good things for tourism in Central Florida. Any company who can and will spend billions to purchase something will probably take care of it and try to make it even better.