If you have purchased an annual membership pass to SeaWorld Entertainment parks, including Busch Gardens and Adventure Island, these passes will be honored and extended by SeaWorld Entertainment. As of now, SeaWorld Entertainment Parks Interim CEO Mark Swanson said during Friday’s earnings call that the company’s two parks in Texas could the first ones SeaWorld is looking to reopen. The two parks in Texas include SeaWorld San Antonio and Aquatica San Antonio.
“We still don’t have a timeline, and things could change,” Swanson said. “After Texas, our next most hopeful is in Florida.”
Florida has the most SeaWorld Entertainment parks with SeaWorld, Aquatica and Discovery Cove in Orlando, and Busch Gardens and Adventure Island in Tampa.
When asked about following Disney World and Universal Orlando, Swanson said that the company is taking guidance from the Re-Open Florida Task Force set up by Governor Ron DeSantis.
“Our number one priority is opening in a safe manner,” he said. “We want to open when it’s safe.”
Swanson said once the company gets the green light from the state, it could still be several weeks before the parks reopen.
Neither Disney nor Universal have announced reopening plans for their parks, but the Disney Springs shopping complex announced it would begin a phased reopening on May 20. Disney Springs Vice President Matt Simon made the announcement on the company’s blog Thursday. “Disney Springs will begin to reopen in a way that incorporates enhanced safety measures,” he wrote.
Those measures will include enhanced cleaning, face coverings for employees and guests, “limited-contact guest services” and more safety training. The company will also place new limits on capacity, parking and operating hours.
