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SeaWorld to lay off 129 in Orlando

SeaWorld announced today that they will lay off 129 people in their Orlando theme parks. No word on which kind of employees, but one assumes salaried cuts provide the most bang for the buck. Disney reported essentially flat attendance for … Continue reading

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SeaWorld Orlando Holiday

Forget Polar Express, holiday orca, sea lion, or Sesame Street shows (though all the above are stellar as usual). It’s not even the enhanced archways of lights and the soap bubble snowfall. The story this year is the Sea of … Continue reading

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SeaWorld releases Gulf Turtle displaced by Oil Spill

Last week, SeaWorld Orlando released five endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles – displaced by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – into the waters of Gullivan Bay near Marco Island, Fl. The area is a natural habitat for … Continue reading

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SeaWorld provides critical care for endangered Sea Turtles displaced by the Gulf Oil Spill

Today the animal care specialists at Seaworld Orlando took in nine endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles from a Gulfport Miss facility. Moving the animals to Central Florida will make room at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies for Sea Turtles … Continue reading

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Shopping at Orlando International Airport (MCO)

I’m at the Orlando International Airport departing on a business trip. This gives me the opportunity to check out the stores each local theme park makes available to passengers coming and going. These locations are a great place to pick … Continue reading

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