SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Essays

For over fifty years, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has differentiated itself from regional zoos and competitors such as: Six Flags, Universal Studios, and Disney as a “leading theme park and entertainment company delivering personal, interactive and educational experiences” by enabling its guests “to celebrate, connect with and care for the natural world we share” ("Premier Experiences," 2015). SeaWorld’s focus on animal contact, particularly aquatic animals, has positioned the organization as

natural instincts of hunting and other abilities. Viviana Peretti an Italian photographer photographed for three months at the Bronx Zoo in New York. She stated that it was a shame to, “transport exotic animals to New York and imprison them for the entertainment of a public that is so often looking for a trophy photo.” I think this statement accurately describes the reason why we put animals in cages. In conclusion, I think we all need to evaluate the real reason zoos are putting animals in

heartbreaking documentary, produced by Gabriella Cowperthwaite, about the drastic psychological scars of orcas kept in captivity and used to entertain crowds at theme parks such as SeaWorld in the United States. This is an astounding and well-received film based on the habits and personality of captive killer whales that perform in entertainment parks and the dangers they pose to their trainers. In the beginning of the movie, it claims that killer whales in the wild are peaceful and sentient mammals that do

All of these problems are caused by marine parks like SeaWorld creates. Orcas are massive mammals that need to move to stay healthy.

at SeaWorld, leaving the viewers feeling very emotional. What most people fail to understand is that Blackfish is mostly told by former SeaWorld trainers and does not provide balanced and accurate information. This documentary is propaganda, rather than an actual documentary; it manipulates the audience to believe that killer whales should not be kept in captivity, when they actually should. The documentary states that orca species are “amazingly

building that largely proclaims a sign that says ´SeaWorld.´ The thrill of seeing animals that they don 't normally see fills the child to the brim. Their elated feelings rise as they walk into the Shamu Stadium, with an announcer welcoming them. They 're so happy that they don 't realize that they 're about to witness inhumane acts for entertainment. Sea World is an inhumane facility, and needs to be shut down. But children are blind to this fact, as SeaWorld is a corrupt organization that is excellent

The documentary “Blackfish” focused on killer whales in captivity, specifically Tilikum; a wild orca who was caught and exposed to captivity and its environment which eventually lead him to violently turn on his trainers at SeaWorld and even took some of their lives. This documentary examines how the difference from living in sea life to captivity can cause these whales and orcas to live up to their names. Blackfish discusses and argues how life in captivity for these whales is cruel and dangerous

freed from their enclosures and sent back into the oceans where they belong to protect not only themselves, but to the trainers and visitors of SeaWorld as well. Blackfish revolves around one Orca named Tilikum, at 12,000 pounds he was the dominant one at SeaWorld. However, Tilikum’s public murder of three trainers changed the way people looked at SeaWorld. Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite released a documentary in 2013 titled Blackfish detailing SeaWorld’s horrific treatment of its marine animals

title “killer whale.” Instead, he gained recognition as an emotionally and intellectually complex individual who deserves better than what SeaWorld had been putting him through. This individuality enhanced the public perception of Tilikum and pushed the general population to condemn SeaWorld’s actions. In the end, this humanization of Tilikum forced SeaWorld to effectively end its orca

The documentary, Blackfish, examines SeaWorld and the ethical decisions they made and the consequences they caused. The film follows former trainers and asks them to speak about how they viewed their work experience. Most of the trainers had only positive associations with SeaWorld, besides the tragic incidents that were later documented within the film. Most of the trainers explained their work as a calling to work with these animals and took great pride in being able to perform their job to the

used informative clips to inform marine mammal trainers and viewers about the various welfare issues surrounding the use of orcas in marine parks and the dangers that these trainers face. In a world where people would use any means possible to earn profit, Cowperthwaite directed the film of one woman’s death which led her to discover the truths of what Seaworld covered up. Through the use of eulogy, anaphora, and imagery, Cowperthwaite proves to us the truth of the matter. The clip where it addresses

146 orcas have died in captivity, and 48 of those orcas have died at SeaWorld. The average person believes that orcas, also known as killer whales, are in captivity for their own well being, or to research their species, but that is false. Killer whales are tortured to do our bidding, for other people's entertainment and greediness. The orca trainers limit their food rations so that they become hungry enough to want the “food treat” after they do the tricks that are force upon them. Orcas do not

What is life for an orca really like at SeaWorld? It’s sad, degrading, confining, and tortuous with perhaps a few small glimpses of happiness, depending on the whale and the day. According to the documentary Blackfish, Tilikum, or Tilly as some may have known him as, was an orca whale captured and kept in captivity at SeaWorld, until his death in early January 2017. The documentary reveals that Tilly was taken from his mother as a mere infant. People used nets to corral mother orcas and their young

they usually spend time with only two to three other killer whales in captivity, and often during the nights, they are isolated. Because the tanks in marine parks are cleaned every day and does not provide any entertainment for the animals, some killer whales started eating the paint on the walls out of boredom. One of the killer whales in SeaWorld, Unna, repeated this process so much that it bloodied and bruised her jaw. So much paint was peeled off that her trainer had trouble identifying his own position

The story "The Rememberer," by Aimee Bender is about a woman, Annie, whose lover is experiencing reverse evolution. One day Annie wakes up and finds her husband has turned into an ape. A month goes by, and now he is a sea turtle. People call Annie asking why her lover Ben isn't at work or why he isn't picking up items he was supposed to. She explains to everyone how he has some sort of sickness and to stop calling. Next thing you know it, her husband is a salamander. Annie finally reaches her limit

good job on the timeline of events. It starts in the beginning from where and how whales were captured to be put into sea-parks, and even follows the whales on their journeys. For example, the film mainly focuses on a giant whale named Tilikum and where he started, his events, where he moved, to and where he was last when the film was made. It also starts with the first sea-parks and how they grew into bigger ones. It talks about how the trainers are hired, where they come from, and how they are trained

Orcas were not the only animals at SeaWorld exhibiting aggressive behavior. Several instances have been documented in which dolphins have acted aggressively to both a SeaWorld trainer and SeaWorld patrons. According to USA Today’s article, “Captive animals ' attack on trainers and public” dolphins have engaged in aggressive behavior. “In 2000 a dolphin entangled a trainer in a net, spun her around and held her underwater during a dolphin capture exercise. The trainer suffered three factures and

explore the gap between the conglomerate SeaWorld’s public image and its palpable reality. The wild orcas that researchers describe as highly socialized, gentle animals are juxtaposed with the creatures portrayed in footage from SeaWorld’s marine parks. The latter are abused, confined to dark cages, and live in small concrete pools that are nothing in comparison to the one

World. Tilikum has taken several lives over the course of the last few years and has participated in harmful and violent behavior since its arrival at the theme park. The documentary analyzes and reveals the mistreatment of the killer whales encaged and being held captive there, the lives lost at Sea World, and how deceptive the theme park really is. According to the second humanity formulation of Kant’s Categorical Imperative which states that individuals must never treat others as a tool or the

up to the incident at SeaWorld, with it helping to inform and educate the viewers on what actually happened for that particular event to occur, featuring interviews from fellow colleagues and employees at SeaWorld. Following this, it helps to provide the necessary information about the killer