SeaWorld San Antonio
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| Slogan | Real. Amazing. |
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| Location | 10500 Sea World Drive San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 78251 United States |
| Coordinates | 29°27′30″N 98°41′59″W / 29.4584°N 98.6998°WCoordinates: 29°27′30″N 98°41′59″W / 29.4584°N 98.6998°W |
| Owner | SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment |
| General Manager | Carl Lum |
| Opened | May 27, 1988 |
| Previous names | Sea World of Texas |
| Operating season | Year-round (usually weekends only) |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Rides | |
| Total | 9 |
| Roller coasters | 4 |
| Water rides | 2 |
| Website | SeaWorld San Antonio |
SeaWorld San Antonio is a 250-acre (100 ha) marine mammal park, oceanarium, and animal theme park, located in the Westover Hills District of the City of San Antonio in Texas. It is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned by SeaWorld Entertainment, a division of Blackstone Group, and the world's largest marine-life theme park. The other SeaWorld parks are located in San Diego, California, Orlando, Florida, and a park will soon be located in Abu Dhabi, UAE under separate ownership. It is a member of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA) and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
Sea World of Texas was developed by Harcourt, Brace, and Jovanovich (now Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Built for $170 million, it opened on Memorial Day weekend in May 27, 1988 and welcomed 75,000 people during the grand opening. It had 3.3 million visitors in its first 12 months of operation, placing it among the Top 10 attractions in Texas. At the time of the park's debut, it was billed as "the largest educational, marine-life theme park in the world."
In 1989, Harcourt, Brace, and Jovanovich (heavy in debt and fighting a hostile takeover) sold its SeaWorld and Boardwalk and Baseball theme parks to Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Plans to build a Boardwalk and Baseball park adjacent to Sea World of Texas were immediately abandoned.
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