With enhanced health and safety measures, guests can
safely roam the park's expansive grounds, enjoy amazing animal
exhibits and presentations, and savor a limited-time food and
beverage experience with all new BBQ and beer-infused menus
throughout the park, paired with San
Diego's best craft brews
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SeaWorld San Diego
announced today the launch of a NEW park experience – Zoo
Days: Bayside BBQ & Brews. This limited capacity, ticketed
and reservation required experience will provide guests with the
opportunity to not only delight their taste buds with an exciting
variety of refreshing craft brews and mouthwatering BBQ, but also
explore 40 acres of the park's expansive property to enjoy outdoor
animal exhibits and fan-favorite marine life animal presentations
with physical distancing measures in place.
Each ticket for this limited time experience includes park
entry, access to all outdoor animal exhibits and presentations
as well as a tasting lanyard to experience our chef created
BBQ and paired craft beer offerings and select wines. The tasting
lanyard will include six food or drink items (alcoholic or
non-alcoholic) of each guest's choice to indulge in new offerings
throughout the day, while exploring the vast park grounds.
Additional lanyards will also be available for purchase.
Zoo Days: Bayside BBQ & Brews will run Fridays
through Sundays, August 28-September
27, plus Labor Day, from 11:00
a.m.-7:00 p.m.
In compliance with state safety guidelines for zoos, SeaWorld, a
licensed, permitted and accredited zoo, will operate with enhanced
health and safety protocols for cleaning and sanitizing, physical
distancing, face covering requirements, and temperature screenings.
In addition to enhancing the park's already strict health and
safety measures, capacity will be significantly limited to create
even more open space for a visit that provides ample opportunity to
be physically distant. Date-specific tickets for this experience
must be purchased online in advance to help manage capacity. The
number of tickets available each day is limited and can be
purchased starting Monday, August 24
at 9:00 A.M. PT.
Get Your Appetite Ready
- Guests can embark on a food journey across the park's expansive
grounds to enjoy an unbeatable mix of craft brews and delicious BBQ
fare from limited-time, specialty menus designed by our talented
culinary team.
- With plenty of outdoor seating, parks guests are in for a treat
with a wide variety of chef designed food items like specialty
beer-infused BBQ Brisket Sliders, Shrimp Tacos, Grilled Fish,
Impossible Burgers, German Bratwurst and more, that will surely
delight palates.
- To cool down after a fun-filled day, beer lovers can choose a
cold brew from a new expansive, curated selection of craft beers,
including many SoCal favorites, available throughout the park.
Learn About Fascinating Animals
- Guests can safely roam SeaWorld's spacious park grounds to
enjoy our incredible open-air, outdoor animal viewing exhibits with
animals including Orcas, Bamboo Sharks, Stingrays, Sea Lions,
Otters, Penguins, Dolphins (including Magellanic Penguins),
Flamingos, and more!
- They can also attend SeaWorld's world-famous Dolphin, Sea Lion
and Orca Encounter live educational presentations with physically
distant seating.
- And for those guests who are excited about an even more
interactive experience, they can purchase additional tickets for
Dolphin Encounter (reservations required), Sea Lion Feeding, and
Ray Feeding.
"We want to thank our guests for their continued patience and
support, and are beyond excited to announce the launch of this
unique zoo experience, in a limited capacity format, as we safely
welcome everyone back to the park for Zoo Days: Bayside BBQ &
Brews," said Marilyn Hannes,
president of SeaWorld San Diego. "We have enhanced our already
strict health and safety measures to implement best practices in
health and safety protocols that will promote an outdoor experience
for families and friends that is fun, memorable and safe."
SeaWorld San Diego has launched a new safety website with
detailed information about the measures that guests can expect when
they arrive at the park, including key operational changes.
Specific information can be found by visiting
seaworldsandiego.com/safety.
All guests, including Fun Card holders and Pass Members must
purchase a date-specific ticket online to this limited time
experience. Each ticket for this experience includes park entry,
animal presentations and outdoor exhibits as well as a tasting
lanyard to experience our chef created BBQ and paired craft beer
offerings. Tickets are available for $74.99 for adults and $64.99 for children (ages 3-9).
Pass Members and Fun Card Holders may purchase online and make a
reservation for over 50% OFF at the special price of $30 for adults and $20 for children (ages 3-9).
As reservations will be limited to this experience, guests are
strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets starting Monday, August 24 at 9:00
A.M. PT. Please visit seaworldsandiego.com/tickets for more
details.
Guests can receive the latest information on hours of operation
for SeaWorld San Diego by
visiting, www.seaworldsandiego.com or
https://www.facebook.com/seaworldsandiego.
About SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) is a leading theme
park and entertainment company providing experiences that matter,
and inspiring guests to protect animals and the wild wonders of our
world. The Company is one of the world's foremost zoological
organizations and a global leader in animal welfare, training,
husbandry and veterinary care. The Company collectively cares for
one of the largest zoological collections in the world and has
helped lead advances in the care of animals. The Company also
rescues and rehabilitates marine and terrestrial animals that are
ill, injured, orphaned or abandoned, with the goal of returning
them to the wild. The SeaWorld® rescue team has
helped more than 37,000 animals in need over the Company's
history. SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. owns or licenses a
portfolio of recognized brands including SeaWorld®,
Busch Gardens®, Aquatica®, Sesame
Place® and Sea Rescue®. Over its more than
60-year history, the Company has built a diversified portfolio of
12 destination and regional theme parks that are grouped in key
markets across the United States,
many of which showcase its one-of-a-kind zoological collection. The
Company's theme parks feature a diverse array of rides, shows and
other attractions with broad demographic appeal which deliver
memorable experiences and a strong value proposition for its
guests.
Copies of this and other news releases as well as additional
information about SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. can be obtained
online at www.seaworldentertainment.com. Shareholders and
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