When did sea world of Orlando first open?

Answer 1

It opened in 1973. Here is the history:

"SeaWorld San Diego was founded in 1964 by four fraternity brothers from the University of California Los Angeles (George Millay, Milton Shedd, Ken Norris and David DeMott). Originally planned as an underwater restaurant, the concept grew into the idea of a marine zoological park on 22 acres along Mission Bay. With an initial investment of $1.5 million, 45 employees, several dolphins, sea lions and two seawater aquariums, SeaWorld drew more than 400,000 visitors its first year, a clear indication of the public's curiosity and fascination for marine animals.

In the earliest years, the park was held as a private partnership. Then in 1968, SeaWorld offered its stock publicly, enabling the company to grow. In 1970, a second SeaWorld park was built in Aurora, Ohio. A third park in Orlando, Fla. opened in 1973 and the largest park in San Antonio opened in 1988. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. (HBJ) owned and operated SeaWorld San Diego from 1976 to 1989. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. purchased the SeaWorld parks from HBJ in 1989 (In January of 2001, the Ohio park was sold to Six Flags Entertainment.) The SeaWorld parks are owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC), the family entertainment subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch."

This information is cited from the SeaWorld Public Relations website. To check it out yourself, you can click on the related link at the bottom, or copy and paste the link information:

http://www.seaworld.com/SitePage.aspx?PageID=224

Answer 2

Sea World Orlando Opened in 1988