United Parks & Resorts Inc. PRKS

What this company does

United Parks & Resorts Inc. generates revenue primarily from selling admission to its theme parks and from purchases of food, merchandise and other items within its theme parks. Over its more than 65-year history, the company has developed a portfolio of 13 theme parks grouped in key markets across the United States and in the United Arab Emirates. As of December 31, 2025, it employed approximately 3,300 full-time employees and approximately 12,900 part-time and seasonal employees. It owns or licenses a portfolio of brands including SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Aquatica, Discovery Cove and Sesame Place. It has expanded across five states on approximately 2,000 acres of owned land and 190 acres of leased property in San Diego. The company's history began in 1959 with the opening of its first Busch Gardens theme park in Tampa, Florida. SeaWorld San Diego, the original SeaWorld theme park, was founded in 1964 by four graduates of the University of California, Los Angeles.

Written from the business description in United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 3 March 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.