Much is riding on SeaWorld’s Orca Encounter, but one thing is not — trainers. At the climax of the park’s discontinued Shamu show, trainers climbed onto killer whales and soared into the air ...

SeaWorld Orlando introduced a new killer-whale show to theme park guests this week. “Orca Encounter” retains crowd favorites such as the dramatic leaps into the air and soak zones, but … ...

“I think Orca Encounter will be a great new experience, I just wish it wasn’t wrapped in the same packaging as ending orcas in human care,” said Davis, a SeaWorld loyalist since first ...

Hanna called the film shown during "Orca Encounter" about orcas' behaviors "absolutely unbelievable." He also commended SeaWorld on how they treat the whales while conducting important research.

SeaWorld Orlando will begin the new year by changing out its centerpiece killer-whale show, replacing “One Ocean” with “Orca Encounter,” the theme park has confirmed. The final day for ...

Kalia, a 12-year-old orca whale, rehearses with a trainer last month for the new Orca Encounter at SeaWorld San Diego. (Howard Lipin / Tribune News Service) ...

Orca Encounter will take a “live documentary” approach that emphasizes natural behaviors related to hunting, social interaction and communication, said Marilyn Hannes, president of SeaWorld ...

SeaWorld San Diego began soft openings of its new orca show, replacing One Ocean. The new show, which will be coming to SeaWorld San Antonio in 2018 and SeaWorld Orlando in 2019, replaces the ...

SeaWorld unveiled its new Orca Encounter show in San Diego, Calif. (Reuters) Just over a year after SeaWorld announced they would be phasing out their “theatrical” orca shows, ...

SeaWorld San Diego won easy approval Friday from the California Coastal Commission to begin work on a new set for its planned orca encounter debuting next summer. The new attraction will replace ...

SeaWorld’s New Orca Encounter Approved by Coastal Commission by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Nov. 4, 2016, 10:55 p.m. Nov. 5, 2016, 7:40 a.m. Share this: ...

Sea World Orlando to change killer whale show in 2020. Updated: 12:26 PM EST Dec 24, 2019 ... The theme park will replace its “One Ocean” show with “Orca Encounter." ...