SeaWorld Entertainment kept its now seven-quarter streak of record-setting numbers going Tuesday as higher prices helped boost guest spending at its theme parks, but concerns about lagging visitor numbers and staffing persist.
CEO Marc Swanson said the Orlando, Florida-based company’s fourth-quarter revenue of $390.5 million and its adjusted earnings of $153.7 million hit new highs, and SeaWorld also set revenue, net income and adjusted earnings records in its 2022 fiscal year.
Though attendance of 21.9 million guests in the fiscal year topped 2021′s figure, lagging international visitor totals and bad weather kept SeaWorld from reaching pre-pandemic 2019 numbers, he said in an earnings call.
