Sea World Texas


 

Facts and Figures
Seaworld  Texas (Seaworld San Antonio) was the fourth of the Seaworld branches to be built and it first opened in 1988. The park was built for $170 million and welcomed 3.3 million visitors in its first 12 months of operation, placing it among the top 10 attractions in Texas. At the time the park opened, it was billed as the largest educational, marine-life theme park in the world. SWT has kept 19 orcas in total, 5 which are alive today and 8 have died, 3 births aswell.
  • 17 imported from other parks
  • 8 exports to other parks
  • 8 deaths
  • 3 births
  • 4 Stillbirth
  • 0 Pregnancy


   
The Tanks
Sizes:
Show Pool:
40 feet (12m) deep, 228 feet (70m) long and 150 feet (46m) wide, 2,110,000 gallons (7,832 cu m) of water



Side Pools:
15 feet (5 m) deep, 115 feet (35m) long and 69 feet (21m) wide, 998,000 gallons (3,705 cu m) of water


Medical pool:
10 feet deep, 26 feet (9m) long, 42 feet (12m) wide, 60,000 gallons (223 cu m) of water

*All Sizes are estimates

Photo Credits on this page:
 Shouka the Orca