Former SeaWorld trainer says Blackfish film was "180" from what was presented to her

And yet, the company said a record year would be announced.

Musicians apparently aren't reflective of the public at large...?

;~)

Nothing about the "controversy" appears to have anything to do with the public at large.

It has been said that all publicity is good publicity.

Actually, "There's no such thing as bad publicity" is what's said.

:)

I just don't see how these parks can ever recover from losing the draw of such popular acts.

Won't somebody think of the children? (or the whales in this case)

I can't have a drink at the prom, because RCMAC beat me to the punch.

Finally Sea World has added a whole lot of information on their website to debunk Blackfish! There's an entire page titled "Truth About Blackfish" that addresses each accusation one at a time.

http://seaworld.com/en/truth/truth-about-blackfish/?m=1

Also, there's a new blurb on MiceChat that points out a possible conflict of interest with an OSHA investigator (and key witness) seen in photo's hanging out with the group from Blackfish. I wonder if there there any OSHA ethics rules about this sort of thing. The connection could be nothing, but it seems fishy to me.

http://micechat.com/54871-seaworld-orlando-wild-days/ (scroll to the end of the column for the OSHA info)

I just read this too, and what a big pile of awesome this is. Disclaimer: I work on a contractual basis for the company, but to suggest something nefarious is going on there is absurd. I'm glad they finally went on record and called out the nonsense.

Now Dawn Brancheau's family is speaking out against Blackfish:

http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-78981648/

Sea World is now on the offense and on a public relations full court press. Love it. Let the truth, and more imortantly balance, be told...

Not really... this stuff is all coming out from third parties. Remember, they're still in the midst of a lawsuit against OSHA, so it's not in their best interest to talk a lot. But we now have three former trainers speaking out, the family of the trainer who died speaking against the film, and now allegations that the OSHA inspector was pals with the film director.

It certainly sets the record straight as that being an extreme activist film, thin on facts, but it doesn't mean CNN will report it. Maybe it doesn't matter in terms of public perception, if those helicopter shots of cars backed up out of the SeaWorld lot over Christmas break are any indication.

There is the official statement from SeaWorld, too. It's pretty assertive, and I think it shows their stance quite well.

http://seaworld.com/truth/truth-about-blackfish/?utm_source=Faceboo...TABFFB&m=1