Following both Universal Orlando and Disney World announcements, SeaWorld announced today that they will no longer be requiring masks for fully vaccinated guests that visit their Orlando and San Antonio parks. Unlike Disney World and Universal, it appears that SeaWorld Orlando and San Antonio are dropping mask requirements completely for vaccinated guests, whereas Disney World and Universal are still requiring masks indoors and certain areas. We will update this article if more details come out. Until then, here are the official statements:
Full statement via SeaWorld Spokesperson:
“Based on the recently announced guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, we are modifying our policy regarding face coverings at some of our SeaWorld parks. Face coverings will no longer be required for guests at SeaWorld Orlando and SeaWorld San Antonio who are fully vaccinated in accordance with CDC guidance. We will not require proof of vaccine, but ask our guests to be respectfully comply with our revised policy. In California where the state and local guidance mandates face coverings, we will require all guests at SeaWorld San Diego to wear face coverings until further notice. All SeaWorld park employees will be required to continue to wear face coverings at this time. The safety of our guests, Ambassadors and animals in our care remains our top priority. We will continue to monitor and address this changing environment as necessary. For more information, guests can stay up to date on our park policies by visiting our dedicated safety website.”
Similar rules also apply to their Aquatica water parks. Via a SeaWorld Spokesperson:
“Based on the recently announced guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, we are modifying our policy regarding face coverings at some of our Aquatica water parks. Face coverings will no longer be required for guests at Aquatica Orlando and Aquatica San Antonio who are fully vaccinated in accordance with CDC guidance. We will not require proof of vaccine, but ask our guests to be respectfully comply with our revised policy. In California where the state and local guidance mandates face coverings, we will require all guests at Aquatica San Diego to wear face coverings until further notice. All Aquatica park employees will be required to continue to wear face coverings at this time. The safety of our guests, Ambassadors and animals in our care remains our top priority. We will continue to monitor and address this changing environment as necessary. For more information, guests can stay up to date on our park policies by visiting our dedicated safety website.”
These policies also apply to Discovery Cove, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Adventure Island. Face masks will no longer be required for fully-vaccinated guests.
Employees at the parks will continue to wear masks.
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