People will always say one thing and then show something completely different by their actions. Seaworld attendance when down because less people visited it. Is this the presidents fault? I would say no. I would say it maybe more of the fault of the movie Blackfish and people being upset by the treatment of captive fish.
I always wanted to go to SeaWorld, and as far as I remember I never had though perhaps I did in my childhood and simply forgot. Still, I very must wish to go if I am able to sometime in the future.
That is, if it isn't closed down. I never did get to experience Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus before certain jobs caused it to shutdown at least certain acts. Sighs, yet perhaps I may yet.
SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby is out after three years. SeaWorld Entertainment CEO Joel Manby is stepping down after failing to deliver a rebound in sliding attendance and revenues that have dogged the company years after the release of the anti-animal captivity film “Blackfish.” Source 4w.
After all the death on both sides it doesn't surprise me that the public has been looking elsewhere for entertainment. Let the fishes be free!
SeaWorld San Diego has biggest attendance drop among all North America theme parks. SeaWorld San Diego and Orlando suffered sharp drops in attendance in 2017, even as theme parks across North America returned to a year of solid visitor growth. Source 5i.