SeaWorld shares fall over 10 percent in light of third quarter results

SeaWorld shares fall over 10 percent in light of third quarter results
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SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. announced Wednesday morning its third-quarter income fell 28 percent from last year, Business Insider reports. Following that report, the company's shares plummeted more than 10 percent.

The rest of SeaWorld's news isn't much better. Attendance at the theme parks is down year-over-year, dropping by half a million visitors this third quarter compared to last year's.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.