10500 Sea World Dr
San Antonio, TX 78251
(210) 523-3000
SeaWorld San Antonio is a 250acre marine mammal park, oceanarium, and animal theme park, located in the Westover Hills District of the City of San Antonio, Texas. It is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned by SeaWorld Entertainment, a division of Blackstone Group, and the world's largest marine-life theme park. The other two SeaWorld parks are located in San Diego, California and Orlando, Florida. It is a member of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums .HistorySea World of Texas was developed by Harcourt, Brace, and Jovanovich . Built for $170 million, it opened on Memorial Day weekend in May 27, 1988 and welcomed 75,000 people during the grand opening. It had 3.3 million visitors in its first 12 months of operation, placing it among the Top 10 attractions in Texas. At the time of the park's debut, it was billed as "the largest educational, marine-life theme park in the world."In 1989, Harcourt, Brace, and Jovanovich sold its SeaWorld and Boardwalk and Baseball theme parks to Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Plans to build a Boardwalk and Baseball park adjacent to Sea World of Texas were immediately abandoned.