ORLANDO, Fla. – SeaWorld Entertainment suffered a net loss of $131 million during its second quarter compared to the same time last year due to coronavirus closures and now reduced capacity attendance and hours.The entertainment company released its earnings for its second quarter and first six months of 2020 on Monday for all of its theme parks.All SeaWorld parks were closed from March 16 to June 5.
The company began re-opening some of its parks on June 6 and by the end of the financial quarter, seven of its 12 parks were operating with limited capacity and hours.The parks saw a drop in guests by 5.9 million compared to the same time last year.The company attributed the decrease in attendance in the second quarter to COVID-19.