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VFW gives thanks to sponsors
Maurice T. Suttles VFW Post 3413 thanked CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos, Mensor Cares, Dr. Van de Walle Family Dentistry, Todd and Kayla at H-E-B #2/455 and SeaWorld San Antonio for sponsoring its Christmas Party. The VFW would also thanked the youngest member of the VFW Auxiliary — Adelina Flores — along with Mike Flores, Commander Stephanie Brown, Abril Flores,
sanmarcosrecord.comSeaWorld San Antonio announces dates for Seven Seas food festival
SeaWorld Seven Seas will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from April 2 through May 30, plus Memorial Day. SAN ANTONIO – SeaWorld San Antonio is bringing back its “Seven Seas” food festival that will take place over several weekends this spring. During the event, participants receive a Seven Seas Food Festival Tasting Lanyard and will get to try a variety of samples of food derived from the Caribbean, Italy, Brazil, Asia and elsewhere. Samples include food like Korean Kimchi fries, German apple strudel with frozen vanilla cream, Caribbean jerk chicken or Brazilian roast beef sandwich (Bauru). AdThe Seven Seas Whiskey Tasting Hut will also debut this year, and about 50 beer, wine and cocktail selections will be available for tasting.
SeaWorld San Antonio’s Seven Seas Food Fest returns with globally inspired eats and sips
click to enlarge Photo Courtesy SeaWorldSeaWorld San Antonio’s Seven Seas Food Fest returns with globally inspired eats and sips. Events are slowly returning to the Alamo City, and SeaWorld is getting in on the action.The theme park will hold its Seven Seas Food Festival every weekend in April, featuring limited-capacity access to 50 globally inspired cuisine tastings from around the world. The bites and sips will span the Caribbean, Asia, Latin America, mainland Europe and the Mediterranean.New to the fest's 2021 edition are foods from Germany and Korea, represented by beer cheese spaetzle and kimchi pancakes, respectively. Vegetarians will also have jackfruit yakisoba and a spicy tofu poke bowls to nosh on.Caribbean Rum Runners, Hurricanes, Watermelon Frosè and Mai Tais will be among the festival's cocktail offerings. Seven Seas Food Festival Tickets can be combined with a SeaWorld single day admission ticket for $55.
sacurrent.comSA Live Spring Break SeaWorld San Antonio Sweepstakes
The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. You can win four tickets to SeaWorld San Antonio! SeaWorld San Antonio is open daily for spring break operation thru March 21st, with hours being from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Guests looking for adventure can feel the rush of the park’s newest thrilling ride, The Texas Stingray— the longest, tallest, and fastest wooden roller coaster in Texas. Learn more about SeaWorld San Antonio here.
Two special groups can get free 2021 SeaWorld memberships
Courtesy photo / SeaWorldSeaWorld San Antonio announced that they're once again offering free park admission this year for two select groups. Preschoolers aged 5 and under and Texas teachers will be eligible for free unlimited admission memberships throughout the 2021 season, but only if they snag them before March 7.
mysanantonio.comPhotos: Two male penguins successfully incubate foster chick at SeaWorld San Antonio
Two male penguins at SeaWorld San Antonio are raising a chick of a different penguin species together, park officials said. It isn't uncommon for penguins to foster an egg, but it is less common that it is a same-sex pair, said SeaWorld aviculturist Jason Medina. In the SeaWorld San Antonio habitat, penguins are tracked with identification numbers so keepers can monitor and watch for behavioral patterns. "Most new pairs tend to lose their eggs and it takes a few seasons before they successfully incubate an egg." A pair of penguins has to sit on the eggs to incubate the chick while also protecting it from predators and the cold.
mysanantonio.comMore than a dozen people had to be rescued form SeaWorld San Antonio roller coaster, officials said
John Davenport /San Antonio Express-NewsMore than a dozen guests had to be rescued from a SeaWorld San Antonio roller coaster on Sunday, the San Antonio Fire Department confirmed. Crews were called out to the amusement park for a technical rescue around 1 p.m. Officials said 13 people were stuck on the Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster ride.
mysanantonio.comPenguin-cam and chill: SeaWorld San Antonio and KSAT introduce 24/7 penguin livestream
click to enlarge Pexels/ Magda EhlersNeed a pick-me-up during these difficult times?SeaWorld San Antonio and KSAT came up with a way to bring happiness into our homes, no matter the time of day: a round-the-clock penguin cam.The streaming service will let viewers spy on the roughly the 250 birds at SeaWorld San Antonio, which includes four penguin species, KSAT reports The livestream will let viewers witness penguins' swift swimming skills, humorous interactions and their voracious appetite for fish, Sea World officials said. "Each individual bird has its own unique personality, so their typical behaviors and activity levels will vary," according to a statement from the theme park. "Some penguins spend much of their time swimming, while others seem to prefer climbing on rocks and snow piles or hanging out with their caretakers. "The penguin cam is available anytime, anywhere via KSAT's webpage streaming apps and kid's page
sacurrent.comSeaWorld donates hundreds of face masks to San Antonio hospitals
SeaWorld donates hundreds of face masks to San Antonio hospitalsIn an effort to help with the coronavirus pandemic, SeaWorld San Antonio donated hundreds of face masks to the University Health System. In an effort to help with the coronavirus pandemic, SeaWorld San Antonio donated hundreds of face masks to the University Health System. Photo: SeaWorld San Antonio/Facebook Photo: SeaWorld San Antonio/Facebook Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close SeaWorld donates hundreds of face masks to San Antonio hospitals 1 / 1 Back to GalleryIn an effort to provide assistance to the community during the coronavirus pandemic, SeaWorld San Antonio donated hundreds of face masks to the University Health System. Because its emergency medical technicians, veterinary staff members, and employees working with chemicals use the face masks on a daily basis, SeaWorld has a large supply of N95 masks on hand, the amusement park said. We are so appreciative of this donation for our nurses and healthcare workers, said Tommye Austin, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at University Health System.
mysanantonio.comNew details announced about upcoming SeaWorld San Antonio wooden roller coaster
SAN ANTONIO - New details were announced Thursday about a roller coaster that, according to SeaWorld San Antonio, will soon be the tallest, fastest and longest wooden roller coaster in Texas. SeaWorld officials said the coaster will be across from the new Turtle Reef exhibit between Orca Stadium and the Rio Loco river rapids ride. "Texas Stingray marks a new wave of excitement for SeaWorld," said SeaWorld San Antonio's vice president of general services, Scott Bacon. With Texas Stingray, SeaWorld officials said the park will now be home to five unique coaster experiences. Click here to visit SeaWorld San Antonio's website.
BABY BOOM: 7th sea lion pup born at SeaWorld San Antonio this summer
SeaWorld San Antonio is celebrating several new additions this summer in what the park is referring to as a baby boom. Another California sea lion pup was born this week, bringing the total to seven new pups in the last two months. That's not the only kind of baby boom the aquatic park is experiencing this summer. There has also been an uptick in the number of babies born to the park's animal care specialists. Team members from the orca, penguin and sea lion departments all welcomed new bundles of joy as well.
SeaWorld welcomes newborn sea lion pup
SeaWorld San Antonio welcomed the first sea lion of the 2019 pinniped pupping season, it announced Friday. The new sea lion was delivered June 18 by Rachel, a 4-year-old California sea lion, at SeaWorlds Pacific Point Preserve seal and sea lion habitat. The pup will graduate to a solid diet of fish after nursing for anywhere from five months to a year. Though the pup is the first of the year, park officials said more sea lion births are expected throughout the summer. Until then, guests can look at the new pup with its mother as it learns to swim and integrate into the social structure at the parks Pacific Point Preserve habitat.