SeaWorld Ohio: The Forgotten, Abandoned SeaWorld Park

SeaWorld Ohio was the second SeaWorld park ever built, and the only one to permanently close. Famous in its 30 years of operation for bringing Shamu out of California, it's more famous nowadays for its slow decline, its changing ownership, and of course, the many years the site has now sat abandoned. You can follow me on Twitter idk: https://x.com/georgeabrowning Also on Bluesky too: https://bsky.app/profile/georgebrowni... Media and Informational Sources: https://pastebin.com/vn44HTBj The background music for this video comes from Epidemic Sound (referral link): https://share.epidemicsound.com/imrsqv CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:06 The Original SeaWorld and Shamu 3:19 Planning the New Park 5:53 SeaWorld Ohio's Early Years 12:29 Changing Image and Decline 17:47 Six Flags, Wildwater Kingdom, and Eventual Closure 25:14 Demolition, Abandonment, and the Future