Originally Posted by
SFO777
Says who? "Much of the public" has never even heard of Sea World, let alone heard of or care about the agenda-driven "campaign".
Perhaps if Sea World's attendance has suffered, but that does not appear to be the case...
2012 Attendance
SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida 5.35m (+3.0%)
SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California 4.44m (+3.5%)
SeaWorld of Texas San Antonio, Texas 2.67m (+3.0%)
Source: TEA and ERA
I don't have a stake/opinion on the debate and haven't seen the film, but the film premiered in January 2013. The 2012 attendance stats don't measure any impact the film or associated fallout like acts canceling have had.
"Blackfish is a 2013 documentary film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on 19 January 2013, and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures for wider release.[2]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfish_(film)