Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando SentinelThe "Believe" killer whale show at SeaWorld, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELVisitors watch two of SeaWorld's giant killer whales perform.
FRANK RIVERA/ORLANDO SENTINELShamu takes a peek.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Joshua C. Cruey, Orlando SentinelTrainers work with Orcas during a show at the Shamu up close attraction at Sea World in Orlando, FLA. on Tuesday, January 07, 2014.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Joe Burbank, Orlando SentinelKiller whales perform with their trainers during the announcement of the creation of the massive Worlds of Discovery project -a four-park complex- in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, during a ceremony at SeaWorld Orlando, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2007. The new complex of parks will be on the island of Palm Jebel Ali and will include SeaWorld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove -- with an initial opening planned for 2012.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel"Shamu Celebration: Light Up the Night" ends with killer whales and fireworks.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELA Christmas eve crowd watches one of the killer whales go airborne during the Shamu show at Sea World Orlando, Tuesday, Dec. 24 2002.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando SentinelThe "Believe" killer whale show at SeaWorld, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Roberto Gonzalez, Orlando SentinelTrainers Eric Lang and Laura Surovik join in the center of the pool atop two killer whales during SeaWorld's new Shamu show, Believe (trainers Liz Thomas and Sam Davis work with another killer whale in the background), Orlando, Wednesday, May 10, 2006.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando SentinelTrainers behind removable metal bars alongside the stage during the "Believe" killer whale show at SeaWorld, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando SentinelThe "Believe" killer whale show at SeaWorld, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando Sentinel"Believe, The Spectacular Shamu Show" at SeaWorld Orlando.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando SentinelThe "Believe" killer whale show at SeaWorld, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
MATTHEW ANDREWS/SPECIAL TO THE SENTINELShamu gets some air time.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of One Ocean, the new killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando SentinelTrainers behind removable metal bars alongside the stage during the "Believe" killer whale show at SeaWorld, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Joe Burbank, Orlando SentinelKiller whales perform during the announcement of the creation of the massive Worlds of Discovery project -a four-park complex- in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, during a ceremony at SeaWorld Orlando, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2007. The new complex of parks will be on the island of Palm Jebel Ali and will include SeaWorld, Aquatica, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove -- with an initial opening planned for 2012.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando SentinelRehearsal of the new One Ocean killer whale show at SeaWorld Orlando's Shamu Stadium.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando SentinelThe "Believe" killer whale show at SeaWorld, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando SentinelKiller whales make an appearance during a Naturalization ceremony at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium, on Thursday, July 4, 2011. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) swore in 315 new citizens from 60 countries. The oldest is 75, the youngest 18.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando SentinelThe "Believe" killer whale show at SeaWorld, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
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Yet another band has dropped out of SeaWorld Orlando’s Bands, Brews, and BBQ Festival following online pressure prompted by the documentary “Blackfish,” which is critical of the park’s treatment of killer whales.
REO Speedwagon followed Cheap Trick, Barenaked Ladies, Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson and Heart in their decision to cancel performances scheduled for February.
The band removed the performance date from their website but did not say if the documentary was directly related to their decision to cancel.
“Due to concerns regarding our February 16th appearance at SeaWorld, we have chosen to cancel the performance,” the band said in a Facebook post Friday.
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