CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to author David Kirby about new developments in the SeaWorld hearing.
Hotel room prices, on average, are up 5% over last year, but these destinations are shaping up to look like real deals in late December.
Can killer whales sue SeaWorld for enslavement?
CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to experts about a killer whale that killed a trainer at SeaWorld.
A federal hearing began Monday to determine whether SeaWorld Orlando should be charged with a willful violation in the 2010 death of killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau.
Tilikum, the killer whale that killed a SeaWorld trainer last year, has returned to the stage at the Orlando, Florida, theme park. Tilikum made his return appearance Wednesday morning in front of an audience in the "Believe" show.
The killer whale involved in the death of Sea World trainer Dawn Brancheau returns to work.
Tilikum, the killer whale that killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau last year, has returned to the stage at the Orlando, Florida theme park.
SeaWorld says its "Dine with Shamu" killer whale show is reopening, nearly a year after it closed following the death of a trainer.
A guest at SeaWorld's water park Aquatica in Orlando, Florida, was pulled from a pool and later pronounced dead over the weekend, park officials said.
Shows at SeaWorld in San Diego, California, are expected to resume on schedule Wednesday, a day after a 12-year-old male killer whale died.
Workers load the body of a 12-year-old male killer whale on to a truck after it passed away.
A 12-year-old male killer whale, who showed signs of being ill only the day before, died Tuesday afternoon at SeaWorld in San Diego, California, the park announced.
Dawn Brancheau, the trainer who was killed at Sea World in February, was laid to rest Chicago.
SeaWorld has been fined $75,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, after an animal trainer was killed in February.
• Even before spending time at the Teen Choice Awards, David Beckham was keeping things youthful. The soccer stud spent a boys-only weekend with his sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, as well as good pal Gordon Ramsay and his son Jack. The guys went camping in San Clemente, Calif., then invaded San Diego, where they checked into the Hard Rock Hotel and also grabbed some Pinkberry yogurt. Next, it was off to SeaWorld, where the group got a VIP tour. The guys capped off their day with dinner at Nobu inside their hotel followed by one more trip to Pinkberry.
A killer whale at SeaWorld Orlando died Sunday while giving birth, the theme park said. The calf was stillborn.
Orla Duffy brought her three daughters to Orlando for a "girls' weekend" but they weren't planning to ride a single roller coaster, or even set foot in a theme park.
CNN's Randi Kaye reports on why OSHA recanted a report warning of killer whale attacks at SeaWorld.
When it comes to animal exploitation -- follow the money. Using animals for entertainment is big business, plain and simple. The killer whale Tilikum has helped SeaWorld sell millions of dollars worth of tickets.
Recent court fights over the videotape of a killer whale attack at SeaWorld in Florida and a writer's request for investigative photos of a slain Georgia hiker's body are rekindling a familiar debate.
An autopsy report released Wednesday confirmed that a SeaWorld trainer killed after a 12,000-pound killer whale pulled her underwater died of drowning and traumatic injuries to her body, including her spine, ribs and head.
Should a Florida judge release to the public video and photos showing the death of a SeaWorld trainer?
A judge ordered mediation Thursday for all parties wanting access to videos showing the death of a SeaWorld trainer, court documents say.
A Florida judge considers whether video tape of the whale trainer's death at SeaWorld is public record.
Security cameras were rolling when a killer whale at SeaWorld's Florida park grabbed a trainer by her hair and pulled her underwater, leading to her death.
SeaWorld colleagues describe their desperate efforts to rescue Dawn Brancheau
Before I started working on the documentary "The Cove," I assumed like many others that dolphins and orcas enjoyed living at Sea World and other marine parks. They always seemed to be smiling, jumping merrily around their tanks, eager to put on a show for human spectators.
In 2002, a male killer whale, or orca, who had been on public display in concrete tanks for 19 years, swam off on his own into the Atlantic Ocean.
CNN's Kiran Chetry talks to a SeaWorld official about why one of its killer whales turned on his trainer.
Killer whales can weigh up to 22,000 pounds, and may be as long as 32 feet, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They often travel in groups of up to 50, being highly social.
Dawn Brancheau, the SeaWorld trainer killed by a whale, talked with WESH in 2000 about working with the creatures.
Mourners packed into a church in Illinois Monday to remember a woman whose death made headlines worldwide.
Friends and family remember Dawn Brancheau as a woman who loved her life's work
SeaWorld announces that whale shows will resume Saturday, but trainers will not be in the water.
SeaWorld will resume killer whale shows while the company and two federal agencies investigate the death of a whale trainer at SeaWorld Orlando, company and federal officials announced Friday.
But trainers won't get in the water with them until the investigation into Dawn Brancheau's death is finished
"She loved her job, and she loved her animals," they say in a statement after the fatal killer whale attack
The director of an Oscar-nominated documentary about dolphin slaughter says the SeaWorld killer whale attack that left a trainer dead earlier this week could have been prevented.
A whale trainer at SeaWorld died from "multiple traumatic injuries and drowning" after a 12,000-pound killer whale grabbed her ponytail and pulled her underwater in front of shocked onlookers at Shamu Stadium, the Orange County Sheriff's office said Thursday.
HLN's Chuck Roberts asks SeaWorld's head whale trainer about events surrounding the tragic death there.
She lived the life of a little girl's dream.
Dawn Brancheau died of "multiple traumatic injuries and drowning," an autopsy finds
Killer whale experts say the whale that killed its trainer may have just wanted to play. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
A killer whale killed a trainer Wednesday afternoon at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Florida, a public information officer for the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
The killer whale who attacked Dawn Brancheau was also involved in the deaths of two others
The whale pulled 40-year-old Dawn Brancheau into the tank and thrashed her around until she drowned
• Slumdog Millionaire sweethearts Freida Pinto and Dev Patel arrived for a romantic getaway at San Diego's Hard Rock Hotel "wrapped arm in arm, whispering in each other's ears," an onlooker says. Patel carried his girlfriend's bag into their suite before stepping out for dinner a deux at Nobu. The duo also swung by SeaWorld, where over the weekend they took a VIP tour and fed the animals. Before checking out, the couple relaxed at Float, the hotel's poolside lounge, then took a train back to L.A.
Some Florida amusement park visitors may enjoy space-themed roller-coasters, but the first vehicle they board at Orlando International Airport may be the most futuristic ride of their vacation.
For once, we're glad it's not a perfect blue-sky vacation day.
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