Preliminary results suggest SeaWorld will have an estimated $ 1.46 billion in revenue , a record . Attendance numbers , particularly in another great year , boost 50-year-old company 's gains . Since then , at least nine musical acts , including Trace Adkins , Willie Nelson , Trisha Yearwood , Heart , Cheap Trick and Barenaked Ladies , have canceled planned concert appearances at the park while other artists , such as Joan Jett and Edgar Winter , have asked that their music no longer be used in shows featuring the sound-sensitive orcas . `` Blackfish '' raised questions about captive orcas , resulting in concert cancellations . SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. says rehabilitation program has rescued at least nine animals .
Preliminary results suggest SeaWorld will have an estimated $ 1.46 billion in revenue , a record . Attendance numbers , particularly in another great year , boost 50-year-old company 's gains . `` Blackfish '' raised questions about captive orcas , resulting in concert cancellations . SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. says rehabilitation program has rescued at least nine animals .