Except that the land SeaWorld Orlando occupies is worth more that any other property they have and they own it outright. Selling it as "SeaWorld" wouldn't be the point of selling it. Selling it as land midway between Universal and Disney and already zoned for theme park use and development is the value. Universal or any other company wouldn't buy it to run SeaWorld, they would buy it to develop into something else entirely. The brand has lost most of its value, but the land is and will always be worth a huge pile of money one way or another. Especially when you consider the land they own there is about the same size and the land that USO and IoA occupy.If SeaWorld where to sell any of their properties... SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa are the last ones to be sold... there the #1 and #2 visited in the chain
If the company really hits the skids (which despite naysayers it has not, since it is still profitable), selling an asset that could pay off debts and stabilize the other parks might be the right way to go. SWP&E could just continue as a successful regional park operator right alongside Six Flags, Cedar Fair and Herschend without SWO.