ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld Entertainment is cutting more than 300 jobs, the company announced Tuesday.
The layoffs will be part of a “restructuring” across the 12-parks and the largest job elimination since 2014.
“These changes are being made to best position our company for long-term success, and so that we can continue to do great things for animals across the globe,” SeaWorld spokesperson Susan Storey said in a statement.
The employees will receive an “enhanced severance benefits” package and outplacement assistance, SeaWorld said.
The layoffs will include 320 positions, The Associated Press reported.
“It is an unfortunate, but necessary, consequence of the restructuring that some positions will be lost,” Storey said.
SeaWorld's attendance and revenue have suffered in the face of a campaign by animal rights activists.
Earlier this year, the company announced it was ending its orca breeding program and stopping its traditional killer whale shows.
The company has parks in Florida, Texas, California, Pennsylvania and Virginia.