Welcome to the SeaWorld San Diego Annual Pass Settlement Website.

If while residing in California, you purchased an Annual Pass to SeaWorld San Diego through the SeaWorld San Diego website or app between February 28, 2019, and February 28, 2024, that automatically renewed after the initial twelve-month commitment ended, you may be entitled to compensation.

A $1.5 million settlement has been reached in the above class action lawsuit against SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., and Sea World, LLC (“SeaWorld” or “Defendants”).

You are a Settlement Class Member entitled to receive a pro rata (a legal term meaning equal share) cash payment under the Settlement if the following Settlement Class definition applies to you: all persons with a California home or billing address on file with Defendants who purchased one or more Annual Passes to SeaWorld San Diego using the SeaWorld San Diego website or mobile application on or after February 28, 2019, whose Annual Pass automatically renewed after the initial twelve-month commitment ended on or before February 28, 2025, and who did not receive a refund for the first auto-renewal charge.

Please read this website carefully. Your rights may be affected by this Settlement.


Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit
Do Nothing If you are a Settlement Class Member, you will receive a cash payment and will release any legal claims covered by the Settlement if the Court approves the Settlement.
Object

Filed by July 31, 2025		 You can file an objection stating why you think the Court should not approve the Settlement (i.e., why you object to the Settlement). Submitting an objection does not opt you out of the Settlement. You will still receive a cash payment, and you will release any legal claims covered by the Settlement if the Court approves the Settlement.
Go to the Fairness Hearing

Hearing Date: August 15, 2025 		The Court will hold a hearing to consider the Settlement, the request for fees and costs of the lawyers who brought the lawsuit, and a service award for the Named Plaintiff. You may attend the Fairness Hearing but are not required to do so. If you want to speak at the Fairness Hearing, you must file an objection and indicate your intent to speak at the hearing.
Opt Out

Postmarked by July 22, 2025		 Get no cash payment. If you opt out of the Settlement, you will not receive a cash payment. Opting out is the only option that allows you to ever be part of any other lawsuit against Defendants about the legal claims covered by the Settlement.

Your rights and options are explained in more detail in the Notice.

Cash payments will be provided to Settlement Class Members only if the Court gives final approval to the Settlement and any appeals are resolved in favor of the Settlement. Please be patient.

Current Status

Notice to Settlement Class Members will be sent via email on May 28, 2025.


Important Dates
  • February 28, 2019 – February 28, 2025
    Class Period
  • July 22, 2025
    Deadline to Exclude yourself from the Settlement
  • July 31, 2025
    Deadline to Object to the Settlement
  • August 15, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.
    Fairness Hearing