FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Maruyama Yoshikazu	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
6/14/2017 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. [SEAS]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

C/O SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 9205 SOUTH PARK CENTER LOOP, SUITE 400	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)	
(Street)

ORLANDO, FL 32819       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				

Explanation of Responses:	

Remarks:
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
Yoshikazu Maruyama, the President of Zhonghong Americas, LLC, an affiliate of Zhonghong Zhuoye Group Co., Ltd. ("Zhonghong Group"), is a member of the board of directors of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the "Issuer"). On May 18, 2017, Zhonghong Group and certain affiliates filed a Form 3 filing reporting securities of the Issuer that they may be deemed to beneficially own. Mr. Maruyama disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities of the Issuer that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Zhonghong Group and its affiliates.	
No securities are beneficially owned.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Maruyama Yoshikazu
C/O SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
9205 SOUTH PARK CENTER LOOP, SUITE 400
ORLANDO, FL 32819	X				

Signatures		
/s/ Carlos Clark, by power of attorney		6/23/2017	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents that Yoshikazu Maruyama does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor, Paul Powers and Carlos Clark, or either of them, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full powers of substitution and revocation, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned (in the undersigned's individual capacity), to execute and deliver such forms that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (i) pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation, statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 (including any amendments thereto) and (ii) in connection with any applications for EDGAR access codes, including without limitation the Form ID. The Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with regard to his ownership of or transactions in securities of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor, Paul Powers and Carlos Clark are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

By:     /s/ Yoshikazu Maruyama
        Yoshikazu Maruyama

Date:   June 14, 2017