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 *

Antorcha Gustavo	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
2/18/2019 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

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

9205 SOUTHPARK CENTER LOOP, SUITE 400	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer /	
(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:	
No securities are beneficially owned.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Antorcha Gustavo
9205 SOUTHPARK CENTER LOOP
SUITE 400
ORLANDO, FL 32819	X		Chief Executive Officer		

Signatures		
Harold Herman, Power of Attorney		2/20/2019	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that Gustavo Antorcha does hereby make, constitute
and appoint each of G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor, Harold Herman, Elizabeth Gulacsy
and Melissa Hargis, or any one 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, Harold Herman, Elizabeth Gulacsy, and Melissa Hargis are not
assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

By:     _/s/ Gustavo Antorcha
        Gustavo Antorcha

Date:   February 18, 2019