FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *

BENSION RONALD	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. [ SEAS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 9205 SOUTH PARK CENTER LOOP, SUITE 400	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/12/2019		
(Street)

ORLANDO, FL 32819
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Stock  	6/12/2019  	 	A	  	4051   (1)	A	$0.00  	22615  	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					

Explanation of Responses:	
(1) 	Represents deferred stock units granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which vest 100% on the day before the 2020 Annual Stockholder's Meeting of the Issuer. The shares subject to these units will be issued to the reporting person three months after such reporting person's "separation from service" as a director pursuant to the terms of the award agreement.	

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

Signatures		
/s/ Harold Herman, by power of attorney		6/13/2019	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

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

By:     /s/ Ronald Bension
        -------------------------
        Ronald Bension

Date:   October 9, 2018