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 *

Forrester James W Jr	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
1/27/2023 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

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

C/O SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 6240 SEA HARBOR DRIVE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks /	
(Street)

ORLANDO, FL 32821      

(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)	
Common Stock 	4340 	D 	 	

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				
Stock Option (right to buy) 	 (1)	3/14/2029 	Common Stock 	895 	$25.70 	D 	 	
Stock Option (right to buy) 	 (2)	3/14/2031 	Common Stock 	302 	$50.74 	D 	 	
Stock Option (right to buy) 	 (3)	3/15/2032 	Common Stock 	118 	$64.71 	D 	 	
Stock Option (right to buy) 	 (4)	8/8/2032 	Common Stock 	282 	$54.67 	D 	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(1) 	Represents stock options issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan and became exercisable in three installments beginning on March 14, 2020, with one-third (1/3) vesting on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, which was March 14, 2019.	
(2) 	Represents stock options issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan and become exercisable in three installments beginning on March 14, 2022, with 20% vesting on each of the first two anniversaries of the grant date and 60% on the third anniversary of the grant date, which was March 14, 2021.	
(3) 	Represents stock options issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan and become exercisable in three installments beginning on March 15, 2023, with one-third (1/3) vesting on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, which was March 15, 2022.	
(4) 	Represents stock options issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan and become exercisable in three installments beginning on August 8, 2023, with one-third (1/3) vesting on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, which was August 8, 2022.	

Remarks:
Title: Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Exhibits: Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Forrester James W Jr
C/O SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
6240 SEA HARBOR DRIVE
ORLANDO, FL 32821			See Remarks		

Signatures		
/s/ Jeffrey Schwartz, Power of Attorney		2/8/2023	
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that James W. Forrester, Jr. does hereby
make, constitute and appoint each of G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor,
Laurie Beechner, Jeffrey Schwartz,and Michelle F. Adams, 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,
Laurie Beechner, Jeffrey Schwartz, and Michelle F. Adams are not
assuming any of the undersigned'sresponsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

By:     /s/ James W. Forrester, Jr.

Date:   January 14, 2023