SAN DIEGO - SeaWorld will not be writing a check anytime soon for the nearly $10 Million it owes the City of San Diego.
That's according to the San Diego Union-Tribune, which reports the refusal to pay comes after the theme park asked the city to extend the deadline while its board discussed the issue. SeaWorld, like other tenants on city-owned land, stopped paying rent during the height of the pandemic in 2020, but in 2021, the city offered repayment plans to help businesses catch up. SeaWorld is the only lessee still in default.
The city says SeaWorld owes $9.7 Million in back rent plus about $12,000 to cover the cost of an audit. No word yet on what course of action the city may take.
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