SeaWorld Tried To Sway A Poll About 'Blackfish,' The Documentary It Doesn't Want You To See

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.businessinsider.com/seaworld-tries-to-sway-blackfish-poll-2014-1

Aaron Taube Jan. 3, 2014, 3:15 PM

It appears that SeaWorld employees are angry at the damage done to its reputation by "Blackfish," a documentary that claimed the theme park chain ran shows at its Orlando location featuring a killer whale the company knew to have already killed two of its trainers.


Tilikum, the killer whale featured in the documentary "Blackfish."

The film suggests SeaWorld's whales are slowly going crazy, like prisoners kept in a bathtub for life.

SeaWorld called the film "inaccurate and misleading" when it aired on CNN in October, and now, the company has gone to even greater lengths to restore its reputation among people who feel SeaWorld was responsible for the death of the whale's third victim.

On Dec. 31, The Orlando Business Journal conducted an online poll asking whether 'Blackfish' had changed readers' perception of SeaWorld, which has one of its three parks in Orlando. When the poll remarkably revealed that 99% of respondents said the film did not change their perception of the theme park, Orlando Business Journal reporter Richard Bilbao decided to check just where all these votes were coming from.

The answer? SeaWorld.

FULL story at link.


SEE ALSO: This Disgusting Scene Shows Why SeaWorld Allegedly Kept A Psychotic Killer Whale: http://www.businessinsider.com/tilikum-breeding-at-seaworld-2013-11


http://www.businessinsider.com/tilikum-breeding-at-seaworld-2013-11

[CFLDem]

1. Those bastards!

[Jefferson23]

2. Disgusting.

But imagine our surprise when we noticed that one single Internet Protocol Address (IP Address) accounted for more than 54 percent of the votes, or about 180 of the total 328 votes. IP Addresses are typically unique Internet identifiers given to a computer or series of devices — say a multi-computer network in your office.

And who's the owner of the domain name and company that address belong to? SeaWorld.com and SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.

In case you don't believe me, several third-party IP Address sites helped identify the enthusiastic voters.

SeaWorld executives responded to inquiries about the repeated poll votes. See what they had to say here.

What's ironic is SeaWorld didn't really have to participate in the poll for it to go in its favor. Taking out the 180 votes from SeaWorld still puts the poll at 95 percent in favor of the Orlando-based theme park.

Not sure if this will become another belly flop for the theme park giant, but this surely couldn't have been part of its public relations campaign.

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2014/01/somethings-fishy-with-this.html?ana=twt&r=full

[DirkGently]

3. Good that they're worried. n/t

[Beringia]

4. Kind of like a hidden bribe

They try to change the outcome of the poll.

[dballance]

5. Blackfish is available on Netflix.

Watch it there streaming.

[LisaLynne]

9. Yep, in fact it was "featured" for me.

Of course, my viewing history proves that I am an animal-loving, tree hugging liberal, but hey.

[LanternWaste]

6. Every instance such as this further validates my belief not to associate...

Every instance such as this further validates my belief not to associate myself with, nor trust any person or company that finds entertainment value in killing or hurting animals.

[flvegan]

7. Lolita: Slave to Entertainment is another good one.

[LeftyMom]

8. kick