Feb. 24, 2010— -- A female trainer was killed today at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Fla., by a 12,000-pound killer whale that had twice before been involved in the deaths of humans ...

And that “Shamu” is just the whale’s stage name, according to SeaWorld spokeswoman Karin Korpowski, as “Namu” is its partner’s stage name. The whales’ real names are Kayla and Winnie.

SeaWorld has announced it is evolving its killer whale shows, which typically feature the orca Shamu, after activists repeatedly called them cruel. Shamu is actually a brand name, based on the ...

Shamu herself had already retired in April 1971 and died the following August. Since then, SeaWorld has given individual names to subsequent orcas that have been born in San Diego or brought from ...

Shamu already started fading from view when Southwest Airlines dropped its marketing partnership with SeaWorld in 2014. Experts said the orca imagery is inconsistent with SeaWorld’s new focus.

A WOMAN who was savaged by Shamu the SeaWorld orca has revealed what it was really like when the killer whale tried to drown her. Anne Godsey found herself jammed between the jaws of the two-tonne … ...

SeaWorld has made headlines several times in the past decade: trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by a captive orca during a live show in 2010, and a 2013 documentary focused intense scrutiny on the ...

“Replacing Shamu to Seaworld is like getting rid of Mickey to Disney,” he said. “It would have a pretty strong effect but I think the people at SeaWorld are smart enough to make a change and keep ...

SeaWorld marine parks will launch a new killer-whale show in spring 2011 as it attempts to move beyond the death of an animal trainer that forced a complete reworking of the current Shamu show.

ORLANDO - SeaWorld built its brand on a leaping and splashing killer whale named Shamu. She was part of its logo, gave her name to stadiums in the theme parks and was the inspiration for rides.

SeaWorld to replace Shamu show in 2011” href=”https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-seaworld-shamu-20101207,0,17385.story”>SeaWorld trainers ...

A WOMAN who was savaged by Shamu the SeaWorld orca has revealed what it was really like when the killer whale tried to drown her. Anne Godsey found herself jammed between the jaws of the two-tonne … ...