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| We expect and are confident that these cost savings initiatives, along with our revenue enhancements, will lead to increased margins over time |
| Our relentless focus on cost management also continued to deliver as we improved adjusted EBITDA margin on a year-over-year basis for the quarter |
| We are pleased to report another quarter of solid financial results despite the impact of unusual and significantly adverse weather in our peak operating season across most of our markets |
| Our results during the third quarter continued to demonstrate the resilience of our business, the effectiveness of our strategy and the tireless efforts of our outstanding team |
| We are particularly pleased to continue to see strong results from our focus, efforts and investment in our in-park offerings as we grew in-park per capita spending for the 14th consecutive quarter to a record level during the quarter |
| In regards to the mobile app, we are pleased it is being used by an increasing number of guests in our parks to improve their in-park experience |
| So that gives me confidence that we can -- we’ve achieved something in the past |
| So I think you also got to think a little bit about our ability to generate cash flow, as I noted, I think, is strong |
| So the fact that those things are moving on a revenue basis, up double digits percentages, I think is a positive indicator |
| And I think we’ve obviously continued, I think, to benefit from that |
| We’re pleased that we are seeing high-single-digit percentage price increases on our pass products compared to prior year |
| We are proud of the continued strength of our Halloween events and the popularity that they continue to build with our guests |
| We’re also proud of the recognition these events are receiving as SeaWorld Howl-O-Scream was voted the best Halloween Theme Park event by USA TODAY’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards |
| I feel good about like the passes that are on sale now to enjoy that product |
| Looking beyond the holiday season into 2024, we are pleased to see 2024 revenue bookings trending up double-digit percentage ahead of prior year for both 2024 groups and our Discovery Cove property |
| In addition, we recently launched our best pass benefits program ever, which we expect will help drive increases in pass sales and a strong pass base for next year |
| So I feel good about our product |
| So we’re excited about the opportunities that that hopefully has ahead of us |
| As Marc said, we just recently launched our best pass benefits program ever, which we expect will drive additional increases in pass sales and a strong pass base for next year |
| As you know, we have the benefit of generating significant free cash flow at our current adjusted EBITDA generation |
| So we’ll continue to, I think, benefit from being in a market that’s growing, and we’ll continue to find ways to take advantage of that like we have over the last 50 years |
| We expect these investments to yield highly attractive returns, and we are planning new initiatives for next year that will make us an even stronger and more profitable and more resilient business that we expect will ultimately lead to meaningful increases in shareholder value |
| First, we are making good progress on our cost and efficiency related work and continue to implement these cost reduction opportunities, as evidenced by the third quarter adjusted EBITDA margin of 48.6%, which exceeded the prior year despite lower revenue |
| And well enough that, obviously, we opened two additional parks that we are really proud of |
| We have proven quarter after quarter that we have a strong and resilient business model, and we still have significant opportunities to improve and grow our revenue and profitability |
| As you heard today, we are confident in our long-term strategy, which we believe will drive improved operating and financial results and long-term value for stakeholders |
| This strong balance sheet gives us flexibility to continue to invest in and grow our business and to opportunistically allocate capital with the goal to maximize long-term value for shareholders |
| We also encouragingly continue to see an increase in the number of pass holders who have been with us for at least a year who transitioned to month-to-month payments at a higher rate at the completion of their initial pass commitment |
| We are excited about the potential of the app and its ability to improve in-park guest experience, drive increases in revenue and decreases in cost |
| So it’s very nice |
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| Our attendance levels are still below the total attendance levels we achieved in 2019, and well below our historical high attendance of approximately 25 million guests recorded in 2008 |
| The decrease in attendance was primarily due to significantly adverse weather, including some combination of unusual heat and/or rain across most of our markets, including during peak visitation periods |
| The decline in adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2023 was primarily driven by a decrease in revenue when compared to the third quarter of 2022 |
| As we said last quarter, some of these refurbishments and upgrades took longer than planned, which negatively affected in-park per caps in the third quarter |
| Net income for the period was $194.1 million, a decline of $48 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $563.1 million, a decrease of $11.5 million or 2.0% |
| The decline in net income is primarily related to the decrease in total revenue when compared to prior year |
| I mean, you can read up on like Orlando tourist tax collections and things like that which, to your point, had been negative for, I think, a couple of months |
| The decrease in revenue was due to a decrease in attendance of 2.8% and a decrease in total revenue per capita of 0.2% |
| During the third quarter, we generated total revenue of $548.2 million, a decrease of $17.0 million or 3.0% when compared to the third quarter of 2022 |
| We generated adjusted EBITDA of $266.4 million, a decrease of $7.8 million when compared to the third quarter of 2022 |
| Total revenue per capita in the quarter decreased slightly to $76.90 compared to $77.05 in the third quarter of 2022 |
| Total attendance was 16.6 million guests, a decrease of 356,000 guests or 2.1% |
| As we speak to some of our investors, we have learned that there may be some confusion about this incremental capital spend |
| So I think you heard in his prepared remarks, the pass base is down slightly as of the end of October |
| At the end of October 2023, our pass base, including all pass products, was down slightly compared to October 2022 |
| Total revenue was $1.34 billion, a decrease of $3.1 million or 0.2% |
| I guess as you take a step back and think about this from a high level, I mean what are you doing internally strategically to really maybe reduce or lessen the impact of weather? Obviously, there’s been a big, big issue with all operators this year |
| It is an estimate, but certainly it would have been down quite a bit less without the impact of weather, obviously |
| As you all know, we have significant excess land across most of our parks that is currently underutilized |
| I’m curious how you’re thinking about that? Obviously, you’ve had some challenges with the weather and also kind of the outlook for 2024, especially when you have seen some improvements on the OpEx side, which James called out earlier |
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