Published On Apr 23, 2011
Visitors begin walking out of Shamu Stadium during day 2 of the new One Ocean killer whale show as Tilikum, the 12,000 lb orca that killed trainer Dawn Brancheau refuses to perform. After splashing the crowd a couple of times, he appears to have lost interest and just swims around the pool for several minutes. After what was already a rather lame show, the guests had seen just about enough and begin filing out annoyed with the music and lack of "entertainment". Other than numerous water jets that squirt into the air and into the pool, the new "One Ocean" show is even more pathetic than its' predecessor the "Believe" show.
Read The Orca Project's report about Tilikum's return to performing (several weeks earlier) after more than a year of isolation, here: http://wp.me/p127Y8-Hf
For more information visit The Orca Project at http://www.theorcaproject.com