This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various United Parks & Resorts-owned amusement parks, water parks or theme parks. This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.

The term incidents refers to major accidents, injuries, or deaths that occur at a SeaWorld Parks facility. While these incidents were required to be reported to regulatory authorities due to where they occurred, they usually fall into one of the following categories:

Caused by negligence on the part of a guest. This can be refusal to follow specific ride safety instructions, or deliberate intent to violate park rules. The result of a guest's known, or unknown, health issues. Negligence on the part of the park, either by ride operator or maintenance. Act of God or a generic accident (e.g. slipping and falling) that is not a direct result of an action on anybody's part.

Adventure Island

Key West Rapids On September 10, 2011, a 21-year-old lifeguard was killed after being struck by lightning while clearing guests from the Key West Rapids ride tower due to inclement weather. No injuries to guests were reported. The park installed a system to warn of incoming weather.

Aquatica

Orlando, Florida location Roa's Rapids On October 4, 2010, a 68-year-old man from Manchester, England was found unresponsive on Roa's Rapids. He was taken to Dr. Phillips Hospital but was later pronounced dead on arrival. Preliminary findings found he died of natural causes. On July 15, 2017, a 58-year-old man from Savannah, Georgia was also found unresponsive on Roa's Rapids. He died the next day. It was later revealed he had a history of health problems.

San Antonio, Texas location Wahalla Wave On July 1, 2018, a woman was found unresponsive after riding the Wahalla Wave water slide. She was given CPR by lifeguards before being taken to a nearby Christus Santa Rosa Hospital.

Big Surf Shores On August 1, 2019, lifeguards responded to an incident where a 33-year-old man went into cardiac arrest while in the park's wave pool. He was taken to Christus Santa Rosa Westover Hills hospital by the San Antonio EMS and later died.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Cheetah Hunt

On February 13, 2014, shortly after a train was dispatched from the station, a malfunction occurred causing the ride to stop, stranding 16 passengers approximately in the air for an hour. Firefighters from the city of Tampa evacuated all riders safely with no injuries.

Edge of Africa On May 12, 2002, a 21-year-old zookeeper had her arm bitten off at the elbow by a lion during a standard training exercise as she conducted a behind-the-scenes tour for her family. Investigators concluded that she likely inserted part of her hand through a gap, contrary to policy. Park operations were not affected, and no park guests witnessed the accident.

Jungala On July 1, 2016, an orangutan escaped from its pen and entered the Stanleyville area of the park. Portions of the park were locked down and evacuated. This was the second orangutan escape in a one-month period, both of which occurred at Jungala.

Gwazi

On July 24, 2006, a 52-year-old man from Palm Harbor, Florida died shortly after riding Gwazi. After riding, he had difficulty breathing, then collapsed. Paramedics performed CPR, but the victim was pronounced dead two hours later. The medical examiner's report showed that he suffered from high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries. The ride was closed for an hour after the incident to confirm that it was functioning properly.

Kumba

On June 10, 1995, a 13-year-old girl from Pinellas Park, Florida, died shortly after riding Kumba, due to a rare heart condition that triggered a heart attack. Her mother sued the park and won a judgment of $500,000. The jury cited the park for failing to timely administer CPR and slowing rescue efforts. The jury also found the mother 30% responsible for the victim's death, thus reducing the award amount to $350,000 because the mother's previous drug abuse possibly contributed to the victim's health problems. On December 29, 1996, passengers on a train were evacuated after it stopped in the air, after which operators returned it to the loading area. Five people were taken to nearby hospitals in Tampa, Florida complaining of back pain after riding.

Montu

On May 24, 2000, a 30-year-old man died from suffering a heart attack after riding the coaster. The victim had a preexisting heart ailment.

Other incidents involving guests On July 4, 2018, a 36-year-old man from Florahome, Florida was hit by a falling bullet from celebratory gunfire while visiting the park with his wife during Independence Day. At around 10:00 p.m. when the fireworks began, he felt shoulder pain. Park security responded and the man was airlifted to a nearby Tampa General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Python

A few weeks after Python opened in 1976, a 39-year-old man died after riding. The ride's previous tagline, "I challenged the Python and lived!", was subsequently removed.

Rhino Rally

On June 27, 2001, a ride vehicle overturned along the course of the attraction. Multiple riders suffered minor injuries and two were taken to the hospital.

Scorpion In December 1994, the roller coaster was part of a lawsuit filed against the park alleging that a model employed to portray a family figure for the park's promotional material was not allowed to disembark the coaster after voicing discomfort. The lawsuit alleged the park was liable for false imprisonment and negligence and sought $15,000 in damages for her injuries as she was forced to continue riding the roller coaster several times without a break.; The lawsuit was later dismissed by the judge in 1997.

SheiKra

On October 15, 2005, a technical glitch caused a problem with the ride's air compressor system. Passengers were stranded on the coaster's holding brake at the platform edge for nearly an hour until they were brought down by a rescue trolley. On May 12, 2016, a malfunction caused the ride to stop, stranding 24 riders in the air for up to two hours. Busch Gardens officials evacuated all of the 24 riders safely, and no injuries were reported. SheiKra reopened four days later.

Skyride

On July 18, 2009, 20-year-old employee and South Florida Bulls football kicker Maikon Bonani from Lake Wales, Florida, fell approximately from the attraction. He was verifying that the gondola door was closed as the gondola left the station, and ended up being carried about along the ride. No guest was injured, and Bonani was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Apollo's Chariot

On opening day for Apollo's Chariot on March 27, 1999, a stray goose collided with the front chariot in which Italian actor Fabio Lanzoni was seated. Fabio suffered a minor cut to his nose, leaving him with a bloody nose at the end of the ride. On July 15, 2018, a family from Virginia Beach, Virginia suffered injuries as they were riding the roller coaster due to a ride operator accidentally pressing the emergency stop button, causing them to report concussions the next day.

Big Bad Wolf

On August 2, 1984, the ride was temporarily shut down after a coaster car fell from a storage track while being checked for maintenance. There were no injuries, but the front of the car had superficial damage to its fiberglass after plunging several feet to the ground. On May 2, 1993, a 63-year-old employee was struck in the head by the suspended roller coaster while supposedly trying to uncover a camera specifically placed to monitor a portion of the coaster's track. The man died about a day later due to his injuries. On March 1, 2003, a contractor hired to perform off-season painting work was killed while painting the Big Bad Wolf. The man was painting on a high-reach vehicle which overturned. James City County fire officials said the man was dead by the time they reached him.

Busch Gardens Railway

On August 16, 2018, a fire started at the Caribou Train Station near the InvadR roller coaster and the Le Scoot Log Flume in the New France section of the park at around 3:30 p.m. An employee suffered minor injuries and was taken for medical treatment as a precaution.

Eagle One Monorail

On August 11, 1990, a 19-year-old mother threw her four-month-old daughter onto the tracks of the park's monorail. The baby supposedly fell at least . The event occurred at a monorail loading station at the Anheuser-Busch Hospitality Center. A monorail operator spotted the baby and immediately shut off the power. Although the baby had extensive injuries to her head, she was rushed to Riverside Regional Medical Center in stable condition and ultimately recovered. The mother was in an altercation with the baby's 18-year-old father when she reportedly tossed the baby over a fence and into the path of the monorail. Although the mother claimed the baby slipped out of her arms, that claim was dismissed due to the height of the fence. A source stated that the mother confessed to throwing her baby girl onto the tracks to prove to the father that it was her baby and she could do whatever she wanted to her. Both parents were charged with child endangerment.

Escape from Pompeii

On July 21, 2018, a small fire started at the roof of the ride's attraction building at around 8:15 p.m. The ride was closed and was not operating at the time. Firefighters responded and quickly extinguished the fire. The ride re-opened a few days later.

Griffon

On August 5, 2010, a large inflatable prop in the process of deflation was blown away by strong wind and collided with one of Griffon's trains, sending five guests to a local hospital with minor injuries. They were released shortly thereafter. The park stated that "The storm was too far to be dangerous", although some of the older rides that take longer to shut down were beginning to close. Griffon, however, stayed open with lightning as close as away.

Loch Ness Monster

On June 13, 1989, five park guests were injured on the Loch Ness Monster roller coaster when a train collided with a tree at an estimated . The tree had been blown onto the coaster's tracks by a sudden storm. The collision happened on a slightly banked right turn that follows a minor descent from the coaster's second lift hill. There were supposedly twenty-five riders in the train at the time. A 16-year-old boy suffered a broken leg, but he was later released in stable condition. Four others were treated for minor injuries. While the riders were stranded, another empty train began its usual course. The ride operators had been ordered to shut the ride down due to the storm, which required them to cycle empty trains through the ride until the last train containing passengers returned to the station. The empty train plummeted down the ride's major descent and through the upper loop of the coaster's two interlocking loops, then was stopped by the ride's safety systems at the end of the helix tunnel. The train involved in the collision was severely damaged when the front right corner of the first car was totally torn away from the rest of the train. On June 3, 1993, two riders claimed that the special misting water effect at the ride's tunnel entrance was caustic and temporarily blinding, causing emotional distress. A park public relations manager testified the mist only sprayed water and had been subsequently removed.

Pantheon

On October 24, 2019, at around 8:00 a.m., the James City County Fire Department reported that a worker fell and suffered injuries while doing construction of Pantheon. The victim was airlifted and hospitalized at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital by Nightingale.

Roman Rapids

On July 10, 1991, a 46-year-old woman hurt her knee after falling off the ride's platform into a raft.