SeaWorld San Diego was forced to shut down Friday afternoon following a power outage that affected a portion of the Mission Bay park.<\/p>\n
The outage started at noon, and San Diego Gas & Electric confirmed Friday afternoon that the cause of the power failure was related to equipment within the SeaWorld property and was not caused by a malfunction of electricity delivery by the utility.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, SDG&E was working closely with SeaWorld to help restore power, said company spokesman Humberto Gurmilan.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur team is coordinating closely with them, and we are supporting the restoration of power,\u201d Gurmilan said.<\/p>\n
In a statement provided by SeaWorld, it said the park would be closed for the remainder of the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working closely with SDG&E to restore power as quickly as possible. All animal care and life support systems remain fully operational,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThe safety and well-being of our guests, ambassadors and animals remain our highest priority.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gurmilan said it\u2019s estimated that power could be restored to the park by 10 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n
SDG&E became aware of the power issue after the San Diego Fire Department responded to reports that there was smoke seen coming from a building on the far west side of the SeaWorld property, although not within the park itself, said Candace Hadley, spokesperson for the San Diego Fire Department.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur crews found no active flames and found that the smoke was coming from some electrical boxes,\u201d Hadley said. \u201cThey called in SDG&E, which responded and SeaWorld staff was there as well. Our crews did stick around for a while out of an abundance of caution.\u201d<\/p>\n
SeaWorld spokesperson Tracy Spahr said any guests who purchased tickets for Friday will be offered an any-day ticket to use for a future visit or they can opt for a refund.<\/p>\n
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