SeaWorld San Diego closed attractions for a second consecutive day Saturday after a power outage forced the Mission Bay theme park to shut down many activities, leaving visitors frustrated, rides closed and a scheduled Jordin Sparks concert canceled. Park officials said the power went out inside the park for the second day in a row. SeaWorld later announced on social media that power was restored late Saturday afternoon, but the closure disrupted plans for guests who had traveled long distances to visit. Jenny Harris said she drove from Sonoma County to bring her granddaughter, Caila, to SeaWorld during summer vacation, but they were never able to enjoy the park. “It’s so disappointing.” Harris said they had purchased two-day tickets but were unable to use them. She said the outage interrupted their visit the previous day while they were watching the orca show. “We went yesterday, and we’re right in the middle of the orca show, and it just went dark.” Other visitors described confusion as attractions shut down throughout the park. “There were no roller coasters going. All of a sudden it was quiet. No one’s screaming and joy.” “And then we walked out and they said we couldn’t use the bathrooms because somehow the bathrooms were connected with the light. I don’t know, they just said sorry. Everything was closed down.” When Harris returned Saturday, she said signs of another outage were apparent before they even reached the entrance. “We’re in traffic again. We’re like, this is where the telltale sign. The lights were blinking, the red lights weren’t working, so the signals weren’t working. I go, oh, oh, this isn’t good, we pull in and sure enough, they told us to leave because the park closed again.” Instead of spending the day at SeaWorld, Harris said she took her granddaughter to the beach. But with Caila getting older, Harris said she may not get another chance to share the experience with her. “You know, no more SeaWorld for her. It’s very disappointing. I think it was more disappointing for me than for her because of her age. And I know she’s not going to really, you know, want to do stuff with grandma anymore.” This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC San Diego. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC San Diego journalist edited the article for publication. ...read more read less