POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents that William Gray does hereby make, constitute and
appoint each of G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor, Harold Herman, Elizabeth Gulacsy,
Melissa Hargis and Paul Powers, or any one of them, as a true and lawful
attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full powers of substitution and
revocation, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned (in the
undersigned's individual capacity), to execute and deliver such forms that the
undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in
securities of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (i) pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation,
statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 (including any amendments thereto) and
(ii) in connection with any applications for EDGAR access codes, including
without limitation the Form ID. The Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with regard to his ownership of or transactions in securities of SeaWorld
Entertainment, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that G. Anthony (Tony) Taylor, Harold Herman, Elizabeth Gulacsy,
Melissa Hargis and Paul Powers are not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.


By:	/s/ William Gray
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	William Gray


Date: 	October 8, 2018