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B M & T ••• January/February 2026 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 19 Open-air locations encourage participation and create a more relaxed mood for group interaction. Six Flags event experts work with you from planning to implementation. Ease planning with Turnkey event packages while customizable dining and team-building activities let you tailor your program. Culinary teams can create dishes that exceed park food, and team-building events include rides, outdoor settings, and gorgeous resort areas. Interested? Visit www.sixflags.com/groups to select your park and submit an inquiry. SEA WORLD ORLANDO SeaWorld Orlando venues, in concert with the Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld, offer stunning architecture and amenities to make your group's trip unforgettable. With a 30,000-square-foot extension and 215,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, the resort accommodates multiple agendas. Forty-six meeting rooms facilitate breakouts, and the Oceans Ballroom seats 3,600. Modern AV support, catering, and a strategic location between the airport and Orange County Convention Center streamline coordination. SeaWorld's themed areas offer experiential choices such as Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin which immerses 100 to 1,200 guests with dynamic lighting and detailed animal habi- tats; the coastlines, adrenaline rides, and aquatic exhibits of Key West and Manta; and a 12,000-square-foot ballroom for 100–750 guests at Ports of Call. Discovery Cove hosts 100– 1,000 for island-themed events, while Sea Harbor Pavilions hosts 100–1,800 guests in park-accessible open-air structures. Aquatica buyouts hold 1,000–5,000 people for massive parties. On-site planners and event professionals help you create effective and memorable theme park meetings by building programs that run smoothly and enable attendees to experi- ence the facility. Contact Marriott Bonvoy at https://www.- marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/meeting-planning.mi or Sea World at https://seaworld.com/orlando/group-events/- meetings-banquets/. UNIVERSAL ORLANDO From small parties of 20 to big events up to 20,000, Universal Orlando can handle it all. There is more than 300,000 sq. ft. of meeting space in the hotels on-site, like the Loews Meeting Complex, which links the Loews Royal Pacific Resort and Loews Sapphire Falls Resort. As the meet- ing facilities center, these two buildings offer 247,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space with 2,000 guest rooms, so programs remain focused and productive. The resort offers private venues at Universal CityWalk, interactive spaces inside the theme parks, and tailorable pro- duction sound stages between Universal Studios Florida and Universal Islands of Adventure. There are a variety of dining and event options, from private rooms and receptions to large catered events. In some places, you can pair meals with special park access. Universal Orlando's ability to blend business objectives with experience design makes it distinctive. On-site accom- modations, integrated transportation, and specialized techni- cal and event support make logistics easy. Contact the Universal Orlando's Meetings and Events team at https://www.uomeetingsandevents.com to plan your meeting Six Flag's Sawmill Creek Resort SeaWorld Orlando venues Loew's Royal Pacific Resort