Beyond SeaWorld

Blackfish’s impact goes far beyond SeaWorld. After the release of the film, the, at the time upcoming, film, Finding Dory, went through some changes. Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and Dory director Andrew Stanton sat down with Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite in April after the release of the documentary. The plot of the film was changed, and at the end, the animals had the choice to leave the marine park. Pixar did not comment on this but Cowperthwaite confirmed screening the film. Also, the film Paper Towns had tweaks after Blackfish’s release. In the book, written by John Green, the characters break into SeaWorld Orlando as it was the only theme park she had yet to break into. But, in the film version, they never go to SeaWorld, instead, they complete their night with a trip to Orlando’s SunTrust building.