Throngs of people will crowd the crescent-shaped SeaWorld amphitheater Saturday to watch the first killer whale show since an orca named Tilikum killed a trainer a few days ago.
This performance will be much different from past shows.
Trainers won't be allowed in the water, meaning the spectacular stunts, like when the handlers surf on top of the whales or are thrown into the air, won't be done. And a video tribute is planned for Dawn Brancheau, the 40-year-old veteran trainer who was rubbing the 12,000-pound giant when he grabbed her ponytail and pulled her in.
Protesters who think the killer whales should be released into the wild planned to demonstrate outside the park, where red balloons and flowers have been left in memory of Brancheau.
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