Malia Ballet – Light Up the Night at SeaWorld Orlando (June 17, 2026)

Malia and her trainer performed a protected contact ver ion of the ballet/relate segment of Light Up the Night! She is the only orca at SeaWorld Orlando currently on this protocol due to her recent history of interacting unsafely with her trainer.
I was worried she wouldn't be able to do this part of the show at all, but she did it and I was relieved to see it! See below for some highlights: