SAN DIEGO — Sesame Workshop, the company behind Sesame Street, has filed a federal lawsuit against SeaWorld for refusing to pay millions in royalties for using Sesame Street characters and for abruptly closing Sesame Street Place at the San Diego Water Park in the winter without notice.
According to the lawsuit, obtained by CBS 8, the partnership between Sesame Workshop and SeaWorld was “positive” and “productive” for more than 45 years, until the pandemic hit.
In 2022, according to the lawsuit, SeaWorld failed to pay Sesame Workshop millions in royalties it owed for Sesame Place in Langhorne Park, Philadelphia. The two sides went to arbitration, and SeaWorld was found to have breached its agreement and was ordered to pay the full amount it owed in royalties…