United Parks & Resorts Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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April 30, 2026

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of United Parks & Resorts Inc. (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time. The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via live audio webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PRKS2026.

As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are also pleased to be furnishing our proxy materials to stockholders primarily over the Internet. We believe this process expedites stockholders’ receipt of the materials, lowers the costs of the Annual Meeting and conserves natural resources. We sent a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials on or about April 30, 2026 to our stockholders of record at the close of business on April 17, 2026. The notice contains instructions on how to access our Proxy Statement and 2025 Annual Report and vote online. If you would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials instead of downloading a printable version from the Internet, please follow the instructions for requesting such materials included in the notice. If you received printed copies of our proxy materials, then instructions regarding how you can vote are contained on the proxy card included in the materials.

Your vote is important to us. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we strongly urge you to cast your vote promptly. You may vote over the Internet, as well as by telephone or by mail. Please review the instructions on the proxy or voting instruction card regarding each of these voting options.

Thank you for your continued support of United Parks & Resorts Inc.

Sincerely,

Scott Ross

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Marc Swanson

Chief Executive Officer

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON JUNE 16, 2026

Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of United Parks & Resorts Inc. (the “Annual Meeting”) will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time. You can attend the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PRKS2026. You will need to have your 16-Digit Control Number included on your Notice or your proxy card to join the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

(1)

To elect the ten director nominees listed herein to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until the election and qualification of their respective successors.

(2)

To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

(3)

To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the named executive officers.

(4)

To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the frequency of the future votes on the compensation paid to the named executive officers.

(5)

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 17, 2026 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Each stockholder of record is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held at that time. A list of these stockholders will be open for examination by any stockholder for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting for a period of 10 days prior to the Annual Meeting at our principal executive offices at 6240 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32821.

You have three options for submitting your vote before the Annual Meeting:

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Internet, through computer or mobile device such as a tablet or smartphone;

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Telephone; or

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Mail.

Please vote as soon as possible to record your vote promptly, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting via the Internet.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting to be Held on Tuesday, June 16, 2026: The Proxy Statement and 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, are available atwww.proxyvote.com.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Thomas Kelly

Corporate Secretary

April 30, 2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON JUNE 16, 2026