Sea Life Park — the longtime visitor attraction at Makapu'u — has been sold to Parques Reunidos Group, one of the world's largest entertainment companies.

Parques Reunidos, which is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, announced the purchase this afternoon. The company bought Sea Life Park from Dolphin Discovery, the Mexico-based company that has owned the 22-acre attraction since January 2005. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

"We are pleased to announce our acquisition of Sea Life Park, a world-renowned marine attraction that is enriched by excellent staff and the cultural traditions and beauty of the Hawaiian Islands," said Richard Golding, executive president of Parques Reunidos Group.

The company said no personnel changes are planned. Jesus Bravo, who was appointed general manager of the park in 2006 under Dolphin Discovery, will stay on under the new ownership.

Sea Life Park has about 200 employees and last year had about 300,000 visitors.