You can now add Harry Potter to SeaWorld's list of problems

SeaWorld reported another underwhelming quarter Thursday.

Attendance was down year-over-year. And while revenue and profits were up from the third quarter, both missed analysts' expectations and the year-to-date profits were still down.

This sent the stock spiraling down as much as 12% before recovering losses.

The company has been getting hammered for awhile, starting in 2013 with the release of the documentary "Blackfish," which brought attention to supposed poor living conditions of the company's signature orca whales.

During the company's quarterly earnings call, both CEO Joel Manby and CFO Peter Crage presented 4 reasons for the more recent poor performance.