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Gatorland is a 110-acre (45 ha) theme park and wildlife preserve in Florida, located along South Orange Blossom Trail south of Orlando. It was founded in 1949 by Owen Godwin on former cattle land, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and is privately owned by his family.
Gatorland houses thousands of alligators and crocodiles. A few of Gatorland's residents have made wrangling appearances in movies, television shows and commercial spots. The park, founded in 1949, combines a petting zoo, bird sanctuary, mini-water park, eco-tour and outdoor entertainment, including daily alligator wrestling.
In 1986 the Central Florida Zoo became accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). In 2005, The Wayne M. Densch Discovery Center and ZooLab opened. The buildings feature classroom and hands-on instructional space, as well as a multi-purpose banquet room available for private meeting and event rentals.
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1983 - Orange County Convention Center opens. 1984 - Orlando Science Center active. 1986 - The Peabody Orlando hotel and Disney's Living Seas [19] in business. 1987 - Dr. Phillips High School opens. 1989 - Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival begins. Orlando Arena (later the Amway Arena) opens. Orlando Magic begin play. 1990 Universal Orlando theme ...
Alligator wrestling at Gatorland. A common symbol of Florida in popular culture is the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).The St. Augustine Alligator Farm was one of Florida's earliest themed tourist attractions that opened for business in 1893.
The park began in 1893 on St. Augustine Beach as a minor attraction at the end of a railway running through neighboring Anastasia Island.The alligators were added at first to get visitors to buy souvenirs and see the museum there.
The main experience at Discovery Cove is swimming with a dolphin, where visitors can "talk, touch, play and swim" with bottlenose dolphins. [1]The park contains a free-flight aviary, which contains over 250 tropical birds including parrots, toucans, and over 30 other species of exotic birds. [1]