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Lion Country Safari is a drive-through safari park and walk-through amusement park located on over 600 acres in Loxahatchee (near West Palm Beach), in Palm Beach County, Florida. Founded in 1967, it claims to be the first 'cageless zoo' in the United States. In 2009, USA Travel Guide ranked Lion Country as the 3rd best zoo in the nation. [2]
Another Lion Country Safari existed in Irvine, California, United States, until 1984. The California park was designed by R. Duell & Associates (the same firm that designed Six Flags Magic Mountain). Lion Country was founded and headed up by South African CEO Harry Shuster of United Leisure in 1968.
Lion Country Safari not just a drive-thru zoo — best things to do on foot at this Palm Beach County park. Though the drive-through safari is the star of the park, there are many other fun things ...
Lion Country Safari: 1974 1993 An Africa themed section with a wide variety of real exotic animals. Renamed Wild Animal Safari (1977–1983), Wild Animal Habitat(1983–1994). Completely Re-themed to Adventure Village in 1994. Adventure Village 1983 1998 The entertainment side of Wild Animal Safari was renamed in 1983. The park section was ...
Spanning 300 acres with more than 80 species of animals, Lion Country Safari near West Palm took top honors in Newsweek's Best Animal Encounters list.
Alissa, the 40th white rhino born at Lion Country Safari, was named to honor Lissa, who beat horn cancer and died this summer at the age of 43. Alissa, the 40th white rhino born at Lion Country ...
Between 1967 and 1974, Lion Country Safari, Inc. opened 6 animal parks, one near each of the following American cities: West Palm Beach, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Grand Prairie, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Cincinnati, Ohio, and Richmond, Virginia. The first park, in South Florida, is the only Lion Country Safari still in operation.
Frasier (1952-1972), also known as Frasier the Sensuous Lion, was a captive male lion who became famous during his brief time at the Lion Country Safari franchise in Laguna Hills, California, a drive-through safari park, for his prodigious feats of siring lion cubs. [1] After his death, a motion picture was made about him.