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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]
Opened in 1967 and situated on 600 acres, Lion Country Safari is Florida's largest drive-through safari and is home to hundreds of animals roaming wide open, natural habitats in large herds ...
Before Wild Rivers was built, the land was a drive-through zoo called Lion Country Safari, which went bankrupt and closed in 1984. The park's owner still held 13 years on the original 29-year lease for the land, which he then subleased to the operators of the Wild Rivers water park, the Camp Frasier (later Camp James) summer camp and the ...
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.
Lion Country Safari was closed after the 1992 season; the area the monorail station was located in was rethemed to Congo. Monster was an Eyerly Monster ride that operated from 1975–1988. It was located within Candy Apple Grove. Mt. Kilimanjaro was a Bayern Kurve which opened in 1976 and was removed in 1989.
Loxahatchee's drive-through Lion Country Safari has recently been named one of the top 20 safari parks in the country. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
The owner of the safari park held a 29-year lease, and subleased a portion to the owners of the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in 1981. [1] The safari park closed in 1984, with the owner still holding 13 years on the lease, which he then subleased to the operators of the Wild Rivers water park and the Camp Frasier (later Camp James) summer camp ...
Busch Wildlife has rescued about a dozen animals and Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee has rescued about five from the trade. Here are five things you should know about the illegal pet trade.