Zoo

Discovery Cove

Q: Where is Discovery Cove?

United States. Discovery Cove is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 6000 Discovery Cove Way, Orlando, FL 32821. Its coordinates are 28.405° N, 81.462° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 77 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Discovery Cove?

138 species. Citizen-science photos record 138 species at Discovery Cove, including Killer Whale, Pied Imperial Pigeon, American Flamingo, Bottlenose Dolphin and Zebra Shark. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Discovery Cove in the wild?

Killer Whale: Kenai Fjords National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Discovery Cove also live in the parks and cities we cover: Killer Whale (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park), Pied Imperial Pigeon (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park) and American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve).

Q: When did Discovery Cove open and how big is it?

Opened 2000, 8.2 ha. Discovery Cove, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 2000 and covers about 8.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 138 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 138 spp. present

Discovery Cove is a theme park owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts, and located in Orlando, Florida. It is the sister park of SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica Orlando. Visitors to the park can interact with a range of marine animals including bottlenose dolphins. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

28.405° N 81.462° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

138

species

Opened

2000

Size

Medium

Visit

Getting there

Address: 6000 Discovery Cove Way, Orlando, FL 32821

discoverycove.com ↗

What visitors say

We watched the armadillo seek and eat mealworms in a small travel habitat.

🦒 Animals in captivity

Orcinus orca

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kenai Fjords National Park+ 8 more parks

Ducula bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Komodo National Park+ 2 more parks

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

Tursiops truncatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Bahía de Loreto National Park+ 16 more parks

Stegostoma fasciatum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Ningaloo Marine Park

Aptenodytes patagonicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Table Mountain National Park

Delphinapterus leucas

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Svalbard

Lophodytes cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge+ 30 more parks

Before you go

Where is Discovery Cove?

United States

Discovery Cove is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 6000 Discovery Cove Way, Orlando, FL 32821. Its coordinates are 28.405° N, 81.462° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 77 km away.

What animals can you see at Discovery Cove?

138 species

Citizen-science photos record 138 species at Discovery Cove, including Killer Whale, Pied Imperial Pigeon, American Flamingo, Bottlenose Dolphin and Zebra Shark. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Discovery Cove in the wild?

Killer Whale: Kenai Fjords National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Discovery Cove also live in the parks and cities we cover: Killer Whale (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park), Pied Imperial Pigeon (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park) and American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve).

When did Discovery Cove open and how big is it?

Opened 2000, 8.2 ha

Discovery Cove, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 2000 and covers about 8.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 138 species are photographed there.