Aquarium
Marineland of Florida
🇺🇸 United States
🐠 Aquarium, United States 33 spp. present
Marineland of Florida (usually just called Marineland, also Marineland Dolphin Adventure), is the first marine mammal park, and is billed as "the world's first oceanarium". Marineland functions as a non-profit education and conservation focused facility with guest interaction programs. Marineland, in its current form, reopened to the public on March 4, 2006 (charging the original 1938 admission price of one dollar). In 2011, the park was purchased by the Georgia Aquarium for a reported $9.1 million. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
29.668° N 81.213° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
33
speciesOpened
1938
Size
—
Visit
Opening hours
Wed–Sun · 8:30–15:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Gulf Wobbegong
Orectolobus halei
Sand Tiger Shark
Carcharias taurus
Before you go
Where is Marineland of Florida?
United States
Marineland of Florida is an aquarium in the United States. Its coordinates are 29.668° N, 81.213° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 125 km away.
What animals can you see at Marineland of Florida?
33 species
Citizen-science photos record 33 species at Marineland of Florida, including Bottlenose Dolphin, Red-footed Tortoise, Gulf Wobbegong, Sand Tiger Shark and Green Sea Turtle. 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 Marineland of Florida in the wild?
Bottlenose Dolphin: Bahía de Loreto National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Marineland of Florida also live in the parks and cities we cover: Bottlenose Dolphin (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Bahía de Loreto National Park), Red-footed Tortoise (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and Green Sea Turtle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Coiba National Park).
Does Marineland of Florida charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Marineland of Florida lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Marineland of Florida open?
Wed–Sun · 8:30–15:00
According to its open map listing, Marineland of Florida is open Wed–Sun · 8:30–15:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Marineland of Florida open?
Opened 1938
Marineland of Florida, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1938, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 33 species are photographed there.
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Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website