Zoo

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Q: Where is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?

United States. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 38.138° N, 122.230° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Yosemite National Park, about 237 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?

31 species. Citizen-science photos record 31 species at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, including American Alligator, African Penguin, Nurse Shark, California Sea Lion and Southern Stingray. 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 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in the wild?

American Alligator: Big Cypress National Preserve. Some of the animals photographed at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve), African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park) and Nurse Shark (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park).

Q: When did Six Flags Discovery Kingdom open and how big is it?

31 ha. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, covers about 31 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 31 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 31 spp. present

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (formerly known as Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, The New Marine World Theme Park, and Marine World Africa USA) is a 135-acre (55 ha) animal theme park located in Vallejo, California, off of Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Sacramento. The park includes a variety of roller coasters and other amusement rides. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has been part of the Six Flags chain of amusement parks since 1999. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

38.138° N 122.230° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

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Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

sixflags.com/discoverykingdom ↗

Who runs it

Owned by: Six Flags

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Spheniscus demersus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Table Mountain National Park+ 2 more parks

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park+ 1 more park

Zalophus californianus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Channel Islands National Park+ 7 more parks

Hypanus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

Buteo swainsoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in El Palmar National Park+ 47 more parks

Tursiops truncatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Bahía de Loreto National Park+ 16 more parks

Phoca vitulina

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Kenai Fjords National Park+ 13 more parks

Before you go

Where is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?

United States

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 38.138° N, 122.230° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Yosemite National Park, about 237 km away.

What animals can you see at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?

31 species

Citizen-science photos record 31 species at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, including American Alligator, African Penguin, Nurse Shark, California Sea Lion and Southern Stingray. 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 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in the wild?

American Alligator: Big Cypress National Preserve

Some of the animals photographed at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve), African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park) and Nurse Shark (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park).

When did Six Flags Discovery Kingdom open and how big is it?

31 ha

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, covers about 31 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 31 species are photographed there.