Previously known as Florida Wonderland | |
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Location | Titusville, Florida, USA |
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Coordinates | 28°33′15″N 80°47′51″W / 28.554198°N 80.797430°W |
Status | Defunct |
Attendance | 30,000 - 50,000 (peak) |
Tropical Wonderland (previously Florida Wonderland) was an amusement park in Titusville, Florida at the intersection of US Highway 1 and Florida State Road 50 that operated from 1959 until 1973. It had numerous animal exhibits including monkeys and an elephant, an old west and Native American village, a train ride, and other attractions. The park was plagued with multiple animal escapes. [1] [2] One escape resulted in the death of the park’s elephant when it was struck by a truck on US 1 in 1966. [3]
The park changed its name from Florida Wonderland to Tropical Wonderland in 1971 when it received an endorsement from Johnny Weissmuller, the movie actor who played Tarzan. This began a three-year period where the park saw renewed interest before the park closed among a cloud of animal mistreatment, unpaid bills, and the loss of the endorsement of Weissmuller. The last owner of the attraction was a Titusville developer, Ben Whitehorse. [4]
Previously known as Florida Wonderland | |
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Location | Titusville, Florida, USA |
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Coordinates | 28°33′15″N 80°47′51″W / 28.554198°N 80.797430°W |
Status | Defunct |
Attendance | 30,000 - 50,000 (peak) |
Tropical Wonderland (previously Florida Wonderland) was an amusement park in Titusville, Florida at the intersection of US Highway 1 and Florida State Road 50 that operated from 1959 until 1973. It had numerous animal exhibits including monkeys and an elephant, an old west and Native American village, a train ride, and other attractions. The park was plagued with multiple animal escapes. [1] [2] One escape resulted in the death of the park’s elephant when it was struck by a truck on US 1 in 1966. [3]
The park changed its name from Florida Wonderland to Tropical Wonderland in 1971 when it received an endorsement from Johnny Weissmuller, the movie actor who played Tarzan. This began a three-year period where the park saw renewed interest before the park closed among a cloud of animal mistreatment, unpaid bills, and the loss of the endorsement of Weissmuller. The last owner of the attraction was a Titusville developer, Ben Whitehorse. [4]