Opened in 1965, Ocean World was located on the 17th Street Causeway adjacent to Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale and featured Davy Jones’ Locker, home to “The Flying Dolphin Show,” as well as a dolphin feeding pool, California sea lions, otters, sea turtles, fish, alligators and tropical birds. However, the small marine mammal park became the target of animal rights activists in the 1980s, which led to legal action from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (resulting in a $20,000 fine) and Ocean World ultimately was closed its doors in 1994. The park’s dolphins were reportedly relocated to a marine park in Honduras. A July 5, 1994, Sun-Sentinel article reported: “Ocean World, one of the city’s oldest and most controversial tourist attractions, will put on its last dolphin and sea lion show Aug. 31. Ocean World President George Boucher cited declining attendance and limited space for expansion as the reasons the 29-year-old marine theme park is closing.”
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I worked there one summer in high school 85ish. I loved it! If you worked the tour boat you were set to work about 15min in and 15min before the cruise was over. The rest was spent sunbathing. Working the dolphin feeding tank was awesome. Best job I ever had!!!
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I remember taking my sons there, and maybe even going with the Preschool I worked at. It was an awesome experience!
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I have Super8 film footage converted to DVD of the park in 1980. It was a family trip with mom, dad, my sister and I to Ft Lauderdale visiting friends. My father recorded the dolphin show and us feeding the dolphins
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I have about the exact same story as yours. Same time, same 8mm same dolphin feeding very similar. Only difference is we only lived 20 miles north of Ocean World, I can’t imagine why we were there. We normally see all the same stuff out on the boat anyway. Thinking back the dolphin tanks seemed small and shallow.
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