Yesterland: Lion Country Safari in California (1970-1984)
YESTER LION COUNTRY SAFARI (CALIFORNIA) HOURS: Open every day of the year, rain or shine, at 9 a.m. until: Summer — June 1 to Labor Day — 6:00 p.m. Fall — Day after Labor Day to October 31 — 5:00 p.m. Winter — November 1 to March 31 — 3:30 p.m. Spring — April 1 to May 31 — 5:00 p.m. Prices and operating hours subject to change without notice.
Forgotten History: Lion Country Safari- Laguna Beach, CA 1970's
Photo: buzzlamp. In the 1970's, Tucked into a small corner of Laguna Nigel, there was once a place where wild animals roamed and for just a few dollars, you could drive your car through the park called Lion Country Safari. Photo: buzzlamp. The park was famous for its funny looking lion, Frasier. The amourous lion was a legend and became a ...
Visiting
OPEN DAILY - 365 DAYS A YEAR 9:30AM - 5:30PM (last car admitted into the preserve at 4:30PM)
Safari Animals
Drive-Through Safari Explore our 4-mile drive-through wildlife park, with large herds of animals roaming wide open, naturalistic habitats. The safari preserve is divided into 7 main habitats, where you will see a variety of iconic animals, including some of the largest herds of zebra, rhino, and giraffe on record in the country.
Lion Country Safari Tickets
Lion Country Safari tickets. Admission may be purchased online or at the ticket booths* upon arrival. Online tickets are not date specific and will be honored for 6 months after the date of purchase. *Please note that ticket booths are cashless. Only Debit or Credit cards and mobile payments accepted. Online/pre-paid tickets and vouchers also ...
Lion Country Safari: Irvine, California
Lion Country Safari existed in Irvine, California until 1984. Lion Country was founded and headed up by South African CEO Harry Shuster of United Leisure in 1968 and the first park opened in Florida in 1969. ... When I visited CA in 1979, we drove through Lion Country Safari and had a great time. In October 1994, the lions were long gone when ...
Photos: Lion Country Safari
Photos: Lion Country Safari. A curious ostrich gives a driver the once-over. (Joe Kennedy / Los Angeles Times) Nov. 11, 2014 7:19 PM PT. The drive-through Lion Country Safari was open from 1970 to ...
Lion Country Safari
Photographed By Craig Baker, April 14, 2020. 1. Lion Country Safari Marker. Inscription. From 1970 to 1984, Lion Country Safari made it possible for children of all ages to experience the sights and sounds of an African safari - entirely from the safety and comfort of their cars. It was Southern California's first ever wild animal park.
California Retrospective: When African beasts roamed Irvine's Lion
Fraiser died on July 13, 1972. Bubbles the Hippo. The 2-ton hippo achieved a measure of fame in 1978 when she managed three escapes from Lion Country Safari.
Lion Country Safari
Lion Country Safari is a drive-through safari park and walk-through amusement park located on over 600 acres in Loxahatchee (near West Palm Beach ), in Palm Beach County, Florida. Founded in 1967, it claims to be the first 'cageless zoo' in the United States . In 2009, USA Travel Guide ranked Lion Country as the 3rd best zoo in the nation.
Lion Country Safari history: Animals bit, gored and mauled visitors, staff
RELATED: Lion Country Safari sold to new owner Lion Country Safari is also home to the largest herd of zebras outside Africa, a 93-year-old tortoise, southern white rhinos and a herd of giraffes.
Drive-Through Safari & Adventure Park
Lion Country Safari is situated on nearly 600 acres of natural area and home to hundreds of animals. Explore one of Florida's wildest attractions and one of the top things to do in Palm Beach County. LEARN MORE. Drive-Through Safari. Large herds of animals roam wide-open, naturalistic habitats in the drive-through wildlife park! ...
Lion Country Safari
Tickets for Lion Country Safari: Drive Through Safari + Adventure Park. Part drive-through, part walk-through, and over 900 wild animals! Open today: 10:00 - 16:30. Provider: Lion Country Safari, Inc - FL. Wheelchair accessible. Smartphone tickets accepted.
Wildlife and waterslides were once neighbors of Irvine Meadows
Lion Country Safari, 1972. The drive-through wild animal park, which lasted from 1970 to 1984, was located at the current site of Wild Rivers and Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine.
Do You Remember Lion Country Safari in Laguna Hills?
Another Lion Country Safari existed in Irvine, California, United States until 1984. The California park was designed by R. Duell & Associates (the same firm...
Lion Country Safari in Irvine, California
A look back at Lion Country Safari in Irvine, California. The photos included in this video were taken shortly after the park opened in 1970.Learn more abou...
Rides, Attractions, & Encounters
A wild take on the traditional merry-go-round. Riders can choose from one of thirty animals to ride on in our safari-themed carousel. Rides are complimentary. Open daily at 9:30AM. Ride restrictions. Minimum height requirement: 36" (.91 meters) to ride without adult supervision. Maximum weight on moving animals: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Lion Country Safari
Florida's only drive-through safari and walk-through amusement park invites you to spend the day on safari with over 1000 animals. With animal displays and encounters, animal fe
Bubbles the Hippo kept roaming
California, Orange County, Laguna Hills, Lion Country Safari, Inc. Died 11 March 1978." But there's another tag - brown and soft with age - attached to a box of teeth that have shaken ...
1972 Lion Country Safari In Irvine, CA
Filmed on a Super 8 camera that did not record sound. My parents took me to Lion Country Safari in Irvine, CA. With the Hatari soundtrack in our home, I reme...
Lion Country Safari, CA
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About
Hours. OPEN DAILY - 365 DAYS A YEAR. 9:30AM - 5:30PM. (last car admitted into the preserve at 4:30PM) Hours. Buy Tickets. Shop. Visit. Plan Your Visit.
About Us
The 320-acre attraction offers the drive-through safari, walk-through adventure park and award-winning KOA campground. At Lion Country Safari, large herds of animals from 6 continents roam free, while humans visiting are enclosed (in their vehicles). Hundreds of WILD animals including lions, wildebeest, giraffe, the largest herd of zebras on ...
COMMENTS
YESTER LION COUNTRY SAFARI (CALIFORNIA) HOURS: Open every day of the year, rain or shine, at 9 a.m. until: Summer — June 1 to Labor Day — 6:00 p.m. Fall — Day after Labor Day to October 31 — 5:00 p.m. Winter — November 1 to March 31 — 3:30 p.m. Spring — April 1 to May 31 — 5:00 p.m. Prices and operating hours subject to change without notice.
Photo: buzzlamp. In the 1970's, Tucked into a small corner of Laguna Nigel, there was once a place where wild animals roamed and for just a few dollars, you could drive your car through the park called Lion Country Safari. Photo: buzzlamp. The park was famous for its funny looking lion, Frasier. The amourous lion was a legend and became a ...
OPEN DAILY - 365 DAYS A YEAR 9:30AM - 5:30PM (last car admitted into the preserve at 4:30PM)
Drive-Through Safari Explore our 4-mile drive-through wildlife park, with large herds of animals roaming wide open, naturalistic habitats. The safari preserve is divided into 7 main habitats, where you will see a variety of iconic animals, including some of the largest herds of zebra, rhino, and giraffe on record in the country.
Lion Country Safari tickets. Admission may be purchased online or at the ticket booths* upon arrival. Online tickets are not date specific and will be honored for 6 months after the date of purchase. *Please note that ticket booths are cashless. Only Debit or Credit cards and mobile payments accepted. Online/pre-paid tickets and vouchers also ...
Lion Country Safari existed in Irvine, California until 1984. Lion Country was founded and headed up by South African CEO Harry Shuster of United Leisure in 1968 and the first park opened in Florida in 1969. ... When I visited CA in 1979, we drove through Lion Country Safari and had a great time. In October 1994, the lions were long gone when ...
Photos: Lion Country Safari. A curious ostrich gives a driver the once-over. (Joe Kennedy / Los Angeles Times) Nov. 11, 2014 7:19 PM PT. The drive-through Lion Country Safari was open from 1970 to ...
Photographed By Craig Baker, April 14, 2020. 1. Lion Country Safari Marker. Inscription. From 1970 to 1984, Lion Country Safari made it possible for children of all ages to experience the sights and sounds of an African safari - entirely from the safety and comfort of their cars. It was Southern California's first ever wild animal park.
Fraiser died on July 13, 1972. Bubbles the Hippo. The 2-ton hippo achieved a measure of fame in 1978 when she managed three escapes from Lion Country Safari.
Lion Country Safari is a drive-through safari park and walk-through amusement park located on over 600 acres in Loxahatchee (near West Palm Beach ), in Palm Beach County, Florida. Founded in 1967, it claims to be the first 'cageless zoo' in the United States . In 2009, USA Travel Guide ranked Lion Country as the 3rd best zoo in the nation.
RELATED: Lion Country Safari sold to new owner Lion Country Safari is also home to the largest herd of zebras outside Africa, a 93-year-old tortoise, southern white rhinos and a herd of giraffes.
Lion Country Safari is situated on nearly 600 acres of natural area and home to hundreds of animals. Explore one of Florida's wildest attractions and one of the top things to do in Palm Beach County. LEARN MORE. Drive-Through Safari. Large herds of animals roam wide-open, naturalistic habitats in the drive-through wildlife park! ...
Tickets for Lion Country Safari: Drive Through Safari + Adventure Park. Part drive-through, part walk-through, and over 900 wild animals! Open today: 10:00 - 16:30. Provider: Lion Country Safari, Inc - FL. Wheelchair accessible. Smartphone tickets accepted.
Lion Country Safari, 1972. The drive-through wild animal park, which lasted from 1970 to 1984, was located at the current site of Wild Rivers and Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine.
Another Lion Country Safari existed in Irvine, California, United States until 1984. The California park was designed by R. Duell & Associates (the same firm...
A look back at Lion Country Safari in Irvine, California. The photos included in this video were taken shortly after the park opened in 1970.Learn more abou...
A wild take on the traditional merry-go-round. Riders can choose from one of thirty animals to ride on in our safari-themed carousel. Rides are complimentary. Open daily at 9:30AM. Ride restrictions. Minimum height requirement: 36" (.91 meters) to ride without adult supervision. Maximum weight on moving animals: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Florida's only drive-through safari and walk-through amusement park invites you to spend the day on safari with over 1000 animals. With animal displays and encounters, animal fe
California, Orange County, Laguna Hills, Lion Country Safari, Inc. Died 11 March 1978." But there's another tag - brown and soft with age - attached to a box of teeth that have shaken ...
Filmed on a Super 8 camera that did not record sound. My parents took me to Lion Country Safari in Irvine, CA. With the Hatari soundtrack in our home, I reme...
Lake Shanlee: Lake Shanlee: Lake Shanlee: Zambezi River Ride: Zulu Village: Masai Village
Hours. OPEN DAILY - 365 DAYS A YEAR. 9:30AM - 5:30PM. (last car admitted into the preserve at 4:30PM) Hours. Buy Tickets. Shop. Visit. Plan Your Visit.
The 320-acre attraction offers the drive-through safari, walk-through adventure park and award-winning KOA campground. At Lion Country Safari, large herds of animals from 6 continents roam free, while humans visiting are enclosed (in their vehicles). Hundreds of WILD animals including lions, wildebeest, giraffe, the largest herd of zebras on ...