User:Dinokid/Africa U.S.A.
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| Africa U.S.A. | |
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 Poster featuring Mojah the Cheetah |
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| Opening date | May 13, 1959 |
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida |
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[edit] History
Africa U.S.A. has a long history.
[edit] 1951-1952: Idea and concept
As John Anderson was driving through the countryside near New Kirk City with his wife, Fiona, and his children, Sheila, Dylan, and Abraham, they came across an area that was deserty and dotted with yucca and palm trees. "This place is as dead as a 100-year-old skull. I will revive it!" said John, who happened to be looking out the window for a place to eat. So he, his wife, and his children went on a ship to Africa.
[edit] 1952-1958: African Safari
Finally, after 9 weeks, they reached Kenya and went on a safari to capture rare African animals. John and Dylan went to get the more dangerous animals, Sheila and Fiona got the less dangerous animals, and Abraham got the reptiles. Dylan underwent malaria and Abraham got bit by a snake, but it was not poisonous. Then, they unloaded their animals on the USS Africa as a modern-day Noah's Ark. The snakes and lizards escaped from their cages and were put in a cardboard box.
[edit] 1959-1961: Opening
200 px|thumb|John Anderson riding a lion Africa U.S.A. opened on May 13, 1959, and was a big zoo. It had an average of 3,000 visitors a day.
[edit] 1962-1986: Growing a zoo
[edit] The 1986 Escape
While Dylan Anderson was driving through the expansive elephant enclosure, he found out a python was in the car. He lost control of the car, and made the elephants freak out. The elephants then rampaged through the nearby countryside, but one destroyed the enclosures of the giraffe, the lion, and the rhinoceros. The elephant was then killed by the rhino. The rhino then destroyed the gorilla exhibit, killing every person in its way. The combined forces of two silverback gorillas proved too much for the rhino. The rhino then retreated, and headed straight for the
[edit] 1987-1990: The Comeback
Africa U.S.A. regained its popularity by opening up a new exhibit. The exhibit let visitors interact with baby animals. It made the zoo earn millions.
[edit] Proposed closure in 1995
Around May 1990, there were rumors that Africa U.S.A. was closing down forever in 1995 and that Disney would acquire the land and make a water park. This was soon proven to be a hoax, because Africa U.S.A. was still making millions, and that Disney was planning to create a water park in California. It was found that Yahoo created this, so Africa U.S.A. sued Yahoo for $3,000.
