Gatorland

11/06/05

Gotta love Gators by Deb T. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

This place was so amazing. Gives you an entirely different perspective on these land/water dwelling animals. Shocked me to find out they're even farmed as a food source. Watching them jump for food was great. Walking around and seeing them in what appears to be the wild was awesome and made you feel like they could eat you. You see all the levels of growth. Don't miss this place it is fun. Be sure to take a picture with a live aligator, we get lots of comments about our shirt picture.

PROS: Unique and information. Who would've thought even a food source.

CONS: Kinda far out, you really need a car cause cab fare is ridiculous.

Perhaps no theme park in Orlando leaves you with a more indelible memory of Florida.

by Contributor at Citysearch

Overview
Founded in 1949, the park puts visitors up close and personal with Florida's best-known and most fearsome reptile, the alligator. Lots of alligators, to be honest. Expect to see them from behind well-screened fences, which ensure safety but still puts people close enough to cause discomfort, particularly when the menacing reptiles thrash and jump for show.

The Experience
Shows include the Gator Jumparoo, where gators jump for their meals, and the Gator Wrestling Stadium, where a crazy Cracker wrassles for the sport of it. Gatorland also features other wildlife, including an impressive collection of snakes, such as Monty--a 16-foot python. Also of note is the Alligator Breeding Marsh and the bird sanctuary, which contains thousands of birds and may be seen from the observatory walkway above the trees.

05/24/03

Overpriced

by orlandocouple at Citysearch

Way overpriced for what you get. Better to go to Disney or ANY other place than this. Is an expensive borefest.

• Cons: Price, Boring