Attractions: Gatorland
Gatorland in Orange County has gone through many changes over the years. One is above. That is the entire facility circa 1961 along South Orange Blossom Trail. Today it is more than three times as large. Another is that the admission was a donation in 1961. Today there is a charge and you get a ton more for your money.
Gatorland seems not to have faltered as an attraction, as most of Florida’s other mid-size attractions have dealt with to one degree or the other. It has maintained itself and the business has stayed in the family, a trait that long standing healthy businesses can be traced back to.
I never met Gatorland’s creator, Owen Godwin. Learn more about him and Gatorland by clicking here. I did have many opportunities to talk to his brother Charlie and his wife. Charlie shared many stories of Gatorland. He and his wife were great folks.