Media 2018

Gatorland Partners with WESH 2 Share Your Christmas Food Drive Live Drop Off Location Scheduled for December 6th, Donations Accepted Now Those Bringing Food Donations Receive an Entry into a Drawing for a VIP Experience for Four valued at over $800 ORLANDO, Florida (Dec 1, 2018)  –  Gatorland®, the "Alligator Capital of the World," is proud to announce it has partnered again with WESH 2 News for the 33rd Annual Share Your Christmas Food Drive benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank.  On Thursday, Dec. 6, between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m., the public is invited to stop by to drop off their food donations while WESH 2 TV News anchors broadcast live on location and do meet and greets until Gatorland makes its big check presentation to Second Harvest Food Bank live during the noon newscast. Guests to Gatorland can begin dropping off their [...]

When The Sun Goes Down, The Swamp Comes Alive For Halloween And All Year Round    It’s Gator Night Shine, Exclusively at Gatorland ORLANDO, Florida (Oct. 26, 2018) –  Visitors to Gatorland®, the "Alligator Capital of the World," can experience the park in a whole new way with the Gator Night Shine experience.   Starting at dusk, visitors follow a guide for a private after hours tour taking them along the winding wooden walkways deep into the alligator breeding marsh to see the glowing red eyes of hundreds of alligators, follow their splashes and hear their bellows.  Each guest receives a flashlight and hot dogs to feed the alligators. Visitors signing up for the 1 1/2 hour tour, have the unique opportunity to see and hear Gatorland come alive after dark, with hundreds of wild birds and alligators all around them.  They even have [...]

Gatorland Hosts Aug. 4 Motor Wheelchair Rally For Military Wheelchair Athletes        As Sponsor of National Veterans Wheelchair Games In Orlando This Week ORLANDO, Florida (July 31, 2018)   –   Gatorland® is proud to be a sponsor of the 38th National Veteran’s Wheelchair Games in Orlando this week with more than 650 military veterans who are wheelchair athletes from the U.S., Great Britain and Puerto Rico expected to compete in 19 medal-awarding events throughout different locations in town.  The “Alligator Capital of the World” will be hosting the Motor Wheelchair Rally on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for veterans in motorized and manual wheelchairs to go around the park with their caretakers to enjoy Gatorland’s “natural Florida” scenic route. The Motor Rally Route will take participants past the Gatorland Historic Gator Jaw entrance, and deep into the [...]

Gatorland Provides Alligator Safety Tips As Busy Summer Vacation Season Ramps Up ORLANDO, Florida (May 23, 2018)  –  With the start of the busy summer vacation season now upon us, Gatorland® reminds its park guests and the traveling public that any body of water in the state of Florida can be home to alligators.  Here are some important things to keep in mind: •  Take note that we are in alligator breeding season right now.  Alligators can be very territorial and many are on the move looking for mates. •  When there is a drought and water levels are low, this also puts alligators on the move •  Use extra caution in the morning or evening hours in shallow water, as alligators may think the splashing is an animal at the waters’ edge or is in distress •  Stay away from alligators you see [...]

Holiday Shopping At Gatorland: No Park Admission Required 20% Off All Merchandise for Annual Pass Holders Come See Our New Save The Bees Collection and Hot-Selling Snake and Alligator Slime Gifts ORLANDO, Florida (Nov. 20, 2018)  –  Gatorland®, the "Alligator Capital of the World," isn’t just a great place to see alligators, crocodiles, reptiles and other amazing animals, it’s also holiday shopping central with its award-winning gift shop where of course there’s alligator themed gifts for all ages. There’s something for everyone with specialty gifts for men that include Duke Cannon soaps and beard oil products, leather Stetson hats and Attitude t-shirts.  For the ladies there are Florida local wines, wine glasses and accessories and an upscale Arthur Court collection of sterling silver serving bowls, salt shakers and wooden carving board.   There’s even an extensive variety of trendy and hipster baseball hats for [...]

Meet Gatorland’s Halloween Rock Stars:   Elvira The Tarantula, A White Reticulated Python Named Casper and Athena The Owl ORLANDO, Florida (Oct. 29, 2018)   –   Gatorland®, the “Alligator Capital of the World,” not only has famous alligators and crocodiles but their very own Halloween celebrities.  Elvira The Tarantula is one of six five-year-old Arizona Blonde Tarantulas who were given to the park by a family whose kids went off to college.  They weigh just a couple ounces each and dine on crickets.  They can be seen at Gatorland during the Up-Close Encounters Show, the Gator Night Shine Experience or Trainer For A Day. Athena, a beautiful Eastern Great Horned Owl was given to Gatorland by the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Central Florida.  She was considered non-releasable from a fractured wing as a fledgling.  Gatorland estimates her age to be about 20 years [...]

Gatorland’s Savannah Boan To Join The List Of Expert Speakers At TEDxOrlando Oct. 27 at Full Sail University ORLANDO, Florida (Sept. 17, 2018)  –  TEDx, known for bringing thoughtful leaders and subject matter experts onto the stage to share their “Ideas Worth Spreading,” is coming to Orlando this fall.  This year’s TEDxOrlando will feature Gatorland’s own Savannah Boan, Crocodilian Enrichment Coordinator and International Ambassador for Conservation, who will be among an exciting panel of speakers on Oct. 27 at Full Sail Live in Winter Park, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. TEDxOrlando is dedicated to discovering and elevating voices throughout Central Florida through TED’s unique story telling platform.  The theme for TEDxOrlando’s 2018 event is “Home,” and will focus on relationships, our environment and various global issues that challenge our understanding of what “home” means. “I LOVE alligators and crocodiles,” exclaims Savannah, with her enthusiasm [...]

Celebrate World Turtle Day May 23 With Visit To Gatorland Home To Three Of The Largest Tortoise Species In The World ORLANDO, Florida (May 21, 2018)  –  May 23 is World Turtle Day and Gatorland®, the “Alligator Capital of the World,” is inviting the public to come and get to know their three resident tortoises, which are among the largest tortoise species in the world.   Dean is a 102-year-old Aldabra Tortoise weighing 500 pounds.  Kendrick is a 57-year-old Sulcata African Spurred Tortoise, weighing in at 200 pounds and Lucy, is a 29-year-old Galapagos Tortoise that weights 300 pounds. The American Tortoise Rescue organization established World Turtle Day in 2000 to raise global awareness about the protection of all species of tortoise and turtle.  For more information, go to www.worldturtleday.org. Gatorland has a long history with giant tortoises that began in 1959 when park [...]