Marine World moves to Vallejo, CA

Shown at the Visit Vallejo Tourism Luncheon and provided by former Mayor Terry Curtola. This video is a VHS recording of some of the original news media broadcasts from local affiliates describing the move of Marine World Africa USA​ from Redwood City, California​ to Vallejo, California​.

In the video, you see priceless shots of the once famed Chabot Golf Course and several other familiar faces.

The Marine World/Africa U.S.A. site occupied approximately 66 acres (270,000 m2) of reclaimed tidelands of San Francisco Bay within the confines of Redwood City. Numerous shallow sloughs, which have long been filled in, are known to have meandered across the property in its natural state. The general area of the site was diked off from the bay about 1910 and was used for pasture until about 1946 when it was converted to salt evaporation ponds.(Earth Metrics, 1969) The site was then cleaned and leveled, and between 1964 and 1965, received about two feet of fill.[3]

Construction of Marine World took place between 1966 and 1968. Available topographic surveys indicate that surcharges of two to three feet were placed over some of the old slough areas prior to construction of the animal park.

Marine World opened in July 1968. The park was owned and operated by the American Broadcasting Company.

Ralph Helfer bought out Marine World in 1972 when it went bankrupt and added a wildlife park and "jungle theater", renaming the park as Marine World/Africa USA.

The park moved in 1986 to Vallejo, California, to eventually become Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.[4] The land of the former Marine World/Africa U.S.A. is now occupied by the world headquarters of Oracle Corporation.

A few years before the park's acquisition by Six Flags, a new dinosaur themed area was added, using animatronic dinosaurs in a jungle like exhibit.

We are lucky to be home to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom​ as they celebrate 30 years in our fine city and prepare to launch their newest rollercoaster, The Joker​!

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