Captive Facilities — Closed

The following is a list of aquariums and marine parks which have closed or were never opened, as a result of Dolphin Project’s ongoing efforts to end the exploitation of captive marine mammals, as well as the tireless efforts of grassroots activists.

Facility Name
Location
Status

Lerner Marine Lab
Bimini, Bahamas Islands
Closed

Marineland
Adelaide, Australia
Closed

Waragamba Dam Dolphinarium
Waragamba, Australia
Closed

Antwerp Zoo Dolphinarium
Antwerp, Belgium
Closed

Hagenbeck Zoo Dolphinarium
Hamburg, Germany
Closed

Kinder Zoo Dolphinarium
Rapperswil, Switzerland
Closed

Tel Aviv Dolphinarium
Tel Aviv, Israel
Closed

Luna Park Dolphinarium
Tel Aviv, Israel
Closed

Seaquarium
San Andres, Colombia
Closed

Ocean Reef Club Dolphinarium
Key Largo, Florida
Closed

Oklahoma City Zoo Dolphinarium
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Closed

Ocean World
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Closed

US Navy Dolphin Facility
Key West, Florida
Closed

Santos Amusement Park
Santos, Brazil
Closed

Dolphin Swim Program
Buenos Aires Argentina
Closed

Ocean Expo Dolphinarium
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Never Opened

Dolphin Swim Program
Managua, Nicaragua
Never Opened

Dolphin Swim Program
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Closed

Europapark Rust
Rust, Germany
Closed

Hansaland Dolphinarium
Hamburg, Germany
Closed

Holiday Park Dolphinarium
Hossloch, Germany
Closed

Phantasialand Dolphinarium
Bruhl, Germany
Closed

Paramount Parks (four parks)
USA
Closed

Wonderland
Maple, Ontario, Canada
Closed

Worlds of Fun Dolphinarium
Kansas City, Missouri
Closed

Knotts Berry Farm Dolphinarium
Los Angeles, California
Closed

Six Flags Dolphinarium
Aurora, Ohio
Closed

Marine Life Dolphinarium
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Closed

Colorado Ocean Journey
Denver, Colorado
Never Opened

Virginia Marine Science Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Never Opened

Proposed Dolphinarium
Maui, Hawaii
Never Opened

Sealand Dolphinarium
Victoria, BC
Never Opened

Montreal Biodome
Quebec, Canada
No Belugas

Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver, Canada
No Orca Show

Granby Zoo
Quebec, Canada
Never Opened

Dolphin Swim Park
Les Arcadins Islands, Haiti
Closed

Flamingo Land
England
Closed

Brighton Dolphinarium
England
Closed

Morecambe Dolphinarium
England
Closed

Windsor Safari Park
England
Closed

Moulin Rouge Nightclub
Paris, France
Closed

Seaorama
Galveston, Texas
Closed

Ocean World
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Closed

Cedar Fair
Sandusky, Ohio
Closed

Kings Island
Kings Island, Ohio
Closed

Six Flags over Texas
Arlington, Texas
Closed

Six Flags Mid-America
Eureka, Missouri
Closed

Astro-World of Houston
Houston, Texas
Closed

Six Flags Magic Mountain
Los Angeles, California
Closed

Paradise
Acapulco, Mexico
Closed

Centro Vacacional Oaxtepec
Mexico
Never Opened

Edmonton Shopping Mall
Edmonton, Canada
Closed

Louisville Marine Display
Louisville, Kentucky
Never Opened

Dolphin Discovery
Antigua, West Indies
Closed

Atlantida Dolphinarium
St. Martin, Dutch West Indies
Never Opened

Vodnjan Dolphinarium
Vodnjan, Croatia
Never Opened

Kochin Oceanarium Project
Kochi, India
Never Opened

Sindhudurg Sea World Project
Sinhudurg, India
Never Opened

Blue Planet Aquarium
Greater Noida, India
Never Opened

Connyland Dolphinarium
Lipperswil, Switzerland
Closed

Dolphins Plus
Dominica, Lesser Antilles
Closed

Puerto Rico Dolphinarium
Puerto Rico
Never Opened

Dolphin Swim Program
Bluefield, Nicaragua
Closed

Backyard Dolphinarium
Hurgata, Egypt
Closed

Phuket Dolphin Park
Phuket, Thailand
Never Opened

Safari World Dolphinarium
Bangkok, Thailand
Beluga Import Stopped

Georgia Aquarium
Atlanta, Georgia
Beluga Import Stopped

Maldives Dolphin Swim Park
Maldives
Never Opened

Dolphin Swim Program
Anguilla, West Indies
Closed

Blackbeard Cay
Bahamas
Closed

No Name
Poland
Never Opened

Särkänniemi Adventure Park
Finland
Closed

Kaş Dolphin Park
Antalya, Turkey
Closed

Fethiye-Hisarönü Dolphin Park
Muğla, Turkey
Closed

No Name
Izmir, Turkey
Never Opened

Proposed Atlantis Facility
Oahu
Never Opened

Proposed Mszczonów Facility
Mszczonów, Poland
Never Opened

Dolphinaris Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Closed

Dolphin Cove
Turks and Caicos Islands
Never Opened

Dolphin Restaurant
Bali, Indonesia
Closed

Wake Bali Dolphin
Bali, Indonesia
Closed

Melka Excelsior Hotel
Bali, Indonesia
Closed

Traveling Dolphin Circus
various locations within Indonesia
Closed

Parc Asterix
Plailly, France
Closed

Traveling Dolphinarium
Uzbekistan
Closed

Marmaris Dolphin Park
Turkey
Closed

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