Abandoned Jungle Habitat - 30 years later: 11-2007

[mattyjacks89]

would love to go there and see whats left of it iam not to far away i just wish i knew the area better

[Dancergirl62697]

Hi I live in west Milford not far from jungle habit and I can tell u that there is no crazy wild lose animals around the animals were taken away but when it was opened my day found a zebra that got lose but don't worry no dangeress animals got out oh and west Milford is an amazing town I live here both my patents live and grew up here and they still don't want to leave after the rain and snow we've been getting

[Dallas1pd]

I remember articles in the newspapers about some of the cats being killed for trophies. It was very sad since I'd been there a bunch of times. I never realized it was Warner Brothers that owned it.

[Flare091]

i heard in the parking lot theres a telephone pole with the words rape hill

[0h4cryn0utloud]

Sad to see a place I went to at 7 years of age go like this. I remember the zebra jeeps us kids could take & go on. My sister was only 4 back then. Thanks for sharing...

[Christianpreaching]

West Milford and NJ in general is really a beautiful place, especially in the mountains

[T0vie]

i heard that some cab driver and tourests got chewed out by t

wo lions and no came

to the park after that and it closed

all the animals were supposely let loose had

freaky hybred offspring that still roam the woods to very day.

[rhodesia789]

@T0vie it was an Israeli tourist who rolled down his window to get a better look that got lacerations to his face and shoulders from the 2 lions. A woman was also hurt by a baby elephant but that's all I could find as far as people getting hurt.

[rhodesia789]

@T0vie also the park didn't close for good after that attack, it closed years later when the town wouldn't allow them to expand it like they wanted to.

[mcduff21543]

What would make this that much better if some of these were before and after pictures.

[tristen539]

THE ANIMALS THAT WERE LEFT THER ARE STILL ALIVE ND THEY MATED AN MUTATED N NOW THERE ARE CARAZY WILD ANIMALS IN THE NJ FORESTS

[InsomniacGirl]

I went there once before it closed, and clearly remember all the hoopla when the park was found to be deserted and all those dead animals inside. Such a shame things ended the way they did.....

[HattieLovesCattie]

@InsomniacGirl How many animals died?Why weren't they given to zoos or sanctuaries?This area is very pretty from this video.

[rhodesia789]

@HattieLovesCattie a lot were given to other zoos, some birds escaped from what I know, a lot of the stories people have created are exaggerated and not true

[HattieLovesCattie]

@rhodesia789 Thanks for the info and glad the animals were taken care of.

[InsomniacGirl]

@HattieLovesCattie I'm not sure how many had died, but I recall our local newspaper having a huge story about it, including some photos of the poor dead animals. (New York Television news stations went on and on about it too). It was something I'll never forget. It was a beautiful area, true. :-) I believe one of the "Weird New Jersey books has a short chapter about it as well.

[HattieLovesCattie]

@InsomniacGirl Thanks for the info.I will check it out.

[theblackcatofpb]

went looking for JH last night cudnt find it we went in the dark tho...can someone PLEASE message me asap how to find the entrance i rlly want to see this place im going back tomorrow also on clinton road thers other things to see and do if anyone knows anything about them please send me a message much apprecited thanks guys

[1527384625]

@theblackcatofpb if you havent found it yet send me a message

[LastTree]

I had a Jungle Habitat T shirt.

[henrybemisable]

On the next episode of Life After People...

[Jurrzzeegirl]

I drive through West Milford every day, and I can't find where the old ruins of Jungle Habitat were. Does anyone know exactly where the old entrance is?

[battlekat23]

it's by an airport, I've wanted to check it out as well but it looks like it's been ripped up. Is the entrance still even there? I noticed the sign is gone now :(

[Zickcermacity]

Thanks for posting this rarity!

[Zickcermacity]

Rocknroller Don! Dude!! This is the first time I've seen Jungle Habitat in over THIRTY YEARS! That's right, I was no more than 7 or 8 when my folks took me there. Sad to see it in this condition.

[thejetskiguy]

i went there when i was 12 now im 50 lol !

[NovaNeolith]

See what happens to a thriving business when you play Jumanji?!!

[dean11081988]

i just hope they took all the lions a tigers away cos it looks like jungle now hahaha

[beloveforever]

is it just me or are there a lot of weird things in west milford? lol :D

[mark4tk]

they closed it because some town officials were shaking them down for bribes

[battlekat23]

I thought it got closed because Warner Bros wanted to add rides and stuff and the town declined.

[velvetjml]

A lot of the animals were moved to a farm near Waywayanda State park and stayed there in barns for quite a long time. Imagine how hot those barns got in the summer, animal rights activists got involved because Warner Bros. just abandoned them. They finally moved them ot zoos, the ones that survived .

[HueyHoggsbrother]

My friend and I took a hike through there about 15 years ago and the JUNGLE HABITAT sign was still on the entry display. Now which bozo stole it????!

[Libitina72]

they shut this place down because of the animal cruelty. I use to go here during the late 70s..I was really little

[VantheBudman]

It was not shut down for animal cruelty. Warner Bros. shut it down because the town voted down expanding the park by adding amusement rides.

[Libitina72]

oh okay...I guess it was just rumors. I know there were a couple of people that were injured by the animals so maybe that is how the rumor was started. I use to go there with my parents when I was little.

[cska1115]

how do I get there exactly I know its in West Milford

[sjrsygrl1]

perfect.....you did a great job....I am founder and Director of SOUTHERN JERSEY SHORE PARANORMAL RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONS..in ocean county,part of our research that we are starting to do along with our paranormal investigations in going to be looking at weird nj....mostly the abandoned ares,this video is very good...I would love for you to contact me.....about getting together with the group and looking into this area of research

[technogearhead]

I was ther at night !

On foot.

[ski246]

You guys did a nice job on this video I like old places I use too go to this place plus Sterling Forest Gardens we should get together I love exploring old places

[toonamidelachanga]

i herd tht they closed it becouse the animals kept breaking out andf they finally shut it down wen a tiger escpadet and killed a little girl

[CPchocokiko]

Noo it did not killed a girl - the lion went up to a man in a taxi car and killed him and a lady got injury by a baby elephant - this place is creepy alone people that eats people live near a street near there ScArY.

[VantheBudman]

No one was ever killed at Jungle Habitat. Yes, a lady was injured by en elephant and a man was injured by a lion when he rolled down his window to take a picture. I believe he had arm, shoulder and neck injuries.

[LastTree]

@VantheBudman gee, I guess they didn't act like Kitty or Rover.

[VantheBudman]

The only things that ever escaped from there were a couple of birds. Lions and tigers never breached the secondary perimeter.

[doomKthnx]

a couple months ago they took pictures of monkeys around there

[Cynlauperfan]

fabulous.....thank you!

[mbeth3000]

I went there when I was little girl! Mom still has the pictures!

[Libitina72]

me too. I have many pictures from there. My parents took me all the time :P

[haloprociz]

i went there actually a couple weeks ago. It sucks cause my uncle told me when he was in high school he and his friends would go there with all the stuff still there. It was very creepy he said.

[Kyse44]

aw man dats messed up all the hard work they did 2 build it now it's like this dats messed up

[reluctantpopstar]

No, the animals were not let loose. That is an urban legend. They sold them off when the park closed.

[VampiricAngel1027]

how come when i visited i found a zebra carcass?? yes i know it was a zebra carcass bc the animal control came and told me

[CPchocokiko]

Because when it closed the dumb people left the animals there to live on their own! so sad..

[moprnop]

we had a peacock that lived across from our house at the old town sand pit for 2 years after it closed, and tha was 5 miles away. it also had a small amusment park inside.

[BarbossasWench]

My dad told me that he used to go there when he was a kid. We used to ride our bikes and quads through the whole place, and I would freak out if I found something new. The coolest thing we found was some kind of pool and a hut with a panel full of buttons. Presently, everything is gone; they torn down the sign and everything inside it.

[RockNRollerRon]

Someone asked me a few questions about Jungle Habitat so here's a breif summary. Warner Brother (Looney Tunes fame)ran this place in the 1970's in West Milford, NJ then abandoned it when the town denied them to expand and compete against places like Six Flags/Great Adventure...supposely all the animals were let loose or died...

[MPOEO]

@RockNRollerRon

idk if ur still alive but yeh i remember that the lions where walking on the road too they never caught all of the monkeys...