Remains of Lion Country Safari

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Uploaded by on Jan 17, 2007

Lion Country Safari was open from 1970-1984 in Irvine, CA. I visited there recently and was surprised to find many ruins...

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  • Now there's African Lion Safari

  • It's been turned into a day camp. I work there.

  • Went there on a field trip for kindergarden in 1975. I remember some giraffes crossing in front of our bus. We kids were extatic.

  • @RobNLynchburgVA I remember driving through the Lion Country Safari in Va. ca. 1974 in my aunt's 1966 maroon Mercury station wagon w/ 6 kids piled in. No such fun these days, with seat-belt laws and sue-happy parents who think a safari's a petting zoo.... I distinctly remember no air-conditioning--and the windows had to be rolled up! We couldn't wait to get soaked on the log ride! I'll take the new waterpark!

  • @RhythmAndSoul59 I remember El Toro! Do you remember O.C.I.R.? We would sneak in there thru a water drain pipe near the end of the track, then just walk on in.

  • In 1974 when Kings Dominion opened in Virginia, they had a drive-thru "Lion Country Safari." Eventually a monorail was installed , second or third season. There were very few rides and of course the eifel tower. I believe the over-head on all those exotic animals through a VA winter wasn't an asset. It was gone after maybe 5 seasons. I think they were sold to Bush Garden's in Tampa, FL . I always wondered if the monorail went there as well. By gone era. PEACE

  • Love these looks back at SoCal: the Forgotten Disneyland series, this, Marineland ruins. Now I'm looking for anything on Santa's Village (at Skyforest near Lake Arrowhead) and the Japanese Village & Deer Park (immortalized in the comedy record "Ajax Liquor Store").

  • Air conditioning was a MUST...that's all I remember.

  • Fond memories. I can remember seeing some sort of bird show and the announcer had to constantly stop due to the Jets from El Toro Marine base flying over. O.C. was such a nice place to be - before it was overrun by certain people south of us

  • Thanks. I have a very fond memory of this place. You could drive it with your own car and see the animals. I had a Chevy Vega that hot day. We were in the lion area and the lions were chilling under the trees about 100 yards from the road. Of course that Vega broke down, started steaming and wouldn't go. In 5 minutes, the park employees showed up in about 5 Volkswagon Things painted like zebras with rifles at the ready, surrounded the car and towed us out. Now that's customer service.

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