Buena Vista's Exotic Animal Paradise and Fairyland

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Buena Vista's Exotic Animal Paradise and Fairyland

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Are there any remnants of these places left?
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Buena Vista? That's the name of the fecal coliform infested lake I always used to swim in when I lived in California.
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Oops nm Fairyland was in KC :oops:
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The Exotic Animal Paradise was here, you were right about that - well, technically it was in Strafford. It actually closed officially on Oct. 1, 2006. I was there the day before and took some photos of the place. Unfortunately none of them really turned out good. The place already had an abandoned feel to it before it closed because it just wasn't attracting enough people, wasn't making enough money and therefore wasn't being taken care of.

However, it did not stay closed for long. It's already opened back up with a different owner and new name
http://www.goanimalparadise.com/
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I don't know if anyone posted a thread, but a group from the forum went out there the night they were rounding up animals.
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so what is the new name and is it open now?????
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so what is the new name and is it open now?????
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ropingk wrote:so what is the new name and is it open now?????
The new name is Animal Paradise Family Fun Park and it is open
http://www.goanimalparadise.com/
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In case anyone is interested, I went to Exotic Animal Paradise right before it closed and took lots of pictures. Unfortunately, I had some major camera problems and the majority of them did not turn out at all. But I did manage to salvage a few and you can view them HERE
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I like the curious camel leaning in the window. Can just see him thinking,"Got any food in there for me?" :lol:
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Damn! Must've closed that park down when someone sued 'em for the cost of a prosthetic after that zebra chewed a little kid's ear off.
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Thanks for the pics :P
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