Bring Your unique group to Connect with the Dolphins at Marineland - Florida
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Bring Your unique group to Connect with the Dolphins at Marineland - Florida
Are you a Lightworker?
Are you a Lightworker?
YOU have an important role to play with the Marineland dolphins...
YOU have an important role to play with the Marineland dolphins...
Help build this exciting next chapter in Human-Dolphin relations.
We've created special packages for you including our innovative dolphin communication interactions, inspiring presentations with dolphin experts, accommodations at a great beach front hotel, and tours of historic sites.
Help build this exciting next chapter in Human-Dolphin relations.
We've created special packages for you including our innovative dolphin communication interactions, inspiring presentations with dolphin experts, accommodations at a great beach front hotel, and tours of historic sites.
What's Happening At Marineland?
We’ve recently experienced a miracle, when against all odds, our community coalition successfully saved this important historic dolphin habitat from being demolished, which would have resulted in the dolphins being removed from their familiar home and social groups.
Established in 1938, Marineland is where dolphins first came to live among humans and is the birthplace of much of the world's current knowledge about dolphins. It has a highly successful record of dolphins living very long lives in this habitat.
As the world’s first oceanarium , this iconic dolphin habitat is officially recognized for its significance in American history on the National Register of Historic Places. In the fall of 2025, it was almost lost forever, but prayers were answered and Divine Grace prevailed!
Through unprecedented collaboration between dolphin-loving folks of all kinds – local residents, high school students, dolphin experts, real estate developers, attorneys, and even a federal judge – the dolphins can continue their important efforts among humanity at Marineland.
We believe the dolphins still have much to teach us. They are ready and willing to partner with us, to lead the way evolving human-dolphin relations.
Now, our work together embarks upon a new chapter of marine education, dolphin research, wellness programs and global stewardship.
Ready to Play? It's crucial to your wellbeing!
Research reveals that the value of play is immense – even for adults. Play is a fundamental way for adults to manage stress, build connections, enhance creativity, problem-solving, and emotional regulation. Psychiatrist Dr. Stuart Brown explains, "The opposite of play isn't work: it's depression. The adult-play deficit is becoming a public health crisis."
Fortunately, we've got you covered! At Marineland, you'll spend time with intelligent dolphins who are experts at play! They'll have you tapped into your joy in no time. Play time with dolphins benefits your group and the dolphins too! It's a win-win.
Hanging out with dolphins is the perfect compliment to your own high-vibing workshop, playshop, and group event theme.
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Your Group Experience:
Interact with the dolphins using a unique communication game – You'll have great fun participating in our two-way communication game, the Dolphin Emoji Game. This specialized evolving enrichment program is designed to ultimately allow the dolphins to direct their own daily activities. Through your participation, you and your groups will help in this activity and make this communication goal possible. You'll be learning the game along with the dolphins, a perfect example of teamwork! It's a win-win!
Discover the latest in dolphin research –Presentations from the scientists and marine mammal experts. Our diverse team has been working with dolphins for many decades and has been featured in television science documentaries. New research programs are already in the works and you'll find out about the latest updates. You'll love our vision for a new level of teamwork with the dolphins.
Enjoy our inspiring classes – with true dolphin stories, the history of dolphins' influence upon human culture, fascinating aspects of dolphin anatomy, and the bottlenose dolphins' role within the entire Cetacean Nation – the family tree of all dolphins, whales and porpoises. Visit our gorgeous saltwater aquarium collection with delicate corals, anemones, and fish. Learn about the endangered Southern Right Whale population just off-shore of our beach.
Optional activity packages – for special groups include effective mindfulness sessions, and daily energy balancing techniques to benefit you in the moment and at home – all the perfect ingredients to help you gain the most from your time at Marineland among the dolphins and the experts who care for them. We have lots of special offerings available, including phenomenal drum circles and sound baths, to support your unique group experience.
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Chat with Donna Kassewitz, about how your group can benefit from helping to
Chat with Donna Kassewitz, about how your group can benefit from helping to
Build Human-Dolphin Partnerships for Excellent Global Stewardship.
Chat with Donna Kassewitz
about how your group can
benefit while helping to
Build Human-Dolphin Partnerships for Excellent Global Stewardship.
The momentum for this new era has been building for millennia.
The momentum for this new era
has been building for millennia.
Donna Kassewitz, EEMCP, Dolphin Ambassador,
Marineland Wellness Programs
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Will you answer the heart call from the dolphins?
Will you step forward in this pivotal moment
to help shape the future of humanity’s care for our oceans and the dolphins?
Will you claim your place in the unfolding miracle story of Marineland
and the dolphin ambassadors who live there?
Your participation now, helps lay the foundation for all that is to come!
We look forward to partnering with YOU!
Will you answer the heart call from the dolphins?
Will you step forward in this pivotal moment to help shape the future of humanity’s care for our oceans and the dolphins?
Will you claim your place in the unfolding miracle story of Marineland and the dolphin ambassadors who live there?
Your participation now, helps lay the foundation for all that is to come!
We look forward to partnering with YOU!
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Marineland is on the beach at the River to Sea Preserve
Marineland is on the beach at the River to Sea Preserve
Choose from stay-dry poolside programs or in-water interactions.
Choose from stay-dry poolside programs or in-water interactions.
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A few of the dolphins you'll meet!
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Marineland has a highly successful record of dolphins living very long lives in this habitat. The dolphins living at Marineland, some of them for their entire lives will now be able to stay in their bonded social groups with family ties.
Nellie, born at the facility in 1953, lived to be an astounding 61 years old and was a national icon. Her son, Sunny is 41 yrs old and still lives at Marineland, with his offspring Oli and Surge. Right now, the most senior dolphin living at Marineland is Betty, 54 yrs., who lives with both her daughter Dazzle, 36 yrs., and her granddaughter Casique 23 yrs. Other dolphin residents include Comet, now 20 yrs old, who was rescued after stranding alone as a calf in 2005 and has never been releasable, and Lightning, 47 yrs old, who was rescued from a gunshot wound in the wild in 1989.
Marineland Dolphin Adventures of St. Augustine is the first oceanarium in the world (1938) and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an important landmark globally, nationally, and regionally. This iconic home of the dolphins deserves protection.
As the first place for dolphins to live among humans, Marineland has played a major role in humanity discovering that dolphins are intelligent mammals and not just a big fish in the sea. Many important research projects have taken place at Marineland with new research already planned, including a game-changing evolving enrichment & communication interface for the dolphins.
Marineland has educated millions of guests about dolphins, turtles, coral reefs and other marine life conservation. Marineland continues to serve the community with important environmental stewardship education via their daily programs, field trips and popular summer camps for students.
Marineland has a highly successful record of dolphins living very long lives in this habitat. The dolphins living at Marineland, some of them for their entire lives will now be able to stay in their bonded social groups with family ties. Nellie, born at the facility in 1953, lived to be an astounding 61 years old and was a national icon. Her son, Sunny is 41 yrs old and still lives at Marineland, with his offspring Oli and Surge. Right now, the most senior dolphin living at Marineland is Betty, 54 yrs., who lives with both her daughter Dazzle, 36 yrs., and her granddaughter Casique 23 yrs. Other dolphin residents include Comet, now 20 yrs old, who was rescued after stranding alone as a calf in 2005 and has never been releasable, and Lightning, 47 yrs old, who was rescued from a gunshot wound in the wild in 1989.
Marineland Dolphin Adventures of St. Augustine is the first oceanarium in the world (1938) and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an important landmark globally, nationally, and regionally. This iconic home of the dolphins deserves protection.
As the first place for dolphins to live among humans, Marineland has played a major role in humanity discovering that dolphins are intelligent mammals and not just a big fish in the sea. Many important research projects have taken place at Marineland with new research already planned, including a game-changing evolving enrichment & communication interface for the dolphins.
Marineland has educated millions of guests about dolphins, turtles, coral reefs and other marine life conservation. Marineland continues to serve the community with important environmental stewardship education via their daily programs, field trips and popular summer camps for students.
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Marineland's National and Global Impact and Legacy
Throughout its storied history, Marineland Dolphin Adventure (Marineland) park has been the site of much groundbreaking scientific discovery. These discoveries include: humans first learning how to care for dolphins, understanding dolphin anatomy, the first live birth of dolphins in human care, discovering that dolphins were intelligent and could learn behaviors, discovering dolphin echolocation, analyzing dolphin signature whistles, and much more. Marineland is the birthplace of dolphin research.
Marineland’s renown history is verified by its official listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Since its opening in 1938 as Marineland Studios – when much of humanity still thought of dolphins as fish – it was the first to educate and inspire the public to care about dolphins, other marine life, and our oceans. The dolphin interaction programs at Marineland have facilitated more than 100,000 people meeting dolphins up close in meaningful ways.
When taking into consideration that an estimated 350,000* cetaceans (dolphins, whales and porpoises) are killed by industrial fishing boats each year, the important conservation role of Marineland cannot be overstated. (*Statistics from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2012 dolphin mortality study.) These sad figures do not include deaths by plastics, toxins, and other pollutants, nor does it include cetacean deaths by military and industrial sound pollution, and ship strikes common near busy ports.
Recognized as the world’s first oceanarium and dolphinarium, many people in Florida and beyond say their first connection to dolphins was at Marineland. Generations of dedicated conservationists and scientists launched their illustrious research careers at this historic park.
Through Marineland’s robust community outreach program, residents and global visitors from all walks of life have enjoyed learning about marine wildlife at this iconic institution. Marineland holds a unique and irreplaceable role for both the local community, as well as national and international visitors.
Throughout its storied history, Marineland Dolphin Adventure (Marineland) park has been the site of much groundbreaking scientific discovery. These discoveries include: humans first learning how to care for dolphins, understanding dolphin anatomy, the first live birth of dolphins in human care, discovering that dolphins were intelligent and could learn behaviors, discovering dolphin echolocation, analyzing dolphin signature whistles, and much more. Marineland is the birthplace of dolphin research.
Marineland’s renown history is verified by its official listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Since its opening in 1938 as Marineland Studios – when much of humanity still thought of dolphins as fish – it was the first to educate and inspire the public to care about dolphins, other marine life, and our oceans. The dolphin interaction programs at Marineland have facilitated more than 100,000 people meeting dolphins up close in meaningful ways.
When taking into consideration that an estimated 350,000* cetaceans (dolphins, whales and porpoises) are killed by industrial fishing boats each year, the important conservation role of Marineland cannot be overstated. (*Statistics from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2012 dolphin mortality study.) These sad figures do not include deaths by plastics, toxins, and other pollutants, nor does it include cetacean deaths by military and industrial sound pollution, and ship strikes common near busy ports.
Recognized as the world’s first oceanarium and dolphinarium, many people in Florida and beyond say their first connection to dolphins was at Marineland. Generations of dedicated conservationists and scientists launched their illustrious research careers at this historic park.
Through Marineland’s robust community outreach program, residents and global visitors from all walks of life have enjoyed learning about marine wildlife at this iconic institution. Marineland holds a unique and irreplaceable role for both the local community, as well as national and international visitors.
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Notable scientists and conservationists who conducted research at Marineland through the decades –
Marineland's legacy in marine research and conservation is undeniable, with many scientists and experts contributing to our current understanding of dolphins and other marine life. The facility has been the research site of highly notable conservationists and scientists like Jacques Costeau, Dr. John Lilly, Dr. Adam Pack, Dr. Arthur McBride, Adolph Frohn, Sam Gurin, Drs. Melba and David Caldwell, B.C. Townsend, Dr. Lou Herman, Dr. Ken Norris, Dr. Randy Wells, Dr. Doug Perrine, Dr. Jesse White, Dr. Greg Bossart, Dr. Robin Baird, Dr. Scott Kraus and the University of Florida.
Marineland's legacy in marine research and conservation is undeniable, with many scientists and experts contributing to our current understanding of dolphins and other marine life. The facility has been the research site of highly notable conservationists and scientists like Jacques Costeau, Dr. John Lilly, Dr. Adam Pack, Dr. Arthur McBride, Adolph Frohn, Sam Gurin, Drs. Melba and David Caldwell, B.C. Townsend, Dr. Lou Herman, Dr. Ken Norris, Dr. Randy Wells, Dr. Doug Perrine, Dr. Jesse White, Dr. Greg Bossart, Dr. Robin Baird, Dr. Scott Kraus and the University of Florida.
The National Register of Historic Places recognizes Marineland's significance in American history, architecture, and culture.
Listing Date: April 14, 1986 Reference Number: 86000831
Historic Name: Marine Studios
Current Name: Marineland Dolphin Adventure
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