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Previously known as SeaWorld of Ohio SeaWorld Cleveland | |
Location | 1100 SeaWorld Drive, Aurora, Ohio, 44202 |
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Coordinates | 41°20′54″N 81°22′09″W / 41.34839°N 81.36919°W |
Status | Defunct |
Opened | May 29, 1970 |
Closed | October 29, 2000 |
Owner | Busch Entertainment Corporation |
Operated by | Busch Entertainment Corporation |
Slogan | "The ocean is closer than you think!" |
Operating season | May–October |
Area | 232 acres (94 ha) |
Attractions | |
Total | 1 |
Roller coasters | 0 |
Water rides | 0 |
SeaWorld Ohio was a theme park and marine zoological park located in Aurora, Ohio. It was owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation. The Ohio location was the second SeaWorld park to be built in the chain, following SeaWorld San Diego, which opened six years earlier. The park was developed by George Millay, founder of the SeaWorld brand.[1] After being purchased by Six Flags, the park was merged with Six Flags Ohio, an adjacent amusement park, to create Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. Later, after the property was purchased by Cedar Fair, it was converted to a water park known as Wildwater Kingdom, which occupied the property until its closure in September 2016.