Marine World/Africa USA

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Marine World/Africa USA
Orca show at Marine World in 1970
37°32′N 122°16′W / 37.533°N 122.267°W / 37.533; -122.267
Date opened1968
Date closed1985
LocationRedwood Shores, California, United States (1968–1985)
Land area66 acres (27 ha)
No. of animals500
No. of species400
Memberships389

Marine World/Africa USA was an animal theme park located in the Redwood Shores area of Redwood City, California. The park was named Marine World when it first opened in 1968, before merging with a land-animal park called Africa USA in 1972. In 1986, the park relocated to Vallejo, California, and is now known as Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.