LA's Own Marineland

Tag: Hanna-Barbera's Marineland

  • Pt. 7: Guests Get Close-Up

    Pt. 7: Guests Get Close-Up

    In episode 7 of “LA’s Own Marineland,” we witness the park’s strategic efforts to outshine its southern competition through the introduction of thrilling attractions that allow visitors to engage with marine life up close. This era also marks a groundbreaking shift towards emphasizing education and fostering rescue initiatives.

  • Pt. 6: Eye to Eye with Orky and Corky

    Pt. 6: Eye to Eye with Orky and Corky

    On the sixth episode of “LA’s Own Marineland, we’ll learn more about Orky and Corky from the Marinelanders who knew them best. We’ll also recount the park’s grand re-opening/re-theming as Hanna-Barbera’s Marineland in 1978.

  • Pt. 5: Corky’s Baby and From Fox to Hanna-Barbera

    Pt. 5: Corky’s Baby and From Fox to Hanna-Barbera

    On our fifth episode of “LA’s Own Marineland” we discuss the brief, but bombastic, Twentieth Century Fox era of the park, led by the king of disaster films, Irwin Allen. Later, we’re going to get into the tanks with some Marineland trainers and learn how they got the animals to do such amazing behaviors. We’ll…