original owner, 4 ticket stubs in the lot Marineland of Florida, usually just called Marineland is one of Florida's first marine mammal park and was billed as the world's' first oceanarium. IIya Andreyevich Tolstoy, grandson of Leo Tolstoy) as well as others first conceived Marineland as an oceanarium to film marine life Construction was carried out and opened in 1938 Marineland was sold several times and hit by numerous hurricanes causing constant repair and upgrading. In 2019 the park was sold anew to Dolphin Discovery, which currently operates the park. The facility, now named "Marineland Dolphin Adventure", offers several dolphin encounters and educational programs, and conducts research to help care for marine life in captivity and in the wild. The current facility and staff provide modern medical care to the marine mammals in a large modern facility