Miami-Dade Looks To Build Theme Park In Backyard (Again)

Kenny Malone — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:39:06 +0000

For the second time in less than five years, Miami-Dade County is looking to take its zoo to the next level - assuming the next level is possibly a Main Street USA theme park.

The Miami Herald reports that the county invited developers to propose plans for the vacant land surrounding Zoo Miami. "Basically," writes the Herald,"an open-ended plea for bright ideas, conceptual schemes and - this is key - private financing,"

Zoo Miami Welcomes Two New South African Cheetahs

Jessica Meszaros — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:48:02 +0000

American Airlines flew in two South African cheetahs to Miami this afternoon. The cheetah brothers did quite a lot of traveling this morning: from South Africa to JFK in New York, and finally to Miami International Airport. The brothers will be reunited at Zoo Miami after being unloaded and released from their crates into a quarantined area.