![]() Managers at Safari Golf Club continue to work closely with partners, including Preservation Parks of Delaware County and Nest Watch Ambassador, Darlene Sillick, who has monitored birds on the course for more than 25 years. Safari Golf Club has fledged 563 purple martins and 452 bluebirds since the program began in 2008. In 2017, 81 bluebirds and 147 purple martins fledged from nest boxes and rigs (artificial nest cavities) constructed just outside the fairway. All golf carts are electric, minimizing the carbon footprint.Īdditionally, Safari Golf Club has a butterfly garden that is used by monarchs during their annual migration. There are expanded areas that are managed without chemicals or pesticides. Since 2013, up to six acres at Safari Golf Club have been made “native areas” by removing invasive non-native vegetation and managing for or planting native species. They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on the golf course property,” said Christine Kane, CEO at Audubon International. “Safari Golf Club has shown a strong commitment to its environmental program. To reach certification, a course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas including: Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Quality Management. Participation is designed to help course personnel plan, organize, implement, and document a comprehensive environmental management program and receive recognition for their efforts. In 2021, the Zoo announced that they would be building Tidal Twist, a Zamperla Wild Mouse coaster in the spot of the former log flume ride which was built in 2008.Safari Golf Club has retained its designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. The new area, Rides at Adventure Cove, would receive minor upgrades such as new signage and relocations. In 2020, the rides area would be integrated into the new Adventure Cove exhibit, which featured a new seal and sea lion exhibit. The coaster, along with new rides constructed by the Zoo would operate in a new area named "Jungle Jack's Landing" starting for the 2008 season. ![]() Jet Flyer, now named Sea Dragon, was retracked in 2007 by Martin & Vleminckx. Slide complexes and a wave pool would take over the former picnic area. In July 2006, Six Flags announced they would sell the park to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for $2 million.ĭuring 2007, the Zoo invested $20 million to build a waterpark next to the park, named Zoombezi Bay. Six Flags, who was struggling with financial difficulties, were selling their parks like their other Ohio park Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in 2003. Under the Six Flags ownership, the small park would retain the same name and logo, however the subscript "a Six Flags Theme Park" was added. Multiple parks owned by Premier would rename themselves to fit the Six Flags brand in 2000. Premier Rides would purchase Six Flags from Time Warner in 1998, before re-branding themselves as Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. During this time, Premier would build smaller attractions, like kids rides, water slides, and playgrounds. The park took on the name Wyandot Lake in 1984.įuntime Incorporated was purchased by Premier Parks in 1995, and the park, along with two other parks, would be acquired. In 1983, the park was leased to the Cleveland-based Funtime Incorporated, which owned other parks at the time like Geauga Lake and Darien Lake. In the 1970s, the park's owner died and so ownership was transferred to the city of Columbus. It had a figure-8 circuit, and was built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. It was later developed into an amusement park. ![]() In the 1940s, the park was acquired by a carnival operator, and it was used as winter storage for the carnival's rides. The park that would later become Wyandot Lake originally began as a small picnic and recreational park in 1896. The park was sold to the Columbus Zoo in 2006, and was redeveloped into a waterpark called Zoombezi Bay. The park was originally owned by Funtime Incorporated, before being acquired by Premier Parks, who transformed themselves into Six Flags in 2000. It was notorious for featuring the old roller coaster Sea Dragon, which was named Jet Flyer when it opened in 1956. Wyandot Lake was a small Six Flags-owned amusement park located in Columbus, Ohio next to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
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