Article: Moss pushing plan for theme park at Metrozoo


Miami Times
11-12-1998
Moss pushing plan for theme park at Metrozoo

By MARSAN CHAMPION

Times Staff Writer

Miami-Dade Commissioner Dennis C. Moss of District 9 in South Dade is pushing his plan to convert Metrozoo into a premier regional theme park similar to Busch Gardens in Tampa or Disney's Out of Africa in Orlando.

He would like to see Metrozoo become a multi-themed park that would consist of an African animal experience, a simulated South American rain forest and thrill rides.

He would also like to see a state-of-the-art water theme park located at Larry and Penny Thompson Park, along with the inclusion of the Gold Coast Railroad Museum and a proposed Richmond Naval Air Station Museum.

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