Question: In 1938, what attraction at Marine Studios in Marineland, just south of St. Augustine, was the first of its kind in the world?
Answer: A dolphinarium with bottlenose dolphins.
In 1938, Marine Studios opened a dolphinarium in Florida with the business model we know today: an audience pays to see dolphins do tricks. Marine Studios of Florida became Marineland and is the first dolphinarium in the world.
