what is the richest zoo?

gerome

gerome

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which zoo has the most amount of money their able to spend. or which zoos are atleast close.
 
gerome said:
which zoo has the most amount of money their able to spend. or which zoos are atleast close.
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There is not one answer, do you mean which zoos have the highest profit, the highest revenue or the largest savings.... Many zoos spend money that is not theirs, either through loans or because they are government owned.

In Europe Pairi Daiza and Beauval have by far the highest revenues of any single zoo. Pairi Daiza's revenue was around 120 million euros last year, which is almost triple that of Zoo Berlin.

But that pales when looking at the annual revenue of the 2 San Diego parks, which combined is over 400 million dollars per year.

The Sea Worlds combined have a revenue of over 500 million dollars and ran a profit of over 100 million dollars.

But that pales in comparison with Disney's Animal Kingdom, whose revenue is in the ballpark of 2.5 billion us dollars per year, but it is hard to get exact figures for them...
 
Batto said:
Nah, that'd be detrimental to daily business. Unlike undertakers, we prefer our customers to leave alive and well - as long as they've paid admission...;)
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Ah well maybe it's the thrill factor of the roller coasters that you're missing. A change of policy and you'll be on your way towards the wealth of Sea World in no time. Possibly...
 
Could be argued that any zoo that owns its own land in a large and expensive city possibly qualifies, regardless of cash in the bank. Does the WCS own the Central Park site?
 
In terms of aquaria, SeaWorld is funded by United Parks & Resorts, so it would be one of, if not the, most well-funded in the Americas (though how well they use that funding and spread it between parks is more a matter of debate). They also have a truly massive facility in Abu Dhabi which I would wager was the most expensive aquarium ever built at a staggering $1.2 billion USD, and is probably the most well-funded aquarium facility worldwide right now. Disney also does have an aquarium, the Seas with Nemo and Friends, but I don't think the individual funding there comes close to SeaWorld even though they are a larger corporation on the whole. The SEA LIFE facilities by Merlin Parks and Entertainment also should be considered in any assessment of aquarium funding. If you separate the nonprofit facilities, Monterey Bay Aquarium's endowment is truly massive as it's provided by Hewlett-Packard.
 
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