Dolfinarium

Dolfinarium Harderwijk, higher known as the Dolfinarium, is a marine mammal park in Harderwijk, the Netherlands. It is the biggest marine mammal park in Europe. Visitor numbers were constant from 2005 to 2011, numbering among 700,000 and 800,000, with most effective the hole of latest points of interest accountable for a surge in numbers. In 2012 the Dolfinarium made 12 million in sales, which become around 2,four million lower than the 12 months earlier than. This became specially because of a decline in traveller numbers due to orca Morgan leaving the park, and the park briefly last down due to the start of production on the give up of the yr.

In 1955 businessman Frits den Herder together together with his brother Coen, the proprietor of a neighborhood transport company and playground, commenced gathering sea mammals. They started out by constructing a dolphinarium. In 1965 the park changed into opened to most people. The aim of the park consistent with Frits become to "make the Dutch populace display admire for these maximum special and mythical sea mammals". In 1969 the feature dome turned into built, and within the year after establishing the Dolfinarium welcomed a million site visitors.